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P17-025: PRRIP Website and Database Update, Development, Hosting, and Maintenance

… OF CONTACT: Justin Brei 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 10 Kearney, NE 68845 11 breij@headwaterscorp.com 12 13 I. OVERVIEW 14 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 15 … Consultant will work with the Governance Committee, Program staff, and several Program 44 mailto:breij@headwaterscorp.com http://www.platteriverprogram.org/ PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 11/06/2017 Page 2 of 7 Advisory Committees to develop the … 204 One electronic copy of your proposal must be submitted in PDF format to Justin Brei at 205 breij@headwaterscorp.com no later than 5:00 p.m. Central Time on December 22, 2017. A 206 proposal is late if received any time after 5:00 p.m. …

PRRIP 2017 Central Platte River Tern and Plover Monitoring and Research Protocol

P16-025 Tract 2009008 Fence Replacement

… R. Tunnell, Senior Land Manager Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the following plans and specifications: # 1 ( ) Construction Specifications # … 585, Wood Preservatives and Treatment and shall be creosote type preservative. The posts shall be sound, new, free from decay, with all limbs trimmed substantially flush with the body. All posts shall be substantially straight … specified type of preservative. 4. Quality of treated material Treated lumber, timber, piles, poles, or posts shall be free from heat checks, water bursts, excessive check- ing, chafing damage, or from any other damage or defects that would …

P16-022 Pawnee Complex Fence Replacement

… R. Tunnell, Senior Land Manager Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the following plans and specifications: # 1 ( ) Construction Specifications # … 585, Wood Preservatives and Treatment and shall be creosote type preservative. The posts shall be sound, new, free from decay, with all limbs trimmed substantially flush with the body. All posts shall be substantially straight … specified type of preservative. 4. Quality of treated material Treated lumber, timber, piles, poles, or posts shall be free from heat checks, water bursts, excessive check- ing, chafing damage, or from any other damage or defects that would …

Tract 2008001 Fence Construction

… R. Tunnell, Senior Land Manager Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com Completion Date: Before September 1, 2019 The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the following plans and … 585, Wood Preservatives and Treatment and shall be creosote type preservative. The posts shall be sound, new, free from decay, with all limbs trimmed substantially flush with the body. All posts shall be substantially straight … specified type of preservative. 4. Quality of treated material Treated lumber, timber, piles, poles, or posts shall be free from heat checks, water bursts, excessive check- ing, chafing damage, or from any other damage or defects that would …

P17-023_Tract W2016002_Fence_Repair_Project_REVISED_10_19_17a.pdf

… R. Tunnell, Senior Land Manager Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com Completion Date: Before December 1, 2017 The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the following plans and … 585, Wood Preservatives and Treatment and shall be creosote type preservative. The posts shall be sound, new, free from decay, with all limbs trimmed substantially flush with the body. All posts shall be substantially straight … specified type of preservative. 4. Quality of treated material Treated lumber, timber, piles, poles, or posts shall be free from heat checks, water bursts, excessive check- ing, chafing damage, or from any other damage or defects that would …

P17-002_Tract_2012003_ Fence Replacement Repair RFQ.pdf

… R. Tunnell, Senior Land Manager Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com Completion Date: Before April 15, 2017 The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the following plans and specifications: … 585, Wood Preservatives and Treatment and shall be creosote type preservative. The posts shall be sound, new, free from decay, with all limbs trimmed substantially flush with the body. All posts shall be substantially straight … specified type of preservative. 4. Quality of treated material Treated lumber, timber, piles, poles, or posts shall be free from heat checks, water bursts, excessive check- ing, chafing damage, or from any other damage or defects that would …

PRRIP Platte River Water Quality Monitoring 2009, 2010, and 2011 Monitoring Seasons-Baseline Summary Report

… so corrections could be made immediately, if needed. A field data sheet was filled out for each monitoring location visit to document activities related to sonde maintenance, calibration, setup, and data transfer. The process for … were recorded. Measurements of known (spiked) calibration standards were taken with the sonde during each maintenance visit to assess drift and/or accuracy of the sonde during the monitoring period. These QC measurements were recorded on …

Year 2 (2010) Geomorphology and In-Channel Vegetation Monitoring of the Central Platte River

Land Management Plan for Nebraska Public Power District Cottonwood Ranch Property

… Woody vegetation within twenty (20) feet of the permanent fencing will be removed and this area will be maintained free of such vegetation. The Owner and ED Office will work with neighboring landowners when possible to do likewise on … of the water. The access point will be protected by electrified predator fencing and the island will be maintained free of vegetation  Methods – The peninsula will be created by pushing and excavating material from the area that will be water. The peninsula will be maintained free of vegetation through the annual application of pre-emergent herbicide.  Area – The approximate area is presented in …

