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First IncrementFirst IncrementFirst IncrementFirst Increment

13 years 13 years 13 years 13 years (2007(2007(2007(2007----2019)2019)2019)2019)

Protect or restore Protect or restore Protect or restore Protect or restore 10,000 acres 10,000 acres 10,000 acres 10,000 acres

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Reduce central Platte flow shortages by Reduce central Platte flow shortages by Reduce central Platte flow shortages by Reduce central Platte flow shortages by

130,000 130,000 130,000 130,000 –––– 150,000 acre150,000 acre150,000 acre150,000 acre----feet of water/yrfeet of water/yrfeet of water/yrfeet of water/yr

Program Document Footnote #7 Program Document Footnote #7 Program Document Footnote #7 Program Document Footnote #7 –––– “The states have not “The states have not “The states have not “The states have not

agreed that these recommendations are biologically or agreed that these recommendations are biologically or agreed that these recommendations are biologically or agreed that these recommendations are biologically or

hydrologically necessary to benefit or recover the target hydrologically necessary to benefit or recover the target hydrologically necessary to benefit or recover the target hydrologically necessary to benefit or recover the target

species.”species.”species.”species.”

Protect or restore Protect or restore Protect or restore Protect or restore 10,000 acres 10,000 acres 10,000 acres 10,000 acres

of habitat in central Platteof habitat in central Platteof habitat in central Platteof habitat in central Platte

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AMP Management AMP Management Objectives & Objectives &

IndicatorsIndicators(AMP (AMP –– Page 20)Page 20)

1) Improve production of interior least tern and piping plover

from the central Platte River� Increase nesting pairs

� Increase fledge ratios

� Decrease adult mortality by reducing predation

2) Improve survival of whooping cranes during migration2) Improve survival of whooping cranes during migration� Increase habitat availability on central Platte River (area of suitable roosting

habitat and foraging habitat, proportion of population, crane use days)

3) Avoid adverse impacts from Program actions on pallid

sturgeon populations� No indicators identified; further research needed

4) Within overall objectives 1-3, provide benefits to non-target

listed species and non-listed species of concern and reduce

likelihood of future listings� Increase habitat availability on central Platte River

Conceptual Conceptual Conceptual Conceptual Conceptual Conceptual Conceptual Conceptual

Ecological Ecological Ecological Ecological Ecological Ecological Ecological Ecological

ModelsModelsModelsModelsModelsModelsModelsModels

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Priority Priority Priority Priority Priority Priority Priority Priority

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Management Management Management Management Management Management Management Management

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1) 1) 1) 1) FlowFlowFlowFlow----SedimentSedimentSedimentSediment----MechanicalMechanicalMechanicalMechanical (FSM) (FSM) (FSM) (FSM)

“Clear/Level/Pulse”

2) 2) 2) 2) Mechanical Creation/MaintenanceMechanical Creation/MaintenanceMechanical Creation/MaintenanceMechanical Creation/Maintenance

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2) 2) 2) 2) Mechanical Creation/MaintenanceMechanical Creation/MaintenanceMechanical Creation/MaintenanceMechanical Creation/Maintenance

“Clear/Level/Plow”

Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent

Science Science Science Science Science Science Science Science

Review (ISR)Review (ISR)Review (ISR)Review (ISR)Review (ISR)Review (ISR)Review (ISR)Review (ISR)

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Independent Independent Independent Independent

Scientific Advisory Scientific Advisory Scientific Advisory Scientific Advisory

Committee (ISAC)Committee (ISAC)Committee (ISAC)Committee (ISAC)

• Philip Dixon, Iowa State University

• David Galat, USGS Co-op Unit

• Robb Jacobson, USGS

• Kent Loftin, HydroPlan, LLC

• Dave Marmorek, ESSA Technologies

• John Nestler, Env. & Fisheries Serv.

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Peer ReviewPeer ReviewPeer ReviewPeer Review

• John Nestler, Env. & Fisheries Serv.

� Four monitoring protocols:

• Geomorphology/In-Channel Vegetation

• Terns/Plovers

• Forage Fish

• Water Quality

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Issues of Issues of ScaleScale

� Species recovery program, not ecosystem

“restoration”

� Program provides sideboards – can we � Program provides sideboards – can we

make conditions birds will use?

� How does the Platte fit in the life history of

terns, plovers, and whooping cranes? –

issues of meta-populations

� Focus on what we can do

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