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… operation and maintenance of the sondes (including the downloading of data) was conducted approximately every one to two weeks from March through November (Table 2). Table 2. Date and Location of Operation and Maintenance Events … water samples for E. coli were collected at Lexington, Kearney, and Grand Island on the dates listed in Table 4. One additional sampling event was conducted in the peak period due to the duration of the waterfowl migration. o A 20:1 … Operation and Maintenance Each sonde was visited for maintenance, data transfer, and calibration approximately every one to two weeks depending on environmental conditions. During these visits, hand-held water quality meter measurements, …
… sites in 2016. Several areas which had been followed over the last two cycles have been removed from management and one new site has been added in the 2019 survey. A total of nearly 3,491 grassland acres on 23 sites, serving as buffer and … (introduced) species. The latter is a more accurate look at the conditions at a site. The former, however, allows one to judge the condition of the native component. The floristic quality index (FQI) is calculated by the following … 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 …
… most of them did not vary greatly. It is important to note that these changes in weighted FQI should be used to assess one site against itself and should also be analyzed against other FQA parameters and against the species abundance data to … to produce a substantial reduction in brome (Wilson and Stubbendieck, 2000). This site did have warm season grasses at one time and thus there may still be a chance to reduce the brome at this site with good timing. Spring burns in late … 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 …
… below: Justin Brei Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 breij@headwaterscorp.com A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 1:00 PM and will be held on-site. Directions … of the Construction Contract, have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions. The term "BIDDER" means one who submits a Bid directly to the OWNER, as distinct from a sub-BIDDER, who submits a bid to a BIDDER. The term … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). http://www.platteriverprogram.org/ INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each …
… below: Justin Brei Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 breij@headwaterscorp.com A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at 10:00 AM and will be held on-site. Directions … of the Construction Contract, have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions. The term "BIDDER" means one who submits a Bid directly to the OWNER, as distinct from a sub-BIDDER, who submits a bid to a BIDDER. The term … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). http://www.platteriverprogram.org/ INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each …
… 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 … of the Construction Contract, have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions. The term "BIDDER" means one who submits a Bid directly to the OWNER, as distinct from a sub-BIDDER, who submits a bid to a BIDDER. The term … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each BIDDER must be prepared to submit …
… 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 … of the Construction Contract, have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions. The term "BIDDER" means one who submits a Bid directly to the OWNER, as distinct from a sub-BIDDER, who submits a bid to a BIDDER. The term … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each BIDDER must be prepared to submit …
… 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 … PROJECT DOCUMENT SOURCE: EDO SCHEDULE B Once the contract is awarded, the Program will issue two Notices to Proceed; one for constructing the recharge basin to conduct the pilot study and one for restoration to pre- construction conditions … RECHARGE BASIN PROJECT DOCUMENT SOURCE: EDO SCHEDULE B Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). Each BIDDER must be prepared to submit evidence of the BIDDER's qualifications to do …
… below: Justin Brei, P.E. Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 breij@headwaterscorp.com A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 2:00 PM Central Time and will be held … of the Construction Contract, have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions. The term "BIDDER" means one who submits a Bid directly to the OWNER, as distinct from a sub-BIDDER, who submits a bid to a BIDDER. The term … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each BIDDER must be prepared to submit …
… ary Ove rbank Disk ing Total T re e Re m oval SHEET NO: DAT E:2 of 4 08/15/17 DRAWN BY:JDB PROJECT NO. 17-011 Paw ne e Com plex Habitat Enh ance m e nt Site Layout NOTES:1) No k now n utilitie s exist w ith in th e proje ct bound ary. It is … Complex Habitat Enhancement near Kearney, Nebraska. These activities are generally described as follows: Restoration of one mile of riverine habitat on the Program’s Pawnee Complex along the main channel of the Platte River. Activities will … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). http://www.platteriverprogram.org/ INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each …
… [ [ Fe nc e line High-Te nsile Fe nc e SHEET N O: DATE:2 of 3 07/16/20 DRAW N BY :TRT PROJECT N O. 20-008 Clark Island Com ple x 2020 Habitat Enhanc e m e nt Site Layout NOTES:1) N o known utilitie s e xist within the proje c t boundary. It … Complex Habitat Enhancement near Gibbon, Nebraska. These activities are generally described as follows: Restoration of one mile of riverine habitat on the Program’s Clark Island Complex along the main channel of the Platte River. Activities … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). http://www.platteriverprogram.org/ INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each …
