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Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Fall 2009

… before. Observations of Whooping Crane decoys by the air crew were reported to the ground crew for confirmation. A toll-free telephone number for the public to report Whooping Crane sightings was sponsored by the Platte River Whooping Crane …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Fall 2008

… placed. Observations of Whooping Crane decoys by the air crew were reported to the ground crew for confirmation. A toll-free telephone number for the public to report Whooping Crane sightings was sponsored by the Platte River Whooping Crane …

FINAL PRRIP GC Minutes September 13-14 2016

2011 February WAC Minutes

… 59 60 Groundwater recharge – After the last WAC meeting, there was a kickoff groundwater recharge 61 meeting and field visit with the workgroup. The workgroup looked at the Gothenburg and 62 Phelps potential sites identified in …

4 - Tract 2024001 _Broadfoot_South_Restoration and Maintenance Plan_DRAFT

… an active sand and gravel mine. Mining will conclude in 2026. No environmental concerns were identified during the site visit, though some mining and construction rubble was present (old concrete, rebar, metal). The mining contractor is …

Piping Plover and Interior Least Tern Monitoring and Research on the Central Platte River, Nebraska in 2023. Final Report.

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 bruggemanj@headwaterscorp.com 22 December 2023 mailto:bruggemanj@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2023 Plover and Tern Final Report ii Suggested Citation: PRRIP. 2024. 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 …

PRRIP Platte River Water Quality 2009 Monitoring Season Annual Data 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 season. These QC measurements were recorded on …

2009 April GC Minutes

… is more expensive out of the box but provides access to 187 more robust and ready-to-go tools; open source software is free but requires more customization. 188 189 General Budget Items Update 190 Kenny updated the GC on three RFPs that will …

Tract 2020002 _OSG_Lex_pit_Restoration and Maintenance Plan_Final

… an active sand and gravel mine. Mining will conclude in 2025. No environmental concerns were identified during the site visit, though some mining and construction rubble was present (old concrete, rebar, metal). The mining contractor is …

2008 August GC Minutes

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Spring 2009

… placed. Observations of Whooping Crane decoys by the air crew were reported to the ground crew for confirmation. A toll-free telephone number for the public to report Whooping Crane sightings was sponsored by the Platte River Whooping Crane …

Interior Least Tern and Piping Plover Reproductive Monitoring During the Cooperative Agreement (2001-2006), Central Platte River, Nebraska

Program Procurement Policy Effective 7/1/2023

… affixed to the infrastructure project. 426 427 For further information on the Buy America preference, please visit 428 www.doi.gov/grants/BuyAmerica. Additional information can also be found at the White House 429 Made in America …

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 … in the early spring, early 45 summer, late summer, and fall prior to first frost. 46 47 mailto:tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 2/17/2020 PRRIP 2020-2022 Chemical Application Services Page 4 of 19 48 Scope of Work 49 The … All equipment used on Program 99 lands, including tractors, ATVs, UTVs, trucks, trailers, and/or Argos need to be free of any plant material. 100 The Program Land Manager will delineate a designated cleaning area on each tract for …

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 early spring, early summer, late 44 summer, and fall prior to first frost. 45 46 47 mailto:tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 2/13/2019 PRRIP 2019 Chemical Application Services Page 4 of 5 Scope of Work 48 The Contractor … All equipment used on Program 98 lands, including tractors, ATVs, UTVs, trucks, trailers, and/or Argos need to be free of any plant material. 99 The Program Land Manager will delineate a designated cleaning area on each tract for …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Spring 2011

… were used to measure the length of sandbars and distance to visual obstructions > 1.5m above the water surface. A toll-free telephone number for the public to report Whooping Crane sightings was sponsored by the Platte River Whooping Crane …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Spring 2010

… were used to measure the length of sandbars and distance to visual obstructions > 1.5m above the water surface. A toll-free telephone number for the public to report Whooping Crane sightings was sponsored by the Platte River Whooping Crane …

PRRIP Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Migrational Habitat Use in the Central Platte River Valley-2017

… may be reported as whooping cranes; etc. In an effort to document the validity of a sighting in a timely manner, a toll free number will be used to relay reports of possible whooping crane sightings to US Fish and Wildlife Service. This …

PRRIP Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Migrational Habitat Use in the Central Platte River Valley (2015).pdf

… may be reported as whooping cranes; etc. In an effort to document the validity of a sighting in a timely manner, a toll free number will be used to relay reports of possible whooping crane sightings to US Fish and Wildlife Service. This …

2011 October WAC Minutes

… Plan. EA will complete the Data 115 Evaluation Plan with preliminary check point submittals. The workgroup has a field visit to the 116 project site scheduled for November 8th. Steinke has agreed to provide intermittent preliminary 117 field …

2008 June GC Minutes

PRRIP Grassland Vegetation Assessment Final Report 2013

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 … in the early spring, early summer, late 45 summer, and fall prior to first frost. 46 47 mailto:tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 1/30/2017 PRRIP 2017 Chemical Application Services Page 4 of 19 Scope of Work The Contractor … All equipment used on Program 98 lands, including tractors, ATVs, UTVs, trucks, trailers, and/or Argos need to be free of any plant material. 99 The Program Land Manager will delineate a designated cleaning area on each tract for …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Spring 2007

