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<br />"',~~ <br />~Oj <br /> <br />CHAPTER I <br /> <br />THE USGS, GCMRC FY 2005-2006 DRAFT ANNUAL WORK PLAN <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The fiscal Years 2005-2006 (FY's 2005-06) V,S, Geological Survey, Grand Canyon <br />Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) Work Plan describes scientific activities intended to <br />provide the information needed to address the management objectives developed by the Adaptive <br />Management Work Group (AMWG), These management objectives have been recommended by <br />the AMWG to the Secretary of the Interior to meet the intent of the 1992 Grand Canyon <br />Protection Act (GCP A), and the Record of Decision (ROD, 1996) for the final Environmental <br />Impact Statement on the operations of Glen Canyon Dam (GCDEIS, 1995). <br /> <br />GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE <br />The geographic scope of the Adaptive Management Program is the Colorado River <br />mainstem corridor and interacting resources in associated riparian and terrace zones, located <br />primarily from the forebay of Glen Canyon Dam to the western boundary of Grand Canyon <br />National Park (Figure 1,1). It includes the area where dam operations impact physical, <br />biological, recreational, cultural, and other resources, The scope of Adaptive Management <br />Program activities may include limited investigations into some tributaries (e,g" the Little <br />Colorado and Paria Rivers), The lateral scope is an issue of ongoing research and investigation to <br />determine where the effects of dam operations are located along the floodplain and where <br />opportunities exist for mitigation of dam operations (e,g" sediment in the Paria River, or <br />humpback chub breeding habitat in the Little Colorado River), The Adaptive Management <br />Program may do research outside the geographic scope defined above to obtain needed <br />information, Such linkages with other areas "should be made on a case-by-case basis, <br />considering ecosystem processes, management alternatives, funding sources, and stakeholder <br />interests" (National Research Council 1999:43; Loveless 2000), <br /> <br />GCMRC FY2005-2006 Draft Annual Work Plan (November 10, 2003) <br />