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07-13-22 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

… gave an overview of items discussed by the LAC for including Leaman off-channel sand and water tern and plover nesting site in the Recreation Access Program and opening the site for fishing outside of tern and plover nesting season as a … the importance of landscape features at different scales. Model selection process will tell you which scale is best. Alternative types of analyses that do not compare use to available locations were also suggested by Flyr, Caven and … Nebraska – May 23, 2022, Kari Mohlman, Plover monitoring and management by the Program, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDiua3sSc88 • Geological Society of America – Oct 9-12, 2022, Patrick Farrell, Predicting the ability of river …

04-13-22 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

… this concern is being addressed. 87 88 Tunnell asked about the presence of predator exclusion fencing at Leaman OCSW site. Keldsen said Leaman 89 does not have a predator exclusion fence that completely surrounds the site. Deterrent … information between the Missouri and Platte 121 programs. SIU has finished PS linkage map and is working on selecting best SNP markers for separating 122 pallids from hybrids and shovelnose. Once markers are chosen, GT-seq consultant will … being done in the field. We 174 would look for the few in the field with whom we could collaborate/review to get the best of both 175 worlds. 176 PRRIP – EDO 04/15/2022 04/13/22 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes Page | 5 177 EDO Document: …

2014 ISAC Report to the PRRIP GC

… influences on performance (e.g. 369 extensive vegetation encroachment and associated management), how can the Program best test 370 the hypotheses underlying Big Question #2 and arrive at an answer? 371 Reference Document – 2014 State of … ideas are given here: 381 http://greatlakesphragmites.net/files/JGilbert-Phrag-talk_April-5-2013.pdf 382  The best test of alternative combinations of actions would involve measures of biological 383 effectiveness, cost … and transport. The monitoring of both cross-sections and sediment 533 transport could be improved by more intensive, site-specific sampling on a rotating 534 annual schedule (e.g., once every 5 years), rather than making a couple of 535 …

P22-002 PRRIP Prescribed Fire RFP

… 17, 2022 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Tim R. Tunnell, Land Coordinator 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com 10 11 I. OVERVIEW 12 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … planning and 222 implementing prescribed burns. Fire weather forecasts for the appropriate county containing the burn site 223 will be used the day of the burn. These are available from the following National Weather Service online 224 … provide turn-key prescribed burns services. 439 440 5. Price proposal. 441 442 The winning proposal will be selected to best meet overall project objectives. Should the successful 443 Proposers be unable at any time to accomplish the work …

PRRIP Prescribed Fire RFP

… 31, 2020 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Tim R. Tunnell, Senior Land Manager 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com 10 11 I. OVERVIEW 12 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … planning and 219 implementing prescribed burns. Fire weather forecasts for the appropriate county containing the burn site 220 will be used the day of the burn. These are available from the following National Weather Service online 221 … provide turn-key prescribed burns services. 434 435 5. Price proposal. 436 437 The winning proposal will be selected to best meet overall project objectives. Should the successful 438 Proposers be unable at any time to accomplish the work …

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: … or palustrine land cover types. Whooping crane groups sighted outside of these land cover types were not assigned a use site number, but surveyors recorded the location’s land cover classification. If the group was sighted while in flight, … Ranch (USGS 2023b); Kearney (USGS 2023c); and Grand Island (USGS 2023d). https://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=06768000 https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ne/nwis/uv/?site_no=06768035&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Spring 2002

… census results from the wintering grounds on a regular basis. Landowner permission was obtained prior to accessing any site. All original datasheets and photographs were submitted under a separate cover as a Supplement to this report. … Crane use of project lands on either the river or the wet meadows although cranes were observed flying above the site. Sandhill Cranes did roost on Cottonwood Ranch but departed from the roost prior to the arrival of our aerial survey … 0 511360 4503012 Wetted channel 04/24/2002 Y Final Spring 2002 Whooping Crane Monitoring Report 5 7/22/2002 Use-Site Characteristics, Diurnal Movements, and Activity.-- ROOST SITES- We collected riverine roost channel profile data at …

