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… However, this work also has several challenges. First, the effect of target flows on vegetation patches depends on site-specific attributes, which vary considerably with channel hydraulic geometry (depth, velocity, width, drag force, … water temperatures. ● Seek guidance from outside experts for your work. For example, “Kettenring’s lab discovered the best way to control the invasive grass is to first control the seed production by mowing the grass mid-summer to keep it … a post-inundation herbicide strategy. Ned Andrews mentioned at the SPRS the idea of using cheap thermographs (you can buy 100 for $2,000) to confirm areas which were inundated vs those which were not. Malinda Henry mentioned the idea of …
… for model calibration of the Bank-Stability and Toe- Erosion Model, (BSTEM) between two known periods in the; 2. Good site access for the field crew, and 3. The presence of mobile-bar edges that could be modelled with and without … thus the predicted erosion volumes over the calibration period. Measured eroded volumes versus those obtained in the best calibration run for each modeled location are shown in Table 4-2, along with the associated Manning’s n value. … 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 …
… Least Tern | 1985 Federally Listed as an Endangered Species PROGRAM TARGET SPECIES PHOTO CREDIT: WWW.JENSEN-PHOTOGRAPHY.COM 1 The past two years have been a roller coaster ride, significant progress and major accomplishments tempered by … to conduct the monitoring and research necessary to determine, whether 120,00 acre-feet of water is sufficient and the best use of Program water and habitat resources to benefit the target species. Additional research and monitoring is … is hunting, followed by hiking/photography and bird watching (primarily in March) Distance from the users’ home to the site ranged from 8 miles to 700 miles 69% of users surveyed learned of the prra program by word of mouth 79% of users were …
… 4 Collaborative Program Adaptive Management Plan, Version 1, Jan-Oct 2011. http://www.middleriogrande.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=d%2FzdKUAz9LI%3D&tabid=460&mid=1307 RECENT PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Collaborative adaptive … evaluating distributions of benthic fishes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 23:543-557. 8 (nominated for Best Paper of 2003) 39. Dieterman, D. D. and D. L. Galat. 2004. Large-scale factors associated with sicklefin chub … Environmental Management 41:90-105. 49. O'Donnell, K.T., C. Baffaut, and D. L. Galat. 2008. Predicting effects of best management practices on sediment loads to improve watershed management in the Midwest, U.S.A. International Journal …
… Avenue, Suite 6, Kearney, Nebraska 68845, United States ∗Corresponding author. E-mail address: baaschd@headwaterscorp.com (D.M. Baasch). Abstract The Federally endangered interior least tern (Sterna antillarum athalassos) and threatened … a tool that explicitly addresses both viewpoints. Our objectives were to evaluate least tern and piping plover nest-site selection in relation to both total channel width (geomorphic-centric metric) and maximum un- vegetated channel width … Article Nowe00648 these species’ affinity for nesting together, this analysis defines a use site as a colony location used by either or both species. 2.3. Aerial imagery Channel-width measures for the LPR, Niobrara …
… River All transects will be flown at 750’ altitude List of definitions expanded to include Stopover, Use Location, Use Site, Systematic Sighting, and Opportunistic Sighting. Added a table of additional metrics that may be included in … Must represent origin of entire flight. Fall 2005- Split into separate rows, used flight direction and flight origin- best Adjustments to the WC Monitoring Protocol 06/08/2017 Page 9 of 11 This issue was fixed in the final SP06 database … river and primary and secondary return transects. • List of definitions expanded to include Stopover, Use Location, Use Site, Systematic Sighting, and Opportunistic Sighting. • Added a table of additional metrics that may be included in …
… Attachment A – Program’s Consultant Contract PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 2/17/2011 RFP for Elm Creek FSM Test Site Monitoring and Analyses Page 3 of 21 PLATTE RIVER RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM 1 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS 2 3 … March 16, 2011 8 POINT OF CONTACT: Steve Smith 9 Headwaters Corporation 10 (720) 524-6115 11 smiths@headwaterscorp.com 12 13 I. OVERVIEW 14 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 … any and all proposals received in response to this RFP and to cancel this solicitation if it is 693 deemed in the best interest of the Program to do so. Issuance of this RFP in no way constitutes a 694 commitment by the Program to …
… River All transects will be flown at 750’ altitude List of definitions expanded to include Stopover, Use Location, Use Site, Systematic Sighting, and Opportunistic Sighting. Added a table of additional metrics that may be included in … Must represent origin of entire flight. Fall 2005- Split into separate rows, used flight direction and flight origin- best Adjustments to the WC Monitoring Protocol 05/11/2015 Page 9 of 11 This issue was fixed in the final SP06 database … river and primary and secondary return transects. List of definitions expanded to include Stopover, Use Location, Use Site, Systematic Sighting, and Opportunistic Sighting. Added a table of additional metrics that may be included in …
