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

… the First Increment 9 to set the stage for evaluation during the Second Increment. 10 11 Of the eleven Big Questions, one answer is conclusive (#8), five are trending positive (#3, #4, #6, #9, and 12 #10), one is trending negative (#1), and four remain unknown (#2, #5, #7, and #11). Based on the Big 13 Question categories, good progress is being made in terms of Program implementation with three trending 14 answers and only one unknown answer. More uncertainty exists within the effectiveness category 15 because effectiveness cannot be …

P16-016 Elm Creek Complex Tree/Brush Removal Project

… POINT OF CONTACT: Tim R. Tunnell Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com The undersigned, having examined the drawings and investigated the local conditions affecting the project work, hereby … December 15 to February 15 and within a 0.25 mile area around a known eagle roost, site activity should occur beginning one (1) hour after sunrise and finishing one hour (1) before sunset to minimize disturbance of the roost. For Work occurring in or within 0.25 miles of the Platte …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Fall 2007

… and increasing the ability to detect white birds. 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 …

P23-017 Tract 2018001 Tree Clearing

… 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 …

Reconnaissance-Level Water Action Plan

… assist in the recovery of the target species and their associated habitats through a basin-wide cooperative approach. One of the objectives of the first phase of the Program is to develop a Water Action Plan that identifies various projects … for the project for the project to be implemented. b. The project may be implemented by the Governance Committee, by one or more states, or by another project sponsor or sponsors, in accordance with the plan and schedule included in the … was based on available climate data for the North Platte weather station. A constant water surface area associated with one-half the reservoir depth was used for each reservoir for the purpose of determining evaporative losses and direct …

Platte River Wet Meadow Geohydrology and Management Through Flow Releases

… or PRRIP) which is tasked with managing land and water resources to benefit threatened and endangered species. Fully one third of the Program’s land holdings are to initially be managed as wet meadow habitat and flow releases to benefit … to the soil surface in most areas of grassland and above the soil surface in some surface depressions in grasslands. One effect of this is to bring up soil organisms to near or above the soil surface for predation by migratory birds and … 225,114 153,600 151,680 - - Management of wet meadow habitat on Program lands As mentioned in the introduction, fully one third of the lands (10,000 acres) to be acquired by the Program during the First Increment are to be managed as wet …

RFP for Spring 2013 Prescribed Fire Services

… 2013 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Tim Tunnell, Land Manager 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (402) 219-3883 10 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … 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 …

PRRIP Prescribed Fire RFP FY2016-2018

… 2016 7 POINT OF CONTACT: Tim Tunnell, Land Manager 8 Headwaters Corporation 9 (402) 219-3883 10 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com 11 12 I. OVERVIEW 13 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (“Program” or “PRRIP”) was initiated on January … 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 …

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 … and Piping Plovers (Kolbe and Janzen 2002, Spear et al. 2007, Sherfy et al. 2012b, Catlin et al. 2015). However, no one to date has examined nest-site selection by Least Terns and Piping Plovers on off-channel areas such as sandpits and … (no evidence present) were determined. Due to intense survey efforts, we assumed the probability of nest detection was one. We used Trimble GPS units with sub- meter accuracies to record the location of nests, estimated the nest-initiation …

2014 June GC Minutes

… different than what we see on the Platte. Kraus asked if the discharge slide for the Niobrara would look 182 like the one Marmorek showed for the Platte. Farnsworth said on average Platte peaks are in June, on 183 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL … built at low cost and led to successful nesting in 2008 and 2009. The difficulty is keeping those islands in 187 place. One way to build semi-permanent habitat would be to clear wooded islands that are already well 188 above many high flow events. Taddicken said the key seems to be keeping nesting islands available for 189 one year for nesting. Schneider said it sounds like the ISAC is suggesting we need to do something 190 different than what …

2012 August TAC Minutes

… to Felipe Chaves-Ramirez and asked if he was aware he was quotes in the report and he said he was not. Peyton asked how one could obtain a population size estimate for 2011 where the methodology changed. Baasch said one could use marked birds to obtain an estimate of the number of birds that wintered outside the survey area and inflate … the database, but no additional information that is required to be included in most of the assessments. Baasch stated one of the changes going forward would be to assign the same crane group ID to a group of birds that use the Platte River …

