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<br />" <br /> <br />DRAFT AND PRECISIONAL DOCUMENT - FOR COORDINATION COMMmEE REVIEW ONLY <br /> <br />-:~) <br />':) <br /> <br />A variety of outreach tools will be employed to provide information to the public regarding the <br />need and intent of the San Juan Recovery Implementation Program, These tools will include <br />news releases, public meetings, presentations designed to provide information to the public and <br />establish a forum for direct discussions, and program information dissemination, As <br />appropriate, brochures, signs, and educational displays will be developed and used to educate <br />the general and angling public about lhe reasons for and results of endangered species recovery, <br /> <br />,-, <br />..~ <br /> <br />-.J <br />w <br /> <br />4.7 DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND MAINTAIN AN ADAPTIVE <br />MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO ENSURE CONDUCTING OF <br />APPROPRIA TE RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES TO <br />ATTAIN AND MAINTAIN RECOVERY OF ENDANGERED AND OTHER <br />NATIVE FISH SPECIES. <br />A recovery program such as this for the San Juan River fish community is only as effective as <br />the method of self-evaluation and appropriate adjustment to meet the desired goal of recovery <br />of the native fish community, It is necessary to continually analyze the influx of new or <br />additional information regarding lhe biological, physical, and chemical conditions of the San <br />Juan River basin, These conditions, coupled with socioeconomic realities of current and future <br />water uses, will determine what, when, how, and why remedial methods will be employed to <br />successfully implement recovery, It is therefore necessary to develop an adaptive management <br />approach that allows timely incorporation of all available information to be used to evaluate the <br />accuracy of such and adjust management actions as needed. <br /> <br />A standardized and centralized database will be developed and maintained to ensure accurate <br />compilation and storage of relevant biological data, This database will be made available to all <br />resource agencies, institutions, and individuals conducting or evaluating research and <br />management activities, <br /> <br />As research projects are completed or relevant findings verified, new information may identify <br />addilional research needs or identify immediate resource protection actions. Program <br />management will allow for the conduct of new and approved research and implementation of <br />necessary management actions. <br /> <br />A long-lerm mO:litoring program will be developed and implemented during lhis recovery <br />program, Emphasis will be placed upon monitoring the status and trends of the resident fish <br />community, geomorphology of the stream channel, flow/habitat relationships, changes in water <br />quality. and hydrologic changes within the Basin, <br /> <br />As necessary, recovery actions and goals will be refined to reflect new information and the <br />relative understanding of achievable recovery of the San' Juan River fish community, <br />Quantifiable recovery goals will be developed for Colorado squawfish, razorback sucker, and <br />native fish community. <br /> <br />lO <br />