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… tern and 71 plover riverine nesting habitat on an annual or near-annual basis? 72 o Current rating in 2014 report card: One thumb down now, possibly two thumbs down 73 after peer review of 6 tern / plover synthesis chapters 74 o ISAC comments … of suitable 126 riverine tern, plover, and whooping crane habitat? 127 128 o Current rating in 2014 report card: One thumb up. Various complexities noted. 129 130 o ISAC comments and recommendations: 131 ISAC generally agrees with … of 158 suitable riverine tern, plover and whooping crane habitat? 159 160 o Current rating in 2014 report card: One thumb up 161 162 o ISAC comments and recommendations: 163 In general, we concur with the conclusion on BQ #4 – …
… at an altitude of approximately 300 meters (1,000 feet) and at 100 mph. A Cessna 172 or similar aircraft will be used. One plane will begin at Chapman and fly west to the Nebraska Highway 10 (Minden) Bridge. The second plane will begin at … leg of each survey is completed, the planes will return to the airport/landing strip (i.e., traveling east) flying one, two or three miles either north or south of the center line of the river (6 possibilities). The survey will continue on the return flight along one of the six transects. The exact transect traveled each day will be determined using a rotating schedule. This will …
… February 2014. Kraus said the report is brief and asked the 131 GC how much detail they want in the future. Kraus said one issue to be discussed and decided in the future 132 is how to handle property taxes related to the project. Kenny said … new people in 2014. Kenny discussed 161 the additional staff that will be added in 2014 under adaptive management – one technician in Kearney to 162 help with field and contractor oversight and free up time of existing staff to work more … documents, the rationale behind peer review or publication, and will 200 make the decision to move forward on each one or not. 201 202 Campbell said we should approach this as a budget authority issue, but expenditure authority will be …
… 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, … 12,000 locations during summer 2013. Five marked subadults spent the entire summer in Saskatchewan and Alberta. One spent time in western Alberta near Grande Prairie, and another spent nearly two months in southeastern Alberta near … a brief time in North Dakota in early June. Canadian Wildlife Service personnel confirmed that seven marked cranes (one nonfunctioning and six active transmitters) successfully nested and were observed with young during August fledging …
… PRRIP – ED OFFICE DRAFT 01/30/2008 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 Technical … the protocol to make it read “high bank” to provide more guidance to the contractor. Jim Jenniges suggested requiring one tie-in but not marked with flags, lath, etc., especially on private land. Jason Farnsworth will revise the protocol … soon. Greg Winfield said that assuming this PRRIP – ED OFFICE DRAFT 01/30/2008 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 Technical …
… thereby minimizing glare off reflective surfaces. Start points were alternated for each leg to address the concern that one end of the river transect would always be flown earlier than the other end. On the east leg, day one began at Chapman, flew the river west to Minden then flew a predetermined transect back to Chapman. Day two began at … of the river transect from Chapman to Wood River. The start points for the west leg were Minden and Odessa bridges. Day one began at Minden, flew the river west to Lexington then flew a predetermined transect back to Minden. Day two began at …
… the in-channel geomorphology and vegetation monitoring protocol in August, 2013; Rabbe seconded the motion; no one objected. Whooping Crane Data Analysis Plan and Data QA/QC Baasch informed the TAC that QA/QC of the whooping crane … would not be identified, but there could be ways for people to use the data and Plat maps to identify who they are. No one objected with publishing Program data, (and Service data if the Service ultimately agreed to release its contributed … said we would not be able to provide as much wet area on Binfield as exists on Mormon Island. Rabbe stated Binfield is one of the best wet meadow sites along the Platte River and increasing the wet portion of the tract would probably …
… were 0 least tern nests and 0 piping plover nests detected during the river surveys. The most birds detected during one river survey period were 31 least tern adults, 5 piping plover adults, 7 least tern juveniles, and 5 piping plover … 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 90 least tern adults, 34 piping plover adults, 29 least tern … monitored in 2002. This estimate is calculated as the maximum number of nests and number of broods detected during one survey. An alternative estimate is one-half of the number of adults detected during one survey. Using this method, the …
… DATE: July 18, 2023 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Seth Turner 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (720) 524-6115 10 turners@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 14 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program or PRRIP) is a collaborative effort … that reviews, directs, and provides oversight for activities 21 undertaken during the Program. The GC is comprised of one representative from each of the three 22 states, three water user representatives, two representatives from … allow 98 available storage capacity to be maximized each year, rather than carrying over thousands of acre-feet 99 from one year to the next while waiting for it to seep out as groundwater recharge. This may also help 100 to minimize …