2009 August GC Minutes

… with the Symposium and 80 the GC meeting at that time. Comments have been received from peer reviewers (except one) 81 for all four monitoring protocols being peer reviewed and those comments are being assessed 82 and summarized for … include specific language to allow transfer of the data and 210 hardware if necessary. Kraus asked if there is just one virtual server, what about the differences 211 between one server versus two. Daren said it is largely memory capacity and processing 212 capability. Strauch asked how data is …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol - Fall 2021 FINAL

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 jaymesm@headwaterscorp.com Suggested Citation: PRRIP 2021. Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: 2021 Implementation of the Whooping … 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. 1-2) and one from Kearney (west route, shown in green on Figs.1-2). Planes were required to be at transect starting points ½ hour …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol - Fall 2018

… 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 …

Water Fact Sheet.pdf

… clear sandbars and maintain a braided river. Such pulse flows would on average, be planned for two out of three years. One (1) cfs equals about 450 gallons per minute. The Water Plan 12/11/08 First Increment Goals (2007-2019) The overall … Target flows were developed by the USFWS and are the way the Program will compare river flows and measure progress. One acre-foot is the amount of water required to cover one acre to a depth of one foot and equals about 325,580 gallons. For comparison, the capacity of Lake McConaughy at a …

Integrating species-centric and geomorphic-centric views of interior least tern and piping plover habitat selection

… 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 … for all study areas. NAIP imagery was not collected annually, however, which resulted in the occasional need to use one imag- ery dataset for two analysis years. We deemed this acceptable given there is little change in the area or … River study area has river channels that are split by up to 2-km wide and 10-km long permanent islands resulting in one main and one or more side channels. Similar conditions do not occur in our other three study areas (Murphy et al., …

2016 May LAC Minutes

…  Enroll three new areas into the PRRA Program for all allowable uses. 51 o Bartels (2009002) & Sullwold (2012001) as one area open to four users. 52 o BELF (2015002) & Volentine (2014002) as one area open to four users. 53 o Spiedel (2015001) open to eight users, except during rifle deer season where 54 five users are allowed. 55  Increase capacity at Liehs tract from one user to two users. 56  Adopt the current temporary Wyoming tract parking lot location as permanent. 57  Modify …

USFWS_2015_AnnualReport(2)_20160222

… 300 (60) Minute Man Missile Road Re- gravelling Project US Air Force, FHWA-CFLHD, Logan and Weld counties 5/11/2015 one-time new, federal 2015 Source: water would be obtained from existing wells in Logan and Weld counties, within the South Platte River basin. Use: a one-time use of approximately 2.7 af of water associated with construction activities, including mixing for material use … 15-F-0928 FHWA-CFLHD Boulder Lefthand Canyon Drive Rehab Project USDA, USFS- ARNF, Boulder Co., FHWA-CFLHD 9/29/2015 one-time new, federal 2015 Source: water would be pulled from Lefthand Creek, a perennial tributary to St. Vrain Creek and …

PlumCreekBoreHoles_RequestForQuotation.pdf

… Investigation LOCATION: Plum Creek Complex NEAR: Overton, Nebraska CONTACT: Kevin Werbylo, werbylok@headwaterscorp.com, 720-524-6115 The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the following forms, plans and specifications: # 1 ( ) … ‘Bid/Quote Form’. The contractor may perform the work solely (which is preferred) or may hire a subcontractor(s) for one or more of the items. The contractor will be responsible for three main tasks: (1) drilling soil borings, (2) … the low permeability layer of interest. However, because the depth to the low permeability layer might vary from one boring to the next, the depths of the borings are expected to vary. The maximum depth of a single boring will be 80 …

ElmCreekBoreHoles_RequestForQuotation.pdf

… Investigation LOCATION: Elm Creek Complex NEAR: Elm Creek, Nebraska CONTACT: Kevin Werbylo, werbylok@headwaterscorp.com, 720-524-6115 The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the following forms, plans and specifications: # 1 ( ) … ‘Bid/Quote Form’. The contractor may perform the work solely (which is preferred) or may hire a subcontractor(s) for one or more of the items. The contractor will be responsible for three main tasks: (1) drilling soil borings, (2) … the low permeability layer of interest. However, because the depth to the low permeability layer might vary from one boring to the next, the depths of the borings are expected to vary. The maximum depth of a single boring will be 80 …

2015 September GC Minutes

… at the Younes Conference Center in Kearney, Nebraska 99 on September 27 through the 29, 2015. 100  The Program is one of the sponsors of a lecture by Bill McKibben on October 6, 2015 in Lincoln, 101 Nebraska. The lecture is part of the … on Water Resources in Denver, Colorado November 16-19, 2015. Abstracts for eight 110 individual presentations and one panel discussion have been submitted to the committee. Topics range 111 from a general overview of the Program to the … peer review panel members for the Forage Fish 172 Synthesis Document peer review. Smith noted that the TAC only had one week to review the Scope of 173 Work and the recommended peer review panelists and wanted to make sure that the GC …

