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2016 October 14 GC Conference Call Minutes

… has to ask to bring in Jeffrey Island. 56 Kraus said it was never the intent that the Service or the Program would buy the land. 57 GC Decision – delete Footnote 2. 58 59 Proposed Edit #2 – ‘up to’ 1,500 acres and change Land Management … Econopouly 75 said that is correct. Merrill said he doesn’t want land to not count toward the new 1,500 acres if we buy it 76 before 2020. Barels said we need to understand what the basis of the measurement is. Kraus said we need 77 to …

2008 December GC Minutes

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 02/10/2009 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Governance Committee before approval. Page 1 of … and 284 Peer Review Panel members. St. Clair talked about the importance of independent science 285 review and how to best integrate it into evaluation of ecosystem restoration efforts. He discussed 286 efforts in the Everglades and … 295 the ISAC members themselves designate the chair. Brian Barels asked if the draft Strategic 296 Science Plan was the best place to integrate advice from the ISAC. Smith said that was the 297 intention. Purcell said that the Program should …

Edlund Wetland Excavation Project

… 1 to 02 DIVISION 2 - CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS Mobilization and Demobilization……………………………………………………...... 01-1 to 01-1 Site Preparation and Tree Clearing……………………………............................... .. 02-1 to 02-1 Topsoil Salvage and Placement … below: Kevin Werbylo Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 werbylok@headwaterscorp.com A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 1:00 PM CT and will be held on-site. Meet … the PROGRAM reserves the right to reject the Bid of any BIDDER if the PROGRAM believes that it would not be in the best interest of the project to make an award to that BIDDER, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the BIDDER is …

Lexington Pit Rehabilitation Phase 1

… below: Kevin Werbylo Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 werbylok@headwaterscorp.com A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 1:00 PM CT and will be held on-site. Meet at site access drive off of Highway 283/Plum Creek Parkway. Access drive is about ¼ mile south of the … the PROGRAM reserves the right to reject the Bid of any BIDDER if the PROGRAM believes that it would not be in the best interest of the project to make an award to that BIDDER, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the BIDDER is …

2010 March GC Minutes

… which will mean that for the next GC meeting, GC members will be able to access meeting documents 190 through the web site. The scientific data repository piece is still in development. 191 192 Sediment Augmentation Feasibility Analysis …

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

… as well as the need to address other priorities. Recovery plans do not necessarily represent the views nor the official position or approval of any individuals or agencies involved in the plan formulation, other than Environment … or during foul weather. During the first 20 days after hatching, families generally remain within 1.8 km of the nest site (Ernie Kuyt, pers. comm.) with daily movements averaging 340 m (Doug Bergeson, pers. comm.). Information on marked … 1987, 1989). Seventy-five percent of the roosting wetlands were less than 4 ha and within 1 km of a suitable feeding site. More than 40% of the roosting wetlands were smaller than 0.5 ha. Johns et al. (1997) found that on average, wetlands …

2 - 2024_MAY_LAC minutes Draft_

… the acres to habitat acres as 89 opposed to water acres and assembled the Land Evaluation team to conduct a site visit. Tunnell 90 presented the Land Evaluation report focusing on the maps identifying the tract itself and how it … and what there is for watering 164 capabilities. So, you can't just make a blanket recommendation. There must be some site-specific 165 component to it to be able to implement it. And then you throw in the wrench of what we were 166 … but we run into issues when it's not in a cohesive strategy 462 moving forward. We get that strategy to the GC and they buy into this and it may take you guys working 463 with me, for example, that say this is generally how this might impact …

6 - 2025_Annual_Land_Work_Plan_Draft

… $567,000 100% LP-3 Total % Land interest holding entity (LIHE) $80,000 6% Land Acquisition Associated Costs $46,000 3% Buy, Lease or Easement (200 acres) $1,200,000 90% Total $1,326,000 100% Priority Area: Land Acquisitions , LHIE Fees, & …

