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<br />Biological issues, comment to SWSI; August 2004
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<br />imparlance of large woody debris, etc., as well as prob{ems going from small-area study to
<br />{arger.
<br />Vierling, K.T., 1999, Habitat Quality, Population Density and Habitat-Specific Productivity of Red-
<br />winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) in Boulder County, Colorado. American Midland
<br />Naturalist 142: 401-409. Impacts of Irrigation on nestIng success are variable with
<br />predictablfity and timing of the applications, and may be strongly adverse even though
<br />appearance of habitat is better than reamy. Intact habitat is not replaced.
<br />Wagner, F.R., Ed., 2003, Rockv Mountain -Great Basin Reoional Climate Chance Assessment.
<br />Report for the US Global Change Research Program, Logan, UT: Utah State University.
<br />Walsh, R.G., J.R. McKean, R.S. Rosenberger, and C.J. Mucklow, 1994, Recreation Values of
<br />Ranch Open Space. Fort Collins: Colorado State University, Cooperative Extension Service
<br />No. XCM-167.
<br />Western Water Policy Review Advisory Commission, 1998, Water in the West. Available from
<br />National Technical Information Service, Port Royal, Virginia.
<br />With, K.A. and T.O. Crist, 1995, Critical Thresholds in Species' Responses to Landscape
<br />Structure. Ecology 76(8): 2446-2459.
<br />Wiener, J.D, 2004b, Poster, American Meteorological Society, "Moving Water from Theory and
<br />Farms: The Colorado Water Bank Experiment", Seattle. (Extended abstract available from
<br />AMS.)
<br />Wiener, J.D., 2002, Presentation at American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, Orlando,
<br />January, "A Simple Approach to Increasing Usefulness of Forecasts". Orlando. (Extended
<br />abstract available from AMS)
<br />Wiener, J.D., 2003, Presentation at American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting, "Water
<br />banking as adaptation to climate variability: the Colorado experiment". Long Beach (Extended
<br />abstract available from AMS.)
<br />Wiener, J.D., 20048, Presentation, American Meteorological Society, "Small agriculture needs
<br />and desires for weather and climate information in a case study in Colorado~, Seattle.
<br />(Extended abstract from AMS.)
<br />Wiener, J.D., 2004c, forthcoming: US Committee on Irrigation and Drainage, Annual Meeting,
<br />Salt Lake City.
<br />Wiener, J.D., 2004d, Comments to Statewide Water Supply Initiative, available from author or
<br />SW 51 website.
<br />Wilkins-Wells, J., 2003, Benefits and Costs of Pressurized Dual Water Systems in Colorado and
<br />the Potential Role of Canal Comoanies and Irriaation Districts. Funded by Colorado Water
<br />Conservation Board. Sociology Water Lab. Colorado State U.
<br />Wilkins-Wells, J., 2004, Pressurized Secondary Suoolv Feasibilitv Studv. Final Report. Funded
<br />by Colorado Water Conservation Board and City of Lamar, Colorado. Sociology Water Lab,
<br />Colorado State University and Aqua Engineering, Inc.,
<br />WOhl, E., Virtual Rivers. New Haven: Yale U. Press. Graceful writing. Thoroughly treats
<br />changes in Colorado mountain rivers, and also some changes in Plains; includes history of
<br />irrigation development. By 1883, the area between La Porte and the South Platte was "one
<br />vast network of irrigating canals. "(P, 101. The changes by early 20th century made the rivers
<br />into a "vast plumbing scheme", (p. 105) including Important effects on hydrology as well as
<br />direct water uses from the substantial early trans-mountain diversions. The important point for
<br />SWSI is that the -natural" is not available; there is no chance that things wH/ self-restore or
<br />reach some prior equilibrium If management ceases.
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<br />The Best-Documentecl Case: the Platte River Recovery Program and Environmental
<br />Issues
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<br />. Because three state governments, and dozens of state and federal agency staff have worked for
<br />years on the Platte River Recovery Program, along with huge public interest and inputs (Freeman
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