… 6 CLOSING DATE: July 30, 2024 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Justin Brei, P.E. 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 breij@headwaterscorp.com 10 11 OVERVIEW 12 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program or PRRIP) initiated on January 1, 2007 13 … Channel flow 60 from entering the J2 Return Channel upstream of the hydropower return (Figure 3). Historically, the site 61 of the sand dam was a natural flow split. Since the 1950s, landowners have attempted various means of 62 … any and all proposals received in response 294 to this RFP and to cancel this solicitation if it is deemed in the best interest of the Program to do so. 295 Issuance of this RFP in no way constitutes a commitment by the Program to award …
… should be completed as quickly as possible. Earth moving equipment will be moved from the river channel to an upland site located behind a tree line at the end of each work day if such features are available on the property. In the … rotation, tillage practices and nutrient/pest management are being conducted in accordance with current agricultural best management practices (BMPs). ß Strategy – The Program will make entry into a rental agreement subject to agreement to … Plan Platte River Recovery Implementation Program For More Information Contact: Jerry F. Kenny, kennyj@headwaterscorp.com, (308) 237-5728 General Priorities ß Complex Land Interest - Execute management agreements with conservation and …
… Nebraska Public Power and Irrigation District 65 (CNPPID) is moving forward with land acquisition at the project site, and cultural studies will 66 continue this fall after crops are out. 67 68 Phelps Groundwater Recharge Pumping: … and designated to the Corps. The Corps took issue with the “complex” being in a 147 different HUC than the work site in question (1,200 feet apart). Additionally, the Corps also took 148 issue with Fox Tract wetlands now being … also gave a brief presentation on how to use the Program website. He noted that the 241 website is designed to work best with Internet Explorer, as some functionality is not available in 242 other browsers such as Firefox or Chrome. Also …
… Resource Use by Sandhill Cranes North Platte River Resource Use Platte River Resource Use. Habitat Components Roost Site Characteristics Feeding and Feeding Site Characteristics Waste Corn Lowland Grassland and Alfalfa Resource Complex … Sandhill crane habitat should be viewed in terms of a complex of landscape features providing resources. The complex is best envisioned as an activity range—or definable areas that are not defended and change in size and location through time … met Acrobat en Adobe Reader 5.0 en hoger.) /NOR /PTB /SUO /SVE /ENU (Use these settings to create Adobe PDF documents best suited for high-quality prepress printing. Created PDF documents can be opened with Acrobat and Adobe Reader 5.0 and …
… DATE: July 19, 2012 8 POINT OF CONTACT: Steve Smith 9 Headwaters Corporation 10 (720) 524-6115 11 smiths@headwaterscorp.com 12 13 I. OVERVIEW 14 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … projects is provided below, and tasks to be completed for each of the 52 projects are identified. There shall be no site visits during proposal preparation because of land access 53 issues. A virtual site tour will be provided during the … any and all proposals received in 322 response to this RFP and to cancel this solicitation if it is deemed in the best interest of the Program to do 323 so. Issuance of this RFP in no way constitutes a commitment by the Program to award …
… will be accomplished by first excavating 3 feet of material from the entire area. This material will be moved off site and used by the contractor for fill on other projects or stockpiled on site. Then, a 5-foot-deep moat will be excavated around the perimeter of the nesting area and the excavated sand material … rotation, tillage practices and nutrient/pest management are being conducted in accordance with current agricultural best management practices (BMPs) as specified in the “Restoration & Management Framework for PRRIP Habitat Complexes.” …
… corer which offered a sampling area of 314 cm 2 (Whiles et al. 1999). Presently, among these original sites only one site supported densities similar to those historically found at the type locality while most other sites support less than … (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., … study cannot be directly compared with those of Whiles et al. (1999). Nonetheless, Whiles et al. (1999) represents the best baseline for comparing caddisfly population densities. During the 2010 aquatic sampling, the highest mean larval …
… 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 … project sites. 69 The objectives of the feasibility study are to complete fieldwork to refine assumptions regarding 70 site conditions (e.g., soil, ground water, and topographic conditions), and then to design and 71 operate pilot-scale … any and all proposals received in response to this RFP and to cancel this solicitation if it is 494 deemed in the best interest of the Program to do so. Issuance of this RFP in no way constitutes a 495 commitment by the Program to award …
… Must represent origin of entire flight. Fall 2005- Split into separate rows, used flight direction and flight origin- best This issue was fixed in the final SP06 database (and retained in subsequent complete databases). The SAS program and …