Pallid Sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) Recovery Plan

… priorities, and other budgetary constraints. Recovery plans do not necessarily represent the views or the official positions or approvals of individuals or agencies involved in the plan formulation, other than the U.S. Fish and … and Stewart (1991) was over a bottom of mainly gravel and rock, which is the predominant substrate at that capture site. TemDerature: Pallid sturgeon inhabit areas where the water temperatures range from 00C to 300C (320F to 860F), which … realized. Additional research in development of simulation models will refine alternative operation scenarios that will best meet the needs of pallid sturgeon and other beneficial uses. See Task 2.2.2. 1.1.3. Restore the natural temperature …

PRRIP Grassland Vegetation Assessment Report 2014

… 16 Table 1. Site names … management at three of the sites and to assess the success of prior seeding and establishment of species at the Fox site. Data collected will be used in comparative analyses in future years to determine changes in vegetative communities … considered very good from a conservation standpoint. 7 These FQI values were calculated for each site (Table 8). The best use of these results is as a comparison of species richness and abundance in successional years. DeBoer has a low FQI … Lichvar, 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 …

Indian Trust Assets Appendix for the FEIS

… Unlike treaties, executive orders pertaining to reservations are explicit. For the Platte River Basin, all applicable, official executive orders were researched, and in many cases, they further reduced the size of the reservations. The … Trust Responsibilities, and the Endangered Species Act, accessed January 3 1,2006 at http://www.schlosserlawfiles.com/consult/PoliciesReConsult%2Ow- 1ndianTribe.htm. Sturtevant, William C. 200 1. Handbook of North American Indians. … disturbed, destroyed, and desecrated by other Indigenous groups who know nothing about them. For instance the Big Camp Site (Medicine Wheel), is the origin of our Apsaalooke (Crow) Sun Dance dating back four hundred fifty (450) years. We do …

2007 December GC Minutes

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 02/13/2008 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Governance Committee before approval. Page 1 of 7 … change RFP is being advertised in a number of basin newspapers for three days; the RFP is posted on the Program Web site; and contractors, universities, and others have been sent the RFP directly. The ED Office will assemble an evaluation … System (DBMS) Contract Kenny is working on the DBMS contract. In the interim, the ED Office is hosting the Program Web site. The Service DBMS team will construct the formal Web site for the Program as a part of the contract. Kenny is working …

2009 PRRIP Water Action Plan Update

… flows were then typically further constrained by project specifics such as physical supplies available at the project site and project infrastructure capacities. Quantification of excess flows as a water supply will be further evaluated … operational analyses, or the interactions between projects may impact excess flow availability. It is also likely that official project scores, which will be developed separately from feasibility and design analyses, may evaluate excess … management concept, the fundamental approach to implementing the Water Action Plan will be to move forward with the best available information at this time while also continuing to assess new information to make informed decisions. …

2008 January LAC Minutes

… PRRIP ED OFFICE - FINAL 02/06/2008 This document is the official meeting minutes approved 2-29-2008. Page 1 of 5 PLATTE RIVER RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM Land Advisory … the 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 … making 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. …

2024-2026 Bathymetric LiDAR and Aerial Photography Acquisition

… OF CONTACT: Justin Brei 7 Headwaters Corporation 8 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 9 Kearney, NE 68845 10 breij@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 14 … is understood that the 287 Governance Committee reserves the right to accept any proposal that, in its judgment, is the best 288 proposal, and to waive any irregularities in any proposal. 289 290 Proposal costs incurred in response to this … Dun & Bradstreet (D-U-N-S) number or other means of identification in 372 the U.S System for Award Management site (www.sam.gov). 373 374 8) Description of insurance shall be provided with the proposal. Proof of insurance will be …

2010 April LAC Minutes

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 6/15/2010 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Land Advisory Committee before approval. Page 1 … 0919 & 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 … (clearing of trees in and south of channel). Old food plots have been 109 disced and seeded to grass. 110 2009005: Home site to be seeded this spring. Planning to develop bid package for tree 111 removal, fence upkeep, for work to begin in …

