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<br />Project Funding and Support <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />This study 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. <br />Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Western Area Power Administration, <br />states of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, Upper Basin water users, environmental organizations, <br />and the Colorado River Energy Distributors Association. Funding of the project was <br />administered through a cooperative agreement between the Bureau of Reclamation and the City <br />of Craig, Colorado. <br /> <br />Acknowledgments <br /> <br />This study was conducted through the Habitat Restoration Program under the auspices of <br />Pat Nelson as part of the Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the <br />Upper Colorado River Basin. It was performed with the cooperation and through joint efforts of <br />the Bureau of Reclamation, Provo, Utah Office; the Fish and Wildlife Service personnel at the <br />Ouray National Wildlife Refuge and the Vernal, Utah field office; the City of Craig, Colorado; <br />the National Park Service, Water Resource Division, Fort Collins, Colorado; and the National e <br />Park Service office in Moab, Utah. The study also required assistance from personnel at Utah <br />State University and the cooperation of the Ute Indian Tribe, Uintah and Ouray Agencies for <br />permitting access to the river in the vicinity of the Ouray National Wildlife Refuge. <br /> <br />The Bureau of Reclamation Provo Office (Tom Jordan a~d Dwayne Taylor) were <br />responsible for field surveys which established coordinates and elevations for cross section <br />endpoints and for the topographic survey data along the channel and in the bottomlands. The <br />National Park Service (NPS) personnel contributed time, equipment and resources to the data <br />collection effort. Ed Wick (NPS) supported the data collection effort with his field presence, <br />equipment and office organization. Craig Hauke (NPS) participated in the field data collection <br />trips in Canyonlands and also provided permits and equipment. Cindy Rakowski from Utah <br />Sta:,: University identified previous cross section surveys at Ouray and provided historical <br />SurHY data. Mike Montoya, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) was instrumental in obtaining <br />permission to access Ute tribal lands at Ouray. Steve Brock, Kelly Stone, Dan Schaad and Tim <br />Modde (all FWS personnel) provided field support and assistance at the Ouray National Wildlife <br />Refuge. George Smith (FWS) supported the data analysis and the implementation of the level <br />logger in Canyonlands. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />viii <br />