… 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 … followed by hiking and bird watching (primarily in November, December and March) Distance from the users’ home to the site ranged from two miles to 990 miles 89% of users surveyed learned of the PRRA program by word of mouth and/or previous … to complete needed research to benefit the four species. 3. Adaptive management research is improving knowledge of how best to recover the target species. 4. Governance, management and financial systems are in place and functioning well to …
… linked directly to existing sandbars or channel nest sites. Because of these limitations, the fledging day value serves best as an indicator to potential successful nesting, and is useful in comparing relative differences between Present … Platte and Lexington. Table-PT-1 provides one example of sandpit use within this reach. This example is the largest site—in terms of nests and continuous data—within the reach, but 17 other examples of more limited use also occur (Central … to Comments on DEIS—PRRIP from Central Platte Natural Resources District. Grand Island, Nebraska. Lingle, G.R. 1993. Site fidelity and movements of least terns and piping plovers along the Platte River, Nebraska. Pages 189-191 in K.F. …
… Interior Least Tern and Piping Plover Habitat Colonization and Productivity Study 6 REQUEST DATE: January 26, 2015 7 SITE VISIT: February 4, 2015 8 CLOSING DATE: February 18, 2015 9 POINT OF CONTACT: Dave Baasch 10 Headwaters Corporation … Ecological Services 12 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 13 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 14 (308) 390-0456 15 baaschd@headwaterscorp.com 16 17 RECITALS 18 The Governance Committee (GC) of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (PRRIP or 19 … 113 any and all proposals received in response to this RFP and to cancel this solicitation if it is deemed in 114 the best interest of the Program to do so. Issuance of this RFP in no way constitutes a commitment by 115 the Program to award …
… review of the whooping crane synthesis chapters and the WEST habitat selection 74 report; and a discussion about PRRA site access closures related to implementation of the spring PRRIP 75 whooping crane monitoring protocol. 76 77 Finance … language in the report reads 222 as though they are requirements. These sub-tasks are taken seriously but they are just best efforts to stay on 223 track and they are not to be read as actual milestones or requirements. Hovorka commented on … information to convince people 347 what is necessary for a Second Increment; Thabault said there is tension between best available versus best 348 attainable; if there is not a solid plan to bring the Water Plan together there won’t be an …
… be conducted. Methods –The area will be cleared using heavy equipment. Cleared material will be burned and buried on site if possible. Conditions may require other removal methods including chipping and hauling off-site. In-channel disking in late summer, early fall will be done when river conditions allow. Subject to flows and access … rotation, tillage practices and nutrient/pest management are being conducted in accordance with current agricultural best management practices (BMPs) as specified in the “Restoration & Management Framework for PRRIP Habitat Complexes.” …
… (2007-2019) suggest width of channel unobstructed by dense vegetation and the distance to nearest forest are the best indicators of roosting habitat suitability (PRRIP, 2017; Baasch et al., 2019). System-scale geomorphology and … 2. 2 Suitable whooping crane habitat rarely occurs in side channels due to inadequate width. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169555X08003437?via%3Dihub 8 Table 1. Geomorphic Reach designations of the AHR, based on … 11 2. Mechanical Management The Program and other organizations mechanically manage in-channel vegetation on both a site and system scale to maintain channel width and provide suitable WC roosting habitat. • System-scale management …
… and disking. Methods –The area will be cleared using heavy equipment. Cleared material will be burned and buried on site if possible. Conditions may require other removal methods including chipping and hauling off-site. In-channel disking in late summer, early fall will be done when river conditions allow. Subject to flows and access … rotation, tillage practices and nutrient/pest management are being conducted in accordance with current agricultural best management practices (BMPs) as specified in the “Restoration & Management Framework for PRRIP Habitat Complexes.” …
… of Natural Resources 9 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 10 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 11 (402) 432-7950 12 smithc@headwaterscorp.com 13 14 RECITALS 15 The Governance Committee (GC) of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program or 16 … reject any and all proposals received in response to this 59 RFP and to cancel this solicitation if it is deemed in the best interest of the Program to do so. Issuance of 60 this RFP in no way constitutes a commitment by the Program to award … potential contractors in responding to this 165 RFP. All of these documents can be accessed either from the Program Web site 166 (www.PlatteRiverProgram.org) or by contacting Chad Smith. Documents include: 167 168 PRRIP FINAL Sediment …