RFP for Spring 2013 Prescribed Fire Services

… 2013 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Tim Tunnell, Land Manager 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (402) 219-3883 10 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … 50 appropriate personnel, equipment or contingency measures. 51 52 The PRRIP is requesting that the contractor be on site during the three (3) week period to fully utlize 53 weather windows that meet prescriptions for each of the five (5) … burns services or provide multiple crews. 452 453 5. Price proposal. 454 455 The winning proposal will be selected to best meet overall project objectives. Should the successful 456 Proposers be unable at any time to accomplish the work …

PRRIP Spring 2012 Prescribed Fire Services RFP

… 2012 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Tim Tunnell, Land Manager 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (402) 219-3883 10 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … 50 appropriate personnel, equipment or contingency measures. 51 52 The PRRIP is requesting that the contractor be on site during the three (3) week period to fully utlize 53 weather windows that meet prescriptions for each of the five (5) … burns services or provide multiple crews. 463 464 5. Price proposal. 465 466 The winning proposal will be selected to best meet overall project objectives. Should the successful 467 Proposers be unable at any time to accomplish the work …

PRRIP Procurement Policy

… quotes will be acquired by phone or in writing. 142  Award may be to the low quote or most qualified providing the best value. 143 144 => $10,000 and < $25,000: 145  Need for proposed item or service is documented. 146  Requirement will be advertised on Program Web site for five business days. 147  Quotes will be provided in writing by providers. 148  Award may be to the low quote or most qualified providing the best value. 149 150 > = $25,000 and $50,000: 178  Requirement is documented in detail – specifications, units, delivery …

2010 November WAC Minutes

… biomass from 1,750 acres. 55 56 WMA uses an Integrated Management approach to control invasive and noxious weeds. The best 57 method is an integrated approach using an herbicide method (spraying of Imazapyr) followed by 58 biomass removal … is done by aerial and 62 ground applications. Typically, ground applications are done in sensitive areas. The best time to 63 spray for effective phragmites mortality is June through the occurrence of freezing temperatures, 64 based … augmentation during the 2011 SDHF. Effects of the SDHF 113 will be monitored at the Elm Creek FSM proof of concept site. Wingfield is hopeful there will 114 be additional sediment movement in comparison to the 2009 event. There may not …

2019 Chemical Application Services

… 5:00 pm CST 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Tim R. Tunnell, Senior Land Manager 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com 10 11 I. OVERVIEW 12 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … the Contractor to coordinate with Program staff on the status of use of target species prior to mobilization 61 to the site for spraying. 62 63 Noxious weed control will typically require 3-4 trips, as needed, through grassland sites during … 354 3. References. 355 4. Insurance and affirmative statement. 356 357 The winning bid will be selected to best meet overall project objectives. Should the successful Contractor(s) 358 be unable at any time to accomplish the work …

PRRIP Prescribed Fire RFP FY2016-2018

… 2016 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Tim Tunnell, Land Manager 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (402) 219-3883 10 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … 199 and implementing prescribed burns. Fire weather forecasts for the appropriate county containing the burn 200 site will be used the day of the burn. These are available from the following National Weather Service 201 online sources: … provide turn-key prescribed burns services. 408 409 5. Price proposal. 410 411 The winning proposal will be selected to best meet overall project objectives. Should the successful 412 Proposers be unable at any time to accomplish the work …

2015_PRRIP_Prescribed_Fire_RFP

… 2015 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Tim Tunnell, Land Manager 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (402) 219-3883 10 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … 244 and implementing prescribed burns. Fire weather forecasts for the appropriate county containing the burn 245 site will be used the day of the burn. These are available from the following National Weather Service 246 online sources: … provide turn-key prescribed burns services. 454 455 5. Price proposal. 456 457 The winning proposal will be selected to best meet overall project objectives. Should the successful 458 Proposers be unable at any time to accomplish the work …

05-7_8-2024 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

… given the time remaining on Tuesday for discussion. Phragmites RFP WC Winter Counts at Aransas WC Riverine Roost Site Selection – Channel Widening Options Document: 01 - PRRIP TAC Quarterly Meeting Agenda_May_2024 MINUTES No … species habitat. Brei said there are still a lot of questions that need to be investigated with this RFP. The best product to help would be the 2D Mobile Bed Hydrodynamic Model we are asking the consultant to develop. It will be … an assumption, and asked Bruggeman to change the language to reflect that we cannot go back and get the data, so using best available at the time. EDO ACTION ITEMS: • EDO will make the two changes to the report mentioned by Rabbe above prior …