… thereby minimizing glare off reflective surfaces. Start points were alternated for each leg to address the concern that one end of the river transect would always be flown earlier than the other end. On the east leg, day one began at Chapman, flew the river west to Minden then flew a predetermined route back to Chapman. Day two began at Wood … points for the west leg were Minden and Odessa bridges. When the initial portion of the river transect was completed, one of 7 possible return routes located along the centerline of the main channel and 1, 2, and 3 miles north and south of …
… of approximately 750 feet and at an air speed of approximately 100 MPH. Two flights were initiated each morning, one from Grand Island (east route) and one from Kearney (west route). Planes were to be at the transect starting points ½ hour before sunrise and would typically … allow different sections of the study area to be observed as early as possible in the flight times. The east route day one was started at the Platte River bridge near Chapman (Chapman bridge) and followed the river transect (OSE) to the …
… of Correspondent: David M Baasch, 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6, Kearney, Nebraska, USA, 68845, baaschd@headwaterscorp.com mailto:farrellp@headwaterscorp.com mailto:farrellp@headwaterscorp.com mailto:baaschd@headwaterscorp.com … recorded, and a GPS point was taken for the nest location. Active nests were defined as any scrape containing at least one egg. Active nests were monitored at least twice weekly until successful (at least one chick observed hatched), failed (evidence of nest destruction or abandonment), or unknown fates (no evidence present) …
… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 jaymesm@headwaterscorp.com Suggested Citation: Jaymes, M.L. 2020. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2020 Implementation of the … of approximately 750 feet, unless conditions demanded higher altitudes. Two flights were initiated each morning, one from Grand Island (east route, in red on Fig. 1) and one from Kearney (west route, in green on Fig. 2). Planes were required to be at transect starting points ½ hour before …
… thereby minimizing glare off reflective surfaces. Start points were alternated for each leg to address the concern that one end of the river transect would always be flown earlier than the other end. On the east leg, day one began the survey at Chapman, flew the river west to Minden then flew a predetermined transect back to Chapman. Day two … of the river transect from Chapman to Wood River. The start points for the west leg were Minden and Odessa bridges. Day one began at Minden, flew the river west to Lexington then flew a predetermined transect back to Minden. Day two began at …
… thereby minimizing glare off reflective surfaces. Start points were alternated for each leg to address the concern that one end of the river transect would always be flown earlier than the other end. On the east leg, day one began at Chapman, flew the river west to Minden then flew a predetermined route back to Chapman. Day two began at Wood … of the river transect from Chapman to Wood River. The start points for the west leg were Minden and Odessa bridges. Day one began at Minden, flew the river west to Lexington then flew a predetermined route back to Minden. Day two began at …
… the Request for Proposal. The term of the contract was January 2008 through December 2010. This contract was extended one migration season. I present the results of spring 2011 Whooping Crane migration pursuant to the Contract for Services … thereby minimizing glare off reflective surfaces. Start points were alternated for each leg to address the concern that one end of the river transect would always be flown earlier than the other end. On the east leg, day one began at Chapman, flew the river west to Minden then flew a predetermined route back to Chapman. Day two began at Wood …
… assumed to be dispersed over large areas that include multiple counties, resulting in changes of less than or equal to one tenth of one percent of the economic activity for any one of the eight regions (regions are shown in figure EJ-2). Furthermore, no significant impacts are expected to occur to …
… 261 have a teleconference with the GC, and approve the agreement, sole-source to the GC, and the funding at 262 one time. Barels said the GC expects we will fully participate this year, either under a one-year 263 agreement for a multi-year agreement. Chamberlain asked how decisions will be made under the 264 partnership … those strategies. Williams asked about the ability to store more water in other places for Program use. 284 Lawson said one challenge to storing water in places like BOR reservoirs is evaporation makes the 285 economics difficult. Thabault …
… – 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 … A Governance Committee (GC) reviews, directs, and provides oversight for Program activities. The GC is 19 comprised of one representative from each of the three states, three water user representatives, two 20 representatives from … are in Nebraska and Colorado and are 23 responsible for assisting in carrying out Program-related activities. 24 25 One of the major components of Program implementation is acquisition and management of 10,000 acres 26 of habitat for the …
… The PVC pipe will be attached to the chain by drilling a hole at the 319 top of the PVC and inserting a bolt through one side of the PVC pipe, through the chain and 320 through the other side of the pipe. The bolt will have at least one self locking nut. The 321 submerged section of the PVC pipe containing the sonde will be slotted or perforated with … analysis of dissolved copper, 416 dissolved lead, dissolved nickel, total calcium, total magnesium, and total selenium. One 417 composite water sample will be collected for metals analysis at each monitoring station. The 418 following …