2019 April TAC Meeting Minutes

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE DRAFT 04/30/2019 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Technical Advisory Committee. PRRIP TAC Meeting … Baasch led the discussion and presented background information on the potential of designing and off-channel nesting site at the Program’s Dipple tract. Caven discussed the remnant grass and a slough on the north edge of the pit and … to develop tern and plover nesting habitat. Jenniges and Rabbe expressed concern with developing another off-channel site when so many sand and gravel mines already exist on the landscape. Caven asked where we are in meeting our …

Press Release - America's Great Outdoors Highlights Two Nebraska Projects.pdf

… in the state of Nebraska that will be included in the final report — representing what states believe are among the best investments in the nation to support a healthy, active population, conserve wildlife and working lands, and create … meetings with governors and stakeholders held by Salazar and other senior Interior officials to solicit ideas on how to best implement AGO in their states. These projects were identified for their potential to conserve important lands and …

2010 December LAC Minutes

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 02/09/2011 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Land Advisory Committee before approval. Page 1 … reported that the WAC is moving forward with groundwater recharge feasibility 53 investigations for two sites: one site near Gothenburg, NE and one site along the Phelps Canal in 54 Phelps County. Sackett is assisting the contractor with landowner contacts for this …

2009 May LAC Minutes

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 07/15/2009 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Land Advisory Committee before approval. Page 1 … John 33 Shadle introduced Patricia Grant, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in town to perform 34 some site visits with NPPD later in the morning. Ted LaGrange introduced Matt Steffl, who 35 took over Laurel Badura's position … the issues surrounding the eroding dike that 193 separates the river from the lake, and the potential that the site could be used in Program 194 sediment augmentation activities. Farnsworth explained that, pending the feasibility …

2007 February GC Minutes DRAFT

… This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the committee before approval. Page 1 of 4 Governance … 9-10 – Nebraska December 11-12 – Colorado This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the committee before approval. Page 2 of 4 Program … Purcell reported that he has been working on an RFP for a contractor to review projects in the Water Plan that could best provide the 5000 cfs of Program water for a pulse flow and 800 cfs of Program water during the summer (Phase I …

FY 2019 PRRIP Budget

… 0 $ - 0 $ 150,000.00 2019 budget includes funding to support ongoing NPNRD water retirement programs such as allocation buy-down. $ 150,000.00 $ 150,000.00 $ 150,000.00 $ 150,000.00 $ 150,000.00 $ 150,000.00 $ 150,000.00 $ 150,000.00 $ … for slurry wall construction and $360,000 for wetland mitigation associated with slurry wall project and new mine site. $ 200,000.00 $ 200,000.00 $ 200,000.00 $ 200,000.00 $ 200,000.00 $ 200,000.00 $ 200,000.00 $ 200,000.00 $ 200,000.00 … $ 109,982.54 $ 105,000.00 $ 113,673.26 $ 110,339.72 $ 125,392.80 $ 80,387.26 $ 296,777.74 $ 60,000.00 Program web site and species database maintenance and development. $ 80,000.00 $ 80,000.00 $ 80,000.00 $ 80,000.00 $ 80,000.00 $ …

2009 July LAC Minutes

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 09/16/2009 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Land Advisory Committee before approval. Page 1 … 43 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 09/16/2009 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Land Advisory Committee before approval. Page 2 … 85 86 87 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 09/16/2009 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Land Advisory Committee before approval. Page 3 …

Cottonwood Ranch Broad-Scale Recharge Construction Project

… representations: 6.1 CONTRACTOR has familiarized itself with the nature and extent of the Contract Documents, Work, site, locality, and all local conditions and Laws and Regulations that in any manner may affect cost, progress, … UNDERGROUND UTILITIES There are two buried irrigation pipelines as shown on the plans. The alignments are based on best available information. There are no other utilities known to the PROGRAM buried in the work area. The CONTRACTOR … 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, …

Nebraska Crane Festival

… Kearney, Nebraska, to interact with a wide range of environmental speakers, take part in incredible birding trips, and, best of all, experience the world's largest gathering of Sandhill Cranes! Please consider joining us for next year's fun. … Kearney, Nebraska, to interact with a wide range of environmental speakers, take part in incredible birding trips, and, best of all, experience the world's largest gathering of Sandhill Cranes! … Nebraska Crane Festival …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Fall 2007