… Navigating efficiently through the document This document contains multiple links to facilitate navigation from one section to another and to provide more detailed information on specific topics. Links also help the reader follow …
… below: Justin Brei Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 breij@headwaterscorp.com A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 1:00 PM and will be held on-site. … of the Construction Contract, have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions. The term "BIDDER" means one who submits a Bid directly to the OWNER, as distinct from a sub-BIDDER, who submits a bid to a BIDDER. The term … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). http://www.platteriverprogram.org/ INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each …
… below: Justin Brei Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 breij@headwaterscorp.com A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 11:00 AM and will be held on-site. … of the Construction Contract, have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions. The term "BIDDER" means one who submits a Bid directly to the OWNER, as distinct from a sub-BIDDER, who submits a bid to a BIDDER. The term … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). http://www.platteriverprogram.org/ INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each …
… below: Justin Brei, P.E. Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 breij@headwaterscorp.com A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. and will be held on-site. The … of the Construction Contract, have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions. The term "BIDDER" means one who submits a Bid directly to the OWNER, as distinct from a sub-BIDDER, who submits a bid to a BIDDER. The term … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). http://www.platteriverprogram.org/� INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each …
… Re m oval Above _ Ground _ Tre e _ Cle aring SHEET NO : DATE:2 of 5 06/29/16 DRAWN BY :TRT PRO JECT NO . 16-012 Pawne e Com ple x Habitat Enhanc e m e nt Site Layout NOTES: BUFFALO CO UNTY KEARNEY CO UNTY 1) All utilitie s obse rve d at the … of the Construction Contract, have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions. The term "BIDDER" means one who submits a Bid directly to the OWNER, as distinct from a sub-BIDDER, who submits a bid to a BIDDER. The term … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). http://www.platteriverprogram.org/ INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each …
… below: Tom Smrdel Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 smrdelt@headwaterscorp.com A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Wednesaday, July 29 at 1:00 PM and will be held on-site. The meeting … of the Construction Contract, have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions. The term "BIDDER" means one who submits a Bid directly to the OWNER, as distinct from a sub-BIDDER, who submits a bid to a BIDDER. The term … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). http://www.platteriverprogram.org/ INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each …
… below: Tom Smrdel Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 smrdelt@headwaterscorp.com A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Tuesday, July 30 at 1:00 PM and will be held on-site. The meeting will … of the Construction Contract, have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions. The term "BIDDER" means one who submits a Bid directly to the OWNER, as distinct from a sub-BIDDER, who submits a bid to a BIDDER. The term … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). http://www.platteriverprogram.org/ INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each …
… below: Justin Brei Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 breij@headwaterscorp.com A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held on Monday, October 15, 2012 at 2:00 PM and will be held on-site. The … of the Construction Contract, have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions. The term "BIDDER" means one who submits a Bid directly to the OWNER, as distinct from a sub-BIDDER, who submits a bid to a BIDDER. The term … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each BIDDER must be prepared to submit …
… below: Justin Brei, P.E. Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 breij@headwaterscorp.com A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 17, 2013 and will be held on-site. … of the Construction Contract, have the meanings assigned to them in the General Conditions. The term "BIDDER" means one who submits a Bid directly to the OWNER, as distinct from a sub-BIDDER, who submits a bid to a BIDDER. The term … packet, each BIDDER must do so prior to submittal of a bid. Prequalification packets are available on the PROGRAM’s website (www.platteriverprogram.org). INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS 00100 - 2 of 8 Each BIDDER must be prepared to submit …
… 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 … that reviews, directs, and provides 20 oversight for activities undertaken during the Program. The GC is comprised of one 21 representative from each of the three states, three water user representatives, two representatives 22 from … about Program Benefits for water users, conservation entities, and other stakeholder groups. 3. Create FAQs on Website Tactics for Objective 2 Raise public awareness of the benefits of Program activities and successes. 1. Guest …
