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Environmental Account Bypass Agreement

… … Environmental Account Bypass Agreement …

Pathfinder Municipal Account Recommended Score and Scoring Analysis Memo

… – ED OFFICE FINAL 03/17/2014 TO: SCORING SUBCOMMITTEE FROM: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S OFFICE SUBJECT: PATHFINDER MUNICIPAL ACCOUNT RECOMMENDED SCORE AND SCORING ANALYSIS DATE: JANUARY 23, 2014 (REVISED MARCH 17, 2014) I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Pathfinder Modification Municipal Account is an existing Water Action Plan (WAP) project providing an average annual volume of 4,800 acre-feet per year … 53,493 AF of permitted storage space in Pathfinder Reservoir that was lost to sedimentation. An “Environmental Account” of 33,493 AF was established as one of the Program’s three initial state water projects that collectively provide …

USFWS Environmental Account Bypass Agreement Letter of Support

… … USFWS Environmental Account Bypass Agreement Letter of Support …

Platte River Sediment Transport and Riparian Vegetation Model

… capacity at each cross section. The sediment transport capacity rates of the different grain sizes are adjusted to account for any armor layer limits that may occur for that daily flow condition. Then, the sediment transport rate for … and Mahoney, 1990). If the water table falls too quickly and root growth does not keep up, seedlings will desiccate and die. Once roots are deeply established, after 2 or 3 years, cottonwoods become more tolerant to drought by the ability to … growth is limited by the level of the water table or capillary fringe above the water table. In other words, the root tip does not grow below the top of the water table or capillary fringe (depending on type of vegetation). Willows present …

PRRIP First Increment Extension Environmental and Biological Assessment

… Crane Population Observed Using the Program’s Associated Habitat Reach (Lexington to Chapman) During the Spring (top) and Fall (bottom) Migration Seasons (2001–2017) ................ 3-22 Chart 3-19. Least Tern Breeding Pair Counts on … of the Governance Committee, will be operated during the First Increment of the Program. Achieved 3The environmental account is a term used for a “block of water” set aside in Lake McConaughy to supplement flows in the Platte River. Water … Central Flyway. Life history. The whooping crane, which has snowy white plumage with black markings on its head and the tip of its wings, has a very distinctive call. This wading bird is the tallest bird Source: Service Whooping crane (Grus …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Fall 2005

… Excellent viewing conditions were present in the morning, but skies were dark in the afternoon making it much harder top find cranes. All of the crane winter area except for Burgentine Lake was flown in an 8.0-hour census. An estimated 4 + …

Social Analysis Technical Appendix

… described population, demographic, and economic history and trends. The Bureau of the Census factfinder portion of the website at http://www.census.gov, used most frequently for year 1990 and/or 2000 population and median age data. … from coast to coast in the United States and Canada, generally from July through September. Thousands of birds may die during a single outbreak. Summer outbreaks typically involve dabbling ducks and shorebirds. Although both migrating … water measurements were zero for surface water at all of the sites. In addition, the Lake McConaughy Environmental Account (EA) may be used to augment summer low flows in the river. Through EA releases, the Proposed Program may seek to …

Project Update Report Platte River Restoration and Enhancement Project

… in the documentation, etc. If this question is asked in the future it is recommended that the information on the PRRIP website be referenced. It states: In 1997, the states of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska and the Department of Interior … they should notify the writer at once. Unless objections are raised within seven (7) days, we will consider this account accurate and acceptable to all. If there are errors contained in this document, or if relevant information has … 35993 Intermediate cross-section between upstream end of project and residential areas 92+27 36915 Located at upstream tip of island to remove 95+82 37270 Upstream cross-section near potential breakout point Program Assumptions Based on …

