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1) Restoration and enhancement of floodplain habitats along the Middle Green <br />River through levee removal should continue. <br />2) Associated monitoring activities should also continue with future floodplain <br />restoration efforts. Particularly efforts that define the floodplain habitat <br />conditions needed by early life stages of razorback sucker and the role of <br />floodplain habitats to the maturation and adult recruitment of razorback suckers <br />3) Priority should be given to development andlor acquisition of sites in the <br />Middfe Green River that function as depressions (with or without control <br />structures). <br />4) Where possible sites should be configured to create flow through during the <br />entire high flow season. <br />5) Because nonnative fish proliferate in floodplain sites, some form of control <br />prior to inundation may be beneficial for YOY razorback suckers that are <br />entrained in the floodplain. <br />6) Utilize depression sites as grow out ponds for razorback suckers. First <br />priority should be given to smaller depression sites (e.g., Baeser Bend). <br />Because of the potential for releasing nonnatives into the river, second priority <br />should be given to sites that have water control structures and drain entirely <br />(e.g., Stewart Lake, Leota/L10) or can be configured to drain entirely. <br />7) Careful consideration should be given to how each site can most effectively <br />be managed to recover razorback suckers. Logistics, wetland size, existing <br />power lines or other physical structures, hydrologic characteristics, control <br />structures, recovery goals, funding and physical and chemical characteristics <br />(water quality, depth, cover etc.) are some important aspects to consider when <br />determining how to manage a site. <br />xiv <br />