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Foraging Ecology of Least Terns and Piping Plovers Nesting on Central Platte River Sandpits and Sandbars

… Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment, visit http://www.usgs.gov or call 1–888–ASK–USGS. For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not … habitat types. Accordingly, rigorous analyses could not be conducted on the role of nest-site habitat type (sandpit com- pared to sandbar) in use of foraging habitat by Platte River least terns and piping plovers. Although low nesting …

Foraging Ecology of Least Terns and Piping Plovers Nesting on Central Platte River Sandpits and Sandbars

… Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment, visit http://www.usgs.gov or call 1–888–ASK–USGS. For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit http://www.usgs.gov/pubprod Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not … habitat types. Accordingly, rigorous analyses could not be conducted on the role of nest-site habitat type (sandpit com- pared to sandbar) in use of foraging habitat by Platte River least terns and piping plovers. Although low nesting …

Recreation Appendix

Regional Economics Technical Appendix

… and the change in boating costs. The boating cost for motorized boating and water skiing is estimated to be $25.18 per visit (Table 4.9), for a total expenditure of $62.99 per trip. Table 4.8: Trip Related Fishing Expenditures* for Wyoming …

Updates on the distribution and population status of the Platte River Caddisfly, Ironoquia plattensis, and an assessment of threats to its survival

… and only five populations were identified. This study reports recent sampling efforts to identify new populations and visit historic sites to quantify PRCF larval densities and adult activity at each location. Two of the six historic sites … a regional term used to describe any backwater or pool with a soft muddy substrate and emergent vegetation (dictionary.com). These sloughs are considered ecologically significant because of their high levels of biological productivity and … cases by the presence of the head capsule, visible at the open end of the larval case. At the beginning of each site visit, a timer was started. If larvae were observed, the timer was stopped, and a 0.25 m2 quadrat was placed on the ground …

2010 Parameter-based Research on Nest-site tand Reproductive Success of Interior Least Terns and Piping Plovers on the Central Platte River, Nebraska

… Site visits will be conducted weekly between 1 May and 1 August; standardized field methods will be used during each visit to a nesting area. The following information will be recorded: date; time of arrival, entry into colony, and … to 20 minutes per observation period. If additional time is required to finalize data collection, the subsequent visit shall not occur until 1 hour has passed since the adults returned to their nest or brood; only 2 entries into a … will be common for all broods present. In order to minimize the amount of time spent within the colony during each site visit, we will use a digital camera to collect information on habitat characteristics present at each random location; …

Monitoring the Abundance, Distribution, Reproductive Success, and Reproductive Habitat Parameters of Least Terns and Piping Plovers on the Central Platte River

Evaluation of Nocturnal Roost and Diurnal Sites Used by Whooping Cranes in the Great Plains, United States

… Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the environment—visit http://www.usgs.gov or call 1–888–ASK–USGS. For an overview of USGS information products, including maps, imagery, and publications, visit http://store.usgs.gov/. Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply … detect cranes. These surveys have the potential to miss crane observations for numerous reasons such as inability to com- plete surveys in low visibility conditions. We are uncertain of the presence or magnitude of observation bias in …

2013 March WMWG Minutes

… one objected. Baasch – SW of Elm Creek Bridge – not sure if the grasslands with pivots were land leveled or not; site visit confirmed the site still had a ridge and swale topography and should be considered whooping crane wet meadow; no one … meadow area because there has been an active sand and gravel mine from 2009-2011 and a cabin was built in 2012; site visit confirmed the sand and gravel mining operation should be considered a disturbance 2009-2011 and the cabin in 2012; … PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 06/26/2013 Baasch – Hannon WPA – 1 field considered for removal based on hydrology; site visit confirmed all fields should be considered potential wet meadow habitat; remove additional trees; no one objected. …

Evaluation of Models and Data for Assessing Whooping Crane Habitat in the Central Platte River, Nebraska