… 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 … A Governance Committee (GC) reviews, directs, and provides oversight for Program activities. The GC 20 is comprised of one representative from each of the three states, three water user representatives, two 21 representatives from … located in 24 Nebraska and Colorado and are responsible for assisting in carrying out Program-related activities. 25 26 One of the major components of Program implementation is aquistion and management of 10,000 acres of 27 habitat for the …
… are not listed. In addition, some findings under certain categories are grouped together in this document under one Program response because some 2009 ISAC findings are interrelated within a single topic. Sample response format: ISAC … to designing appropriate actions, and to avoiding taking actions based on single species analyses (which could benefit one species at the expense of another). 5. Complete quantitative estimates of the feasibility of testing all hypotheses … scenarios). b) Program Response The Program agreed at the technical level in 2008 to use the Rapid Prototype models (one model for terns and plovers; one model for whooping cranes) developed during the July 2008 Structured Decision Making …
… thereby minimizing glare off reflective surfaces. Start points were alternated for each leg to address the concern that one end of the river transect would always be flown earlier than the other end. On the east leg, on day one the survey began at Chapman, flew the river west (transect 0SE) to Minden then flew a primary targeted wetland return … transect (WSRT) from Wood River to Highway 34. The start points for the west leg were Minden and Odessa bridges. Day one began at Minden, flew the river (transect 0SW) west to Lexington then flew a primary targeted wetland return transect …
… 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 … that reviews, directs, and provides oversight for 20 activities undertaken during the Program. The GC is comprised of one representative from each of the 21 three states, three water user representatives, two representatives from … an adaptive management program to test strategies for 32 increasing suitability of target species habitat in the AHR. One area of focus has been the impact of a 33 sediment deficit at the upstream end of the AHR below the J-2 hydropower …
… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 6/15/2010 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 Land … met on March 9 & 42 10, 2010 in Kearney, NE. 43 44 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 6/15/2010 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 Land … for fines for activities on the leased area. 87 88 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 6/15/2010 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 Land …
… No disturbance features in the surrounding area Based on existing information, it is believed that the absence of any one of these characteristics would preclude crane use or substantially reduce the habitat value. For comparative … 500 feet wide; Area of wide channel having a total shallow water width, measured in a straight perpendicular line from one bank to the other, of at least 100 feet; Wide channels having an absence of disturbance features (road, bridges, housing or commercial development) within one-quarter mile. These variables are reasonable for purposes of comparing alternatives given the current information and …
… be subject to new exposure or erosion during extended drought. 13All economic impacts represent less than or equal to one tenth of one percent of the regional economic activity. 14Out of the 48-year period of record used in the hydrologic analysis. … Crane. The whooping crane, found only in North America, is this continent’s tallest bird. The rarest crane, it is one of the rarest bird species in the world. Historically, its range extended from the Arctic coast to central Mexico and …
… LOCATION: PRRIF Tract W2016002 NEAR: Elm Creek, Nebraska CONTACT: Tim Tunnell, Land Manager, tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com, 402-219-3883 The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the following plans and specifications: # 1 ( ) Sheet 1 - Cover … Implementation Program (Program) is requesting asbestos remediation services to be performed by a qualified firm for one location southwest of Elm Creek, NE. The firm must be a State of Nebraska licensed Asbestos Abatement Contractor with … B2E identified homogeneous areas to facilitate a sampling strategy. A homogeneous sampling area is described as one or more areas with suspect material similar in appearance and texture that have the same installation date and …
… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 07/15/2009 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 Land … Wingfield and approved. 42 43 GC Meeting Update 44 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 07/15/2009 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 Land … In 62 essence, these changes will provide more flexibility for Program management activities to take 63 place; from one hour after sunrise to two hours before sunset during Whooping Crane migration, 64 provided no cranes are present, …
… deleted from the work plan text. 53 LaBonde asked about the pulse flow line item and if we are still planning to do one. Kenny said that is 54 generally a place holder for potential SDHF. There is not one planned for 2016 but the prospect for a 55 flow release factors into the rates the Program is charged for insurance. … have met our 60 goal, we scoured the valley for wetlands, but have come up empty. What are the prospects for finding 61 one? Sackett said there is nothing on the horizon but there are a couple river properties totaling about 62 250 acres that …
