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Acronym Entity
AFAC CBFWA Anadromous Fish Advisory Committee
AFS American Fisheries Society
ATNI Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
ATNI Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians
BAG Upper Snake Basin Advisory Group
BAGs Idaho Southwest Basin Advisory Group - Idaho
Battelle Battelle Pacific NW Laboratories
BCE British Columbia Environment
Benewah SWCD Benewah Soil and Water Conservation District
BIA U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
BioAnalysts BioAnalysts, Inc.
BLM Bureau of Land Management
BLM U.S. Bureau of Land Management
BMLT Blue Mountain Land Trust
Bonner SWCD Bonner Soil and Water Conservation District
Boundary SCD Boundary Soil Conservation District
BPA Bonneville Power Administration
BPT Burns Paiute Tribe
Bqi BioQuest International Consulting Ltd.
Bruneau SCD Bruneau Soil Conservation District
CBB Columbia Basin Bulletin
CBFR, LLC Columbia Basin Fishing Restoration, LLC
CBFTF Chehalis Basin Fisheries Task Force
CBFWA Columbia Basin Fish & Wildlife Authority
CBI Clearwater BioStudies, Inc.
CCC Cowiche Canyon Conservancy
CCCD Chelan County Conservation District
CCNRD Chelan Country Natural Resources Department
CCRH Center for Columbia River History
CCT Colville Confederated Tribes
CCT Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
CCWC Claggett Creek Watershed Council
Cd'AT Coeur d'Alene Tribe
CDLT Chelan-Douglas Land Trust
CECD Clatsop Economic Development Council (CEDC) Fisheries Project
CELP Center for Environmental Law & Policy
CFOS Community Futures Okanagan Similkameen
CIT Coquille Indian Tribe
CIT Cowlitz Indian Tribe
CKCD Central Klickitat Conservation District
Clark PUD Clark Public Utilities
Clearwater BAG Clearwater Basin Advisory Group
Cowlitz PUD Cowlitz PUD
CPRCD Cascade Pacific Resource Conservation and Development, Inc.
CPUD Chelan County PUD
CRA Columbia River Alliance for Fish, Commerce and Communities
CREST Columbia River Estuary Study Taskforce
CRITFC Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
CRT Columbia River Treaty
CSKT Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
CTGR Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
CTGR Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde Indian Reservation
CTSI Confederated Tribes Siletz Tribe
CTUIR Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
CTWS Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs
Custer SWCD Custer Soil & Water Conservation District
CWA Clean Water Act
DFO Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
DFO Fisheries and Oceans Canada
DNF Deschutes National Forest
DOGAMI Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries
DPS NOAA Distinct Population Segment
DPUD Douglas County PUD
DRC Deschutes River Conservancy
DSIs Direct Service Industries
DSWCD Deschutes Soil & Water Conservation District
EarthShare EarthShare Oregon
EC Environment Canada
ECCNW Earth Conservation Corps - Salmon Corps
EDMS Enviromental Data Management System
EFID East Fork Irrigation District
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ESA Endangered Species Act
ESSA ESSA Technologies Ltd.
