PRRIP Request for Disbursements of Contribution No. 427 & 428

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Adaptive Management Plan Implementation Efforts during this period for AMP activities were focused on AMP Reporting session, oversight of monitoring contractors, specific forage fish,WC, and T&P data analysis, development of materials for publication and/or peer review, and concluding summer field activities while initiating fall field activities. For all aspects of Adaptive Management Plan, development of Work Plan and Budget was advanced. Other specific activities include: • Coordination and oversight of annual whooping crane monitoring data compilation and analysis. • Collaboration with WC Telemetry Project and Stop Over study on-going. Fall 2014 Stop-over preparations commenced. • Final wrap-up of T&P monitoring efforts for 2014 season completed. • Coordination with RWBJV for data development and analysis of habitat suitability parameters on- going. • Compilation of T&P and Whooping Crane data virtually complete of comprehensive, uniform data sets, in final QA/QC process. • Analysis of T&P breeding pair and Whooping Crane site selection data in intensive phase. Significant staff time being dedicated to this activity. • Oversight of website and database management system development and maintenance activities. • Coordination of proposed peer review/publication subjects and timeline with TAC and GC on- going. • Efforts for moving forward with Target Flow analysis on-going with Special Advisor tasked with developing a timeline, personnel, and budget framework for the process. • Revision of EDO authored papers on FSM in response to comments from ISAC and TAC completed, but addition of an additional chapter have initiated the review cycle on that paper. Peer review should commence in fourth quarter.. • Forage fish analysis and draft article in review process. • Design of wetlands at DeBore and Leihs tracts on-going • Considerable staff time has been directed toward organization, attendance, and presentations at the AMP Reporting session of October 14-16. • Attendance and participation at CAMNET rendezvous in Trinity River Basin October 6-9. Outreach and Operations • Routine daily operations associated with management and support of EDO staff, acquisition of supplies and equipment, oversight of consultant and contractor contracts and payment, maintenance of property files, coordination of meeting logistics, and general administration of Program. • Coordination of Work Plan and Budget efforts for presentation to Advisory Committees and FC. • Attendance and exhibitor at South Platte Forum, October 22-23 at Longmont, CO. • Presentation to Nebraska Natural Legacy conference on October 9 in Scottsbluff, NE. ZLI r jl lor<,/ 14 Jerry F. Keeny, Ph.D. Date 3