… of Natural Resources 9 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 10 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 11 (402) 432-7950 12 smithc@headwaterscorp.com 13 14 RECITALS 15 The Governance Committee (GC) of the Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program or 16 … reject any and all proposals received in response to this 59 RFP and to cancel this solicitation if it is deemed in the best interest of the Program to do so. Issuance of 60 this RFP in no way constitutes a commitment by the Program to award … potential contractors in responding to this 165 RFP. All of these documents can be accessed either from the Program Web site 166 (www.PlatteRiverProgram.org) or by contacting Chad Smith. Documents include: 167 168 PRRIP FINAL Sediment …
… was based on the range of current costs for land and future forecasts. LaBonde 293 and Beardsley said these are the best estimates at this point. Beardsley said in terms of the “Monitoring, 294 Research, and Administration” category, it might be best to change it to “Implementation and Governance”. 295 Barels suggested that category be renamed “Monitoring, Research, …
… would include potential implementation of things like crop rotations, 63 irrigation plans, fertilization plans, and best management practices. 64 65 Wingfield reminded the LAC of the need to include time for USFWS consultation on land 66 …
… ways to increase the efficiency of recharge. So, how can we recapture recharged 57 water and get it back to the river? Best way to increase our efficiency for recapturing recharged 58 water is to put an outlet in the Elwood Reservoir and get …
… March 22, 2013 8 POINT OF CONTACT: David Baasch 9 Headwaters Corporation 10 (308) 390-0456 11 baaschd@headwaterscorp.com 12 13 I. OVERVIEW 14 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 15 … A list of compiled Consultant questions and responses will 159 be maintained on the Program web site (www.PlatteRiverProgram.org) in the same location as 160 this RFP solicitation. 161 162 163 … any and all proposals received in response to this RFP and to cancel this solicitation if it is 239 deemed in the best interest of the Program to do so. Issuance of this RFP in no way constitutes a 240 PRRIP – ED OFFICE DRAFT 2/27/2013 …
… is exceeded as much as 40 percent of the time near Grand Island (on about 40 percent of the days during the summer at a site near Grand Island). The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA, 1998) proposed adding temperature to the list of water … 95 66 16 23.8% Mormon Island 92 71 26 35.9% Phillips 95 67 27 39.6% There is some controversy over the cause and best way to control temperature in the Middle Platte. Dinan (1992) simulated temperatures in the Platte River and found … are extremely good. By way of an example, two of the better ones are shown on figure IV-7. The upper plot is the best of the correlations shown in table IV-3. This would be as definitive as a trend could be even with an excellent data …
… (85 unique whooping crane groups) found that: • unobstructed channel width and distance to the nearest forest were the best predictors of whooping crane use • Note: Top model also included flow as a predictor (unit discharge) 2. To increase …
… (CSIRO) Brisbane, Australia 2003 University of Otago, Dept of Mathematics and Statistics, Dunedin, New Zealand Honors Best Environmetrics paper of 2018. Awarded by The International Environmetrics Society (TIES) for “Remote Effects Spatial … https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspi.2019.05.005 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jspi.2019.05.005 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13253-019-00354-6 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13253-019-00354-6 … submitted. Publications: Other *Johnson, D. S. and J. A. Hoeting (2003). Random Effects Graphical Models for Multiple Site Sampling Technical Report 2003/15, Department of Statistics, Colorado State University. Hoeting, J. (2002). …
… 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 … meetings with the Program’s Water Advisory Committee should be 171 planned and should be coordinated to coincide with site visits or fieldwork, if fieldwork 172 is determined to be necessary. 173 d) The Consultant will be responsible for … any and all proposals received in response to this RFP and to cancel this solicitation if it is 421 deemed in the best interest of the Program to do so. Issuance of this RFP in no way constitutes a 422 commitment by the Program to award …
… cfs through the North Platte chokepoint. Five proposals were received for investigation of 60 flood proofing at this site in an effort to get the minor flood stage raised. The WAC will also 61 discuss the use of hydroclimate indices to … content and to 81 facilitate discussions of current program practices regarding typical agricultural operations and 82 best management practices. Currently, hay leases do not contain any provisions requiring haying 83 to occur after July 15 …
… Campbell asked for copies of the budget 144 Power Point presentation; Farnsworth said he would post it on the GC web site. 145 146 PRRIP FY14 Budget 147 Kenny discussed the latest draft of the FY14 Program budget and work plan and the … to the flow. 285 Heaston asked if some version of that presentation could be posted on the public section of the web site. 286 Farnsworth said yes. 287 288 Meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m. Mountain time. 289 290 Wednesday, December 4, 2013 … make sure the 324 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 03/11/2014 PRRIP December 3-4, 2013 GC Meeting Minutes Page 8 of 9 GC has the best information available to it for decision-making, but down the road we need to publish 325 articles to help bolster …