Monitoring Reproductive Success and Reproductive Habitat Parameters of Terns and Plovers in the Central Platte River (2009)

2010 January TAC Minutes

… in when observations occurred and how frequently data was collected at each receiver station. Smith indicated he would visit with Sherfy about these uncertainties and would like to see the ‘filtered’ data that is presented in tables 4 and 5 …

Project Update Report Platte River Restoration and Enhancement Project

… April 10, 2007 Special Project meeting with key agencies during April Governance Meeting May 15-17, 2007 Field Visit/Wetland Delineations/Base Surveys Completed June 13, 2007 Project Update by SEH at Governance Meeting in Cheyenne, … requirements October 9, 2007 Project Update by SEH at Governance Meeting in Kearney, Nebraska October 13, 2007 Field Visit to walk State Channel Project Impacts Three key impacts to the project plan redirected the design efforts including: … permit. Keith Tillotson from the USACE agreed in principal that this may be correct. The resulting action was a field visit by the local agencies and SEH to identify these channels in the floodplain. These were verified by SEH during field …

Tern and Plover Monitoring Protocol Implementation Report for 2001

… plover nests monitored on sandpits in 2001. The number of adults, nests, chicks and fledglings detected on the site visit nearest to May 15, June 15, and July 15 were summed across the sites surveyed. The most birds detected during one … OBSERVATIONS Portions of the Broadfoot sandpit located east of highway 10 and north of Minden were surveyed in one visit by Mark Czaplewski (CPNRD) to document use by the target species in the study area. Six adult least terns, 2 adult … all bare sand in each section from a distance of 200m or less. 5. Estimate the number of broods at each site on each visit. The number of nests plus the number of broods can be used as an index to the number of pairs. Kirsch has published …

Platte River Recovery Implmentation Program Final Environmental Impact Statement Summary

Monitoring the Abundance, Distribution, Reproductive Success, and Reproductive Habitat parameters of Least Terns and Piping Plovers on the Central Platte River (2011)

Tern and Plover Monitoring Protocol Implementation Report for 2004

… were observed on constructed islands in 2004. The number of adults, nests, chicks and fledglings detected on the site visit nearest to May 15, June 15, and July 15 were summed across the sites surveyed (Table 6). The most birds detected …

Tern and Plover Monitoring Protocol Implementation Report for 2002

… plover nests located on sandpits in 2002. The number of adults, nests, chicks and fledglings detected on the site visit nearest to May 15, June 15, and July 15 were summed across the sites surveyed (Table 6). The most birds detected …

PRRIP 2015 Tern and Plover Monitoring and Research Protocol

Tern and Plover Monitoring Protocol Implementation Report for 2003

… plover nests located on sandpits in 2003. The number of adults, nests, chicks and fledglings detected on the site visit nearest to May 15, June 15, and July 15 were summed across the sites surveyed (Table 6). The most birds detected …

2023 October WAC Minutes

… outlet component of the study, and Inter-Fluve is responsible 78 for the Plum Creek assessment. 79 80 There was a site visit on September 19-20 that included participants from LRE Water, TBNRD, 81 CNPPID, Nebraska DNR, and the EDO. The group … appendices 3 https://law.justia.com/cases/nebraska/supreme-court/2023/s-23-028.html … https://law.justia.com/cases/nebraska/supreme-court/2023/s-23-028.html … 2023 October WAC Minutes …

2012 August TAC Minutes

… Requests Baasch updated the group on EDO involvement in Corps Off-channel Habitat creation report which included a site visit during 2011, tables from the Program’s 2011 LTPP Report, and reviewed the draft Report. Smith mentioned Jenniges is … to build his dataset from the database and was not planning to update the database. Farnsworth said it may be useful to visit with the database manager for the Service to see if there are ways to improve the accuracy of locations in the …

