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2013 November GC Minutes

… is the Program would get the “controllable” part of the water 106 and be able to use it as part of the Environmental Account; right now, there is no control of water coming 107 from conservation projects that is already going down the …

Remote Tracking of Aransas-Wood Buffalo Whooping Cranes 2015 -2016 Project Update

… Smith, Director of Natural Resources Decision Support, Headwaters Corporation; 402- 432-7950; smithc@headwaterscorp.com Abstract: The Whooping Crane Tracking Partnership gathered location data for whooping cranes during summer 2015. …

2015 November GC Minutes

… we didn’t spend the right amount 66 of money. Berryman said we could earmark this line item or make it into a reserve account. LaBonde 67 said the properties you are talking about seem like complex land and we have met that goal. If there …

2009 July WAC Minutes

2007 April GC Minutes

Evaluation of Nocturnal Roost and Diurnal Sites Used by Whooping Cranes in the Great Plains, United States

… detect cranes. These surveys have the potential to miss crane observations for numerous reasons such as inability to com- plete surveys in low visibility conditions. We are uncertain of the presence or magnitude of observation bias in … and percentage suitable area were relatively independent mea- sures describing roost sites used by whooping cranes as com- pared to the other metrics. The other four metrics—distance to nearest obstruction, unobstructed view width, wetted … habitat quality. As had been noted previously by Howe (1989), 54 percent of daytime use sites were in the uplands, most com- monly in agricultural fields or upland grasslands. Identifying habitat criteria was done to represent loca- tions …

2019 ISAC Recommendations to the PRRIP GC

10-22 and 23-2024 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

… the most important for consideration rather than the Service having to pull it out of the many documents on the Program website. Rabbe said he thinks Program publications should be important for decision-making. EDO ACTION ITEMS: • Revise the … the time of year when the EA-RCC, WAC, and TAC meet to make plans for next year, including drafting the Environmental Account Annual Operating Plan. Germination suppression releases have been made since 2020, providing five years of data … June of 2025. Rabbe said germination suppression and WC release during migration would use most or all water in the EA account during 2025. The Service has not decided on a whooping crane release for 2025 yet. Farnsworth said he is beginning …

2015 February TAC Minutes

FINAL December 10 2018 PRRIP GC Quarterly Meeting Minutes

… the tern/plover inside/outside monitoring 131 manuscript; LaBonde seconded. Publication approved. 132 133 Environmental Account (EA) Annual Operating Plan (AOP) 134 Econopouly discussed the main focus items of the 2019 EA AOP, which includes …

FINAL December 10 2018 PRRIP GC Quarterly Meeting Minutes

… the tern/plover inside/outside monitoring 131 manuscript; LaBonde seconded. Publication approved. 132 133 Environmental Account (EA) Annual Operating Plan (AOP) 134 Econopouly discussed the main focus items of the 2019 EA AOP, which includes …

2011 November TAC Conference Call Minutes

… this topic and determine how the Program can better use the data we are collecting. FWS Water Year 2012 Environmental Account Release Priorities Rabbe asked if there was any additional discussion related to EA releases for target flows …

2008 May WAC Minutes

… of the 54 WMS Phase II objective. Phase I focused on evaluating how a release from the Lake 55 McConaughy Environmental Account could contribute to the pulse flow. Mike Drain 56 emphasized that Phase II is focused on the pulse flow analysis. …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Fall 2006

PRRIP Structured Decision Making Workshop Final Report

… widening, addition of sediment near the upstream end of the critical reach, and pulse flows out of 39 the Environmental Account (EA) in Lake McConaughy. Mechanical actions include: 40 mechanical channel widening and sandbar construction …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol – Fall 2009

2010 December TAC Minutes

… expressed concern of losing opportunities to learn about FSM with the flow schedule outlined on page 9 with the EA account where it is and natural flow events. Farnsworth stated the reason for delayed implementation of the full FSM …

2011 February LAC Minutes

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol - Fall 2024 Report FINAL

… Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue, Suite 6 Kearney, NE 68845 1 ideuse@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2024 Fall Whooping Crane Report—Final ii Platte River Recovery Implementation Program: Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol—Fall 2024 Report Prepared by: Ethan Ideus (ideuse@headwaterscorp.com) and Malinda Henry Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Executive Director’s Office 4111 4th Avenue Suite 6 … Crane Monitoring Protocol–Fall 2024 Report. Cover photo courtesy of Colleen Childers mailto:ideuse@headwaterscorp.com PRRIP 2024 Fall Whooping Crane Report—Final iii Table of Contents Table of Abbreviations …