Wet Meadows Hydrologic Monitoring Approach

… 180 stated in the water budget equation. The water budget contains two storage terms: a groundwater storage 181 term to account for increases and decreases in the volume of groundwater beneath the site and a soil 182 moisture storage term to … Engineers Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC): http://www.hec.usace.army.mil/software/hec-ras/ 18 USGS Stream flow data website: http://waterwatch.usgs.gov/ PRRIP – ED OFFICE DRAFT 11/6/2015 PRRIP Wet Meadows Hydrologic Monitoring Approach … Approach Chapters – Chapter 2 Page 18 of 71 340 Figure 7. ETgagetm Modified Atmometers (image credit: http://www.etgage.com/) 341 Modified atmometer readings are approximations of actual evapotranspiration and are based on reference 342 crops …

Directed Vegetation Research: Lateral Bar Erosion Study

… ....................................................................... 4-27 4.3.1 Measured Root and Stem Properties to account for effects of roots on critical shear stress. … Process Understanding to River Restoration, Elsevier, p557–581. Humboldt Manufacturing, 2011. http://www.humboldtmfg.com/manuals/H-4200_Soil_Penetrometer.pdf, accessed December 30, 2011. Langendoen, E.J., 2000. CONCEPTS – Conservational … December 2012 Cardno ENTRIX 7-55 Shields, A., 1936. Anwendung der Aechlichkeitsmechanik und der Turbulenz Forschung auf die Geschiebebewegung, Mitteilungen der Pruessischen Versuchsanstalt fuer Wasserbau and Schiffbau, Berlin. Simon, A., and …

International Recovery Plan for the Whooping Crane (Grus americana) (Third Revision)

March 13-14 GC Quarterly Meeting Minutes

… whooping crane monitoring report; new Program publications; 95 updates on Program water projects and the new Program website and database. 96 PRRIP – EDO FINAL 06/12/2018 March 13-14, 2018 PRRIP GC Quarterly Meeting Minutes 3 | P a g e … approved 2018 Program land spraying bid package; and 100 approved a contract amendment for RTi related to the Program website and database. 101 102 Program Outreach Update 103 PRESENTATIONS 104 • Jason Farnsworth presented a Program … Land and Water milestones. 170 • Plans to move the State of the Platte more to a living document through the Program website. 171 • Big Question #5 – Group discussion about the question focusing on whooping crane selection of habitat 172 …

Piping Plover (Charandrius melodus) 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation

… melodus), in Poole, A., ed., Birds of North America Online, Ithaca: Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Birds of North America website at http://bna.birds.cornell.edu/bna/species/002. Elliott-Smith, E., S.M. Haig, and B.M. Powers. 2009. Data from … Lakes breeding population, where detectability during the breeding season is very high. 3 “Apparent survival” does not account for permanent emigration. If marked individuals leave a survey site, apparent survival rates will be lower than … (does not include Louisiana) > 668 does not include Louisiana (54 in CH) 29% (> .02% in CH) Data from 1 www.50states.com; 2 Clark 1993; 3 N.Winstead, Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, in litt. 2008; 4 www.Surfrider.org; 5 H. Hall, …

Biological Opinion on the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program

… opinions called for each of the permittees to make an annual contribution of funds (over an interim period) to an account established at the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (Foundation) through a cooperative agreement with the … et al. 1985). Equine encephalitis, mycotoxicosis, and coccidian are other disease concerns. In south-central Nebraska, die-offs from fowl cholera of large numbers of migratory waterfowl occur regularly in the Rainwater Basins wetlands … remainder observed by biologists whose primary duties are related to Platte River management activities (Runge, pers. com.). Observations of whooping cranes may fail to be reported due in part to the public’s inability or uncertainty in …

Pallid Sturgeon Literature Review Final Report to the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program

… is becoming more critical as the truly wild populations of pallid sturgeon in certain RPMA’s reach senescence and die from old age (Schrey 2007; Schrey and Heist 2007; Schrey et al. 2007). Between 1994, when the stocking program began, …