PRRIP 2010 Tern and Plover Monitoring and Research Report

… Implementation Program Executive Director‟s Office 4111 4 th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 baaschd@headwaterscorp.com Suggested Citation: Baasch, D.M. 2011. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2010 interior least tern and piping plover monitoring and research report for the central Platte River, Nebraska. mailto:baaschd@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2010 Tern and Plover Report Page 3 of 62 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Support for monitoring and research activities …

Status of the Interior Least Tern and Piping Plover in Nebraska (Period of Record Through 1986)

… lI[r]efuse and a partially burned tree snag were present on 28 July right near where nests had been found on the first visit." Conversely, least terns nested successfully at river sandbars near the Two Rivers State Recreation Area (SRA) in … Area survey included 21 off-river sandpits. Adult least terns were enumerated and the colony locations were recorded; 1 visit was made to each colony site. Piping plover were not censused, however the presence of adults or nests of this … Plattsmouth) plus 26 off-river sandpits. Adults of both species were enumerated and colony locations were recorded; 1 visit was made to most sites. Source: NGPC 1985 Platte River Interior Least Tern and Piping Plover Nesting Survey. B-1 …

Tern and Plover Monitoring Protocol Implementation Report for 2005

… were observed on constructed islands in 2005. The number of adults, nests, chicks and fledglings detected on the site visit nearest to May 15, June 15, and July 15 were summed across the sites surveyed (Table 6). The most birds detected …

PRRIP Water Quality Monitoring Protocol

… Quality Sonde Record sheet is provided in Appendix D. This sheet will be filled out for 306 each monitoring location visit to document activities related to sonde maintenance, calibration, 307 setup, and data transfer. 308 309 PRRIP – ED … reading. Known (spiked) readings of 364 calibration standards will be taken with the sonde during each maintenance visit to assess 365 drift and/or accuracy of the sonde over the monitoring period. These QC measurements 366 will be …

PRRIP 2008-2009 Tern and Plover Monitoring and Research Report

… Program Executive Director’s Office 3710 Central Avenue, Suite E Kearney, NE 68847 baaschd@headwaterscorp.com Suggested Citation: Baasch, D.M. 2010. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2008–2009 interior least tern and piping plover monitoring and research report for the central Platte River, Nebraska. mailto:baaschd@headwaterscorp.com� PRRIP 2008-2009 Tern/Plover Report Page 3 of 49 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Support for monitoring and research activities …

4 - W201601 Evaluation Report

… REPORT For TRACT W201601 Prepared for: Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Land Advisory Committee Site Visit Date: April 29, 2024 Evaluation Report Completion Date: ? PRRIP – ED OFFICE CONFIDENTIAL FINAL 05/07/2024 Table of … are: • Matt Rabbe, Jim Jenniges, Dave Zorn and Tim Tunnell B. Date of Evaluation The Evaluation Team performed a site visit on April 29, 2024. A draft of this Evaluation Report was presented to the Land Advisory Committee (LAC) and … of the land evaluation process. The information in this section of the report has been compiled from the site visit and follow-up analysis of Program GIS datasets. 1. Non-Riverine Surface Water There is non-riverine surface water on …

Master PRRIP FY2014 Work Plan (FINAL)

… to cover costs for LAC meetings; primarily miscellaneous costs for holding 20 meetings (e.g. conference call fees, site visit expenses). 21 22 Products 23 Meeting space and associated needs. 24 25 Notes on Cost 26 The LAC meets quarterly at … site evaluation days will be 34 performed in 2013. Based on 2009-2013 experience, a cost of $25 per person per site visit was used to 35 develop the $150 per site visit estimate and the corresponding $600 total for four site visits. 36 37 The Meeting Expenses table provided below …

2011 July WAC Minutes Draft

… to the 106 Program. The pilot project is still on schedule to begin this fall. The workgroup also requested a 107 site visit to see the pilot project in action. The ED Office will look at scheduling a work group 108 site visit around the next WAC meeting. 109 110 The Finance Committee will review the 90% design memo from EA Engineering and … 274 General WAC 275  n/a 276 277 ED Office 278  The ED Office will schedule a ground water recharge work group site visit around the 279 next WAC meeting. 280  The ED Office will revise the ground water recharge pilot project budget to …

