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Adaptive Management (Continued from Page 3) Dam operations must be met. The importance of the AMP in ensuring the implementation of the selected alternative and in evaluating its effectiveness in meeting natural resource management objectives cannot be overemphasized. Within the next few years, it will be the primary task of the AMP to specifically identify resource management objectives and then design experiments, implement studies, and moni- tor research with the specific objective of determining what pattern of flows from the dam is best for endangered fish. Let there be no doubt that in the final analysis, the selection of the EIS preferred alternative was driven by more questions than answers over what will happen to humpback chub and razorback suckers under differing flow scenarios. If there were not such dramatic differences in power mar. keting parameters between the SASF and MLFF alternatives, the situation would not be so critical. As the preferred alternative now reads, experimental steady flows will be implemented automatically in the spring/summer 1998 unless an ongoing risk assessment to endangered fish indicates steady flows will be harmful. Very specific research questions on endangered fish beg answers before we really understand how best to operate Glen Canyon Dam. Such is the immediate responsibility of the Adaptive Management Program process. Cultural Resources: Where We Are and Where We are Going By: Janet BaIsom, EIS Team Member Grand Canyon National Park The cultural resources program associated with the Glen Canyon Dam environmental impact statement and Glen Canyon Environmental Studies has numerous components which all contribute to management of the resources along the Colorado River corridor. These components consist of archaeological studies, geomorphic research, and tribal ethnohistories, which together help guide the long.term research and monitoring of these irreplaceable resources. The archaeological inventory of the Colorado River corridor was completed in 1991 by the National Park Service (NPS). The final report on the survey was released last month. The geomorphic work is continuing, with open file reports on the work that has been completed available through the U.S. Geological Survey. Tribal reports are nearing completion and will be available on a limited basis in the near future. The unifying management tool for cultural resources is derived from the National Historic Preservation Act. For the Glen Canyon Dam program, Reclamation, NPS, the Arizona State Historic Preservation Officer, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and the Hualapai, Havasupai, Hop~ Kaibab Paiute, Navajo, San Juan Southern Paiute, Shivwits Paiute, and the. Zuni Tribes have coordi- nated their responsibilities and concerns and agreed to a long.term program through a "Programmatic Agreement" 4 (PA). This agreement, negotiated among all of the parties, directs Reclamation and NPS to conduct a program which ensures the preservation of sites and in-situ preservation, wherever possible, along the Colorado River. The signa- tories to the agreement are currently drafting the final Historic Preservation Plan (HPP), which will include the specifics on implementation of the program as identified in the P A. The HPP will guide the long-term monitoring and remedial actions associated with site preservation along the river corridor. Preservation is the ultimate goal, one shared by the agencies and the tribes. The means by which sites are stabilized or protected vary, and considerable discussion has taken place among the signatories of the P A over appropri- ate methods for site protection. A workshop will be held in May 1995 to further discuss methods and techniques for site preservation. All of the signatories will be participating, along with specia1ists in site stabilization. A field trip to begin implementation of preservation methods is scheduled for early September. The program is moving forward and will benefit all of the cultural resources of Glen and Grand Canyons. We hope that our efforts will provide for lasting protection of these significant and fragile pieces of the past.