2022 August WAC Minutes

… total of 21 1,062 AF for the year. 22 23 The Program and USFWS agreed to lease 9,600 AF from the Pathfinder Municipal Account. 24 The Pathfinder EA peaked at 18,032 AF on June 20. The Wyoming Water Development Office 25 sent a letter to the … that was put on hold, and the agreement 39 sunsets this year. There is about $11 million of Program funds sitting in an account. The three 40 entities are writing an amendment which will transition the Program out of the agreement but 41 … Platte Compact Canal (aka Perkins 65 County Canal) project. There is a link to project information on the Nebraska DNR website 66 (https://dnr.nebraska.gov/perkins-county-canal). An RFP was issued to solicit consulting 67 services for tasks …

Platte River Flow and Sediment Transport Between North Platte and Grand Island, Nebraska (1895 - 1999)

… Survey Water-Data Reports (Boohar, Hoy, and Steele, 1990 and Ugland, et al., 1990) and the U.S. Geological Survey website at http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/discharge/. 2Monthly discharge only for some periods, published in WSP 1310. 15 … Immediately downstream from the Johnson-2 return channel, the channel thalweg in 2002 was nearly 20 feet lower than the top of the right bank. Between 1989 and 2002, the channel at this location eroded 6 feet vertically. The amount of … functions do not directly consider riparian vegetation or channel width, however, the sediment transport model does account for channel width and vegetation. 4.1 Effective Discharge by Equal Discharge Interval Method For this method, the …

Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act

… together with not to exceed $3,290,583,000 which may be expended from the Employment Security Administration Account in the Unemploy- ment Trust Fund (‘‘the Trust Fund’’), of which: (1) $2,540,816,000 from the Trust Fund is for … calls, electronic communications, ensuring prominent access to pro- gram requirements and benefits on each servicer’s website, and creating an option for all borrowers to complete the entire payment certification process electronically and … in this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply to distribu- tions with respect to employees who die after December 31, 2019. (2) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING EXCEPTION.—In the case of a plan maintained pursuant to 1 or more …

2008 June GC Minutes

… IDIQ contracts include previously negotiated 273 rates, which are significantly lower than the USGS and USACE rates. A top-tier ASD contractor 274 (Merrick) can perform the LiDAR work at a cost of approximately half of the USACE rates and … Nebraska and the related high flow event on the central Platte. The presentation is 337 available on the Program website (www.PlatteRiverProgram.org). To summarize: 338 339  The rain event of May 22-23, 2008 and the associated runoff … 440 to investigate developing a comprehensive water tracking/accounting system. John Lawson 441 talked about efforts to account for all the water and that prior work on this left the issue to be 442 addressed with the existing tools, but that …

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 …

PRRIP 2015 - 2016 Biennial Report

… Least Tern | 1985 Federally Listed as an Endangered Species PROGRAM TARGET SPECIES PHOTO CREDIT: WWW.JENSEN-PHOTOGRAPHY.COM 1 The past two years have been a roller coaster ride, significant progress and major accomplishments tempered by … efforts, with secondary emphasis on the purchase or lease of water. The initial state water projects—the Environmental Account (ea) in Lake McConaughy (Nebraska), the Pathfinder Modification Project (Wyoming), and Tamarack I (Colorado)—were … The prrip contracted with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (ngpc) to administer and enforce the prra. The prra website (www.platteaccess.org), allows the public to access and sign up for dates available to use open land along the …

Master PRRIP FY2014 Work Plan (FINAL)

… the overall goals and objectives of the 35 Program. Chosen items are branded with the Program logo and/or the Program website address and all 36 items must cost below $4.00 an item. On average, the cost of the promotional material is … volume returned to the river via return structures and the volume of groundwater pumping impacting 26 the river. Daily account records from the return structure will be summed each month and the monthly 27 groundwater depletions for the … estimates and will be updated 6 based on any additional studies currently being completed. In general, estimates account for project sponsor 7 contributions. 8 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 12/03/2013 PRRIP FY2014 Work Plan Page 43 of 83 …