2011 April WAC Minutes

… with a summary of the 238 depletions plans files listed on the website. If you have any questions/comments, feel free to 239 contact the ED Office. 240 241 Some WAC members suggested adding meeting information from the EAC/RCC meetings … South Platte River during reservoir fills; 282 however, the river is gaining below those points so often times there is free river in the lower 283 river. Recharge can divert in the lower river despite upstream calls, as long as the compact …

PRRIP Choke Point flood proofing RFP

… DATE: July 19, 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 … Respondent) who would be 46 performing the work upon award of the project. 47 48 mailto:smiths@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 6/28/2012 PRRIP for Surveying, Engineering, and Permitting of Flood Proofing Projects Page 4 … to provide 253 the Consultant information for proposal preparation. The virtual site tour is in lieu of an actual site visit, 254 and there shall be no actual site visits because of land access issues. It is the Consultant’s responsibility, …

FY 2019 PRRIP Budget Work Plan

… to cover costs for LAC meetings; primarily miscellaneous costs for holding 21 meetings (e.g. conference call fees, site visit expenses). 22 23 Products 24 Meeting space and associated needs. 25 26 Notes on Cost 27 The LAC meets quarterly at … complex near Chapman, NE will be performed in 2019. Based on 2009-2018 36 experience, a cost of $25 per person per site visit was used to develop the $150 per site visit estimate and 37 the corresponding $300 total for two site visits. 38 39 … Platte River Recovery Implementation Program For More Information Contact: Jason Farnsworth, farnsworthj@headwaterscorp.com (308) 237-5728 2019 Land Budget Overview By Budget Line Item *** Includes $15,000 in WP-4 (j) for new acqusitions in …

YEAR 3 (2011) FINAL REPORT Channel Geomorphology and In-Channel Vegetation Monitoring of the Central Platte River

Platte River Channel Dynamics Investigation

… Processes 1. Historical late spring floods maintained the wide, shallow, braided channel and kept the river relatively free of vegetation (p.2). (Strongly refuted by Parsons) 2. Clearing islands and channel areas of trees has not widened the … were on the order of one mile, and the shifting sand bars of the braided river system kept the channel relatively free of vegetation. Other statements and conclusions were: “During the period 1902-1909, the average annual peak flow …

Social Analysis Technical Appendix

… consumptive purposes. It would be inappropriate to compare regulations from a concentrated agricultural operation to free-ranging wild birds that settle across the landscape, effectively dissipating the concentration of feces. Concerning … whereas in others it seemed to stimulate plant growth. Also, research generally has found that droppings from free-ranging migratory birds do not greatly affect nutrient levels in water. Streams and other moving water such as the … other waterfowl on their way to the Northern U.S. and Canada where they breed. Research indicates that droppings from free-ranging migratory birds do not greatly affect nutrient levels in water, as Mr. Matt Hogan, Acting Director, Service, …

04-13-22 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

… Commissioners, the Department of 219 Agriculture, and the PVWMA on this. Farnsworth suggested after an initial field visit to scope sites, the 220 EDO get back together with a smaller group including Zorn, Rabbe, Jenniges, Walters to make … that this would be the major topic at the EA-RCC meeting in early May. 231 232 Next steps include an early May field visit to scope sites followed by a meeting with EDO and selected 233 TAC members to nail down sites and finalize study …

2015 February TAC Minutes

2013 December GC Minutes

… added in 2014 under adaptive management – one technician in Kearney to 162 help with field and contractor oversight and free up time of existing staff to work more on data analysis, 163 synthesis, and reporting; a PhD-level ecological … heavily focused on data analysis and publication, the third person would be 175 more operational in the field but would free up time of existing staff to work on more analysis and 176 publication. 177 178 Freeman asked about how topics and …

Whooping Crane Technical Appendix

… whooping crane critical habitat. I. Channel Roost Habitat The selection of aquatic areas that have wide views and are free from disturbance is generally considered to be innate to the roost behavior of wild whooping cranes. Rivers and other … April, and October and November over the 48 year period. Again, these values represent channels wider than 500 feet and free of disturbance features. Computational details of FEIS action alternatives are contained in four spreadsheets: GC_ …

