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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 …

Nebraska Crane Festival

… list for updates. If you can’t make the festival but still want to see the Sandhill Cranes, check out Rowe Sanctuary's website, or call (308) 468- 5282 to learn about more crane viewing options. March 21-24, 2019 5/25/2018 Audubon's Nebraska …

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 …

Phragmites Monitoring Services RFP

… Jason Bruggeman 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 Office: (308) 237-5728; Cell: (308) 293-5605 10 bruggemanj@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program or PRRIP) initiated on January 1, 2007 14 … pink flagging to each stolon, measured the stolon length from its base where it emerged from the sand or mud to its tip at the end of the growth, and recorded the length in feet and inches in pencil on a paper datasheet (Table 6, Figure … would be lower in patches sprayed during 2022. v. Statistical Variables We defined three covariates as variables to account for the statistical design of our study. These variables were included in our models to account for repeated …

PRRIP Geomorph and In-Channel Vegetation Monitoring & Data Analysis RFP

… February 2, 2012 8 POINT OF CONTACT: Steve Smith 9 Headwaters Corporation 10 (720) 524-6115 11 smiths@headwaterscorp.com 12 13 I. OVERVIEW 14 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … 391 VII. AVAILABLE INFORMATION 392 The following pertinent Program-related documents can be accessed from the Program’s website 393 (www.PlatteRiverProgram.org): 394 395 Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: Final Program Document. … planning for implementation of the Program’s 14 Adaptive Management Plan (AMP) and use of water in the Environmental Account (EA) to 15 evaluate the extent of existing native and non-native invasive species infestations, and to serve as 16 …

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 …

2015 PRRIP Whooping Crane Monitoring RFP

… DATE: July 24, 2015 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Dave Baasch 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (308) 390-0456 10 baaschd@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) initiated on January 1, … 284 VII. AVAILABLE INFORMATION 285 The following pertinent Program-related documents can be accessed from the Program’s website 286 (www.PlatteRiverProgram.org): 287 288  Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: Final Program Document. … be estimated via detection trials (i.e., decoys and/or telemetry-marked birds) and results will be used in analyses to account for potential biases. Aerial Survey Aerial surveys will be used to detect whooping crane use-site locations (i.e., …

Correlates of Whooping Crane Habitat Selection and Trends in Use in the Central Platte River

… Trends in whooping crane use of the central Platte River through time were analyzed from spring 2001 to fall 2014. To account for the documented increase in the Aransas-Wood Buffalo population of migrating cranes that could have stopped in … ................................................................................................. 15 Table 3. Top management models for in-channel habitat use in the spring and fall, ranked by the AIC statistic. The AIC value for … there was evidence of biased detection probabilities for whooping cranes in the study area, and if there was a need to account for this effect in the habitat analyses. 3. Diurnal Habitat Selection Methods Analyses presented here pertain to …

Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) Recovery Plan

… sturgeon, all the barbels are further back on the lower surface of the snout than in shovelnose sturgeon: the “snout tip to outer barbel/mouth to inner barbel” ratio varies from 2.3 to 3.3 in pallid sturgeon and 1.3 to 2.2 in shovelnose … protection for important habitat areas and needs of pallid sturgeon. High value habitats should be identified and given top priority for protection. Protection of water rights, through acquisition or formal agreements, may be needed to ensure …

Platte River Program Baseline Document

FINAL Master PRRIP FY2017 Work Plan

… the overall goals and objectives of the 5 Program. Chosen items are branded with the Program logo and/or the Program website address and all 6 items must cost below $4.00 an item. On average, the cost of the promotional material is … 32 provisional indirect cost ratio of 3% applied to approximately $19 million in direct costs reduced by 70% 33 to account for potential under-spending of budgeted amounts based on uncertainty associated primarily 34 with land … 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 …

Remote Tracking of Aransas-Wood Buffalo Whooping Cranes 2012 Breeding Season and Fall 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, …

Remote Tracking of Aransas-Wood Buffalo Whooping Cranes 2011 Breeding Season and Fall 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, …

