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Thank you for taking the time to visit the official Platte River Recovery Implementation Program web site.  In 1997, the states of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska and the Department of Interior came together in a unique partnership to develop a shared approach to managing the Platte River.  Water users from the three states and conservation groups joined the effort and together, these stakeholders developed an innovative approach to better manage the Platte for the health of the ecosystem and the people that depend on it.  This Program is the culmination of that planning effort and is focused on implementing this shared vision for restoration on the Platte.

 

 

 

Focus on Habitat
One of the Program elements is enhancing, restoring and protecting  least tern, piping plover, and whooping crane habitat lands.

 

 

 

 

 

Focus on Water

Another Program element is increasing stream flows in the central Platte River  through flow re-timing, water conservation and supply projects. Click here to view the current hydrologic condition and target flows for the Platte River at Grand Island. Click HERE to view a press release for the April 2009 flow routing test. 

 

Do you have questions about how to seek ESA coverage for water-related activities through the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program? Click here to learn more.

 

Focus on Adaptive Management

Adaptive management is a systematic process to test hypothesis and apply the information learned to improve management decisions.  The Program partners will use the adaptive management concept to guide restoration activities.