5 - Tract 20240002 Restoration and Maintenance Plan_DRAFT

… acres of riverbank and a 7-acre island (Figure A-10). Encourage island area mobilization by maintaining it vegetation free using pre-emergent herbicide and disking as needed. Riverbank will be kept free of tree/shrub encroachment, but no pre-emergent herbicide application or disking will be conducted.  Methods –The …

2011 November ISAC Minutes

PRRIP Fall 2023 ISAC Meeting

PRRIP FEIS Volume 3 Table of Contents: Water Resources and Water Quality CD

… Development Corporation, Dated December 1998. [This is a commercial product. It can be ordered from: < http://www.gams.com/> .] Volume 3 Table of Contents—Economics, Social Analysis, and Scoping CD xlvii Harpman, David A. 2003. The P_GENV4 …

Lower Platte River Hydraulic Modeling

… POINT OF CONTACT:     Libby Casavant 8  Headwaters Corporation 9  (319) 359‐9183 10  casavantl@headwaterscorp.com 11   12  OVERVIEW 13  … ichthyoplankton nets were deployed immediately downstream of the suspected spawning location to target collection of free embryos and/or larval Pallid Sturgeon to document successful spawning. The amount of water filtered was dependent on … samples were sorted in the field and preserved in alcohol. Sample Collection: Ichthyoplankton nets were used to collect free embryos, larvae, and early life-stages of exogenous feeding individuals. We subsampled each area a minimum of three …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol--Spring 2023 Final Report

… Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 1 bruggemanj@headwaterscorp.com 2 jaymesm@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2023 Spring Whooping Crane Report ii Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol—Spring 2023 Report Prepared by: Jason Bruggeman (bruggemanj@headwaterscorp.com) and Mallory Jaymes (jaymesm@headwaterscorp.com) Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Executive Director’s …

PRRIP 2014 Tern and Plover Monitoring and Research Report

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 cahiss@headwaterscorp.com David Baasch Headwaters Corporation, Inc. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68847 baaschd@headwaterscorp.com Suggested Citation: Cahis, S.D., and D.M. Baasch. 2015. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2014 interior … and piping plover monitoring and research report for the central Platte River, Nebraska. mailto:cahiss@headwaterscorp.com mailto:baaschd@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2014 Tern and Plover Report Page 3 of 48 PREFACE This is a report of the …

Tern and Plover Monitoring Protocol Implementation Report for 2006

… were observed on constructed islands in 2006. The number of adults, nests, chicks and fledglings detected on the site visit nearest to May 15, June 15, and July 15 were summed across the sites surveyed (Table 6). The most birds detected …

PRRIP 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 … data sheets; final counts reported represent maximum numbers counted by either method of observation during each site visit. We recorded date, temperature, observation start and stop times, and the number of least tern and piping plover adults, nests, broods, chicks, and fledglings present during each semi-weekly site visit. During the initial observation of each nest, we counted the number of eggs present, estimated nest-initiation date, …

Platte_Scoping-Meeting_Announcement.pdf

… Program Executive Director’s Office, 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6, Kearney, Nebraska For more project information, visit the project website: https://www.usbr.gov/gp/nepa/ platte_river/index.html. Please submit comments in writing to …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol - Fall 2023 Final Report

… Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 1 bruggemanj@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2023 Fall Whooping Crane Report—Final ii Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol—Fall 2023 Report Prepared by: Jason Bruggeman (bruggemanj@headwaterscorp.com) and Mallory Jaymes Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue Suite 6 … Program: Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol–Fall 2023 Report. mailto:bruggemanj@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2023 Fall Whooping Crane Report—Final iii Table of Contents Table of Abbreviations …

Flood proofing pre-proposal presentation

… Program  Program goal  Current flooding  Flood- proofing goals  SW  GW Overview  Kickoff meeting and site visit (Aug 2012)  Wetlands delineation (summer 2012)  Permitting (ongoing; will drive overall schedule)  Surveying and …

PRRIP 2011 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. 2012. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2011 interior least tern and … data sheets; final counts reported represent maximum numbers counted by either method of observation during each site visit. We recorded date, temperature, observation start and stop times, and the number of interior least tern and piping plover adults, nests, broods, chicks, and fledglings present during each semi- weekly site visit. During the initial observation of each nest we counted the number of eggs present, estimated nest-initiation date, …

PRRIP 2011 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. 2012. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2011 interior least tern and … data sheets; final counts reported represent maximum numbers counted by either method of observation during each site visit. We recorded date, temperature, observation start and stop times, and the number of interior least tern and piping plover adults, nests, broods, chicks, and fledglings present during each semi- weekly site visit. During the initial observation of each nest we counted the number of eggs present, estimated nest-initiation date, …