2011 October WAC Minutes

… for the applicable period. 60 Periodic designations from June 2007 through present are available on the PRRIP website under 61 “Hydrologic Conditions.” Don Anderson, formerly with the Service, calculated the periodic 62 designations … Phelps canal, as measured with the Parshall 122 flume. The water level in the canal is approximately 0.5 feet below the top of the canal to 123 provide a buffer for precipitation events. 124 125 Water Leasing & Water Management Incentives … yields still need to be quantified. Altenhofen asked whether the NPPD water could be stored in 144 the Environmental Account in Lake McConaughy. Shafer stated that the surface water available 145 for lease is a natural flow right and could …

Platte River Channel Dynamics Investigation

… 5. Sand bars of a braided river must be overtopped to “activate” the sand (p. 16). (Refuted by Parsons) 6. Sand on top of the bars in a braided river can be activated by overtopping them (p. 16). (Supported by Parsons) Vegetative … reduced to about one-fifth or less of the former historic channel. The reductions in annual flood peaks alone would account for a large portion of the channel narrowing; however, the reduction in sediment supply and the growth of dense … The resulting deposit is elongate in the direction of the stream current, convex upward or slightly inclined on top, and it usually displays a pronounced fining trend in sediment gradation in the downstream direction. These mounds …

2019 - 2020 PRRIP Biennial Report

… Least Tern | 1985 Federally Listed as an Endangered Species PROGRAM TARGET SPECIES PHOTO CREDIT: WWW.JENSEN-PHOTOGRAPHY.COM 1 Serving the threatened and endangered species of the Platte River as well as the people who live here. 2 From the … purchase or lease of water were the primary focus of these efforts. The initial state water projects—the Environmental Account (EA) in Lake McConaughy (Nebraska), the Pathfinder Modification Project (Wyoming), and Tamarack I (Colorado)—were … The PRRIP contracts with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) to administer and enforce the PRRA. The PRRA website (www.platteaccess.org) allows the public to sign up for available dates to use open land along the Platte River. …

FINAL March 7-8 2017 PRRIP GC Quarterly Meeting Minutes

… all their U.S. Senators and the Department of Natural 306 Resources. They are all on board and we just need to stay on top of that over time. He does not see any 307 point at all in going to DC and he is comfortable with where they are now. …

PRRIP 2017 - 2018 Biennial Report

… Least Tern | 1985 Federally Listed as an Endangered Species PROGRAM TARGET SPECIES PHOTO CREDIT: WWW.JENSEN-PHOTOGRAPHY.COM 1 Serving the threatened and endangered species of the Platte River as well as the people who live here. 2 From the … purchase or lease of water were the primary focus of these efforts. The initial state water projects—the Environmental Account (EA) in Lake McConaughy (Nebraska), the Pathfinder Modification Project (Wyoming), and Tamarack I (Colorado)—were … The PRRIP contracts with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) to administer and enforce the PRRA. The PRRA website (www.platteaccess.org), allows the public to access and sign up for dates available to use open land along the …

2011 July WAC Minutes Draft

… CPNRD may continue looking at 63 the option but the Program is not actively pursuing this. 64 65 Pathfinder Municipal Account – The GC approved the lease agreement at the June GC meeting. 66 The cost per AF is approximately $51 including … work included a literature review, an alternatives 196 identification and ranking, and an alternatives evaluation. The top three alternatives were 197 modeled in the hydraulic model and sediment transport model to see how the North Platte … rescheduled for the next WAC meeting due to time restraints. Woodward 235 said a presentation is available on the NDNR website if anyone is interested. The study report 236 will be completed around mid-August. 237 238 Integrated Management …