… of Whooping Crane decoys by the air crew were reported to the ground crew for confirmation. The EDO established a toll-free telephone number for the public to report Whooping Crane sightings. The number was maintained and operated by the …

2016 July GC Minutes

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 09/13/2016 PRRIP July 26-27, 2016 GC Meeting Minutes Page 8 of 12  Walters – TNC lands are not free; need to have discussion about agreements made for management 332  Thabault – need to know how we defined …

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 … of big flows (like 2023), which creates open sandbars, followed by a year of low flows, which provides a disturbance-free environment for vegetation to germinate. In other words, it is important to look at multi- year patterns in … 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 …

Reconnaissance-Level Water Action Plan

… to handle irrigation return flows and storm events, therefore, diversions from Lost Creek via the cutoff would free up additional channel capacity. These projects would likely have minimal impact on recreational opportunities. There …

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 early spring, early summer, late 44 summer, and fall prior to first frost. 45 46 47 mailto:tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 2/1/2018 PRRIP 2018 Chemical Application Services Page 4 of 19 Scope of Work 48 The Contractor … All equipment used on Program 98 lands, including tractors, ATVs, UTVs, trucks, trailers, and/or Argos need to be free of any plant material. 99 The Program Land Manager will delineate a designated cleaning area on each tract for …

2019 - 2020 PRRIP Biennial Report

… Least Tern | 1985 Federally Listed as an Endangered Species PROGRAM TARGET SPECIES PHOTO CREDIT: WWW.JENSEN-PHOTOGRAPHY.COM 1 Serving the threatened and endangered species of the Platte River as well as the people who live here. 2 From the … stretches of the South Platte River and taught over 600 children at two summer camp locations. SPREE also held four free family events along the river that engaged over 250 participants in stewardship, recreation, and educational … that will reach schools and diverse public audiences throughout the state. The website is www.plattebasintimelapse.com. 27 28 2019 Exhibits State Contacts 4States Irrigation Council | January Colorado 159 Colorado Water Congress | …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Spring 2006

… of Whooping Crane decoys by the air crew were reported to the ground crew for confirmation. The EDO established a toll-free telephone number for the public to report Whooping Crane sightings. The number was maintained and operated by the … He observed and photographed a single Whooping Crane on several occasions from March 23-April 8 (Robert Boardman, pers. com.). On March 27, AIM received a report from USFWS of a single Whooping Crane observed in Adams County by a local …

2010 December GC Minutes

… enough along they provide a budget to 475 get to completion. As long as the project stays within a line item, they are free to do what is necessary. 476 Barels said this needs to be another item that comes back to the GC for review and …

2014 ISAC Report to the PRRIP GC

… Questions report cards illustrates that SDHF is not sufficient on its own to 377 increase the width of the vegetation-free channel. SDHF could only work in concert with 378 Phragmites control (spraying, grazing, drying) and other mechanical …

Annual Data Summary Report Water Quality Monitoring 2010 Season (FINAL)

… 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. PRRIP – FINAL 1/3/2012 … 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 season. These QC measurements were recorded on …

04-12-23 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

Near-ultraviolet light reduced Sandhill Crane collisions with a power line_Dwyer et al 2019

… Copyright ©American Ornithological Society 2019. All rights reserved. For permissions, e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. RESEARCH ARTICLE Near-ultraviolet light reduced Sandhill Crane collisions with a power line by 98% James F. Dwyer,*, … McHale, and Richard E. Harness EDM International, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA *Corresponding author: jdwyer@edmlink.com Submission Date: 6 September, 2018; Editorial Acceptance Date: 25 February, 2019; Published May 6, 2019 ABSTRACT … marcación de líneas, Nebraska, Sistema de Prevención de Colisión de Aves D ow nloaded from https://academ ic.oup.com /condor/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/condor/duz008/5476728 by U niversity of N ebraska Kearney user on 09 M ay …

PRRIP 2012 State of the Platte Report (FINAL)

Nest-site selection by Interior Least Terns and Piping Plovers at managed, off-channel sites along the Central Platte River in Nebraska, USA

… para anidaci�on y crianza de las nidadas en Charadrius melodus. 1Corresponding author. Email: baaschd@headwaterscorp.com © 2017 The Authors. Journal of Field Ornithology published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of Association of … date (� 0– 5 days) by floating eggs (Hays and LeCroy 1971), and collected nest-site data during the initial visit to each nest. Habitat measure- ments collected off site using ArcMap (ESRI 2011) included elevation above water and … trees, or other features that provide perches for avian predators or wooded areas that may support mammalian predator com- munities along the Missouri River (U. S. Army Corps of Engineers 2011). Similarly, 0 10 30 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 …

PRRIP Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Migrational Habitat Use in the Central Platte River Valley (2013)

