Implementation of the Lower Columbia River Recovery Plan

Northwest Region

August 19, 2013

Lower Columbia River Recovery Plan• Final plan published July 2013

• Lower Columbia River Conservation and Recovery Plan for Oregon Populations of Salmon and Steelhead (ODFW, 2010)

• ESA Salmon Recovery Plan for the White Salmon River Watershed (NMFS, 2013)

• Washington Lower Columbia Salmon Recovery and Fish & Wildlife Subbasin Plan (LCFRB, 2010)

• The Columbia River Estuary ESA Recovery Plan Module for Salmon & Steelhead (NMFS, 2011)

• Recovery Plan Module: Mainstem Columbia River Hydropower Projects NMFS, 2008)

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Lower Columbia River Recovery Plan

• Implementation Framework

Estuary Estuary Management UnitManagement Unit

(LCREP)(LCREP)

Oregon Oregon Management UnitManagement Unit

(ODFW)(ODFW)

Washington Washington Management UnitManagement Unit

(LCFRB)(LCFRB)

White Salmon White Salmon Management UnitManagement Unit

(WAGIT)(WAGIT)

Lower Columbia Lower Columbia Steering CommitteeSteering Committee

Working Groupsas needed

Working Groupsas needed

Other Regional Forums

• PFMC• Federal Caucus• NPCC• FCRPS Action

Agencies• US v. OR• Recovery Boards

Other Regional Forums

• PFMC• Federal Caucus• NPCC• FCRPS Action

Agencies• US v. OR• Recovery Boards

Lower Columbia River Recovery Plan• Steering Committee Functions

Communication/coordination among states/tribes/management units Communications with other regional entities Advocate, educate, outreach for plan implementation Recommend prioritization of recovery efforts Coordination RME and adaptive management Coordinate funding opportunities Convene issue-specific work groups

Membership: entities with management and decision authority

Lower Columbia River Recovery Plan• Lower Columbia Recovery Forum

General SC agreement that broader engagement will occasionally be desirable Opportunity to outreach/engage/educate a broad spectrum of stakeholders and recovery partners Opportunity to coordinate across recovery domains

Membership: open to all stakeholders and the public

Lower Columbia River Recovery Plan• Recovery Implementation

Largely guided by management units1. Implementation schedules and strategies (projects, limiting factors, resources needed, priorities, etc.)2. Coordination 3. Tracking, reporting and adaptive implementation.

Lower Columbia River Recovery Plan• Prioritization of Recovery Actions

Habitat protection and connectivity Addressing threats & limiting factors Restoring ecological processes

o Populations targeted for high viabilityo Large benefits to viability or threat reductionoRestoring high-intrinsic potentialoResiliency to climate change

• Selecting the right projects

% Concerns addressed by % Concerns addressed by projectsprojects

% Projects addressing a % Projects addressing a concernconcern

Lower Columbia River Recovery Plan

• Tracking & Reporting

Lower Columbia River Recovery Plan

• Tracking & Reporting

Lower Columbia River Recovery Plan

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