2023-005-00

Tribal Conservation Enforcement-Warm Springs Tribe

Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Conservation enforcement is established to ensure the monitoring and enforcement of tribal laws and regulations regarding the management and harvest of aquatic and terrestrial species with special focus on Threatened and Endangered species occurring on Tribal reservation and other Treaty lands.

Provide enforcement activities on mainstems and tributaries, including two primary components: (1) reduce illegal take of Columbia Basin fish & wildlife, and (2) enforce habitat rules and regulations. Enforcement officers will enforce fisheries and habitat regulations, providing protection against illegal takes on resident fish, anadromous fish, and Columbia River salmon species throughout their life cycle, i.e., "gravel to gravel," with an emphasis on weak stocks passing through the hydro-power corridor into tributary streams and critical habitats.

Involves Regional Coordination with regional fish and wildlife management, planning, enforcement and funding entities within Columbia Basin (e.g., the Columbia River Compact committees, Recovery Plan Teams, NPCC, and BPA). Identifies and prioritizes law enforcement activities in the Columbia Basin that will complement and maximize the efficiency of regional management goals relative to the protection and enhancement of anadromous and resident fish and wildlife stocks and their critical habitats.

Work and efforts promote outreach and education on the role of conservation enforcement through a variety of means, including training sessions, workshops for the local communities, elementary school lectures, and event exhibit booths. Increase public awareness of the effects of illegal take and habitat degradation on the Columbia River Basin anadromous salmonid stocks and resident fish and wildlife species. Emphasis shall be on the need to conserve depleted naturally spawning stocks. Educate the general public as well as resource user groups (e.g., sport and commercial fish harvesters, irrigators, ranchers, timber harvesters, and power producers) as to the critical and important role that protective enforcement plays in comprehensive recovery plans for salmon and resident fish.

Christine Read

2023

2032

Verl Miller

Implementation - Project Status Report

Province	Subbasin	%
Basinwide	-	100.00%

Harvest

Law Enforcement

Chinook - Deschutes River Summer/Fall ESU
Chinook - Mid-Columbia River Spring ESU
Coho - Unspecified Population
Lamprey, Pacific
Sockeye - Deschutes Subbasin
Steelhead - Middle Columbia River DPS
Sturgeon, White - Lower Columbia River
Trout, Bull
Wildlife

Anadromous: 100.0%   Resident: 0.0%   Wildlife: 0.0%

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