J-2 Regulating Reservoir Feasibility Engineering Review

… June 7, 2012 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Beorn Courtney 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (720) 524-6115 10 courtneyb@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 14 … was completed in two phases. Phase I evaluated the ability of the existing river and 44 mailto:courtneyb@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – ED OFFICE 5/1/2012 RFP for J-2 Regulating Reservoir Feasibility Engineering Review Services Page 4 of 13 … regarding the information contained in this RFP should be submitted to Beorn 345 Courtney at courtneyb@headwaterscorp.com. A list of compiled Consultant questions and 346 responses will be maintained on the Program web site …

A comparison of breeding population estimators using nest and brood monitoring data

… 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6, Kearney, NE. Tel: 68845 (308) 390-0456; Fax: 308-237-4651; E-mail: baaschd@headwaterscorp.com Funding Information The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program provided support for this work. Received: 24 June … Accessibility; Appendix S2). Breeding pair estimate and comparison Monitoring data collected in the AHR were used to com- pare five methods of estimating breeding pairs annually: BPE (eq. 1), cumulative nest counts (eq. 3), maximum number …

March 2023 ISAC Final Report on Feb 2023 SPRS

… of pallid sturgeon and confirm ‘actual spawning’ of female pallid sturgeon; increasing the intensity of sampling for free-embryos downstream of potential or actual spawning sites; and/or increasing the intensity of sampling for age-0 … # 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. …

Potential Factors Influencing Populations of the Platte River Caddisfly (Ironoquia plattensis)

… (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae) Based on Molecular Phylogeny. Zoological Science. 25(3): 255-260. 18 Headwaterscorp.com. “Projects.” Accessed on 27 February 2012 at http://headwaterscorp.homestead.com/projects.html Holzenthal, R.W., Blahnik, R. J., Prather, A., and Kjer, K. “Trichoptera: Caddisflies.” Accessed on 20 … cases by the presence of the head capsule, visible at the open end of the larval case. 32 At the beginning of each site visit, a timer was started. If a larva was found, the timer was stopped, a 0.25 m 2 quadrat was placed on the ground with …

Ground Water Recharge Feasibility RFP

… 8, 2010 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Beorn Courtney 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (720) 524-6115 10 courtneyb@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 14 … field investigations, design and operation of pilot-scale project(s), and reporting 44 mailto:smiths@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 9/17/2010 PRRIP GROUND WATER RECHARGE FEASIBILITY STUDY RFP Page 2 of 14 including … One electronic copy of your proposal must be submitted in PDF format to Beorn Courtney at 396 courtneyb@headwaterscorp.com no later than 5:00 p.m. Central time on Friday, October 8, 397 2010. Maximum allowable proposal PDF size is 8MB, and …

05-7_8-2024 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

Indian Trust Assets Appendix for the FEIS

… Trust Responsibilities, and the Endangered Species Act, accessed January 3 1,2006 at http://www.schlosserlawfiles.com/consult/PoliciesReConsult%2Ow- 1ndianTribe.htm. Sturtevant, William C. 200 1. Handbook of North American Indians. …

01-16_17-24 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

2014 Water Action Plan Project Update: Active, Future & Inactive WAP Projects

… 2169 by the EDO for planning purposes. Actual yields available for lease by the Program will 2170 be based on a free-market system and will vary throughout the remaining years in the 2171 First Increment. The estimated yield is an … yield of water leases will be further explored 2176 in the upcoming years. 2177 C-4.3 Costs 2178 The cost would be on a free-market system with willing lessors (or sellers). Based on an 2179 evaluation by the EDO’s Special Advisor in …

North Platte Chokepoint Engineering Services

… April 14, 2023 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Seth Turner 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (720) 524-6115 10 turners@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) initiated on January 1, 2007 between … years with higher 33 demands for irrigation water in the central Platte region. 34 35 mailto:turners@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – EDO Final 02/21/2023 PRRIP RFP for North Platte Chokepoint Engineering Services Page | 4 The 2006 Program … of flow easements.” SEH reported that velocity measurements in areas of phragmites were half or less than in the free-flowing sections of river “which means that flow capacity in a reach can be more than doubled by just removing the …

2015 PRRIP Whooping Crane Monitoring RFP

… DATE: July 24, 2015 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Dave Baasch 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (308) 390-0456 10 baaschd@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) initiated on January 1, … Platte River contribute to least 47 tern, piping plover, and whooping crane recovery? 48 mailto:baaschd@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 06/22/2015 PRRIP Whooping Crane Monitoring RFP Page 4 of 11 These uncertainties led to the … may be reported as whooping cranes; etc. In an effort to document the validity of a sighting in a timely manner, a toll free number will be used to relay reports of possible whooping crane sightings to US Fish and Wildlife Service. This …

GIS Land Appendix: Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement Technnical Appendix

… sandbars and low, nonpermanent islands, high enough to provide dry sand during the tern/plover nesting season and free of vegetation that inhibits use by tern, plover, or crane. Proximity to wet meadow Within 2 miles, but contiguous is …

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