2010 January TAC Minutes

… Center (NPWRC) monitored Rowe Sanctuary on a weekly basis. Baasch indicated he was not aware of NPWRC monitoring this site weekly and stated he would review their report to be sure. After reviewing the Foraging Habits Study Report and email … taken at Rowe Sanctuary separately in the Management section and tables 3 and 4 if NPWRC personnel monitored the site for tern and plover reproduction weekly. Chavez moved to approve the 2008−2009 Tern and Plover Report with suggested … nice if the report had a table indicating which radio- transmitted birds were detected by monitoring stations at each site and the date detections occurred. Jenniges indicated there were some discrepancies in the number of nests and fledged …

Whooping Crane Data Analysis Methods Summary

… a River with Multiple Channels ....................................................... 16 3.2.4 Number of Transects per Site....................................................................................... 16 3.3 Recommendations for … be calculated from these surveys; and any integration with other sources of floodplain information is approximate at best. A second limitation is that there are no flow measurements associated with the transect survey. There is good total … survey methods. 3.2 Limitations of Analysis As determined in Phase I, the use of a 1-dimension floodplain model was the best of three approaches to estimating flow conveyed in the transect, however there are limitations associated with this …

P20-001_PRRIP_Chemical_Application_RFP

… 5:00 pm CST 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Tim R. Tunnell, Senior Land Manager 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com 10 11 I. OVERVIEW 12 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … the Contractor to coordinate with Program staff on the status of use of target species prior to mobilization 62 to the site for spraying. 63 64 Noxious weed control will typically require 3-4 trips, as needed, through grassland sites during … 356 3. References. 357 4. Insurance and affirmative statement. 358 359 The winning bid will be selected to best meet overall project objectives. Should the successful Contractor(s) 360 be unable at any time to accomplish the work …

2014 January TAC Minutes

… to be that if something was to be published it would be done for a specific reason and not simply to be considered best available science. Sellers said she thought the GC intended for the TAC and Service to whittle down and prioritize … be proprietary. Jenniges said a solution to the problem would be to cite Appendix G of the Biological Opinion for the best available data as the Service referenced Lingle’s data 28 times in the Biological Opinion. Rabbe and Hines said the … had observed anything surprising to date; Griebling said the degree of response to precipitation events at the Binfield site was a bit surprising. Fritz asked if the soils were different at the Binfield and Fox sites and if that is what …

P17-008_PRRIP_Chemical Application Services RFB

… 3, 2017 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Tim R. Tunnell, Senior Land Manager 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com 10 11 I. OVERVIEW 12 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … the Contractor to coordinate with Program staff on the status of use of target species prior to mobilization 61 to the site for spraying. 62 63 Noxious weed control will typically require 3-4 trips, as needed, through grassland sites during … 347 3. References. 348 4. Insurance and affirmative statement. 349 350 The winning bid will be selected to best meet overall project objectives. Should the successful Contractor(s) 351 be unable at any time to accomplish the work …

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 … A list of compiled Consultant questions and responses will be 190 maintained on the Program web site (www.PlatteRiverProgram.org) in the same location as this RFP 191 solicitation. The last day to accept questions is … any and all proposals received in response 298 to this RFP and to cancel this solicitation if it is deemed in the best interest of the Program to do so. 299 Issuance of this RFP in no way constitutes a commitment by the Program to award …

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  … the Platte River confluence were targeted. All nets were set at the river-substrate interface on the riverbed. Second, site(s) where behavior by individuals implanted with transmitters suggested spawning occurred were sampled (per Objective … in collaboration with Dr. Aaron Mittelstet at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. 22 We are currently working on how best to integrate these data into a cohesive analysis on habitat use by Pallid Sturgeon. Additional data coordination …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol - Spring 2017

… Executive Director’s Office (EDO), included aerial flight logs, aerial observations, ground search efforts, and use site monitoring logs. The area of study ran from the Highway 283 Platte River bridge near Lexington, NE to the Platte … two hours after sunrise for conditions to improve before cancelling the flight, that is unless the pilot, using their best judgement, cancelled the flight for the day prior to that. River transects were flown east to west and the plane was … in flight at the time of observation. In the case of in-flight whooping crane observations, UTMs were collected to the best of the observer’s (Air and Ground) abilities and it was recorded in the Program Database as Location ID “AIR” and Use …

