Habitat: Habitat Document Library
Essential Fish Habitat Descriptions for Managed Species
- Essential fish habitat amendment (#19) to the groundfish fishery management plan
- Essential fish habitat amendment (#14) to the salmon fishery management plan
- Essential fish habitat description for the coastal pelagic species fishery management plan
- Essential fish habitat description for the highly migratory species fishery management plan
Habitat Correspondence and Resolutions
For further information regarding the Council’s Habitat Committee activities, please see the habitat background page or contact Ms. Jennifer Gilden, staff officer for habitat, at (503) 820-2280 ext. 418 or toll free 1-866-806-7204; fax (503) 820-2299.
2011
- Letter to the Army Corps of Engineers on its levee vegetation removal policies (June 29, 2011)
- Letter to the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary on its management plan review (March 25, 2011)
- Letter to Bureau of Reclamation on DEIS for removal of Klamath dams (Dec. 13, 2011)
2010
- Letter to Bureau of Reclamation outlining questions on Central Valley Project water issues (Dec. 1, 2010) and BOR response (received March 22, 2011)
- Letter to Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke on Columbia Basin salmon issues (March 16, 2010)
- Letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission commenting on the Reedsport OPT Wave Park project (June 19, 2010)
- Letter to Director Donald Glaser, Bureau of Reclamation – Clarify whether Reclamation is meeting the intent of Congress concerning the use of Federal
Central Valley Project water for rebuilding California’s Central Valley Salmon Stocks (May 19, 2010) and response from BOR (July 2, 2010)
2009
- Letter to Director Donald Glaser, Bureau of Reclamation – Encourage the BOR to Respond to Recommendations of the National Marine Fisheries Service Regarding Central Valley Project (December 2, 2009)
2008
- Letter to Director Randall Luthi, Minerals Management Service – Comments on Minerals Management Service’s (MMS) proposal to Lease Areas off the Outer Continental Shelf for Alternative Energy Testing Sites (Docket ID MMS-2008-OMM-0020) (June 17, 2008)
2007
- Letter to Devine Tarbell & Associates (Ocean Power Technologies) – Reedsport OPT Wave Energy Park (FERC No. 12713) (November 21, 2007)
- Letter to FERC – Hydrokinetic Pilot Project Licensing Process Proposal Docket No. AD07-14-000 (November 1, 2007)
2006
- Letter to FERC – Comments regarding the DEIS for Hydropower License for the Klamath Hydroelectric Project (December 8, 2006)
- Letter requesting the decommissioning and removal of four dams on the Klamath River (April 24, 2006; to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
2005
- Letter on management of water flows on the Klamath River (December 15, 2005; to US Bureau of Reclamation)
- Letter on Columbia River Basin flows (May 16, 2005; to National Marine Fisheries Service, US Army Corps of Engineers, Bonneville Power Administration, and US Bureau of Reclamation)
- Letter on 2005 salmon fishing options related to Klamath River Fall Chinook (May 16, 2005; to Shasta Valley Resource Conservation District)
- Letter on Effect of Klamath flows on EFH for coho and chinook (April 21, 2005; to US Secretary of the Interior)
2004
- Letter on Central Valley Project and State Water project operations criteria and plan (November 29, 2004; to US Bureau of Reclamation and California Department of Water Resources)
- Letter on Biological Opinion on Federal Columbia River Power System operations (October 8, 2004; to National Marine Fisheries Service)
- Letter on Oceana petition to protect deep-sea coral and sponges (August 13, 2004; to National Marine Fisheries Service)
- Letter on proposed essential fish habitat rulemaking (April 26, 2004; to NOAA Office of Habitat Conservation)
- Letter on License application for Klamath River hydroelectric project (April 23, 2004; to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
2003
- Letter on draft environmental impact statement for Klamath River Project (July 7, 2003; to US Bureau of Reclamation)
- Letter on Priest Rapids Hydroelectric Project License Application (July 7, 2003; to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
- Letter on Klamath Project operations proposed by the Bureau of Reclamation (April 23, 2003; to the US Secretary of the Interior)
- Letter on FERC relicensing rules (April 22, 2003; to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
- Need for a new hydropower relicensing process (April 15, 2003; to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission) (available upon request)
- Letter on Columbia River summer spills (March 23, 2003; to NMFS Northwest Region) (available upon request)
- Letter on Klamath River flows (March 12, 2003; from Klamath Fishery Management Council to Department of Interior)
2002
- Letter on Klamath River Flows (December 4, 2002 to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce)
- Letter on the need for a new hydropower relicensing process (December 10, 2002; to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
- Letter on proposed Columbia River channel improvements (September 20, 2002; to the US Army Corps of Engineers)
- Letter on FERC’s dam relicensing program (May 13, 2002; to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
- Reply from FERC (September 19, 2002)
2000
- Letter on the National Artificial Reef Plan (November 27, 2000; to National Marine Fisheries Service)
- Letter of support for Heceta Bank research September 25, 2000 to National Undersea Research Program, West Coast and Polar Regions Undersea Research Center
- Letter on the federal roadless area policy (July 7, 2000 to U.S. Forest Service)
- Letter on the Interior Columbia Basin Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (July 7, 2000 to Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project)
