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<br />000364 <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />/and and water use practices in the.Platte,River Basi Since ,the early '19th centu~have <br /> <br />produced ongoing changes in the hydrological, morphological, and ecological characteristics of <br /> <br />the Platte River and its tributaries. ~.lipal1;~a sf changes that have occurred to fish and <br />.,.,...... ~'e "B.n,\c:-.qL;-'\~.t'.~t.'" ~o ........ .,~.I.. ._.'.._ ..__ _. . <br />.... ~.M ~~~.,-,. -- ,~. .,1. ~'''h , 0" .." - B~ c:c:n BC:IHRglOn ana f 'hapman <br />-""'&&U1U"':Uo.U,lI.CU;)III UIC~~~& ...f.U.&""'1...._ulf6:l14ee..~._'"': '., , <br /> <br />include establishment and growth of riparian vegetationMd=-.lto. ,il,.. 'd"e;' ~If-,alteration of <br />".<<o~;""" ok :tlI<<.~.\,.v\ o~""~, \ '" d.. \.- <br />ti~rasslandh..river chlit1nels, and 9 er qlt8tl.e . ." .. l' ~"'4\ . <br />(A. ,.',"" \'\"~~'''4d ~'s'~'<"~,dr.;~':-'R.. '~'.l'bv..'\J,"" 'c..v.~\"--.~~ <br />Threatened and endangered species using habitats in the central Platte River 9fea occur there <br />throughout the year. Each species has habitat needs that are rnet by the land and water resources <br />in and along the river. The land and water resources that have been used and developed over <br />the years have changed and are continuing to change the habitat available for the fish and <br />wildlife species. The habitat management process will-beo compare the habitat needs of)( <lH \., ? O\u <br />'\.. g , .c;::;,',\.s'us<Z..., J:\ "?\"""'-"..\\I,,<..'I."""\'(l,<.). <br />\"'..~, ~? speci to the land and water resources available and--d~~ Jllan~h\ction to satisfy habitat <br />.r L-(,~a "f\. . <br /><:f; needs by looking at ways to make additional land and water resources available and to manage <br />those resources for the benefit of the species. "Development of an integrated Program for the <br />Platte River will minimize conflic~pecies' -needs)and allow for the assessment of <br />species' needs throughout the year and fll provide the most appropriate action to en~ure the <br />structure and function of habitats on whic the species depend. (See Appendix 6.3 for listed and <br />candiate species in Big Bend area). ' \.... . ';', <br />v"^-c.. c,..r <br />b..l,.,.u."1 ~ s~.....~~ ~ <br /><;~..\.~ ~w...",:,",,~ <br /> <br /> <br />1.4 IMPLEMENTATION <br /> <br />(to be added) <br /> <br />2.0 PROGRAM ELEMENTS <br /> <br />The Platte River Habitat Conservation Program includes six elements: <br /> <br />, , <br /> <br />1. Land Management <br />2. Water Management <br />3. Research and Monitoring <br />4. Information and Education <br /> <br />5 <br />