Key Milestones for Salmon Recovery

Date	Event
1991-92	Four Snake River salmon species listed under Endangered Species Act (ESA)
1994	Federal court calls for "major overhaul" and rejects 1993 Biological Opinion
1995	New biological opinion with major hydrosystem improvements and commitment to address question of Lower Snake River dam removal in 1999
1995-1999	Nine additional species of fish throughout Columbia Basin listed under ESA
Spring 1999	Federal Caucus announces formation and intent to collaborate on recovery strategies across the Columbia Basin and across hydropower, habitat, hatchery and harvest impacts
Summer 1999	NMFS begins Cumulative Risk Initiative (CRI) analyses; works with Multi-Species Framework; hosts series of public information meetings and briefings
Summer - Fall 1999	NMFS Science Center hosts series of science and policy workshops
December 1999	Federal Caucus and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers host public information meeting; Federal Caucus releases Draft All-H Paper; Corps releases draft Lower Snake River Feasibility Study/EIS
January - March 2000	Federal Caucus and Corps host 15 public meetings in 5 states and receive more than 60,000 public comments (see Public Meeting Transcripts)
January - June 2000	Federal Caucus consults with states and Tribes
July 27, 2000	Federal Caucus releases Draft Basin-Wide Salmon Recovery Strategy; NMFS and FWS release draft Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) Biological Opinions to states and Tribes for technical review
July- December 2000	Federal Caucus meets with Tribal and state representatives
December 21, 2000	Federal Caucus releases Final Basinwide Salmon Recovery Strategy; NMFS and FWS release final Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) Biological Opinions
July 31, 2001	Action Agencies release Draft Endangered Species Act Implementation Plan (2002 - 2006) for the FCRPS Biological Opinions
November 15, 2001	Action Agencies release Endangered Species Act 2002 Implementation Plan for the FCRPS Biological Opinions
May 15, 2002	Action Agencies release 2001 Progress Report for the Implementation of the FCRPS Biological Opinions