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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS <br />This management plan was funded by the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish <br />Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin. The Recovery Program is a joint effort of the U.S. Fish <br />and Wildlife Service, U:S. Bureau of Reclamation, Western Area Power Administration, states of <br />Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, Upper Basin water users, environmental organizations, the Colorado <br />River Energy Distributors Association, and the National Park Service. <br />The author wishes to thank Ray Alvarado, Bob Muth, Tom Nesler, John Shields, George Smith; <br />Ray Tenney and Robert Wigington for their significant contributions to the content of this <br />management plan. In addition, the author would like to acknowledge Margot Zallen for her <br />extensive legal and editorial review; Patty SchraderGelatt for her valuable input to and review of <br />the management plan; and Kathy Wall, Debbie Felker, Amie Hart and Ellen Szczesny, Recovery <br />Program staff, for their administrative, editorial, and technical assistance. Thanks also go to the <br />Yampa River Basin Partnership which provided a forum for local public participation in project <br />planning and development; Ayres Associates and Pioneer Environmental Services for technical <br />assistance; and members of the Yampa Project Management Team and Yampa Programmatic <br />Biological Opinion Workgroup, who provided their advice and technical expertise: Ray Alvarado, <br />Dan Birch, Greg Espegren, Paul Flack, Bill Haffner, Don Halffield, John Hamill, Tom Iseman, <br />Eric Kuhn; Henry Maddux, Dave Mazour, Dan McAuliffe, Bob Muth, Brian Nazarenus, <br />Tom Nesler, Tom Pitts, Bob Plaska, John Shields, George Smith, Ray Tenney, Brent Uilenberg, <br />and Robert Wigington. <br />Draft Yampa River Management Plan/Environmental Assessment iii <br />