EVOSTC Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council
FB Farm Bureau
FCA Farmers Conservation Alliance
FCCD Foster Creek Conservation District
FCRPS Federal Columbia River Power System
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FFF Federation of Fly Fishers
FID Farmers Irrigation District Hood River
FLT Flathead Land Trust
FMPST Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe
FPAC Fish Passage Advisory Committee
FPC Fish Passage Center
FSOC Fish Screening Oversight Committee
FSWP Fraser Salmon & Watershed Program
FVLT Five Valleys Land Trust
GCPUD Grant County PUD
GF Wyoming Game & Fish Department
GFID Gardena Farms Irrigation District No. 13
GLIER Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research
GLT Greenbelt Land Trust
GNRO Governor's Natural Resource Office
Grant SWCD Grant Soil and Water Conservation District
GRMW Grande Ronde Model Watershed
GYC Greater Yellowstone Coalition
HCP Habitat Conservation Plan
HCSEG Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group
HEP Habitat Evaluation Procedure
HFF Henry's Fork Foundation
HID Hermiston Irrigation District
HU Habitat Unit
HWHI Northwest Habitat Institute
IAC Office of the Interagency Committee
IASCD Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts
IATP Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy
IBIS Interactive Biodiversity Information System
ICL Idaho Conservation League
ICNU Industrial Customers of Northwest Utilities
ID State of Idaho
ID DEQ Idaho Department of Environmental Quality
ID OSC Idaho State Office of Species Conservation
IDA Idaho Dairymen's Association
Idaho SCC Idaho Soil Conservation Commission
IdahoFB Idaho Farm Bureau Federation
IDFG Idaho Department of Fish & Game
IDIE Idaho Council on Industry and the Environment
IDL Idaho Department of Lands
IDPR Idaho Department of Parks & Recreation
IDWR Idaho Department of Water Resources
IDWR Idaho Water Resources
IFIA Intermountain Forest Industries Association
IFPL Idaho Foundation for Parks & Lands
INAC Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
INLT Inland Northwest Land Trust
IPC Idaho Power Company
IRES UBC Institute for Resources and Environment, UBC
IRRC Idaho Rangeland Resources Commission
IRU Idaho Rivers United
ISAB Independent Science Advisory Board
ISDA Idaho Department of Agriculture
ISRP Independent Scientific Review Panel
ISSU Idaho Steelhead & Salmon Unlimited
ITD Idaho Transportation Department
IWF Idaho Wildlife Federation
IWGA Idaho Wool Growers Association
IWRRI Idaho Water Resources Research Institute
IWUA Idaho Water Users Association, Inc
JCWC Johnson Creek Watershed Council
Jefferson SWCD Jefferson County SWCD
KCCD Kittitas County Conservation District
KCWP Kittitas County Water Purveyors
KIC Ketchikan Indian Community
KID Kennewick Irrigation District
Klamath Tribes Klamath Tribes
KTI Kalispel Tribe of Indians
KTOI Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
Latah SWCD Latah Soil and Water Conservation District
LCCD Lincoln County Conservation District
LCFEG Lower Columbia Fish Enhancement Group
LCFRB Lower Columbia Fish Recovery Board
LCPUD Lewis County Public Utility District
LCREP Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership
LDRA Lake Roosevelt Development Association
Lemhi SWCD Lemhi and Custer Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Lewis SCD Lewis Soil Conservation District
LTTV Land Trust of Treasure Valley
LTWG CBFWA Lamprey Technical Work Group
MAG CBFWA Members Advsiory Group
Marion SWCD Marion Soil and Water Conservation District
MDEDD Mid-Columbia Economic Development District
MEIC Montana Environmental Information Center
MERR NPCC Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Reporting Plan
MESL MacDonald Environmental Sciences Ltd.
MFWP Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
MIC Metlakatla Indian Community
MLR Montana Land Reliance
Monument SWCD Monument Soil and Water Conservation District
MPG NOAA Major Population Group
MRT McKenzie River Trust
MRT Methow River Trust
MRWC Marys River Watershed Council
MT State of Montana
MT RWRCC Montana Reserved Water Rights Compact
MVID Methow Valley Irrigation District
MWI Montana Watershed Inc.