2017 ISAC Report to the PRRIP GC - Comments on 2016 State of the Platte Report

Monitoring the channel geomorphology and in-channel vegetation of the central Platte River

10-12-22 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

… Ranch, and Hooker Brothers also contributed successfully fledged nests, especially for terns. Hegg asked about nest visit intervals? Keldsen said once there is nesting visits are twice weekly for outside monitoring, but cameras … Page | 8 Future calendar events: • Dec 6-7th, 2022 GC Quarterly Meeting in Loveland, CO o Dec. 7th invitation to visit Chimney Hollow Reservoir Project led by Northern Water • Feb 14-16th, 2023 Science Reporting Session in Omaha, NE …

2008 March TAC Minutes

… proposals back to September 1, and Smith will host a pre- proposal meeting in the summer for potential contractors to visit locations on the central Platte. The TAC approved the tern and plover foraging habits RFP. The TAC approved the …

2008 July TAC Minutes

… proposals back to September 1, and Smith will host a pre- proposal meeting in the summer for potential contractors to visit locations on the central Platte. The TAC approved the tern and plover foraging habits RFP. The TAC approved the …

2012 April TAC Minutes

… what data would potentially be collected in a larger scale study so that we wouldn’t need to go back to the sites we visit in the pilot study to collected additional data that we hadn’t thought about. Jenniges suggested we visit as many sites as possible and collect what we feel is the most important data. Peyton said we need to determine how many sites we can evaluate given time constraints, select the telemetry sites we plan to visit and possibly evaluate historic stopover areas around these locations while we are near each area. Jenniges suggested …

PRRIP 2015 Tern and Plover Monitoring and Research Report

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 cahiss@headwaterscorp.com David Baasch Headwaters Corporation, Inc. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68847 baaschd@headwaterscorp.com Suggested Citation: Cahis, S.D., and D.M. Baasch. 2016. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2015 interior … and piping plover monitoring and research report for the central Platte River, Nebraska. mailto:cahiss@headwaterscorp.com mailto:baaschd@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2015 Tern and Plover Report Page 3 of 55 PREFACE This is a report of the …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol - Fall 2022 FINAL

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 jaymesm@headwaterscorp.com Suggested Citation: PRRIP 2023. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: Implementation of the Whooping Crane … W. 2020. Heterogeneity in migration strategies of whooping cranes. The Condor 122(1): 1-15. https://academic.oup.com/condor/a rticle/122/1/duz056/5700702 2019 Riverine habitat selection Whooping crane use of riverine stopover sites … icle?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0209 612 https://doi.org/10.5066/P9Y8KZJ9 https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/122/1/duz056/5700702 https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/122/1/duz056/5700702 …

FY2015 Budget and Annual Work Plan

… to cover costs for LAC meetings; primarily miscellaneous costs for holding 20 meetings (e.g. conference call fees, site visit expenses). 21 22 Products 23 Meeting space and associated needs. 24 25 Notes on Cost 26 The LAC meets quarterly at … two site evaluation days will be 34 performed in 2015. Based on 2009-2014 experience, a cost of $25 per person per site visit was used to 35 develop the $150 per site visit estimate and the corresponding $300 total for two site visits. 36 37 … Platte River Recovery Implementation Program For More Information Contact: Jerry F. Kenny, kennyj@headwaterscorp.com, (308) 237-5728 2015 Budget Overview by Budget Line Item Budget Line Item Description Estimated Expenditure LP-2 …

Final Platte River Recovery Implementation Program - Full Document with Appendices

… environmental monitoring are greatly enhanced by the use of panels to identify which sample units are surveyed on each visit through time. A panel is a collection of sample units that are always sampled at the same time (Fuller 1999). The … by McDonald (2003), the revisit design for biological monitoring will be [1-0, 1-3]; one panel will be surveyed each visit (the 1 pure panel visited each time is indicated by the 1-0) and four panels will be surveyed once every fourth visit (the 4 rotating panels each surveyed 1 time and then not surveyed 3 times are indicated by the 1-3). This split …