Data Analysis and Summary Report for May 2008 Natural High Flow Event

… 6.0 feet was exceeded on three consecutive days. At the Grand Island gage, the flood stage of 6.5 feet was exceeded on one day. Figures 4 – 6 present the provisional gage records for the Overton, Kearney, and Grand Island stream gages. … corresponding elevations. The Program also provided funds for the USGS to re-survey three USGS research transect sets. One of those transect sets, located at NPPD’s Cottonwood Ranch property, was last surveyed in March of 2008. The remaining … the J-2 Return). Mean bar size in most segments ranged between 1.0 and 1.5 acres. Median bar area was on the order of one acre for most bridge segments. PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 01/27/2009 Page 14 of 21 Table 2 – June 22, 2008 CIR Imagery …

Colorado Depletions Plan Updated December 1 2015

… Platte River and its tributaries for the irrigation of more than a total of 145,000 acres in Jackson county during any one irrigation season. The Decree also enjoins Colorado from storing more than 17,000 acre-feet of water for irrigation … were presently under irrigation in Jackson County in Colorado. Since then the number of acres being irrigated in any one October 24, 2006 Colorado Depletions Plan 8 year has been as high as 134,467. The Decree allows Colorado to irrigate … with the difference between total measured irrigated acreage and the current Jackson County population in any one year, and the upper level of depletions associated with irrigation of 134,467 acres and the population of 2,022, may …

PRRIP Remote Geomorphology and Vegetation Monitoring Protocol

… that were measured every year in the previous protocol were spaced at approximately 5-mile intervals along the AHR, and one rotating AP, measured only once every four years, was located between each of the pure panel APs. The total channel … present at the sites. In addition to the geomorphic survey and vegetation data, up to 10 bed material samples and one composite bar material sample were collected at each AP during each of the annual data collection efforts. The … of scales from individual transects to the nine geomorphic reaches identified in Fotherby (2008). The metrics fell into one of six general categories: Hydrologic, Hydraulic, Geomorphic, Vegetation, Sediment, and Whooping Crane. The initial …

Wet Meadow Hydrology Study - Alluvial Aquifer Properties Memo

… The methods, calculations, and results are discussed in the following sections. A. Methods Pump tests were conducted at one well near the river and one well near the center of the site at both wet meadow locations. The monitoring wells are two inches in diameter and ten … and Sonderegger, J.L. 2001. Manual of Applied Field Hydrogeology. McGraw-Hill, New York. 6 http://www.harborfreight.com/1-in-clear-water-pump-with-79cc-ohv-gas-engine-69747.html …

2008 September TAC Minutes

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 01/07/2009 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 Technical … on a much larger review effort. The group PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 01/07/2009 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 Technical … 2009. WQ-1: Platte River Water Quality Monitoring PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 01/07/2009 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 Technical …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Winter 2013

… be north of the Platte River on November 10, 2012, systematic flights were extended in the fall from November 11-16 and one opportunistic flight was conducted mid-morning on November 21, 2012 to locate a Whooping Crane. With the early arrival … dictated and flights were cancelled due to unsafe weather. A Cessna 172 was equipped with a GPS unit and generally one observer conducted the surveys. Surveys were flown at an altitude of 750’ and at a speed of about 100 mph. Beginning … Whooping Crane and to monitor diurnal movement, habitat use, and behavioral activities. OPPORTUNISTIC FLIGHTS- One opportunistic flight was conducted on November 21 and resulted in a sighting of 1 individual (radioed) Whooping Crane. …

01-16_17-24 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

… via email for rotating meeting locations. Rabbe summarized options as two meetings a year rotated between WY and CO; one meeting a year rotating between WY and CO every other year; or three meetings a year in Kearney, NE. Flyr asked if TAC … that balances science with policy and values. Zmak said there are a host of facilitation support structures, SDM is one approach, but there are many. Zmak said most important is to have someone stakeholders have confidence in and trust. … so we can learn about what happens upstream without augmentation. Ostrom asked, how much can we realistically learn in one year if not doing anything or changing something? It is a long-term process and might take several years to see a …

2010 January LAC Minutes

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 4/9/2010 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 December 42 1 & 2, 2009 in Denver, CO. 43 44 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 4/9/2010 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 … sand & water area is about 75% complete. 87 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 4/9/2010 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 …