PRRIP 2023-2025 Prescribed Fire Services RFP

… – 5:00 pm CST 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Tim R. Tunnell, Land Coordinator 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com 10 11 I. OVERVIEW 12 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … planning and implementing 195 prescribed burns. Fire weather forecasts for the appropriate county containing the burn site will be used 196 the day of the burn. These are available from the following National Weather Service online sources: … to provide turn-key prescribed burns services. 367 5. Price proposal. 368 369 The winning proposal will be selected to best meet overall project objectives. Should the successful 370 Proposers be unable at any time to accomplish the work …

07-16-24 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

… as well as other migratory birds. Scheel thinks eliminating this makes the document cleaner. Scheel says we have best success with GC when we stick to target species. Ostrom reminded of the Program objective of preventing future … parcel east, and get a plan together for each as an example. Zorn supports managing grasslands as grassland to provide best quality for as many species as possible. Ostrom says grasslands rely on the disturbance pattern to make it suitable … in on them. Henry said that nest survival analyses have not shown this to be the case. Jenniges said that results are site-specific, actions and results at one site may not provide a good estimate of what result similar actions may have at …

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 … or palustrine land cover types. Whooping crane groups sighted outside of these land cover types were not assigned a use site number, but surveyors recorded the location’s land cover classification. If the group was sighted while in flight, … observed by USFWS prior to or after PRRIP observations are not included in the https://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=06768000 https://waterdata.usgs.gov/ne/nwis/uv/?site_no=06768035&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 …

Wet Meadows Hydrologic Monitoring Approach

… various methods for determining ET that could be used at wet meadow sites and suggests several methods that are best suited to that endeavor. Chapter 3 expands upon the soil moisture monitoring approach and explains the role of soil … on groundwater elevations, river stage and discharge, liquid and 6 solid precipitation, ET, soil moisture flux, off-site runoff, and surface water elevation at on-site wetlands 7 and sloughs. The spatial and temporal density of the … 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 …

P18-001 2018 Chemical Application Services RFB.pdf

… 5:00 pm CST 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Tim R. Tunnell, Senior Land Manager 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com 10 11 I. OVERVIEW 12 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … the Contractor to coordinate with Program staff on the status of use of target species prior to mobilization 61 to the site for spraying. 62 63 Noxious weed control will typically require 3-4 trips, as needed, through grassland sites during … 354 3. References. 355 4. Insurance and affirmative statement. 356 357 The winning bid will be selected to best meet overall project objectives. Should the successful Contractor(s) 358 be unable at any time to accomplish the work …

FINAL March 7-8 2017 PRRIP GC Quarterly Meeting Minutes

… comment. This will be discussed at the June 2017 GC meeting. 67 Drain asked if the LAC can determine by itself how best to gather public comments. Drain suggested trying 68 both ways to get comments (announce in paper and have a public … 177 178 PRRIP Publication & Peer Review 179 Smith discussed two manuscripts for possible publication: tern/plover nest site selection and tern/plover 180 brood survival. 181 182 GC Decision – Czaplewski moved to approve publication of both … it 225 will work. LaBonde asked about the plan for addressing the patent. Kenny said there are indications that 226 the best approach is to do an open pit, avoiding the patent question entirely. Berryman said he thinks we 227 need to do …

August 17 2020 PRRIP TAC Virtual Meeting Minutes Approved

… may not have presented the types of circumstances that worked to create a wet meadow (like the Pawnee Complex). This site has better depths to groundwater and seems like it offers a better possibility to restore a functional wet meadow … a partner too in seeding and monitoring.. Tunnell asked if we want to do just above-ground clearing. Caven said do the best we can to clear as much woody vegetation as possible, do light disking, and get a good seed mix. Tunnell said … to the EDO memo. Runge said until we have specific conceptual models and management actions planned out, it would be best to put this dialogue on hold. Farnsworth said Alexander suggested some additional research in the lower Platte which …