Cottonwood Ranch Broad-Scale Recharge Construction Project

… 237-5728 Fax: (402) 323-7349 Fax: (308) 237-4651 Email: dwilson@nebcommfound.org Email: farnsworthj@headwaterscorp.com Technical Point of Contact (Program): Media Point of Contact (Program): Kevin Werbylo, Engineer Dr. Bridget Barron, … - General: 1. Provide actuators as shown on Drawings or specified. 2. Counter clockwise opening as viewed from the top. 3. Direction of opening and the word OPEN to be cast in handwheel or valve bonnet. 4. Size actuator to produce … are numbered 1 – 35. a) Is there a soils report available? The Geotechnical Report can be downloaded from the Program’s website at the location of the bid documents. b) Are there boring logs available? Same as above. c) Is there any drawdown …

Remote Tracking of Aransas-Wood Buffalo Whooping Cranes 2012 Winter Season and 2013 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, …

Remote Tracking of Aransas-Wood Buffalo Whooping Cranes 2014-2015 Project Update

… Smith, Director of Natural Resources Decision Support, Headwaters Corporation; 402- 432-7950; smithc@headwaterscorp.com Abstract: The Whooping Crane Tracking Partnership gathered location data for 32 whooping cranes during summer 2014. …

Remote Tracking of Aransas-Wood Buffalo Whooping Cranes 2011 Winter Season and 2012 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, …

Piping Plover and Interior Least Tern Monitoring and Research on the Central Platte River, Nebraska in 2023. Final Report.

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 bruggemanj@headwaterscorp.com 22 December 2023 mailto:bruggemanj@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2023 Plover and Tern Final Report ii Suggested Citation: PRRIP. 2024. Platte River Recovery Implementation … Central Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District CPNRD Central Platte Natural Resources District EA Environmental Account EBQ Extension Big Question EDO Executive Director’s Office ft Feet or foot GC Governance Committee ISAC …

P16-009 2016-2019 Annual LiDAR and Aerial Photography RFP

… 7 Headwaters Corporation 8 4111 4th Kearney, NE 68845 10 Ave, Suite 6 9 (308) 237-5728 Ext. 4 11 breij@headwaterscorp.com 12 13 I. OVERVIEW 14 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 15 … 164 (approximately 128 square miles). A polygon shapefile of the acquisition area is 165 included on the Program website (www.platteriverprogram.org) in the same location as 166 this solicitation. 167 b) The area of interest for … parties. 362 These can be emailed to Justin Brei at breij@headwaterscorp.com or mailed to the address 363 at the top of this RFP. Submitted questions and answers may be posted intermittently to 364 the Program website during the …

2011-2014 Annual LiDAR and Aerial Photography RFP

… 7 Headwaters Corporation 8 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 9 Kearney, NE 68845 10 (308) 237-5728 Ext. 4 11 breij@headwaterscorp.com 12 13 I. OVERVIEW 14 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 15 … 135 (approximately 127 square miles). A polygon shapefile of the acquisition area is 136 included on the Program website (www.platteriverprogram.org) in the same location as 137 this solicitation. 138 b) The area of interest for … October 3, 2011. These can be emailed to Justin Brei at 330 breij@headwaterscorp.com or mailed to the address at the top of this RFP. Submitted 331 questions and answers may be posted intermittently to the Program website during the 332 …

Can Short Duration High Flows Be Used to Remove Vegetation from Bars in the Central Platte River? (DRAFT)

… of Earth Sciences, University of Leeds, UK. Point of Contact: Natasha Pollen-Bankhead; Email: natasha.bankhead@cardno.com; Tel. (662) 236 6983. PRRIP DRAFT Peer Reviewed, Revised, and Supported by Technical Advisory Committee in 2012 … roots (Pollen and Simon, 2005), and was shown to provide much more accurate comparisons to measured data. To account for some of the remaining inaccuracies, Pollen (2007) included root pullout as an alternative failure mechanism. … change to the behavior of the mimics. Each cottonwood plant was 30 cm long; leaves 1 and 2 were attached 5 mm from the top, leaves 3 and 4 were attached 55 mm from the top. Figure 12. Sample of the constructed cottonwood plants used in the …