- Letter on the Klamath River Stream Flow Plan for water year 2000 (June 1, 2000; to US Secretary of the Interior)
- Letter on San Francisco Airport estuary fill (May 1, 2000; to Federal Aviation Administration)
- Response from FAA, May 11, 2000
- Letter on NMFS 4(d) rules for salmon protection (March 3, 2000; to National Marine Fisheries Service)
- Letter on Potter Valley Project draft environmental impact statement (February 4, 2000; to Federal Energy Regulatory Commission)
- Letter on Trinity River flows (January 11, 2000; to US Secretary of the Interior)
1999
- Letter on the California Bay/Delta Program (CALFED) draft environmental impact statement (September 23, 1999; to CALFED)
- Followup letter from Council July 7, 2000
- Letter on Snake River dam (resolution, June 1999; accompanying letter to Secretary of Commerce, July 28, 1999
- Letter on New Carissa restoration and monitoring needs (April 27, 1999; to the Department of the Interior)
- Reply letter May 11, 1999 from DOI
- Letter on Klamath Project environmental impact statement (April 22, 1999; to the US Bureau of Reclamation)
- Followup letter from Council May 2000
- Letter announcing process of developing an EIS for an interim plan for long-term operations of the Klamath project (February 8, 1999; from Department of Interior)
- Letter on Columbia River dredging (letters February 4, 1999 and October 22, 1999 to Army Corps of Engineers)
1998
- Endorsement of NMFS recommendations on Oregon Forest Practices Act (April 8, 1998; to Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber)
1997
- Resolution on Oregon forest practices (1997, undated)
- Letter on the proposed rule for management of Oregon state forest land (November 14, 1997; to Oregon Department of Forestry)
- Letter on the Upper Columbia Basin Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Eastside Draft EIS (October 20, 1997; to Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Team)
- Letter in support of designating the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River as a Wild and Scenic River (September 30, 1997; resolution September 1997; to Washington Senator Patty Murray)
- Letter on Central Valley Water Project Improvement Act (water flows for salmon restoration; April 22, 1997; to the US Department of the Interior)
- Resolution on coho salmon recovery in California (April 10, 1997; sent to California Resources Agency)
- Reply April 30, 1997 from California Resources Agency
- Letter on Columbia River dredging spoil site expansion (March 11, 1997 to Environmental Protection Agency)
1996
- Letter on Oregon Coastal Salmon Restoration Initiative (October 30, 1996; to Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber)
- Reply from Governor December 20, 1996; letter from Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife January 30, 1997
- Resolution on Sacramento River Winter Run chinook and Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta flow (resolution made April 1996; letter sent May 7, 1996)
1995
- Resolution on water diversion screening criteria (resolution made August 1995; letter sent September 1995)
- Letter on herbicides and salmon (June 1995; no recipient noted)
- Letter on water spreading policy (June 1995; to US Department of the Interior)
- Letter on Council’s support of the fishery goals, objectives, and provisions of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (August 23, 1995; to Department of Interior)
- Resolution on Central Valley Project Improvement Act (financial assistance for water screening); March 1995
1994
- Letter on Elwha River (Washington) restoration and dam removal (December 1994, with followup letters April and June 1996 and resolution March 1996; to US Department of the Interior)
- Reply letter May 24, 1996 from US DOI
- Resolution in support of providing adequate flow releases at Iron Gate Dam to ensure protection of Klamath River anadramous fisheries (resolution October 25, 1994; and letter November 1994; to US Bureau of Reclamation)
- Resolution and letter on White Salmon River (Condit Dam) salmon passage and restoration (resolution October 1994, letter November 1994; no recipient noted)
- Resolution on salmon habitat classroom education (October 1994)
- Letter on North Fork Skokomish (Washington) Cushman Dam Project (June 1994, August 1996)
- Resolution on watershed assessment and planning (April 1994)
- Letter on Columbia passage/flow (April 1994; also resolutions August 1994 and April 1995; no recipient noted)
1993 and before
- Letter on the need to restore the natural production of Klamath River fall chinook (December 8, 1993; to Department of Interior)
- Letter on the need for assuring that water management actions within the BOR purview are used to help restore the natural production of Klamath River fall chinook (December 8, 1993; to Department of Commerce)
- Letter on Wetland Delineation Manual, wetland protection concerns (December 1991, April 1992; no recipient noted)
- Letter on Willamette River dioxin (January 1990; no recipient noted)
- Letter on San Francisco Bay dredge spoil disposal (July 1989, January 1993; no recipient noted)
- Letter on oil and gas exploration and leasing (March 1988, April 1991; no recipient noted)
Vital Habitat Concerns
- Vital Habitat Concerns (PFMC Habitat Committee, December 1996)
- Vital Habitat Concerns (PFMC Habitat Committee, May 1995)
- Vital Habitat Concerns (PFMC Habitat Committee, April 1994)
For further information:
- Contact the staff officer for Habitat Issues: Ms. Jennifer Gilden, at (503) 820-2280 ext. 418. or toll free 1-866-806-7204.
- Read the Council newsletter
- Read the “How to Get Involved” page on the Council website
- Contact members of the Council or the Habitat Committee, or attend their public meetings.
- Comment. Comments may be mailed, emailed, or delivered in person at a Council meeting. See the Council’s contact information.