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 … could potentially be removed from bars through drag/local scour, where rooting depths are still small; 3. The best opportunity for removal of cottonwood and willow seedlings by SDHFs is in the same year as seedling germination; 4. … plant structure would break preferentially before removal. 3.3.1 Field protocol: Root tensile strengths At each study site, plants of each species were excavated by carefully exposing their root architectures and enabling the measurement of …

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

… within the resource selection function framework utilizing penalized regression splines. Model selection determined the best fitting model among a list of a priori models containing various combinations of descriptors of habitat derived from … June 8, 2017 | Page 2 derived from circumstantial roost locations that may not be representative of a typical stopover site (Armbruster 1990). Farmer et al. (2005) reported whooping cranes selected channels with wider unobstructed channel … reject the null too often when using penalized likelihood models (Wood 2006). Response Functions After identifying the best fit models, we estimated the predicted relative selection ratios across the range of observed values of the …

Water Management Study Phase II - Evaluation of Pusle Flows for the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program

… the associated habitats. It was accomplished in a six month period from April to October 2008, in part by building on site-specific information for several of the alternatives previously developed by the Program participants, especially … sub-categories on a basis of 0-5. Zero representing the lowest score, likely a fatal flaw, and five representing the best possible score. The averages of the scores for each sub-category were summed to produce a total screening score for … flood stage values presented in Table 5-1 represent interpretation of the flood stage charts obtained from the NWS and best available rating curve. The date of development of each chart is not presented with the information obtained from …

2004 August GC Negotiating Minutes

PRRIP Tern and Plover Habitat Synthesis Chapters

… chapters and all associated peer review documents will be made available to the public and posted on the Program web site. The final revised Tern and Plover Habitat Synthesis Chapters are attached as a unified document as Exhibit A. A … PRRIP Tern & Plover Habitat Synthesis Chapters – Chapter 6 Page 16 of 26 In general, the Niobrara River provided the best adult count approximation to the Lutey (2002) 267 objectives for the AHR. The limited fledge ratio data for the … Habitat Reach 321 The similar morphology and physical proximity of the Loup River segments would have made 322 them the best management analog to the contemporary AHR but species use of those segments was 323 relatively low. Species use was …

Adaptive Management Plan (AMP) 2012 “State of the Platte” Report – Executive Summary

… implementation of management 9 actions, assessment of target species’ response to those management actions, how best the Program can 10 spend its resources (money, land, water, etc.), and ultimately the success or failure of the … those endnotes include hyperlinks to information 30 available in the Public Library section of the Program’s web site. 31 32 Each year, a “sister” document to this Executive Summary will be developed for the AMP Reporting 33 Session … and 17 miles (19%) could potentially be consolidated. From a FSM performance perspective 45 this means that at best, the transition toward suitable habitat in at least half of the associated habitat 46 reach will be very gradual and …

Sediment Augmentation Pilot Scale Management Action

… action. Alternative 6, as described in the Screening Study, is as 34 follows: 35 Sediment would be produced on site using sand pit dredge operations established on the 36 Cook Tract/Dyer Property. A sand pit or pits would be created … 4 The performance of the Pilot Scale Management Action will be evaluated through monitoring to 5 determine the best approach for Year 2 of the Pilot study and ultimately for the full-scale 6 sediment augmentation project. The data … and a power function will be fit to the data. A scatter plot of 32 the resulting differences between the measured and best-fit line will then be 33 prepared for each hydrologic classification. These difference plots represent the 34 range …

2022 Spring and Fall Whooping Crane Monitoring Request for Bids- Aerial flights

… Jaymes 5 Headwaters Corporation 6 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 7 Kearney, NE 68845 8 (308) 380-1384 9 jaymesm@headwaterscorp.com 10 11 I. OVERVIEW 12 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 13 … A. It is understood that the Governance Committee 81 reserves the right to accept any bid that, in its judgment, is the best bid, and to waive any 82 irregularities in any bid. 83 84 Costs incurred in response to this RFB will be the … provide Dun & Bradstreet (D-U-N-S) 106 number or other means of identification in the U.S System for Award Management site 107 (www.sam.gov) before a contract is issued. 108 109 3) Description of insurance. Initial that you understand that …