2011 April WAC Minutes

… will complete the literature review and list/rank potential 72 solutions. Tetra Tech (sub to HDR) will then model the top 3 alternatives to assess the ability to 73 increase the hydraulic capacity to 3,000 cfs at the choke point. Smith … and Elm Creek Reservoir and provide this to the GC at the June 231 meeting. 232 233 Depletions Plan Section of PRRIP Website: Sira Sartori, EDO 234 Sartori discussed two new sections on the WAC website – the WAC Archive and Depletions 235 Plans Section. The WAC Archive is an archive of final documents such as …

2013 ISAC Report to the PRRIP GC

… will increase the average width of the vegetation-free 97 channel; “[AMP, pg. 16] 98 99 o “Using the Environmental Account in Lake McConaughy and the Program’s ability to deliver 100 5,000 cfs of Program water at Overton, as well as the … can target the journal most relevant to paper’s topic • peer review typically the most rigorous of 3 options • program website can link papers together, including overview papers like Smith (2011) • potentially highest Program credibility when published in top- tier journals • provides readers with the least integrated source of information • requires repetition of background …

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 … https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.1680 PRRIP 2020 Tern and Plover Report 11 2). Thus, peak breeding pair estimates are associated with …

2020-2023 Aerial Photography and LiDAR RFP

… 7 Headwaters Corporation 8 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 9 Kearney, NE 68845 10 (308) 237-5728 Ext. 4 11 breij@headwaterscorp.com 12 13 I. OVERVIEW 14 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 15 … 126 (approximately 128 square miles). A polygon shapefile of the acquisition area is 127 included on the Program website (www.platteriverprogram.org) in the same location as 128 this solicitation. 129 http://www.platteriverprogram.org/ … interested parties. These can 322 be emailed to Justin Brei at breij@headwaterscorp.com or mailed to the address at the top 323 of this RFP. Questions can be submitted any time before the above time and answers may 324 be posted …

State Channel Reactivation Project

… may be examined at the Program Office. Electronic copies of the Contract Documents can be downloaded from the Program Website at http://www.platteriverprogram.org/contractors or obtained by email from the Point of Contact identified below: Justin Brei, Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 breij@headwaterscorp.com A mandatory PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on April 18, 2018 at 2:00 P.M. and will be held at the project site. … premises, and the improvements thereon, and on the monies or other considerations due to become due from the OWNER, on account of labor, services, material, fixtures, apparatus or machinery heretofore or which may hereafter be furnished by …

North Platte Chokepoint Engineering Services

… April 14, 2023 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Seth Turner 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (720) 524-6115 10 turners@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) initiated on January 1, 2007 between … because it represents a potential 31 constraint on the ability to deliver water from the Lake McConaughy Environmental Account (EA) 32 upstream to the Associated Habitat Reach (AHR) downstream, particularly in drier years with higher 33 … that were reviewed by the EDO and made available to the North Platte Chokepoint Planning Workgroup on the PRRIP website. Parsons (2003). Preliminary Evaluation of Channel Capacity in the North Platte River at North Platte, Nebraska. …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Spring 2009

… Median flows were exceeded when releases were made for hydropower generation and pulse flows from the Environmental Account in Lake McConaughy. Note all flow data are provisional and subject to revision. Table 2 depicts the minimum and …

Nebraska Ground Water Recharge Pre-Feasibility Study (FINAL)

… the reduction in surface water use would be returned to the Platte River or left in the Lake McConaughy Environmental Account (EA) for use by the Program.  Option 3: Ground Water Irrigation – farmers would be paid to install and/or operate … and average depth to water was approximated through review of water level plots and statistics on the USGS NWIS website (http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/gw). Additional ground water level data were obtained from CPNRD and TBNRD for … combined effect on the entire 5-layer system. Ground water recharge being studied for this report would only affect the top layer(s) of the aquifer. As a result, there was uncertainty whether the Cycle Well Program would be applicable for …

