Entries by Wspwe Admin

Record numbers of steelhead return to the Deschutes River, heralding progress in long-term fish reintroduction effort

The 2024 return of adult steelhead to the Pelton Round Butte hydropower project is the largest since the 1960s, with months still to go in the run Madras, Ore. (November 7, 2024) — Biologists from the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and Portland General Electric have collected more than 250 returning adult steelhead at the […]

WSPWE’s vision to support the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs

This has been a productive year for Warm Springs Power & Water Enterprises (WSPWE), and we wanted to give you an update.  But first, a little history. The Tribes first got involved in the hydroelectric business in the 1950s. Tribal members authorized the Tribes to enter into an agreement with Portland General Electric (PGE), which […]

Governor Kotek Visits Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs

Visit to Warm Springs marks fifth of Governor’s commitment to visit all nine federally recognized Tribal nations of Oregon this year Salem, OR — This week, Governor Tina Kotek and First Lady Aimee Kotek Wilson visited the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs (CTWS). The visit is part of Governor Kotek’s commitment to meet with all […]