2015 August WAC Minutes

… and the lease 102 market could be opened in October 2015. Acquired water would be transferred to 103 Environmental Account (EA) in Lake McConaughy; the timing of this reallocation would 104 probably be Fall 2016. 105 106 Taddicken … gave a presentation on excess flow determination, and reported that there is a memo 183 available for review on the WAC website. The purpose of this review was to standardize 184 methodology, enhance coordination, and act as water user … such as Firefox or Chrome. Also of note, some pages such as “Pictures” require 243 clicking small arrows at the top or bottom of the page to get to additional content on other pages. 244 245 2016 Draft Water Plan Budget: Jerry Kenny, …

PRRIP 2013 2014 Biennial Report

… and endangered species of the Platte River as well as the people who live here. PHOTO CREDIT: WWW.JENSEN-PHOTOGRAPHY.COM Program History On July 1, 1997 the governors of Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming and the Secretary of the Interior entered … flows by an average of 130,000 to 150,000 acre-feet per year (afy). The initial state water projects-the Environmental Account in Lake McConaughy, the Pathfinder Modification Project, and the Tamarack I Project are implemented and credited … The prrip contracted with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (ngpc) to administer and enforce the prra. The prra website (www.platteaccess.org), allows the public to access and sign up for dates available to use open land along 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 … since 2007. Once finalized, detailed methodologies and results for research projects can be found on the Program‟s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). …

Remote Tracking of Aransas-Wood Buffalo Whooping Cranes 2013 Winter Season and 2014 Spring Migration Update

… apearse@usgs.gov Dave Baasch, Wildlife Biologist, Headwaters Corporation; 308-390-0456; baaschd@headwaterscorp.com Mark Bidwell, Species at Risk Biologist, Canadian Wildlife Service; 306-975-4688; mark.bidwell@ec.gc.ca Mary Harner, …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Spring 2005

Cultural Resources Appendix to the FEIS

… spillway and the existing spillway provide a discharge capacity of nearly 1 19,000 cubic feet per second (cfs) at the top of the Pathfinder Dike (elevation 5868.1 feet). Therefore, neither the maximum potential land inundated, nor the time … and Water Emphasis Alternatives include the Pathfinder Modification Project consisting of the Pathfinder Environmental Account and a Wyoming Municipal Account, to be created by raising the Pathfinder spillway height to restore the original … lands will be undertaken only with willing sellers and participants. More details about the Program can be found on the website (vmw.platteriver.oriz) or by calling the Platte EIS Office at 303-445-2096. I? KEPLl REFER TO Denver, Colorado …

FY2015 Budget and Annual Work Plan

… the overall goals and objectives of the 4 Program. Chosen items are branded with the Program logo and/or the Program website address and all 5 items must cost below $4.00 an item. On average, the cost of the promotional material is … direct costs (total budget minus J2 funds 33 which will be handled in a different manner and further reduced by 80% to account for potential under 34 spending of budgeted amounts based on experience). Only actual indirect costs will be … 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 …

2012 August WAC Minutes

… into three tiers based on likelihood of implementation, cost, and other factors. The 58 Program is focusing on the top two tiers. Courtney explained that the project implementation is 59 not a static process and evolves based on … up to a maximum of 20,500 acre feet of water at the river. This estimate by CPNRD has 132 already been adjusted to account for offsets of expanded ground water pumping after the 133 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 10/16/2012 PRRIP WAC Meeting … would most likely need to be recalibrated after that. Henz requested that his presentation be 332 posted to the Program website; the ED Office will post the presentation. 333 334 Kenny indicated that he plans to move forward with discussions …

2020 ISAC Report to the PRRIP GC

Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Final Environmental Impact Statement Volume 2

… Comment 14087: Pursuant to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) licensed conditions, the environmental account in Lake McConaughy should receive 10 percent of the storable inflows up to a maximum of 100,000 acre-feet of … wider than the channels. Carrying out the suggested cross-section modifications would remove enough material from the top of the islands to completely fill the channel. Thus, it is unlikely that the channel has the capability to accept all … < < /CHS /CHT /DAN /DEU /ESP /FRA /ITA /JPN /KOR /NLD (Gebruik deze instellingen om Adobe PDF-documenten te maken die zijn geoptimaliseerd voor prepress-afdrukken van hoge kwaliteit. De gemaakte PDF-documenten kunnen worden geopend met …