… were 0 least tern nests and 0 piping plover nests detected during the river surveys. The most birds detected during one river survey period were 28 least tern adults and 10 piping plover adults (Table 3). Counts of birds detected during … 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 87 least tern adults, 23 piping plover adults, 33 least tern … success (every 3 days). This estimate is calculated as the maximum number of nests and number of broods detected during one survey. An alternative estimate is one-half of the number of adults detected during one survey. Using this method, the …
… Management Ltd. 604.641.2875 Suite 210- 111 Water Street Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6B 1A7 www.compassrm.com Date August 2016 [Blank Page] i Executive Summary The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program or PRRIP) … each subsequent round of alternatives. At the last meeting of the GC, we asked GC members to express preferences for one of the final set of alternatives. Based on the results of two preference elicitation exercises, the GC made a formal … conducted over 8 months, and involved three meetings of the GC and two meetings of the TAC. 3 Problem Scoping We held one-on-one phone interviews with each GC and TAC member to begin to understand the perspectives and concerns held by each …
… Management Ltd. 604.641.2875 Suite 210- 111 Water Street Vancouver, British Columbia Canada V6B 1A7 www.compassrm.com Date August 2016 [Blank Page] i Executive Summary The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program or PRRIP) … each subsequent round of alternatives. At the last meeting of the GC, we asked GC members to express preferences for one of the final set of alternatives. Based on the results of two preference elicitation exercises, the GC made a formal … conducted over 8 months, and involved three meetings of the GC and two meetings of the TAC. 3 Problem Scoping We held one-on-one phone interviews with each GC and TAC member to begin to understand the perspectives and concerns held by each …
… 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 … allow different sections of the study area to be observed as early as possible in the flight times. The east route day one started at the Platte River bridge near Chapman (Chapman bridge) and followed the river transect (0SE) to the Highway …
… Is banding and monitoring done at the same time by the same people, or 48 different times by different people? Baasch – One ground crew, all happens at the same 49 time, but there is some monitoring that occurs separately at non-Program sites … with (new birds or existing birds that are pulled from sandpits). 70 - Marmorek – Does it matter whether birds leave one sandpit and move to another; Baasch 71 – Not for the hypothesis. Galat – Programmatically you have less control over … on this 88 question yes you won’t learn much now. 89 - Runge – Earlier discussion about lack of sustainability, that is one of the issues that was 90 looked at as the Program was developed; there is no long-term mechanism to maintain and 91 …
… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 05/11/2011 This document is based on one person's notes of the meeting. PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 6 PLATTE RIVER RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM … indicated the pool of candidate organizations to provide PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 05/11/2011 This document is based on one person's notes of the meeting. PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 6 services that PBS&J does is very small and that … 1). Peyton seconded the motion. All supported the motion. PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 05/11/2011 This document is based on one person's notes of the meeting. PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 6 2011 Tern and Plover Monitoring and Research …
… thereby minimizing glare off reflective surfaces. Start points were alternated for each leg to address the concern that one end of the river transect would always be flown earlier than the other end. On the east leg, day one the survey began at Chapman, flew the river west (transect 0RE) to Minden then flew a primary targeted wetland return … return transect from Wood River to Highway 34. The start points for the west leg were Minden and Odessa bridges. Day one began at Minden, flew the river (transect 0RW) west to Lexington then flew a primary targeted wetland return transect …
… 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 … A Governance Committee (GC) reviews, directs, and provides oversight for Program activities. The GC 20 is comprised of one representative from each of the three states, three water user representatives, two 21 representatives from … located in Nebraska 24 and Colorado and are responsible for assisting in carrying out Program-related activities. 25 26 One of the major components of Program implementation is aquistion and management of 10,000 acres of 27 habitat for the …
… Tim R. Tunnell, Land Coordinator Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the following forms, plans and specifications: # 1 ( ) Project Specifications … protected vegetation shall be carefully trimmed and treated using locally acceptable procedures. 2.3 Limbs or branches, one half (½ “) inches or greater, which are broken or otherwise severed during construction, shall be cut flush at the base of the limb/branch. 2.4 Roots, one inch (1") or greater, which are broken or otherwise severed during construction, shall have their ends cut smoothly …
… to designing appropriate actions, and to avoiding taking actions based on single species analyses (which could benefit one species at the expense of another). 5. Complete quantitative estimates of the feasibility of testing all hypotheses … data analysis plan and reprioritize hypothesis tests (see #6 below). 3. The Program should analyze data quickly (within one season or year of data collection), share syntheses at annual meetings, and adjust priorities based on learning. 4. … 2004 Technical Report, Project No. 200300300, 448 electronic pages, (BPA Report DOE/BP-00012481-1). http://www.essa.com/documents/ESSA%20Multi- watershed%20report%20H00012481-1.pdf Murray, C. and D. Marmorek. 2003. Adaptive management: a …