2010 February TAC Wet Meadows Workshop

2008 January LAC Minutes

… property as well as compatibility with Program research and monitoring activities. This process may also include a site visit by an evaluation team. Farnsworth indicated that the process for determining members of the evaluation team needs to … sure research and monitoring needs are sufficiently included in the evaluation process. The LAC can also make a site visit if necessary. Woodman indicated that he would prefer not to take the entire LAC to sites unless they so desire. …

2010 April LAC Minutes

… & Reconsider a 67 Portion of 818 as a Lease 68 Sackett introduced tract 0919 and discussed the evaluation team’s site visit. The evaluation team 69 recommended that the LAC not pursue tract 0919. NPPD maintains a management lease on the 70 … it would be considered complex. Czaplewski recommends that 134 the LAC perform a typical evaluation team site visit once trade terms are outlined. 135 136 Outdoor Recreation Policy Discussion 137 Sackett said the Program needs to …

Platte River Program Baseline Document

PRRIP 2016 Tern and Plover Monitoring and Research Report

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 keldsenk@headwaterscorp.com David Baasch Headwaters Corporation, Inc. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office … final counts contained herein represent maximum numbers counted by either method of observation during each site visit. y = 0.9635x + 24.205, R² = 0.6761 Rho = 0.84, df = 14, P = 0.0001 y = 1.9519x + 73.785, R² = 0.5009 Rho = 0.71, df … of least tern and piping plover adults, nests, broods, chicks, and fledglings present during each semi-weekly site visit. During the initial observation of each nest, we counted the number of eggs present, estimated nest-initiation date, …

Year 1 (2009) Report Channel Geomorphology and In-Channel Vegetation Monitoring of the Central Platte River

PRRIP Whooping Crane Minimum Habitat Criteria (DRAFT)

2020 Tern and Plover Monitoring and Research Report

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 mohlmank@headwaterscorp.com Suggested Citation: Mohlman, K.L.2021. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2020 interior least tern and … plover monitoring and research report for the Central Platte River, Nebraska. 12/28/2020 mailto:mohlmank@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2020 Tern and Plover Report 2 PREFACE 1 This is a report of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program’s … of least tern and piping plover adults, nests, broods, chicks, and fledglings present 3 during each semi-weekly site visit. When chicks or fledglings were observed, we estimated the 4 date of hatching or fledging based on current and …

FINAL Master PRRIP FY2017 Work Plan

… to cover costs for LAC meetings; primarily miscellaneous costs for holding 20 meetings (e.g. conference call fees, site visit expenses). 21 22 Products 23 Meeting space and associated needs. 24 25 Notes on Cost 26 The LAC meets quarterly at … sand and water 34 sites will be performed in 2017. Based on 2009-2016 experience, a cost of $25 per person per site visit was 35 used to develop the $150 per site visit estimate and the corresponding $300 total for two site visits. 36 37 … Platte River Recovery Implementation Program For More Information Contact: Jerry F. Kenny, kennyj@headwaterscorp.com, (308) 237-5728 2017 Land Budget Overview By Budget Line Item Budget Line Item Estimated Expenditure*** LP-2 LP-3 …

PRRIP FY2020 Budget and Work Plan

… complex near Chapman, NE will be performed in 2020. Based on 2009-2019 5 experience, a cost of $25 per person per site visit was used to develop the $150 per site visit estimate and 6 the corresponding $300 total for two site visits. 7 8 Meeting Room Rental & Break Costs Meeting Costs … Platte River Recovery Implementation Program For More Information Contact: Jason Farnsworth, farnsworthj@headwaterscorp.com (308) 237-5728 2020 Land Budget Overview By Budget Line Item *** Includes $15,000 in WP-4 (j) for new acqusitions in …

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