… District. Three parallel transects 25m apart were established perpendicular to the general flow of the river at each site such that the middle transect crossed the crane or decoy location. Elevation measurements were taken about every 3m … of known groups. On November 1 at 7:43 CDT, a sighting was recorded while enroute to the starting point before the official survey began. On November 1 at 8:10 CDT and on November 2 at 8:20 CDT a sighting was recorded when the plane … 11 0-3.5 10/30/2007 no 12 0-3.5 10/12/2007 no 13 0-3.5 10/31/2007 no 14 0-3.5 10/20/2007 no 15 0-3.5 10/12/2007 no Use-Site Characteristics, Diurnal Movements, and Activity.-- FLOW- Streamflow measured at the USGS gauging stations located …

2009 October GC Minutes

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 12/01/2009 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Governance Committee before approval. PRRIP GC … LLC 42 43 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 12/01/2009 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Governance Committee before approval. PRRIP GC … Recommended next steps include creation of the NP to Chapman 1-D model and implementation 225 of the 2-D model at one site. Money to create the 1-D model appears in the 2010 draft budget. 226 227 Chavez-Ramirez asked how the Program would …

Habitat Management Methods for Least Terns, Piping Plovers, and Whooping Cranes

… ...................................................................................................... 7 D. RECOMMENDED BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICIES ................................................ 8 III. SURVEY RESULTS … PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS .................................................................... 73 VI. RECOMMENDED BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES ........................................... 74 A. BOTTOMLAND GRASSLANDS … The City of Grand Island owns approximately 1,200 acres of bottomland grassland at their groundwater wellfield site. This site is managed for the primary purpose of supplying municipal water for Grand Island. The city leases the …

2009 November LAC Minutes

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 1/29/2010 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Land Advisory Committee before approval. Page 1 … 44 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 1/29/2010 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Land Advisory Committee before approval. Page 2 … On Program property 2009003, the Invitation for Bid has 82 been released for habitat enhancement activities. There is a site showing for interested 83 contractors on Monday, November 23 at 1pm, and the public bid opening for that project is …

Whooping Crane Migrational Habitat Use in the Central Platte River during the Cooperative Agreement Period, 2001-2006

… model of characteristics measured on the ground documented the use of channels with large unobstructed views. The best model, which predicted the probability of use as a function of obstruction to obstruction width, estimated the … to incorporate the water surface differential in the flow dependent parameters. The HECRAS model was chosen as the best method based on their evaluation (Fotherby and Russell 2008). The HECRAS model used the mean daily flow values from …

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, … A list of compiled Consultant questions and responses will be maintained 185 on the Program web site (www.PlatteRiverProgram.org) in the same location as this RFP solicitation. 186 187 188 … any and 266 all proposals received in response to this RFP and to cancel this solicitation if it is deemed in the best 267 interest of the Program to do so. Issuance of this RFP in no way constitutes a commitment by the Program 268 to …

PRRIP 2013 State of the Platte Report FINAL

… implementation of management actions, assessment of target species’ response to those 9 management actions, how best the Program can spend its resources (money, land, water, etc.), and 10 ultimately the success or failure of the … 17 those endnotes include hyperlinks to information available in the Public Library section of the Program’s 18 web site. 19 20 The 2012 State of the Platte Report included assessments incorporating Program data from years 2007-21 2011. … 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

… implementation of management actions, assessment of target species’ response to those 9 management actions, how best the Program can spend its resources (money, land, water, etc.), and 10 ultimately the success or failure of the … 17 those endnotes include hyperlinks to information available in the Public Library section of the Program’s 18 web site. 19 20 The 2012 State of the Platte Report included assessments incorporating Program data from years 2007-21 2011. … 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 …

Final - Questions and Answers - Annual LiDAR and Aerial Photography

… have been provided at the end of this document. If more imagery is required, please contact breij@headwaterscorp.com directly. mailto:breij@headwaterscorp.com� PRRIP – ED OFFICE 04/21/2016 Page 2 of 5 5) Water clarity has an impact on the bathymetric collection. Has/will any … acquisition before the Program decides whether to acquire bathymetric LiDAR in subsequent flights by incorporating the Buy- Up in Section IV of the RFP. 6) Has a budget/expectation been established either for each year, or for the entire …