2010 May WAC Minutes

… an overview of 94 sensitivities analyses completed, including: reregulating or not reregulating Environmental 95 Account (EA) flows released from Lake McConaughy, use of various target flows, and the gage 96 used to calculate excess …

Wet Meadow Hydrology Study - Alluvial Aquifer Properties Memo

… 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 http://www.harborfreight.com/1-in-clear-water-pump-with-79cc-ohv-gas-engine-69747.html PRRIP – ED OFFICE DRAFT 02/01/2014 Page 9 of 18 Figure 7. …

PRRIP 2012 Forage Fish Analysis Report

… was assumed to have a binomial distribution. Both models included a unit-of-observation level 135 random effect to account for overdispersion. Alternative unit-of-observation level random effects 136 distributions for the GLMM describing …

FINAL December 6-7 2016 PRRIP GC Quarterly Meeting Minutes

… J2 Reservoir Project. The “project hold amendment” has 154 been signed and is a done deal. 155 156 2017 Environmental Account (EA) Annual Operating Plan (AOP) 157 Econopouly introduced the document and Rabbe gave an update on the 2017 EA …

2018 February WAC Minutes

2013 June TAC Minutes

… were doubled (metric/0.5) and they calculated a mean of the increased metrics, but forgot to scale the numbers back to account for the increase in sample size. Peyton asked Baasch how West derived the detection model; Baasch said variables …

Strategic Science Plan for Adaptive Management Plan Implementation, 2009-2013

… • Offset the existing sediment imbalance by increasing sediment inputs to the habitat area. • Use the Environmental Account (EA) and other Program water to create annual peaks as large as can be sustained over many years. • Flow …

Tern and Plover Monitoring Protocol Implementation Report for 2006

… adults and 10 piping plover adults (Table 3). Counts of birds detected during the river survey were not adjusted to account for the birds assumed to be reproducing at the nearby sandpits. The locations of each river survey observation and …

Wet Meadow Literature and Information Review

Master PRRIP FY2014 Budget (FINAL)

… & Enhancement (FY08) -$ 848,836.22$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Complete from PRRIP budget standpoint WP-10 O Environmental Account SDHF (FY08-FY19) -$ 46,872.33$ 2,198.47$ -$ -$ -$ 42,940.00$ -$ No SDMF planned in 2014 PD-7 C Program Anchor …

Tern and Plover Monitoring Protocol Implementation Report for 2001

… and 12 piping plover juveniles (Table 2). Counts of birds detected during the river survey were not adjusted to account for the birds assumed to be reproducing at the nearby sandpits. The locations of each river survey observation and …

Tern and Plover Monitoring Protocol Implementation Report for 2004

… tern adults and 5 piping plover adults (Table 3). Counts of birds detected during the river survey were not adjusted to account for the birds assumed to be reproducing at the nearby sandpits. The locations of each river survey observation and …

Agricultural Economics Technical Appendix

01-18-23 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

… https://academic.oup.com/condor/article/122/2/duz066/5740030 … prior to bringing the report to the GC in March. Baasch asked if it would be better to use interpolated flow data to account for distance from the nearest gage to whooping crane location in these reports. Rabbe said seasonal reports use …

Implementation of the Whooping Crane Monitoring Protocol - Fall 2020

… 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 …

FINAL Master PRRIP FY2017 Budget

… (FY08) -$ 848,836.22$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Complete from PRRIP budget standpoint. -$ -$ WP-10 O Environmental Account SDHF (FY08-FY19) -$ 46,872.33$ 2,198.47$ -$ -$ -$ 42,940.00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ No SDHF planned in 2017. -$ -$ PD-7 C …

March 2021 ISAC Presentation to the PRRIP GC

… it matters: • Water supply is uncertain on both short & long time scales • Decisions need to be made on Environmental Account water & other water buckets • Current management approaches could fail under novel future conditions Possible ways … most rivers • Water supply is uncertain on both short- & long-time scales • Decisions need to be made on Environmental Account water & other water buckets Possible ways forward: • Acquire additional information on observed range of channel …

Master PRRIP FY2016 Budget December 1 2015 (FINAL)

