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Wet Meadow Literature and Information Review

… as habitat for specific species such as cranes, herptiles, or invertebrates. For example cranes are not likely to visit a wet meadow if it is dry or if the vegetation surrounding that wet meadow is forested versus open grassland. While …

Directed Vegetation Research: Lateral Bar Erosion Study

… 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 …

Platte River from the Lexinton to Odessa Bridges Sediment Augmentation Experiment Alternatives Screening Study Summary Report

… TFG, HDR, TT 88 Wikimedia Commons. Photograph of Waimakariri River, New Zealand. 1 http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:VApRXivT-2 44J:commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waimakariri02_gobeirne.jpg+Wikimedia+Commons+%22Wa3 … 404 Commenting Agencies, and Program Staff resulting in the following summary points:  The meeting included a site visit to view potential augmentation sites and source material areas.  Sediment transport may result in downstream …

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 … consumptive use and irrigation water requirements 1294 (No. 1275). Accessed Online: 1295 http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=B2iRgBMumV0C&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=blaney1296 +criddle+1962&ots=Yv9DauJcN-1297 … Engineering 5(3), 35 - 43. 1331 Forestry Suppliers Inc. (2013) Company website, http://www.forestry-suppliers.com. Accessed on 1332 December 5, 2013. 1333 Garcia, L. A., Elhaddad, A., Altenhofen, J., & Hattendorf, M. (2013). …

Platte River Sediment Transport and Riparian Vegetation Model

… Dr. Hsieh Shen of the University of California-Berkeley, met with Reclamation personnel in 2003 on a fact finding visit, as a committee member of the National Research Council (NRC). A review of the SedVeg code was not included in the …

Sandhill Crane Appendix FEIS - Spring Habitat Use in Nebraska

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

Nebraska Ground Water Recharge Pre-Feasibility Study (FINAL)

Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act

… in operation for more than three consecutive months, ORR shall conduct a minimum of one comprehensive monitoring visit during the first three months of operation, with quarterly monitoring visits there- after; and (6) not later than 60 … 41, United States Code: Provided further, That such agree- ment shall include the elements listed under the heading ‘‘Com- mittee For Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Dis- abled—Written Agreement Elements’’ in the explanatory … Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue the following coin: (1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 coins, which shall— (A) weigh 8.359 grams; (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and (C) …

2023 PRRIP Budget and Work Plan

… In-Situ Level Troll maintenance $1,400 ea. 2 $2,800 In-Situ Tube telemetry maintenance $900 ea. 2 $1,800 In-Situ Troll Com $750 ea. 1 $750 BUDGET $13,220 In addition to the items in this table, stream gages have been installed at the request … at 50 hours @ $200/ hour and 5,000 LF of fence material @ $1/ LF installed. The work mailto:kennyj@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2023 Land Budget Documentation 2 | P a g e will be procured through the Program’s competitive selection process … Check your e-mail security settings to determine how attachments are handled. > mailto:cottonmillenterprisesinc@yahoo.com mailto:tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com Contractor Pre-Qualified or Included Pre-Qualification Form (Y/N) Bid Unit Est. …

March 2023 ISAC Final Report on Feb 2023 SPRS

… # 4 & # 5 and touch on our comments in discussion Question # 1 regarding an alternative hypothesis for droughts. Our visit to the Chapman Complex was an eye-opener and raised a number of questions. Michal and I had a very helpful … Pages 517-543, ISBN 9780128182352, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978- 0-12-409548-9.12086-X., (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B978012409548912086X) Baasch, D. M., A. J. Caven, J. G. Jorgensen, R. Grosse, M. Rabbe, D. M. … albus) Spawning Habitat in the Lower Missouri River. J Appl Ichthyol. 2020;36:25–38. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jai.13994. Gran, K. B., Tal, M., Wartman, E.D., 2015, Co-evolution of riparian vegetation and channel …