… 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 … that reviews, directs, and provides 20 oversight for activities undertaken during the Program. The GC is comprised of one 21 representative from each of the three states, three water user representatives, two representatives 22 from … about Program Benefits for water users, conservation entities, and other stakeholder groups. 3. Create FAQs on Website Tactics for Objective 2 Raise public awareness of the benefits of Program activities and successes. 1. Guest …
… 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. … conducted surveys twice per month between 1 May and 1 August to count the number of adults and nests. Once at least one nest was found, biologists monitored the site twice per week to determine nest fate and if the nest was successful, … number of plover and tern adults at all 18 OCSW sites based on the maximum count of adults observed at each site on any one survey. We calculated the total number of nests as the total unique nests observed across all sites and brood count as …
… to convey Program water is based on discharge rates at flood stage determined by the National Weather Service, with one notable exception. The flood stage discharge of the North Platte River, north of the city of North Platte, Nebraska … 247 858 AVG 1,018 895 851 867 867 822 980 994 531 353 462 742 WET 854 529 444 510 424 298 334 401 227 156 210 449 NPPD Com- bined Flow in Canal DRY 1,336 1,263 1,268 1,286 1,242 1,353 1,314 1,091 605 308 371 981 AVG 1,098 1,056 956 929 950 … end and additional study will refine this number. • COHYST is analyzed by reach, and therefore does not route flows. • Website: cohyst.dnr.ne.gov Water Supply Alternatives: Elm Creek Dam and Reservoir is currently being studied by Olsson and …
… 2025 WAC Chair 7 Meeting participants were identified from Teams. There were no agenda modifications. There 8 was one minor edit to the original draft of the February 2025 meeting minutes. Merrill made a 9 motion to approve the minutes, … the 10 63 sites, with only the Fox/Spiedel and Binfield wet meadows sites left to remove. In addition, 64 ownership of one well (GW-1) at the North Platte chokepoint was transferred to Twin Platte 65 NRD and two of the Phelps recharge wells … 220 includes links to all of the scoring and accounting documentation available in the libraries on the 221 Program website. 222 223 Platte River Modeling: Steve Labay, USFWS 224 Labay presented an overview of 2D HEC-RAS modeling in …
… Ethan Ideus Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 (402) 643-9583 ideuse@headwaterscorp.com I. OVERVIEW The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 between … that reviews, directs, and provides oversight for activities undertaken during the Program. The GC is comprised of one representative from each of the three states, three water user representatives, two representatives from environmental … in preparing and submitting a bid. IX. AVAILABLE INFORMATION A shapefile of the transects is available on the Program website (www.platteriverprogram.org) at the same location as this RFB. A map of the flight transects can be found on the …
… at $54.54/AF. The initial term of the agreement is through December 31, 2032 but can be extended through successive one-year agreements for up to another 10 years or until the full volume of water is delivered (whichever is sooner). There … Summary memo, both available on the meeting 143 PRRIP – EDO FINAL 10/30/2024 PRRIP WAC Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 11 website). LRE Water also identified a few important considerations for potential future phases 144 of this study. 145 146 …
… the most important for consideration rather than the Service having to pull it out of the many documents on the Program website. Rabbe said he thinks Program publications should be important for decision-making. EDO ACTION ITEMS: • Revise the … be no augmentation in 2028? Brei said that the assumption was five years without augmentation, but since we already had one year of no augmentation in 2023, the interpretation depends upon who you ask. Walters/Rabbe said their understanding … don’t want more water to continuously go down the south channel. Rabbe asked whether the EDO had considered that year one reporting still includes sediment from our previous augmentation efforts. Lewis and Casavant said, yes, that is …
… Omaha October 16, 2018 Meeting Participants PRRIP – ED OFFICE DRAFT 10/16/2018 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 … of approximately 750 feet unless conditions demanded higher altitudes. Two flights were initiated each morning, one from Grand Island (east route) and one from Kearney (west route). Planes were required to be at transect starting points ½ hour before sunrise. Flights were …
… www.nv5.com/geospatial March 10, 2025 Platte River, Nebraska Fall 2024 Topobathymetric Lidar Technical Data Report Prepared For: … 11/10/2024 Topobathymetric - Lidar This photo, taken by NV5 acquisition staff, shows a view of the Platte River at one of the bathymetric accuracy check point locations in the Platte River Fall 2024 ground survey. Technical Data Report – … 2024 1 OPUS is a free service provided by the National Geodetic Survey to process corrected monument positions: OPUS website http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/OPUS Technical Data Report – Platte River Lidar Project Page 13 Figure 6: Ground survey …
… www.nv5.com/geospatial April 19, 2024 Platte River, Nebraska Fall 2023 Topobathymetric Lidar Technical Data Report Prepared For: … – 11/14/2023 Topobathymetric - Lidar This photo, taken by NV5 acquisition staff, shows a view of the Platte River at one of the bathymetric accuracy check points in the Platte River Fall 2023 ground survey. Technical Data Report – Platte … 2023 1 OPUS is a free service provided by the National Geodetic Survey to process corrected monument positions: OPUS website http://www.ngs.noaa.gov/OPUS Technical Data Report – Platte River Lidar Project Page 13 Figure 6: Ground survey …