… to designing appropriate actions, and to avoiding taking actions based on single species analyses (which could benefit one species at the expense of another). 5. Complete quantitative estimates of the feasibility of testing all hypotheses … data analysis plan and reprioritize hypothesis tests (see #6 below). 3. The Program should analyze data quickly (within one season or year of data collection), share syntheses at annual meetings, and adjust priorities based on learning. 4. … 2004 Technical Report, Project No. 200300300, 448 electronic pages, (BPA Report DOE/BP-00012481-1). http://www.essa.com/documents/ESSA%20Multi- watershed%20report%20H00012481-1.pdf Murray, C. and D. Marmorek. 2003. Adaptive management: a …
… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 jaymesm@headwaterscorp.com Suggested Citation: Jaymes, M.L. 2021. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2021 Implementation of the … of approximately 750 feet, unless conditions demanded higher altitudes. Two flights were initiated each morning, one from Grand Island (east route, shown in red on Figs. 1 and 2) and one from Kearney (west route, shown in green on Fig.1 and 2). Planes were required to be at transect starting points ½ …
… an update on indexing for 2016. Beardsley asked what an average year is for the Index 148 Application. Merrill said the one that has been all over the board a little is the land index value. That relates 149 to things like Nebraska corn being … catch up. 151 152 PRRIP Publication & Peer Review 153 Smith discussed three published manuscripts so far this year and one manuscript for publication on the 154 history of tern and plover use of the central Platte River and the context … we will need staff to operate and maintain them. Those costs are factored into the 207 wellfield estimates. Ament said one of our biggest problems is that we have been successful. It appears that 208 things are working fine, but the problem …
… the numerator. The two were divided to estimate the percent change -4- in impacts, which were all less than or equal to one-tenth of one percent. The baseline economic activity files as well as the IMPLAN output files are available on CD. Land Acquisition … analysis performed (annual vs. average annual), the types of restoration and management activities (the EIS Team clears one-half of all acquired land), and the base year used to measure expenditures (i.e., the EIS analysis accounts for …
… thereby minimizing glare off reflective surfaces. Start points were alternated for each leg to address the concern that one end of the river transect would always be flown earlier than the other end. On the east leg, day one began at Chapman, flew the river west to Minden then flew a predetermined route back to Chapman. Day two began at Wood … of the river transect from Chapman to Wood River. The start points for the west leg were Minden and Odessa bridges. Day one began at Minden, flew the river west to Lexington then flew a predetermined route back to Minden. Day two began at …
… 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 committee … – Wyoming August 14-15 – Colorado October 9-10 – Nebraska December 11-12 – Colorado 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 committee … authorization, which is not likely in FY 2007. Brian Barels also noted that the current budget amount is for one year of maintenance and does not include the budget for past development costs reimbursements. Mark Butler commented …
… 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 … A Governance Committee (GC) reviews, directs, and provides oversight for Program activities. The GC is 19 comprised of one representative from each of the three states, three water user representatives, two 20 representatives from … located in Nebraska and Colorado and are 23 responsible for assisting in carrying out Program-related activities. 24 25 One of the major components of Program implementation is aquistion and management of 10,000 acres of 26 habitat for the …
… by the NRC and implied in other documents. Specifically, the Physical HABitat SIMulation System (PHABSIM), which is one of the modeling tools associated with IFIM, was used to quantify the amount of microhabitat for fish and whooping … of the workshop, but the panel met in private to craft the flow recommendations7. It should be noted that more than one expert indicated in their testimony that they had been given very short notice by NBS and had not been asked to … recommendations until the day before the workshop. Of the nine experts, three presented target flow recommendations, one provided an overview of Nebraska Game and Parks Commission (NGPC) 1993 instream flow applications to the Nebraska …
… has had little or no impact on the morphology of the Platte River, despite the fact that the Platte River is one of the most regulated rivers in the United States, with basin reservoir storage significantly greater than the annual … error has been rampant and has misled the EIS team. The photos only give the amount of open versus vegetated areas. All one can ascertain is the amount of ‘channel’ narrowing in a geomorphologic framework. In fact, even the amount of vegetated expansion is suspect, because all one can see from photos is the canopy width, which depends on season and maturity of the plants (p. ES-4). 6 It seems that …
… collected since 2007 and possibly 2001. Rabbe suggested adding information in the report indicating it appears that one of the fall WC locations was on a sandbar that was previously created/manage as a tern and plover island by Partners … WY. Similar to the LAC if there is a majority and minority opinion, the motion would be explained to the GC by one TAC representative supporting the motion and one TAC representative opposing the motion. Besson asked how peer review comments related to conducting a larger scale …