22-23 July 2025 TAC Minutes FINAL

… area 1). He has integrated a burn schedule into this more recently. Jenniges suggested working group schedule a site visit and get back together to finalize what do for 2026 to inform grazing contracts for 2026. Rabbe said he thought what was in the spreadsheet was pretty much final but can schedule a site visit with the group. Shoemaker strategy was to split into three units of pasture over which management could be rotated …

PRRIP EXTENSION SCIENCE PLAN

… status, and check in activities to obtain information that might indicate the necessity for the Program to re-visit these questions and their underlying hypotheses. Following initial approval of the Science Plan by the GC, …

Biological Opinion on the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program

… or human disturbance/predation. In most instances this information can only be documented if a researcher happens to visit the colony shortly after the incident has happened while predator or tire tracks are still visible in the sand; or … 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 … a determination if one habitat is biologically superior to another. Regardless, birds nesting at sandpits continue to visit and use the river channel. Sandpit nesting birds continue to be bound to the river for forage, so sandpits should …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol - Fall 2024 Report FINAL

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 1 ideuse@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2024 Fall Whooping Crane Report—Final ii Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol—Fall 2024 Report Prepared by: Ethan Ideus (ideuse@headwaterscorp.com) and Malinda Henry Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue Suite 6 … Crane Monitoring Protocol–Fall 2024 Report. Cover photo courtesy of Colleen Childers mailto:ideuse@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2024 Fall Whooping Crane Report—Final iii Table of Contents Table of Abbreviations …

Tract 2021001 Structure Removal RFB

… 2025, 5:00 pm 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Tim R. Tunnell, Land Coordinator 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com 10 11 Overview 12 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January 1, … 40 carefully, as these will form the basis of the agreement with the Program. 41 42 mailto:tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – EDO Final 06/13/2025 PRRIP Tract 2021001 Structures Page 4 of 9 Building Removal Responsibilities 43 44 The …

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

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

Reconnaissance-Level Water Action Plan

Outreach RFP 2025

… OF CONTACT: Alicia Uribe 7 Headwaters Corporation 8 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 9 Kearney, NE 68845 10 uribea@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 14 … consultant will work towards and 41 measure efforts against the following objectives: 42 mailto:uribea@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – ED OFFICE 08/26/2024 Page 2 of 6 1. Foster community buy-in for Program goals and purpose. 43 2. Raise public … content, execution, and measurement for social 69 media accounts, including but not limited to: 70 www.instagram.com 71 www.facebook.com 72 www.twitter.com 73 • Support sponsorships and area events through creative services and print …

Marketing Services for PRRIP Outreach

… OF CONTACT: Alicia Uribe 7 Headwaters Corporation 8 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 9 Kearney, NE 68845 10 uribea@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 14 … consultant will work towards and 41 measure efforts against the following objectives: 42 mailto:uribea@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – ED OFFICE 08/26/2024 Page 2 of 6 1. Foster community buy-in for Program goals and purpose. 43 2. Raise public … content, execution, and measurement for social 69 media accounts, including but not limited to: 70 www.instagram.com 71 www.facebook.com 72 www.twitter.com 73 • Support sponsorships and area events through creative services and print …

October 2023 ISAC Feedback

… at night, and the difficulty of collecting eggs and embryos. In light of these challenges, we https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364815210003191 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364815210003191 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14498596.2017.1292965 … 11 Sand Dam: ISAC Recommendations and Alternative Actions ○ After the field trip visit to the sand dam, the ISAC’s two fluvial geomorphologists (Michal and Alan) strongly recommend that the program …

PRRIP 2024 Plover and Tern Monitoring and Research Report FINAL

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 vogela@headwaterscorp.com 25 March 2025 mailto:vogela@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2024 Plover and Tern Final Report ii Suggested Citation: PRRIP. 2025. Platte River Recovery Implementation … and the number of plover and tern adults, nests, broods, chicks, and fledglings present during each semi-weekly site visit. When biologists observed chicks or fledglings, we estimated the date of hatching or fledging based on current and …

Platte River Channel Dynamics Investigation

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