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<br />:. <br /> <br />,- <br />\~ <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />00497 <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />considering ecosystem processes, management alternatives, funding sources, and stakeholder <br />interests," (NRC, 1999:43; Loveless, 2000). <br />The GCMRC's scientific activities are intended to determine the effects of Record-of- <br />Decision (ROD) dam operations and other management actions primarily on downstream <br />natural, recreational, and cultural resources of the Colorado River Ecosystem (CRE). Annual <br />GCMRC activities include limited investigations into tributaries (e.g., the Little Colorado and <br />Paria Rivers) and reservoirs (e.g., Lake Powell). The GCD-AMP, in drawing these boundaries <br />on the geographic scope of GCMRC scientific activities, acknowledge that these constraints may <br />inhibit the ability to distinguish the effects of dam operations on CRE resources from other <br />effects. Therefore, scientific information from programs outside the GCD-AMP may be needed <br />as a means of strengthening the understanding of the entire CRE. For additional infonnation on <br />programmatic and institutional scope of the Adaptive Management Program, please refer to the <br />AMWG Strategic Plan on the web (http://www.uc.usbr.gov/amp/amwg/02ianI7/Attach 06.pdfJ. <br /> <br />GRANO CANYON MONITORING AND RESEARCH CENTER <br /> <br />The USGS is the primary science provider for the U.S. Department of the Interior. The <br />scientific nature of the USGS, its national perspective, and its non-regulatory role enable the <br />, <br /> <br />USGS to provide information and understanding that are policy relevant and policy neutral. The <br /> <br />USGS serves the Nation as an independent fact-finding agency that collects, monitors, analyzes, <br /> <br />and provides scientific understanding about natural resource conditions, issues, and problems. <br /> <br />The mission of the USGS is to serve the Nation by providing reliable scientific <br /> <br />information to: <br /> <br />1. describe and understand the Earth; <br />2. minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; <br />3. manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our <br />quality of life. <br /> <br />Mission of GCMRC <br /> <br />The final E1S on Operations of Glen Canyon Dam (DOl, 1995), directed the Secretary of <br />the Interior, "To establish and implement long-term monitoring programs and activities that will <br />ensure that Glen Canyon Dam is operated in a manner consistent with that of Section 1802. . ." <br />of the GCP A. The mission of the GCMRC <br /> <br />IS: <br /> <br />GCMRC FY2006 Annual Work Plan (Draft, June 10,2005) <br />