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

… as daily precipitation and maximum and minimum daily temperature from the High Plains Regional Climate Center (HPRCC) website; data collected at the HPPRC station nearest to the nesting site will be used in nest survival analyses. III.C.3. …

2009 Platte River Flow Routing Test: Results, Information Gleaned, Lessons Learned

… this action was to test implementation and coordination. The test involved the release of water from the ‘Environmental Account’ (EA) in Lake McConaughy in coordination with other reservoir releases and re-regulation of water by Nebraska … THE BANKS OF THE RIVER, ESPECIALLY NEAR CODY PARK. At 6.2 foot stage (“moderate stage”) NWS describes the impacts as: 3 Website: www.crh.noaa.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=lbf&gage=nptn1, accessed June 2009. 12 MODERATE AND MORE WIDESPREAD … Director, Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Office Phone:(308) 237-5728 E-mail: kennyj@headwaterscorp.com Congressional Briefing Note April 2, 2009 From: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Platte River Recovery …

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

… 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 … woody vegetation as one travels east from the present-day Colorado border (Johnson, 1994). Lieutenant Woodbury’s 1847 account of the Platte River mentions wooded areas near Fort Kearny and other accounts speak of scanty, shrubby vegetation … a minimum of four, one-meter passes was made using a 30 cm, D-frame net. Every effort was made to stay within the top three centimeters of substrate. Four passes were made at all sloughs sampled except at the Havens site (Appendix A) in …

2023 February WAC Minutes

… potential to 51 renew will be discussed with the WAC later in the year. As of January 31, the Pathfinder 52 Municipal Account held 11,153 AF and the Pathfinder EA held 3,114 AF. 53 54 Steinke asked if there were any noticeable impacts to … and increased through most of January before 67 starting to level out again. 68 69 Lake McConaughy Environmental Account: 70 Runge said USFWS had no specific updates regarding the Lake McConaughy EA. Turner said, 71 unless USFWS proposed other priorities, the top priority release this year would again be for 72 germination suppression through June. Turner also said the EDO would …

PRRIP EXTENSION SCIENCE PLAN

… and back buttons within your Adobe toolbar following these instructions: Right click on the Adobe toolbar at the top of the pdf. Select “Show Page Navigation Tools”. Check “Previous View”. Check “Next View”. Alternatively: Return by … feet per second CNPPID Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District CPR Central Platte River EA Environmental account EBQ Extension Big Question EDO Executive Director’s Office ft Feet GC Governance Committee H Hypothesis ISAC …

Potential Factors Influencing Populations of the Platte River Caddisfly (Ironoquia plattensis)

… (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae) Based on Molecular Phylogeny. Zoological Science. 25(3): 255-260. 18 Headwaterscorp.com. “Projects.” Accessed on 27 February 2012 at http://headwaterscorp.homestead.com/projects.html Holzenthal, R.W., … 24 hours in recover in a Petri dish with a moist cotton ball. After 24 hours the pupal cases were cut at the posterior tip without harming the pupae, and then pupae were prodded to provoke an “abdominal roll” to determine survival. 66 … whereas larvae fed P. australis suffered > 50% mortality. The limited sample size as a result of high mortality might account for the one instar stage achievement in P. australis. Previous studies on the breakdown of P. australis by …

Near-ultraviolet light reduced Sandhill Crane collisions with a power line_Dwyer et al 2019