NAFWS Native American Fish and Wildlife Society
NAS National Audubon Society
NCAC Northwest Conservation Act Coalition
NCLC North Coast Land Conservancy
NDEP Nevada Division of Environmental Protection
NDOW Nevada Department of Wildlife
NEEA Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance
NES Northwest Environmental Services
NFHA National Fish Habitat Action
NFJDWC North Fork John Day Watershed Council
NFWF National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
NIFA USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
NMFS NWR National Marine Fisheries Service - NWR
NNHP Nevada Natural Heritage Program
NNRG Northwest Natural Resource Group
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA Fisheries NOAA Fisheries Service
NOAA-F NOAA Fisheries
NPCC or Council Northwest Power and Conservation Council
NPFMC North Pacific Fishery Management Council
NPS National Park Service
NPSWCD Nez Perce Soil & Water Conservation District
NPT Nez Perce Tribe
NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service
NRDC Natural Resources Defense Council
NSIA Northwest Sportfishing Industry Association
NSRAA Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association
NSWC North Santiam Watershed Council
NvWF Nevada Wildlife Federation
NWEC Northwest Energy Coalition
NWF National Wildlife Federation
NWFSC Northwest Fisheries Science Center
NWGAA Northwest Guides & Anglers Association
NWHA Northwest Hydroelectric Association
NWIFC Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
NWIFC NW Indian Fisheries Commission
NWPPA Northwest Public Power Association
NYCD North Yakima Conservation District
OBWB Okanagan Basin Water Board
OCD Okanogan Conservation District
OCD Owyhee Conservation District
ODA Oregon Department of Agriculture
ODEQ Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
ODF Oregon Department of Forestry
ODFW Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
ODOT Oregon Department of Transportation
OFGC Oceola Fish and Game Club
OHSU Oregon Health Sciences University
OLWQS Osoyoos Lake Water Quality Society
ONA Okanagan Nation Alliance
ONFC Okanagan Nation Fisheries Commission
OPB Oregon Public Broadcasting
OPPA Oregon Public Ports Association
OPRD Oregon Parks and Recreation Department
OR State of Oregon
Oregon DLCD Oregon Department of Land Conservation & Development
Oregon DOJ Oregon Department of Justice
Oregon DSL Oregon Department of State Lands
ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory
OSC Office of Species Conservation
OSCRP Ocean Salmon and Columbia River Program
OWEB Oregon Governor's Watershed Enhancement Board
OWEB Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board
OWEB Governor's Watershed Enhancement Board
OWL Okanogan Wilderness League
OWRC Oregon Water Resources Congress
OWRD Oregon Water Resources Department
PacifiCorp Pacific Power in Oregon
PALT Payette Land Trust
PBI Pacific Biodiversity Institute
PBS Fisheries and Oceans Canada Science Pacific Biology Station
PCFFA Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations
PCWC Pringle Creek Watershed Council
PFMC Pacific Fishery Management Council
PFRCC Pacific Fisheries Resource Conservation Council
PGE Portland General Electric
PGI Potato Growers of Idaho
PIT Passive Integrated Transponder
PNAMP Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership
PNGC PNGC Power
PNNL Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PNUCC Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee
PNW Pacific Northwest Research Station
PNWA Pacific Northwest Waterways Association
PNWSC Pacific Northwest Salmon Center
Pomeroy CD Pomeroy Conservation District
PPC Public Power Council
PSE Public Sound Energy
PSF Pacific Salmon Foundation
PSMFC Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
PSP Puget Sound Partnership
PUD Public Utility District
PWI Pacific Watershed Institute
PWSAC Prince William Sound Aquaculture Corporation
RCO Washington Recreation and Conservation Office
RDOS Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen
RFAC CBFWA Resident Fish Advisory Committee
RIOG FCRPS Regional Implementation Oversight Group
RiverPartners Northwest RiverPartners
RME Research, Monitoring and Evaluation
RMecon RMecon
RMEF Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
RMEG Bull Trout Recovery Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Working Group
RMRS Rocky Mountain Research Station
RRI Resource Renewal Institute
RSW Removable Spillway Weir
SAR Smolt to Adult Return Rate
SBT Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall
SBWC Scappoose Bay Watershed Council
SCCD Spokane County Conservation District
SCCD Stevens County Conservation District
SCS Soil Conservation Service
SCT FCRPS System Configuration Team
SCWD Sherman County Soil & Water Conservation District
SCWRCD South Central Washington Resource Conservation and Development
SFF Sustainable Fisheries Foundation
SIFERP Southern InteriorForest Extension Research Partnership
SILT Southern Idaho Land Trust
SIWA Sauvie Island Wildlife Area
SLOA Skamania Landing Owners Association
SNFC Shuswap Nation Fisheries Commission
SNRA Sawtooth National Recreation Area
SNSRB Snake River Salmon Recovery Board
SOS Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition
SOSCP South Okanagan Similkameen Conservation Program
SOTR Status of the Resources
SOWS Save Our Wild Salmon
SP Stewardship Partners
SPSSEG South Puget Sound Salmon Enhancement Group
SPT Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of Duck Valley Reservation
SSRAA Southern SouthEast Regional Aquaculture Association, Inc.