2009 July LAC Minutes

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 09/16/2009 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 … tracts will 42 be notified of the decision. 43 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 09/16/2009 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 … plan subgroups within 84 the next week. 85 86 87 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 09/16/2009 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 …

2015 June GC Minutes

… in the future. That could be the recommended path forward. Hines and 158 Rabbe requested waiting for a motion on this one until September. 159 160 Williams asked when the other Big Questions would be answered. Smith said the remaining … the river the past migration season. 181 Smith said he wasn’t sure on the exact number but it was over 20 birds and was one of the highest use 182 migration seasons of recent times. 183 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 09/08/2015 PRRIP June 9-10, 2015 … Kenny said we have consulted attorneys on this issue and it 215 doesn’t seem to be a problem. Farnsworth said the one potential long-term issue relates to tern/plover island 216 building and increased county efforts to permit activities …

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 … 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 responsible for assisting in carrying out Program-related 23 activities. 24 25 One of the major components of Program implementation is aquistion and management of 10,000 acres of 26 habitat for the …

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 … 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 responsible for assisting in carrying out Program-related 23 activities. 24 25 One of the major components of Program implementation is aquistion and management of 10,000 acres of 26 habitat for the …

RFP for Elm Creek FSM Experiment Implemetation Design

… 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 … (GC) reviews, directs, and provides oversight for activities undertaken 22  during the Program. The GC is comprised of one representative from each of the three states, 23  three water user representatives, two representatives from … least tern and piping plover production, and 3) avoid adverse impacts on 31  pallid sturgeon in the Lower Platte River. One of the Program’s management strategies to 32  achieve these objectives is the Flow-Sediment-Mechanical (FSM) …

1-D Hydraulic Model Draft Hydraulic Modeling Technical Memorandum

… of 14 Program target bird species. 15 Statement of Work 16 The purpose of this project is to develop and calibrate a one-dimensional (1D) hydraulic model that will 17 be used to estimate the attenuation of North Platte River flows, in particular, short duration high flows 18 (SDHFs). SDHFs are one component of the Flow-Sediment-Mechanical (FSM) management strategy 19 being considered by the Program to improve … direct flow into the south channel. The Suburban 14 Canal Diversion diverts water from the south channel approximately one mile downstream of the North-15 side Suburban Canal diversion structure. The last gaged diversion in the modeled …

2009 November LAC Minutes

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 1/29/2010 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 … further action after reviewing the appraisal. 44 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 1/29/2010 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 … This vegetation removal work is being performed 87 PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 1/29/2010 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 …

2009 February TAC Minutes

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 04/22/2009 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 Technical … basic spreadsheet with what the USGS is finding. PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 04/22/2009 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 Technical … participants will be sought as authors/co-authors. PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 04/22/2009 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 Technical …

2010 February WAC Minutes Reference Notes

… provide an attractive cost-effective option. 101 102 Two draft scopes of service from Olsson were provided to the WAC, one for the field work and 103 one for this intermediate/incremental step to be completed prior to full feasibility. Courtney also 104 discussed … the impact on the full feasibility budget (total reregulating 107 reservoirs budget is $750,000). Courtney noted that one of the most time intensive portions of 108 Olsson’s Phase II work would be if we brought many alternatives forward and …

2015 February TAC Minutes

… weren’t able to find a statistical difference between any of the methods used in the analysis. Baasch agreed and said one of the biggest advantages was that other methods seemed to be more sensitive to survey intensity, catastrophic nest … be interested in knowing if there were differences between sites where terns plunged and random sites. Baasch said one of the conclusions in the document was that there was no difference between foraging and random sites. Farnsworth … spurred a discussion about the definition of consensus which has since been resolved and means everyone agrees or no one disagrees strongly. This lead in to a disagreement about other language in the partnership agreement and what the …

2010 January TAC Minutes Sediment Augmentation Workshop

… PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 05/11/2011 This document is based on one person's notes of the meeting. PRRIP TAC Sediment Augmentation Workshop Minutes Page 1 of 4 PLATTE RIVER RECOVERY … alternative analyses, and risk and uncertainty analyses. PRRIP – ED OFFICE FINAL 05/11/2011 This document is based on one person's notes of the meeting. PRRIP TAC Sediment Augmentation Workshop Minutes Page 2 of 4 Recommendations: • …