2023 Whooping Crane Aerial Survey Flights

… Mallory Jaymes Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 (308) 380-1384 jaymesm@headwaterscorp.com I. OVERVIEW The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 between … A. It is understood that the Governance Committee reserves the right to accept any bid that, in its judgment, is the best bid, and to waive any irregularities in any bid. Insurance Requirements: If awarded, Contractor shall represent and … activities of the Contractor and all subcontractors. This shall include, but not be limited to, the right to make site inspections at any time, to bring experts and consultants on site to examine or evaluate completed work or work in …

2012 September WMWG Minutes

… order 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 … to indicate there is more to characteristics observed in wet meadow habitat then ground water levels; factors such as site specific ground water contours likely play a role. Jenniges asked if contours at sites such as Cottonwood Ranch and … discussions to determine what drives open water habitat availability (e.g., precipitation, river flows, etc.) and how best the Program can provide habitat conditions whooping cranes would select for (e.g. flow, pumping water, etc.). …

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, … whooping cranes. Partners agree that this opportunity to mark wild whooping cranes with GPS technology represents the best prospect in the past 30 years to enhance understanding of whooping cranes and assess risks they face during their …

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, … whooping cranes. Partners agree that this opportunity to mark wild whooping cranes with GPS technology represents the best prospect in the past 30 years to enhance understanding of whooping cranes and assess risks they face during their …

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, … whooping cranes. Partners agree that this opportunity to mark wild whooping cranes with GPS technology represents the best prospect in the past 30 years to enhance understanding of whooping cranes and assess risks they face during their …

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, … whooping cranes. Partners agree that this opportunity to mark wild whooping cranes with GPS technology represents the best prospect in the past 30 years to enhance understanding of whooping cranes and assess risks they face during their …

Remote Tracking of Aransas-Wood Buffalo Whooping Cranes 2013 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, … whooping cranes. Partners agree that this opportunity to mark wild whooping cranes with GPS technology represents the best prospect in the past 30 years to enhance understanding of whooping cranes and assess risks they face during their …

Remote Tracking of Aransas-Wood Buffalo Whooping Cranes 2015 -2016 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 whooping cranes during summer 2015. … whooping cranes. Partners agree that this opportunity to mark wild whooping cranes with GPS technology represents the best prospect in the past 30 years to enhance understanding of whooping cranes and assess risks they face during their …

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

… apearse@usgs.gov Dave Baasch, Wildlife Biologist, Headwaters Corporation; 308-390-0456; baaschd@headwaterscorp.com Mark Bidwell, Species at Risk Biologist, Canadian Wildlife Service; 306-975-4688; mark.bidwell@ec.gc.ca Mary Harner, … whooping cranes. Partners agree that this opportunity to mark wild whooping cranes with GPS technology represents the best prospect in the past 30 years to enhance understanding of whooping cranes and assess risks they face during their …

Diurnal habitat selection of migrating Whooping Crane in the Great Plains

… long- Address of Correspondent: David M Baasch, 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6, Kearney, NE USA 68845, baaschd@headwaterscorp.com mailto:baaschd@headwaterscorp.com mailto:baaschd@headwaterscorp.com mailto:farrellp@headwaterscorp.com … habitat selection (Johnson 1980), Whooping Crane individuals make choices about: (1) where to stop, i.e., stopover site in general; (2) which locations to use within the stopover site; and (3) which resources to use after choosing the … (Howe 1989, Kuyt 1992). Because of tracking study limitations, opportunistic observations have thus far provided the best information to evaluate stopover sites during migration because they encompass many crane observations over a long …

2014 June GC Minutes

… 200 2. Czaplewski: $350,000/year spent to collect those data. Can you get similar accuracy by doing only 201 the off-site sampling (spotting scope) for about $50,000/year? 202 Marmorek: Based my experience with other controversial river/animal issues, things work more 203 smoothly when you have the best possible data upon which to base decisions 204 3. Barels: (scenario slide). Is there a 5th scenario? It could be that … Program management. Farnsworth and Heaston said 336 it would be tied to Program management objectives and also tied to best practices according to the 337 location of any property in question on the river and what is necessary in that …

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. … whooping cranes. Partners agree that this opportunity to mark wild whooping cranes with GPS technology represents the best prospect in the past 30 years to enhance understanding of whooping cranes and assess risks they face during their …

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