1Pallid sturgeon and sturgeon chub in the lower Platte River 2000 to 2004: final report to the Pallid Sturgeon / Sturgeon Chub Task Force

FINAL 2011 PRRIP Whooping Crane Monitoring RFP

… DATE: June 30, 2011 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Chad Smith 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (402) 261-3185 10 smithc@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) initiated on January 1, … A list of compiled Consultant questions and responses will be maintained 201 on the Program web site (www.PlatteRiverProgram.org) in the same location as this RFP solicitation. 202 203 RFP Schedule 204 The EDO expects … any and 279 all proposals received in response to this RFP and to cancel this solicitation if it is deemed in the best 280 interest of the Program to do so. Issuance of this RFP in no way constitutes a commitment by the 281 Program to …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Spring 2007

… District. Three parallel transects 25m apart were established perpendicular to the general flow of the river at each site such that the middle transect crossed the crane or decoy location. Elevation measurements were taken about every 3m … sightings were considered opportunistic during the regular aerial surveys. These sightings occurred either before the official survey began or when the plane deviated from the return route to determine whether the Whooping Crane group … 542830.773379167 4515205.15672602 21 4/15/2007 No Final Spring 2007 Whooping Crane Monitoring Report 7/25/2007 6 Use-Site Characteristics, Diurnal Movements, and Activity.-- FLOW- Streamflow measured at the USGS gauging stations located …

FINAL PRRIP 2014-2016 Independent Science Review Services RRP

… of Natural Resources 9 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 10 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 11 (402) 432-7950 12 smithc@headwaterscorp.com 13 14 RECITALS 15 The Governance Committee (GC) of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program or 16 … reject any and all proposals received in response to this 65 RFP and to cancel this solicitation if it is deemed in the best interest of the Program to do so. Issuance of 66 this RFP in no way constitutes a commitment by the Program to award … potential contractors in responding to this RFP. All 164 of these documents can be accessed either from the Program Web site (www.PlatteRiverProgram.org) or 165 by contacting Chad Smith. 166 167 DELIVERABLES 168 The successful contractor will …

2007 December TAC Conference Call Minutes DRAFT

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE DRAFT 12/18/2007 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Technical Advisory Committee before approval. … locations PRRIP – ED OFFICE DRAFT 12/18/2007 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Technical Advisory Committee before approval. …

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 … band re-sighting of terns and plovers on central Platte River during 2019 and 2020 to track reproductive success, site fidelity, and survival over time • Implemented a 2-year predator abundance study, monitoring individual nests during … sandhill crane migration and trumpeter swans returning to Nebraska. PBT’s A Trout with Feathers documentary film was an official selection in the Colorado Environmental Film Festival in 2019, and its photo essay was featured in Audubon …

Announcement: 2023 PRRIP Science Reporting Session

… participants. • To share comments, questions, and feedback on the implementation of PRRIP science and consider how best to answer critical PRRIP scientific and technical questions and develop scientific information that can be considered … accordingly, please contact Dr. Chadwin Smith of the PRRIP Executive Director’s Office (EDO) at smithc@headwaterscorp.com to register your participation and to request any relevant Reporting Session documents. The meeting agenda will be available online at www.platteriverprogram.org in mid-January 2023. mailto:smithc@headwaterscorp.com http://www.platteriverprogram.org/ … Announcement: 2023 PRRIP Science Reporting Session …

2015 November GC Minutes

… presented today (14,700 acre-127 feet) and do that without a budget question. Sellers said it seems like before we buy land there needs to be 128 some renegotiation of the contract. We still have not seen Jerry’s re-valuation of other …