PRRIP GRASSLAND VEGETATION ASSESSMENT FINAL REPORT 2019

… potential causes for the change. Each of the parameters of the floristic quality index should be examined as they each account for a different perspective on quality. The number of species detected (N) will affect all calculations of … greatest percentage by count of native species (86%) Blessing had the highest percentage of exotic species (41%). The top three in terms of percent native are Binfield South Hay Meadow, Binfield West hay meadow, and Sullwald. The importance … R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1- 241. (See also the official website of the National Wetland Plant List.) NRCS National Plant Database, 2013. Online …

Interior Population of the Least Tern (Sterna Antillarum) Recovery Plan

… tern was rather common (Burroughs 1961, Hardy 1957). Increased censusing efforts during the past few years probably account for the differences among recent census figures and earlier surveys. Table 6. Some examples of the productivity of … terns. Recognizing that the interior least tern has a broad distribution, the recovery objective was set by taking into account: 1) current data on distribution and abundance of interior least terns in each river system; 2) knowledge of how … of rivers, surveys should be correlated with reported river levels and the exposure of sandbars. Surveys should account for renesting birds and later nesting by younger adults (Massey and Atwood 1981, Smith and Renken 1990). 113. …

PRRIP 2019 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.2020. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2019 interior least tern and … research projects are finalized, detailed methodologies and results for such projects can be found on the Program’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). Appendices … numbers of piping plovers on the river were a little higher than 2018, but similar. Figure 4. Numbers of least tern (top) and piping plover (bottom) adults observed during mid-month and semi- monthly surveys of the Platte River between …

PRRIP 2012-2013 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. 2014. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2012-2013 interior least tern and … research projects are finalized, detailed methodologies and results for research projects can be found on the Program’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). … flows during the past 13-years. In April 2013, a release of approximately 4,000 cfs was made from the Environmental Account which can be attributed to some of the elevated flows that were observed. Flows were below normal from early May …

2011 October LAC Minutes

… the public access 147 program have been posted with a number of signs and parking areas have been constructed. The 148 website has been created and is being fine-tuned. A small test was run prior to October 1 where 149 several people were … 158 on why certain activities are or are not allowed, and giving other general access program 159 information. The website where sites can be reserved and permission slips obtained is 160 http://www.platteaccess.org. The site is … and Brei updated the LAC on work in progress at 2011001. Hooker Brothers of Grand 170 Island, NE is removing the top three feet of soil to use as fill for some of their projects. In 171 exchange for the fill, Hooker Brothers is …

America's Great Outdoors Fifty-State Report.pdf

… the Lafitte Corridor Greenway, a multi-use recreational path that will link a network of parks, playgrounds, and com- munity centers to the lake and to each other. Other Partnership projects include developing environmental and … the Union in the Civil War and was a nurse and spy. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources seeks to acquire four top-priority historic properties totaling 1,245 acres for the National Historical Park in Dorchester County. In addition … and Need: The Connecticut River, New England’s largest, flows 410 miles from its source at New Hampshire’s northern tip to its mouth on Long Island Sound. Along the way the river drains a 7.2-million-acre watershed in four states: New …

PRRIP 2013 State of the Platte Report FINAL

… may be increasing and correlated with availability of Program- defined suitable in-channel habitat. Both figures account for changes in the whooping crane population size, 2001-2012. 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 0% 2% 4% … subject to Program Peer Review (follow PRRIP procedures, then post document, peer review and response on PRRIP website) Should document be published as a journal article? • of interest to journal (advances science / management); and … by Island Press. 20 http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/ http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/ http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291535-1467 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291535-1467 …

PRRIP 2013 State of the Platte Report

… may be increasing and correlated with availability of Program- defined suitable in-channel habitat. Both figures account for changes in the whooping crane population size, 2001-2012. 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 0% 2% 4% … subject to Program Peer Review (follow PRRIP procedures, then post document, peer review and response on PRRIP website) Should document be published as a journal article? • of interest to journal (advances science / management); and … by Island Press. 20 http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/ http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/ http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291535-1467 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291535-1467 …

