TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT TEAM (TMT)
NOAA: Paul Wagner / Trevor Conder USFWS: David Swank / Steve Haeseker
OR: Erick Van Dyke ID: Russ Kiefer / Lance Hebdon
WA: Charles Morrill MT: Jim Litchfield / Brian Marotz
Kootenai: Sue Ireland / Billy Barquin Spokane: Brent Nichols / Andy Miller
Colville: Sheri Sears / Keith Wolf Nez Perce: Jay Hesse / Dave Statler
Umatilla: Tom Lorz (CRITFC) Warm Springs: Jen Graham / Bobby Brunoe
BOR: John Roache BPA: Tony Norris / Scott Bettin / Eve James
COE: Doug Baus / Julie Ammann / Lisa Wright

COLUMBIA RIVER REGIONAL FORUM

Technical Management Team
Annual Review of Lessons Learned - 2017

Tuesday, December 12, 2017
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission – Celilo Room
Lloyd 700 Building, 700 NE Multnomah St, Portland, OR 97232

AGENDA

The timing of agenda items are offered as a guide for the day. Depending on information presented and group dynamics it may compress or expand.

Purpose: To provide an opportunity for TMT members and other interested parties to step out of the regular meeting format and review selected management decisions and operations of the 2017 season in order to learn lessons that can enhance choices and decision-making for 2018.

Format: Each presenter will be asked to allow approximately 50% of their time for participant Q&A.

9:00   Welcome and Get Settled - DS Consulting Facilitation Team
  • Introductions
  • Review agenda
  • Discussion protocols

    • 9:25   Dworshak Operations & Fish Conditions
  • Dworshak Reservoir Regulation Water Year 2017 - Steve Hall, Corps NWW (30 mins)
  • 2017 Dworshak Dam Effects on Clearwater In-river Fish - Jay Hesse, Nez Perce (25 mins)
  • Dworshak Hatchery - Impacts from Elevated TDG Spring 2017 - Dave Swank, US Fish and Wildlife (20 mins)
  • Discussion / Q&A on Dworshak Operations & Fish Conditions - All (20 mins)

    • 11:00   Break - 20 mins

    11:20   2017 Retrospective of Total Dissolved Gas & Juvenile Fish Passage/Conditions
  • 2017 Flow, Debris, Spill and TDG - Dan Turner & Doug Baus, Corps NWD (30 mins + Q&A)

    • 12:00   Lunch

    12:30   Continue 2017 Retrospective of Total Dissolved Gas & Juvenile Fish Passage/Conditions

  • 2017 Smolt Monitoring Program - Juvenile Passage, Fish Condition, & Gas Bubble Trauma Monitoring Data - Brandon Chockley, Fish Passage Center (30 mins + Q&A)

    • 1:15    Libby Sturgeon Operations & Habitat Restoration
  • 2017 Libby Dam Kootenai Sturgeon Operations - Jason Flory, US Fish and Wildlife Service (on the phone) (15mins + Q&A)
  • Kootenai River Habitat Restoration Project 2017 Update - Jason Flory, US Fish and Wildlife Service (on the phone) (15mins + Q&A)

    • 2:00   Break - 20 mins

    2:20   Transportation
  • Smolt Survival and Travel Time & Transportation Analyses - Steve Smith, NOAA Fisheries Northwest Fisheries Science Center (45mins + Q&A)

    • 3:20   Looking Ahead
  • Winter 2017 - 2018 Climate Forecast - Kyle Dittmer, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission (20mins + Q&A)
  • Large Group Reflection As a group, reflect on the last year of TMT conversations, coordination, operations, and outcomes. 1. What lessons learned would be helpful to carry forward into future years? 2. What did TMT do well? 3. What would you like to do differently next year?

    • 4:00   Adjourn

    Light snacks, coffee/tea and a catered lunch will be provided. A $10 contribution is required for lunch - vegetarian and meat options will be available! Please bring cash or a check made out to DS Consulting.