… etc.). Rabbe – should move the station approximately 600 feet east-northeast of the center of the field; no one objected. Whooping Crane Wet Meadow Habitat Classification Baasch led the discussion and described the Service’s … on the ground. Rabbe and others suggested the site be removed from consideration as a potential wet meadow area; no one objected; the site was removed. Jenniges – if the site was modified (add slough/swale features, could it become wet meadow in the future; several suggested it could; no one objected. Baasch – Cottonwood Ranch-Morse Tract area – remove additional trees and include wetland areas that were …
… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 03/08/2011 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 Governance … Colorado 46 Kevin Urie – Colorado Water Users 47 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 03/08/2011 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 Governance … FY 2011 PRRIP budget and work plan. 90 91 92 93 94 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 03/08/2011 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 Governance …
… 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 … in each column, highlighting changes from the version presented to the GC during the October 2007 meeting. Purcell said one caveat is that end of calendar year the carryover items may change somewhat but the GC needs to approve a budget to … approval of the ED Office contract for FY 2008. 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 …
… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 03/09/2010 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 Governance … Lindsay Vivian – U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 43 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 03/09/2010 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 Governance … report, wet meadows RFP, 1-D modeling RFP, and FY 2010 Program budget. 83 Next TAC meeting is scheduled for January 21; one primary discussion topic will be the draft 84 Complex and Tract Land Management Plans. 85 86 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL …
… EDO. The tables in the database are: • Activity Log- The data for this table comes from the Activity Log data sheet. One record in this table corresponds to one location used by a crane group. There are 36 records in this table in the database. • Use Data- The data in this table comes from the Location Log data sheet and pages 1 and 2 of the Use Site Characteristics data sheet. One record in this table corresponds Spring 2001 Whooping Crane Survey Report 2 11/19/01 to one location used by a crane …
… 3 piping plover nests, and 1 piping plover brood detected during the river surveys. The most birds detected during one river survey period in 2007 were 51 least tern adults and 10 piping plover adults (Table 3). Counts of birds detected … nearest to May 15, June 15, and July 15 were summed across the sites surveyed (Table 6). The most birds detected during one of these surveys to sandpits and constructed islands were 105 least tern adults, 50 piping plover adults, 21 least … calculated as the number of successful nests divided by the number of nests initiated. A nest is successful if at least one chick is observed initially or one 15 day old chick is observed. Number of Pairs For sand pit locations number of …
… habitats in the 8 Cooperative Agreement for Implementing a Platte River Recovery Implementation Program 9 (Program). One of the primary purposes of the Program is to “implement certain aspects of the 10 FWS’ recovery plans for the target … within 5m2 of the 338 nest, and 5) vegetation height within 1m2 and within 5m2 of the nest. 339 340 For each colony (one or more nests) located in the study area, colony-level management 341 activities will be recorded along with the … the upstream and downstream two transects will pass through the 349 remaining thirds of the colony. For areas with only one nest, the middle transect will pass 350 PRRIP – Interim Draft 05/21/2009 Page 9 of 13 through the nest location, one …
… at the EDO. RESULTS Survey Results River surveys required 4 days to complete in May. Surveys were only conducted for one day in June, from the Kearney Canal headgates to Lexington. There were 0 least tern nests and 0 piping plover nests detected during the river surveys. The most birds detected during one river survey period in 2004 were 26 least tern adults and 5 piping plover adults (Table 3). Counts of birds detected … the May survey. Fifteen sandpits and four constructed islands were surveyed during the June survey. Twelve sandpits and one constructed island were surveyed during the July survey. There were 54 least tern and 19 piping plover nests located …
… knowledge of the PRRIP. TABLE 1. 2016 Big Question Assessments. We understand that this Table needs to be a succinct one-pager, as it is what everyone will read. However, the Basis for Assessment column does not consistently or very well … reasoning behind something (definitions). For 3 BQs it provides the basis (status) for the assessment (BQ#2, 9, 10). In one case the table lists what has occurred since the assessment is reported (BQ#1). In another case it explicitly provides … often habitat suitability criteria in the figure captions, but the context for these criteria only become clear once one encounters the hypotheses. Ideally, the hypotheses and suitability criteria would come sooner in the BQ 2-pager (e.g., …
… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 12/12/2007 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 Governance … (ED) office will be the Recording Secretary. PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 12/12/2007 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 Governance Committee before approval. Page 2 of 10 Kenny said one action item is that the LAC needs a GC liaison to facilitate and coordinate communication between the two bodies. John …