… Copyright ©American Ornithological Society 2019. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. RESEARCH ARTICLE Near-ultraviolet light reduced Sandhill Crane collisions with a power line by 98% James F. Dwyer,*, … but collisions can persist on marked power lines. For example, hundreds of Sandhill Cranes (Antigone canadensis) die annually in collisions with marked power lines at the Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary (Rowe), a major … We recorded flight behavior when flocks of cranes flew over the power line within 25 m above river surface (10 m of the top of the power line) as was done in a previous study (Murphy et  al. 2016a). This allowed us to focus specifically on …

2019 August WAC Minutes

… in September. Bradley noted that extensive 90 documentation of the Robust Review can be accessed through the NDNR website. 91 92 WAP Projects and Other Brief Water Updates 93 94 CPNRD Water Leasing: Brandi Flyr, CPNRD 95 Flyr said the … Platte and Platte River basins. 177 178 Strauch reported that Goshen Irrigation District (GID) is working from the top to uncover the 179 tunnel, and a contractor is working to reinforce the tunnel from the inside. If only the tunnel … added that PRRIP needs to make a call whether to accept the additional 4,800 AF 198 from the Wyoming Municipal Account. Given the levels in Lake McConaughy, it is likely that 199 additional water will be declined this year. 200 201 …

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

… 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 … piping plover adults on the Central Platte River, 2009–10. [Band combinations are reported by leg position (left leg top, left leg bottom: right leg top, right leg bottom), with each leg position including up to two bands. Examples: YF is yellow flag; V/W is violet over …

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

… 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 … piping plover adults on the Central Platte River, 2009–10. [Band combinations are reported by leg position (left leg top, left leg bottom: right leg top, right leg bottom), with each leg position including up to two bands. Examples: YF is yellow flag; V/W is violet over …

2014 March GC Minutes

… Kenny 138 said the money goes to the LIHE and then periodically the money is dispersed back to the NCF into the 139 account in the proportions we are shooting for. It comes back into the account and adds to the money that 140 is … so information can be more quickly used in decision-making. Publication is the final 203 standard and publication in a top journal can be a lengthy process to meet that standard of finality and 204 admissibility. 205 206 Ament asked if we … kind 392 of alumni recognition would be a good idea. Kenny said he will think about other ideas, possibly using 393 the website as the medium. 394 395 Meeting adjourned at 11:23 a.m. Central time. 396 397 Summary of Action Items/Decisions …

2016 March GC Minutes

… call on February 26. The 79 FC discussed contracts for geomorphology/vegetation monitoring and data analysis; website and database 80 management; ISAC member amendments for 2016; recommended the GC support a sole-source contract 81 … contemplating doubling their budget for this activity to help. Miller said TPNRD 199 supports this and wants to stay on top of the problem as well. Taddicken said one of the most important 200 aspects is to improve conveyance and not allow … agrees extension is the way to go but strategically we need to look at parts of the Program to plus-up to 281 take into account over the 10-year extension time period. 282 283 LaBonde asked if it is appropriate to ask all parties to put into …

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Platte River Recovery Implementation Program

4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6

Kearney, Nebraska 68845

(308) 237-5728

Contacts

Program components

  • Water Plan
  • Land Plan
  • Adaptive Management Plan

About PRRIP

  • Staff contacts
  • Program information
  • PRRIP in pictures
  • Program area map
  • News
  • Events

Target species

  • Interior least tern
  • Pallid sturgeon
  • Piping plover
  • Whooping crane

Information for . . .

  • Neighbors
  • Central Platte visitors
  • Policymakers and legislators
  • Researchers and scientists
  • Contractors
  • Committee members

Flow conditions

  • Hydrologic conditions
  • Flow targets
  • Hydrologic forecast
  • River flow data (graph and download)

PRRIP member access

  • Log in

Committees

  • Governance (GC)
  • Finance (FC)
  • Technical Advisory (TAC)
  • Land Advisory (LAC)
  • Water Advisory (WAC)
  • Independent Science Advisory (ISAC)
  • Environmental Account / Reservoir Coordinating (EACRCC)
  • Adaptive Management Working Group (AMWG)
  • Executive Director's Office (EDO)