PRRIP 2021 Plover and Tern Monitoring and Research Report FINAL

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4 th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 mohlmank@headwaterscorp.com Suggested Citation: PRRIP. 2022. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2021 interior least tern and piping … plover monitoring and research report for the Central Platte River, Nebraska. 12/23/21 mailto:mohlmank@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2021 Plover and Tern Report FINAL 2 PREFACE This is a report of the Platte River Recovery Implementation … of piping plover and least tern adults, nests, broods, chicks, and fledglings present during each semi- weekly site visit. When chicks or fledglings were observed, we estimated the date of hatching or fledging based on current and …

Questions and Answers Regarding P17013

… layer about 30 to 40 ft below grade. Some of these results will be 16  discussed at the pre-proposal meeting and site visit on Tuesday, August 1, 2017. 17  18  2) On RFP Task 7, reference is made to installing flumes and piezometers. Can we …

PRRIP Whooping Crane Habitat Synthesis Chapters

… Page 67 of 126 Whooping cranes roosting in the Platte River have been noted to select sites with broad 1268 channels free of woody vegetation and with adequate horizontal and overhead visibility (U.S. Fish 1269 and Wildlife Service 1981). … Tools for Graphics and Shapes: Extension for ArcGIS. Jenness Enterprises. 1320 Available at: http://www.jennessent.com/arcgis/shapes_graphics.htm 1321 Johnson, K.A. 1981, Whooping crane use of the Platte River, Nebraska-History, status, … (Tal et al. 2004). This phenomenon has been described as the 1582 vegetation ratchet effect because the channel is free to narrow through vegetation encroachment, 1583 but has limited ability to re-widen once bars and banks are …

FINAL March 29 PRRIP GC Conference Call Minutes

… The Service is continuing to wrestle with 26 this issue. Steinke said he has a gut feeling that the Service may see “free” flows of a similar magnitude to 27 the test flows because of the snowpack and the forecast for wet weather. The …

2016 May LAC Minutes

Fall Short-Duration High Flow Release Monitoring Protocol

FINAL Novemer 14 2017 PRRIP GC Special Session Minutes

FINAL November 14 2017 PRRIP GC Special Session Minutes

USFWS Pallid Sturgeon Fact Sheet.pdf

… lower flows and quieter water for the rearing and feeding of young pallid sturgeon. This procedure would also allow for com- mercial navigation traffic to transport fertilizers and fuel upstream on the “Spring rise”, and harvested crops … Biology: While little is known about pallid sturgeon life requirements, we do know that they prefer large, turbid, free-flowing riverine habitats with rocky substrates. Pallid sturgeon are well adapted to life on the river bottom and …

June 2021 ISAC Presentation to the PRRIP GC

… of where/when PS spawn in LPR and tribs, and possibly increase learning of reproductive success (capturing free-embryos and doing genetics) IF enough telemetered and tracked adult fish spawn in the LPR. Some learning on juvenile …

November 13 2018 GC Special Session Minutes

… spreadsheet and work plan. 51 52 • Czaplewski asked about WP-1(b) for phragmites control. The Program hosted a site visit in September 53 after the GC meeting, he wondered if this item should be increased back to $300,000 as in previous …

2014 June LAC Conference Call Minutes

2012 September WMWG Minutes

… to develop an RFP and monitoring protocols. Rabbe – the vegetation monitoring idea came about when the WMWG did a site visit at Binfield and the group agreed that it was wet meadow habitat and should be managed as it had in the past to …

PRRIP AMP Broad Hypotheses

… duration of three days at Overston on an annual or near-annual basis will increase the average width of the vegetation-free channel; • Variations in flows of lesser magnitude will positively or negatively affect the sand bar habitat benefits …

10_30_20 PRRIP TAC Virtual Meeting Minutes

… conditions that may favor success. He said he does not have the expectation that we are going to go back and re-visit our overall approach. Farnsworth said the TAC provides advice and input on these land management plan. It seems like …

PRRIP 2017 Tern and Plover Monitoring and Research Report

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68847 baaschd@headwaterscorp.com Kaley Keldsen Headwaters Corporation, Inc. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 keldsenk@headwaterscorp.com Suggested Citation: Baasch, D.M., and K.J. Keldsen. 2018. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2017 interior … of least tern and piping plover adults, nests, broods, chicks, and fledglings present during each semi-weekly site visit. We used a GIS to determined distances to predator perch, nearest waterline and elevation of each nest above the …

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