PRRIP 2018 Tern and Plover Monitoring and Research Report

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 mohlmank@headwaterscorp.com David Baasch, PhD, CWB Headwaters Corporation, Inc. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Executive Director’s … research projects are finalized, detailed methodologies and results for such projects can be found on the Program’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). … years. The numbers of piping plovers in the rivers were lower overall than 2017. Figure 4. Numbers of least tern (top) and piping plover (bottom) adults observed during mid-month and semi- monthly surveys of the Platte River between …

2017 February WAC minutes

… 46 Water Projects Work Plan agenda items do not require any action or motion; a revised agenda 47 was available on the website. There were no edits reported on the October 2016 WAC meeting 48 minutes. Motion to approve meeting minutes was … there were three projects with 126 approved scores totaling 37,300 AFY (J-2 Regulating Reservoirs, Pathfinder Municipal Account 127 Lease, and Phelps County Canal Groundwater Recharge). In the time since, scores for two 128 projects were … the results of the study showed that higher releases for longer durations from the Lake 269 McConaughy Environmental Account may cause groundwater levels to rise to the ground 270 surface in areas with shallow groundwater. The main factor …

Baseline Vegetation Survey Jeffrey Island and Cottonwood Ranch Central Platte River, Nebraska

… and N is the number of sample points along the transect (Laycock and Batcheler 1975). This equation can be used to account for quadrats without trees (i.e., no trees within 30 m of the center point) by including the area of the quadrat …

2019 February WAC Minutes

… pertaining to adaptive management, target flows, and hydrologic 119 conditions that were posted on the Program website. There was additional discussion of related 120 issues that the EDO intends to discuss at the March GC. 121 122 … 153 General WAC 154 • Review reading materials related to target flows and the AMP update (3 documents, 155 posted on website). 156 • Submit depletions plan documents to EDO prior to May WAC meeting. 157 158 ED Office 159 • Upload Griebling’s AMP update slides, and meeting schedule to Program website. 160 … 2019 February WAC Minutes …

September 11-12 2018 GC Quarterly Meeting Minutes

… on the PRRIP web site. 108 Farnsworth and Turner said yes. 109 110 Elwood Reservoir Recharge and Pathfinder Municipal Account Lease Scoring 111 Drain provided an update on the scoring recommendation for the Pathfinder Municipal Account Lease. 112 113 GC Decision – LaBonde moved to approve the revised score for the Pathfinder Municipal Account … are 163 underway to reduce the number of pages. Merrill said all the documents will be available online and that 164 website link will be emailed around and the documents can be made available on the Program website as 165 well. Freeman …

USFWS Interior Least Tern Fact Sheet.pdf

… their head, a snowy white underside and forehead, grayish back and wings, orange legs, and a yellow bill with a black tip. Habitat - From late April to August, terns use barren to sparsely vegetated sandbars along rivers, sand and gravel …

P14-001_Liehs_Wetland_Restoration

… below: Justin Brei Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 breij@headwaterscorp.com A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on May 13, 2015 at 2 p.m. and will be held on-site. The property is … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each BIDDER must be prepared to submit … to the requirements of any applicable mortgage clause and of Paragraph 5.08.B. Owner shall deposit in a separate account any money so received and shall distribute it in accordance with such agreement as the parties in interest may …

2013 August WAC Minutes

… to allow for recharge during the 2013 to 2014 recharge season. Altenhofen 65 asked if Lake McConaughy Environmental Account (EA) water will be used for recharge in the 66 event excess water is not available. Kenny replied that his … acre-foot (AF) 179 annually at a price of $35 per AF. The price is set to increase at a rate of 7.5% annually to 180 account for increases in operation and maintenance costs as well as the low initial price. 181 182 Kenny asked if the WAC … that it becomes standard practice for the ED Office to post any presentations 208 given at a WAC meeting on the Program website. Kenny indicated that presentations will be 209 loaded on the WAC website after the meeting. 210 211 Additional …

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