… & Enhancement (FY08) -$ 848,836.22$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Complete from PRRIP budget standpoint WP-10 O Environmental Account SDHF (FY08-FY19) -$ 46,872.33$ 2,198.47$ -$ -$ -$ 42,940.00$ -$ -$ -$ No SDHF planned in 2016 PD-7 C Program …

Tern and Plover Monitoring Protocol Implementation Report for 2002

… and 5 piping plover juveniles (Table 3). Counts of birds detected during the river survey were not adjusted to account for the birds assumed to be reproducing at the nearby sandpits. The locations of each river survey observation and …

Tern and Plover Monitoring Protocol Implementation Report for 2005

… adults and 10 piping plover adults (Table 3). Counts of birds detected during the river survey were not adjusted to account for the birds assumed to be reproducing at the nearby sandpits. The locations of each river survey observation and …

Tern and Plover Monitoring Protocol Implementation Report for 2003

… adults and 10 piping plover adults (Table 3). Counts of birds detected during the river survey were not adjusted to account for the birds assumed to be reproducing at the nearby sandpits. The locations of each river survey observation and …

PRRIP FY2015 Budget (FINAL)

… $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 Complete from PRRIP budget standpoint $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 WP-10 O Environmental Account SDHF (FY08-FY19) $ - 0 $ - 0 $ 250,000.00 $ 46,872.33 $ 350,000.00 $ 2,198.47 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ 150,000.00 $ - 0 $ - 0 …

Tern and Plover Monitoring Protocol Implementation Report for 2007

… adults and 10 piping plover adults (Table 3). Counts of birds detected during the river survey were not adjusted to account for the birds assumed to be reproducing at the nearby sandpits. The locations of each river survey observation and …

Platte River Recovery Implementation Program 2010 Budget and Work Plan

… Task Location ED Office (Kearney, NE) and NCF (Lincoln, NE) Task Description Reserve fund for potential Environmental Account (EA) bypass-related costs. Linkage to Priority Hypotheses in AMP N/A Products Reserve fund Notes on Cost One-time …

Record of Decision - Platte River Recovery Implementation Program FEIS

05-7_8-2024 PRRIP TAC Meeting Minutes FINAL

… Schedule Rabbe gave the background for the Spring WC EA Release. He said this year water was available in the EA Account for both a spring release and a germination suppression release. Channel conditions are also good. Release was …

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

… by truck or all- terrain vehicle. The final geomorphology and vegetation monitoring protocol should take this into account.  The locations (spatial and temporal) of both Program and non-Program in-channel maintenance and management …

FY 2019 PRRIP Budget

… budget standpoint. $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ - 0 WP-10 O Environmental Account SDHF (FY08-FY19) $ - 0 $ - 0 $ 250,000.00 $ 46,872.33 $ 350,000.00 $ 2,198.47 $ - 0 $ - 0 $ 150,000.00 $ - 0 $ - 0 …

SYSTEM GEOMORPHOLOGY AND VEGETATION REPORT 2017-2024 FINAL

… suppression flow release period 2020 – 2024. Figure shows natural flows (grey), releases from the Environmental Account (EA, blue), and the contribution of EA water (gold) toward achieving the current 1,500 cfs release target (green). … https://platteriverprogram.org/system/files/Internal%20Pubs/ISAC%202014_Responses_Oct%202014.pdf https://www.nv5.com/ https://www.nv5.com/ 2 characterize changes in in-channel vegetation. The results of this analysis are reported … blue, and near-infrared) imagery and LiDAR elevation surfaces including (in part) topo-bathymetric bare earth and the top of vegetation that were used in this analysis to calculate vegetation height. NV5 assessed accuracy for each year of …

2012 February LAC Conference Call Minutes

… 35 Czaplewski mentioned that Central Platte NRD is able to bank water and this water could be banked in 36 their account under the name of the Program. This water could be sold to CPNRD. Possibly the 37 Program could set up their own …

Press Release - 2020 North Platte Chokepoint Test Flow Release Announced

… Implementation Program (PRRIP), plans to implement a “North Platte Chokepoint Test Flow Release” using Environmental Account (EA) water from Lake McConaughy beginning July 13, 2020. The PRRIP is a cooperative basin-wide program to assist … Director, Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Office Phone: (308) 237-5728 E-mail: farnsworthj@headwaterscorp.com mailto:Thomas_Econopouly@fws.gov mailto:farnsworthj@headwaterscorp.com … Press Release - 2020 North Platte Chokepoint Test Flow Release Announced …

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