March 13-14 GC Quarterly Meeting Minutes

… 64 65 PRRIP Executive Director’s Office (EDO) 66 Fassett discussed recent conversations among the Signatories with how best to handle the transition of 67 leadership in the EDO in light of the passing of Jerry Kenny. Ament offered comments … use (below Guernsey and above Lake McConaughy). 201 The project requires Congressional authorization and it would be best to put this in the same legislation as 202 the Extension. Three conditions would have to be met: 1) a change of use … of Nebraska. There are also 222 three pending grants that could provide matching funds. Barels said this is one of the best things the Program 223 can do to keep water moving through the system. LaBonde asked what the total cash need is for …

2016 October WAC Minutes

… agreement will 57 require approval from the GC at the next meeting. Data and studies collected for the J-2 58 Reservoir site are wrapping up for now. 59 60 CPNRD Water Leasing Permits: Duane Woodward, CPNRD 61 Woodward discussed the estimated … at the two infiltration pits 102 constructed to test the feasibility of recharge operations at the Cottonwood Ranch site. He also 103 discussed the groundwater model of the site developed by the ED Office. The U.S. Geological 104 Survey completed geotechnical investigations at the site in …

3-2021_Sept_1 LAC draft minutes(dz edits_9-8-2021)

… 1, 2021 PRRIP – Draft Minutes 9/1/2021 This document is a draft based on one person's notes of the meeting. The official meeting minutes may be different if corrections are made by the Land Advisory Committee before approval. Page 3 … next LAC meeting is planned for mid to late October 2021. A Doodle Poll will be sent to the committee members for the best date. With no further business, the meeting was adjourned by Chairman Zorn at 2:16 p.m. … 3-2021_Sept_1 LAC draft …

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

… reproductive rates of Great Lakes piping plovers (2003-2008) …………………………………………………………… 74 Figure GL3. Piping plover nest site locations for the Great Lakes region, 2003-2008 …………………………………………………………….. 76 Figure GL4. Annual abundance estimates, … the significance criterion of the DPS policy. 2.1.4 Conclusions regarding taxonomic classification and DPS analysis The best available scientific information supports recognition of three separate entities consistent with the ESA definition … (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, …

Response to Findings in the Final 2009 Independent Scientific Advisory Committee (ISAC) Report to the Governance Committee

… Scientific Advisory Committee (ISAC) Report to the Governance Committee What is this document? This document provides official Program responses to the main findings of the ISAC in their 2009 Final Report to the Governance Committee (GC), … Augmentation Feasibility Analysis contract • IMRP-2: Up to $300,000 approved for directed research related to FSM Test Site, including directed vegetation research PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 02/23/2010 PRRIP Responses to 2009 ISAC Findings Page … Hypotheses • Data collection metrics and methods a) Program minimum habitat criteria b) Tern/plover nest- and brood site-selection and survival research c) Update whooping crane monitoring protocol d) Whooping crane telemetry tracking e) …

Hydrologic Forecast for Water Year 2019 - November 2018

… OFFICIAL FORECAST Note: the 5-tier category system used here is Below Average, Low Average, Average, High Average and … being used operationally for the first time. Note that Low Flow was defined as flow below the 25th percentile at each site. This translates to 2,931 c.f.s. for Guernsey outflow and 621 c.f.s. for Lewellen. Table 1 shows the probability of …

Platte River Hydrologic Forecast for Water Year 2019 - March 2019

… 1 OFFICIAL FORECAST 2 Discussion The weak El Nino event in the eastern Tropical Pacific continues. Its affect on the … being used operationally for the first time. Note that Low Flow was defined as flow below the 25th percentile at each site, which translates to 2,931 c.f.s. for Guernsey outflow and 621 c.f.s. for Lewellen. Thus, the climatological …

Pilot-Scale Recharge Basin Project (Schedule B)

… Jason Farnsworth Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 farnsworthj@headwaterscorp.com A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Monday, August 8, 2011 at 10:30 AM and will be held at the project site. Project site location is shown on the construction drawings. Potential bidders must attend the pre-bid conference. … the PROGRAM reserves the right to reject the Bid of any BIDDER if the PROGRAM believes that it would not be in the best interest of the project to make an award to that BIDDER, whether because the Bid is not responsive or the BIDDER is …

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