… 7 Headwaters Corporation 8 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 9 Kearney, NE 68845 10 (308) 237-5728 Ext. 4 11 breij@headwaterscorp.com 12 13 I. OVERVIEW 14 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 15 … is understood that the 302 Governance Committee reserves the right to accept any proposal that, in its judgment, is the best 303 proposal, and to waive any irregularities in any proposal. 304 305 Proposal costs incurred in response to this … Dun & Bradstreet (D-U-N-S) number or other means of identification in 382 the U.S System for Award Management site (www.sam.gov). 383 384 8) Description of insurance shall be provided with the proposal. Proof of insurance will be …
… 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: … Monitoring ........................................................................................................ 29 Site-Level Camera Monitoring … ..................................................................................................... 30 Effect of Nest-Site Cameras on Daily Survival Rates ................................................................... 31 Discussion …
… Headwaters Corporation 8 4111 4 th Ave, Suite 6 9 Kearney, Nebraska 68845 10 (402) 219-3883 11 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com 12 13 I. OVERVIEW 14 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 15 … $25,000 67 Quotes will be solicited from all prequalified contractors through an advertisement on the 68 Program web site. 69 Quotes will be provided in writing. 70 Award will be to the low quote. 71 72 > $25,000 73 A bid package … requests received in response to this solicitation and to cancel 137 this solicitation if it is deemed in the best interest of the Program to do so. Issuance of this 138 request in no way constitutes a commitment by the Program to …
… Concept’ Management Actions. o A summary of management actions to date at the Elm Creek FSM proof-of-concept experiment site was provided: summary of in-channel vegetation clearing, and overbank vegetation control. o Key management decisions …
… 2 159 158.7 158.7 R4 1 156.5 157.3 156.6 P d/s Bader Park Rd. br (Chapman) New survey at systematic point Use existing site (Holburn et al. 2008) Use existing site if new transect can be aligned to match existing site using metal pins or coordinates Year 1 Monitoring Report Ayres … how the channel profile has changed over the intervening time period. Additionally, although the profile survey is best performed at flows greater than 1,000 cfs, sustained flows at that level are unreliable and can often fluctuate above …
… food, lodging, gasoline, souvenirs and other goods and services related to recreation visitation within the area of the site generates income and employment that would not exist otherwise. The primary source of recreational expenditure data … oil costs were then halved because these automobile related expenditures generally occur both inside and outside the site area. The local spending area is defined here as spending within the defined economic region where the recreation … sectors of the economy. The direct costs were broken down into categories and distributed into the IMPLAN sector that best corresponds to the expenditure category. Because project costs may occur in different years, the model inflates or …
… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 cahiss@headwaterscorp.com David Baasch Headwaters Corporation, Inc. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office … the Program constructed and/or restored 80 acres of habitat. The Program will likely acquire one additional off-channel site prior to the end of the First Increment and one existing off-channel site (Follmer Alda) has not yet been modified to create suitable habitat. Construction at that site will be completed …
… data collected Discharge (CFS) % o f O pt im al H ab ita t 0 200 400 700 1200 1800 0 20 40 60 80 100 10 in 1989 at this site. This data set differs from the data of 1988-1990 used in the Kingsley Biological Opinion (USFWS 1997). One approach … on historical daily flow data from the Grand Island gage and the temperature data for the Mormon Island thermograph site. The maximum water temperature data were subset into flow intervals. The intervals were based on 100 CFS increments … met Acrobat en Adobe Reader 5.0 en hoger.) /NOR /PTB /SUO /SVE /ENU (Use these settings to create Adobe PDF documents best suited for high-quality prepress printing. Created PDF documents can be opened with Acrobat and Adobe Reader 5.0 and …
… Review and Publication Smith informed the group minutes from the January 22, 2014 TAC meeting were posted on the TAC site and would be approved at the next TAC meeting. Smith informed the group the RFP to select a new contractor to … no Program monitoring data to all Program monitoring data and there likely was some middle ground that likely would be best for the Program. Farnsworth said the middle ground may be to reduce or eliminate data collection that is not being …
… to complete and operate Program water projects and to conduct the monitoring and research necessary to determine the best use of Program water to benefit the target species. This knowledge is necessary to provide a sound base on which to … areas could occur in two ways, as the development of small, shallow recharge ponds over a large area at a single site or as the creation of many recharge sites over a regional- scale geographic area (i.e., the Platte River valley … alternative tern and plover habitat creation. Availability of suitable nesting habitat. The Program used the best available scientific data to aid in implementing actions that would increase the amount of tern and plover habitat …