Kearney Canal Water Quality Monitoring Protocol

… 112 Representative samples of water will be collected for analytical analysis of suspended sediment 113 concentration. One depth integrated sample will be collected at each location where the sonde is 114 deployed as listed in Table 1 during … maintenance of sondes. The following procedures will be 115 used to collect representative discrete samples: 116 117  One depth integrated sample will be collected adjacent to the water quality sonde. 118 119  The sample containers will be …  Preservative –cool to 4 °C 152  Samplers’ initials 153 154 III.C.4. QC Sample Collection and Documentation 155 156 One duplicate water sample will be collected at one randomly selected site during each discrete 157 water quality sampling …

Diurnal habitat selection of migrating Whooping Crane in the Great Plains

… long- Address of Correspondent: David M Baasch, 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6, Kearney, NE USA 68845, baaschd@headwaterscorp.com mailto:baaschd@headwaterscorp.com mailto:baaschd@headwaterscorp.com mailto:farrellp@headwaterscorp.com … a stopover site as a collection of aggregated GPS locations in time and space that reflected that birds spent at least one night at the location before continuing migration. Spatially, we defined a stopover site as an area within a 1-km buffer surrounding clusters of stopover locations that included at least one nighttime location. If multiple transmitter-marked birds were present within a crane group at a stopover location, we …

2010 December TAC Minutes

… 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 4 PLATTE RIVER RECOVERY IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM … to avoid winner/loser types of answers when evaluating the 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 4 effectiveness of the 2 management strategies. … were what he tried to capture in Decisions 8 and 9. Smith 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 4 stated he at the end of the first increment we …

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 … 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 23 and Colorado and are 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 …

Tract 2019 Fence Replacement

… R. Tunnell, Senior Land Manager Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the following plans and specifications: # 1 ( ) Construction Specifications # … Gates must be of rigid construction free from sag or twist. The fittings must consist of not less than two hinges and one latch or galvanized chain for fastening. Latches must be of such design that a padlock may be used for locking. All … or October 9 and November 15, the CONTRACTOR will not begin work within 0.25 miles of the Platte River channel until one of the following requirements has been met each day: 1) The CONTRACTOR observes the airplane conducting whooping crane …

P22-018 In Channel Disking

… 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 plans and specifications: # 1 ( ) Whooping Crane Incidental Take … or October 9 and November 15, the CONTRACTOR will not begin work within 0.25 miles of the Platte River channel until one of the following requirements has been met each day: 1) The CONTRACTOR observes the airplane conducting whooping crane … their daily flights over the work area without circling back to verify a whooping crane sighting; 2) it is at least one (1) hour after sunrise and the CONTRACTOR has visually confirmed there are no whooping cranes or large white birds in …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Winter 2012

… into a web- based Microsoft SharePoint database developed by Riverside Technology, Inc. using Microsoft InfoPath 2010. One air service was contracted and aerial surveys were conducted along specified routes near sunrise as weather permitted. … alternated for each leg to address the Winter 2012 Whooping Crane Monitoring Summary Report 9/10/2012 2 concern that one end of the river transect would always be flown earlier than the other end. Day one began at U.S. 281, flew the south side of the river west to Kearny then flew the north side of the river back to U.S. …

P17-024 Chapman Bridge MCA Habitat Enhancement Project

… time CONTACT: Tim R. Tunnell, Senior Land Manager 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the following plans and specifications: # 1 ( ) Construction 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 …

Tract 2021001 Fence Construction

… 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 plans and specifications: # 1 ( ) Whooping Crane Incidental Take … Gates must be of rigid construction free from sag or twist. The fittings must consist of not less than two hinges and one latch or galvanized chain for fastening. Latches must be of such design that a padlock may be used for locking. All … or October 9 and November 15, the CONTRACTOR will not begin work within 0.25 miles of the Platte River channel until one of the following requirements has been met each day: 1) The CONTRACTOR observes the airplane conducting whooping crane …

P23-009 Tract 2018001 Fence Construction

… R. Tunnell, Senior Land Manager Headwaters Corporation 4111 4th Ave, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 tunnellt@headwaterscorp.com The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the following plans and specifications: # 1 ( ) Construction Specifications # … Gates must be of rigid construction free from sag or twist. The fittings must consist of not less than two hinges and one latch or galvanized chain for fastening. Latches must be of such design that a padlock may be used for locking. All … or October 9 and November 15, the CONTRACTOR will not begin work within 0.25 miles of the Platte River channel until one of the following requirements has been met each day: 1) The CONTRACTOR observes the airplane conducting whooping crane …

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