SSWC South Santiam Watershed Council
SSWC South Santiam Watershed Council
STOI Spokane Tribe of Indians
SWCA SWCA Environmental Consultants
SWCD Soil and Water Conservation District
SWCD Santiam Water Control District
SWIRCD SW Idaho Resource Conservation & Development Council
SWWA Southwest Washington Anglers
TBFC Thompson Basin Fisheries Council
TCWC Tryon Creek Watershed Council
TMT FCRPS Technical Management Team
TNC The Nature Conservancy
TPL The Trust for Public Land
TPL Trust for Public Lands
TPU Tacoma Power Utilities
TRLT Teton Regional Land Trust
TRT NOAA Technical Recovery Team
TRWC Tualatin Watershed Council
Tryon Creek RMP Tryon Creek Resource Management Partnership
TU Trout Unlimited
UBWC Umatilla Basin Watershed Council
UCD Underwood Conservation District
UCSRB Upper Columbia Salmon Recovery Board
UCUT Upper Columbia United Tribes
UCUT Upper Columbia United Tribes
UCWD Umatilla County Weed
UDWC Upper Deschutes Watershed Council
Umatilla PWD Umatilla County Public Works Department
Umatilla SWCD Umatilla County Soil and Water Conservation District
Union SWCD Union County Soil and Water Conservation District
Uppr Col RFEG Upper Columbia Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group
US House United States House of Representatives
US Senate United States Senate
USACE U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USACE US Army Corps of Engineers
USBR Bureau of Reclamation
USBR U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
USBR United States Bureau of Reclamation
USBR US Bureau of Reclamation
USBWP Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Program
USCG U.S. Coast Guard
USDA U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDI U.S. Department of Interior
USFJDB Upper South Fork John Day Basin
USFS U.S. Forest Service
USFWS U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USFWS USFWS Bozeman Fish Technology Center
USGS US Geological Survey
USGS U.S. Geological Survey
USRBWU Upper Snake River Basin Water Users
USRTF Upper Snake River Tribes Foundation
UW Umpqua Watersheds, Inc.
VARQ Variable Flow Flood Control Strategy
VFDA Valdez Fisheries Development Assocation
VMILT Vashon-Maury Island Land Trust
VSP NOAA Viable Salmonid Population
WA State of Washington
WAC CBFWA Wildlife Advisory Committee
Wasco SWCD Wasco County Soil & Water Conservation District
Washington SWCD Washington County Soil and Water Conservation District
WCF NPCC Wildlife Crediting Forum
WCRD Wolf Creek Reclamation District
WDFW Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife
WDNR Washington Department of Natural Resources
WFC Wild Fish Conservancy Northwest
WFGA Washington Fish Growers Association
Wheeler SWCD Wheeler Soil & Water Conservation District
WHOI Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
WID Westland Irrigation District
WMSWCD West Multnomah Soil & Water Conservation District
WNHP Washington Natural Heritage Program
WR Wallowa Resources
WRAC Western Regional Aquaculture Center
WRC Western Rivers Conservancy
WRD Water Resources Department
WRI Willamette Restoration Initiative
WRLT Wood River Land Trust
WSAGO Washington State Attorney General's Office
WSCC Washington State Conservation Commission
WSCC Washington State Conservation Commission
WSCFFF Washington State Council Federation of Fly Fishers
WSCFFF Washington State Council Federation of Fly Fishers
WSG Washington Sea Grant Program
WSRO Governor's Salmon Recovery Office
WUTC Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission
WVRD Wallowa Valley Ranger District
W-W Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
WWBWC Walla Walla Basin Watershed Council
WWCCD Walla Walla County Conservation District
WWCPWD Walla Walla County PWD
WWO WaterWatch of Oregon
WWT Washington Water Trust
Yamhill SWCD Yamhill County SWCD
YBC Yamhill Watershed Council
YBFWRB Yakima Basin Fish & Wildlife Recovery Board
YN Yakama Nation Fisheries
YN Yakama Nation Wildlife
YN Yakama Nation Fisheries Department
YN Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
YRWC Yakima River Watershed Council
Yurok Tribe Yurok Tribe