… Survey Results River surveys required 4 days to complete in May, and 3 days in June. Surveys were only conducted for one day in July, from the Kearney Canal headgates to Cottonwood Ranch. There were 0 least tern nests and 0 piping plover nests detected during the river surveys. The most birds detected during one river survey period in 2005 were 27 least tern adults and 10 piping plover adults (Table 3). Counts of birds detected … nearest to May 15, June 15, and July 15 were summed across the sites surveyed (Table 6). The most birds detected during one of these surveys to sandpits and constructed islands were 136 least tern adults, 36 piping plover adults, 20 least …
… obligate this limited resource with all 55 its constraints? 56 8) What is the best array of land use configurations at one site? (Single large sandbar or several 57 small sandbars – SLOSS debate in miniature). 58 59 In response to the above questions, and after significant discussion, one problem was selected: 60 61 “Over 11 years, given water constraints and ‘N’ sites (Program lands), how can we best … 68 When the problem is seemingly too large, it is beneficial to narrow the original problem and step 69 down to one of a few key uncertainties. The goal here is to evaluate each key uncertainty as a 70 method of evaluating the …
… of sediment transport into the Central Platte Habitat Area and because clear water inflows from canal returns comprise one-half of the annual flow into the habitat area, the river channel continues to erode particularly in the upper half of … Interior proposed a phased Program to address habitat restoration with the Program’s First Increment achieving roughly one-third of these land and river flow improvements (10,000 acres of habitat land and 130 to 150 kaf of flow improvements) … by Federal agencies, or for which a Federal authorization was required, and which have been determined to affect one or more of the target species, is described in Attachment B. VI. The Cooperative Agreement Process As described in the …
… and pallid sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus albus) and their associated habitats in 10 the central Platte River, Nebraska. One of the primary purposes of the Program is to secure 11 “defined benefits for the target species and their associated … 16 AMP are directly linked to terns and plovers, and improving tern and plover productivity on the 45 central Platte is one of the primary management objectives identified in the AMP. Data collected 46 through this monitoring protocol will be … parameters and inference will be made to river islands and sandpits 83 with areas of bare sand greater than one acre that we have access to. Only areas that were 84 monitored before Program initiation will be used in analytical …
… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 1 henrym@headwaterscorp.com ii Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2024 Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol. Migrational Habitat Use in the Central Platte River Valley Prepared by: Malinda Henry (henrym@headwaterscorp.com) and Jason Bruggeman Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue Suite 6 … Habitat Use in the Central Platte River Valley. Cover photo courtesy of Colleen Childers mailto:henrym@headwaterscorp.com iii Table of Contents TABLE OF ABBREVIATIONS …
… site for a comparison to sites not chosen by WC. At the time the cross-section spacing of the model was approximately one every 0.1 miles, so 15 sites represented approximately 1.5 miles. 2.1 Assigning River Miles The first task was to … transect line to the intercept if it does not initially intersect the river mile distance measure; • if there is only one transect end point on a single channel, project a transect line perpendicular to flow and measure the distance to this intersect: • if there is only one transect end point in a reach with multiple channels, project a transect line perpendicular to the outer river banks, …
… Recommendation: Ensure that statements of conclusions and management implications (pg. 15, SOP) are consistent with a one thumb up assessment or revise the assessment to reflect the reported high uncertainty of effectiveness of sediment … Channel Width Decision-tree Model: ISAC recommends a segment-based approach instead of an overall mean channel width. One approach is to create a binary variable for each segment where 1 indicates TUCW or MUCW > 650 for each segment. The … uncertainties and key testable hypotheses? The ISAC identified several challenges to revising the AMP including one recommendation: 5) We recommend linking prioritization/sequencing to design of flow experiments under DDQ2, including …
… consists of a group of sites that are visited annually. The rotating panel consists of four groups of sites, with only one group visited annually and each group revisited once every four years. There are 25 sample sites that will be surveyed … monitoring design is conducted at the same pure panel and rotating panel anchor points as the geomorphology survey. One fixed width (belt) transect is used to estimate the area of the channel with vegetation of interest present at each … (baseline conditions) and end of the First Increment. Mapping with a plus or minus 6-inch vertical accuracy and one-foot contours (vertical accuracy) covering the area between the historic outer banks (approximately one mile in width) …
… 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. … coastal salt and brackish marsh communities, agricultural and ranching areas, and inland freshwater wetlands. Less than one percent of locations were outside of Aransas and Calhoun counties. The first bird departed the wintering grounds on 22 March 2016 and the last bird left 4 April 2016. One bird remained at Aransas NWR as of 1 June and is the same bird that did not initiate spring migration until 22 June in …