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<br />0026115 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Partners in Flight program, conducts WIFL surveys within riparian habitats along most of <br />the drainage systems within the state. This data is then collated and compared and <br />contrasted with similar survey efforts conducted by other cooperators. <br /> <br />In 2003, AGFD surveyed 185 sites covering approximately 202 linear kilometers <br />of riparian habitat. Resident WIFL, totaling 748 individuals, were detected at 44 sites. <br />The surveys also revealed the presence of 4\ 0 WIFL territories, containing 340 pairs of <br />birds. The surveys documented 384 nesting attempts, of which 327 were monitored and <br />contained eggs. Of the monitored nests with eggs, 66 percent produced WIFL fledglings. <br />Seventy-nine nests were preyed upon, 20 were deserted, and seven nests had documented <br />brown-headed cowbird parasitism. Overall, over 500 WlFL successfully fledged from <br />the monitored nests. The AGFD 2003 report also recommended that the highest WIFL <br />conservation priority should be the protection of occupied habitat through partnerships <br />with land management agencies and private landowners. The report identified a <br />secondary conservation priority to continue surveying areas of potential WlFL <br />occurrence. If you would like a copy of the AGFD 2003 report please contact Mr. Harris <br />or me. <br /> <br />Status of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP) <br /> <br />There have been no meetings of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management <br />Work Group or Technical Work Group since the last Board meeting. A special two-day <br />retreat is being planned for AMWG members and alternates on June 28-29, 2004 in <br />Phoenix, Arizona. The purpose of the special retreat is to discuss the current course and <br />direction of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program and the appropriate <br />activities and levels of involvement of the participating federal, tribal and no-federal <br />agencies and entities. Assistant Secretary Raley is expected to attend the second day of <br />the retreat and discuss the proposed solutions and recommendations developed by <br />participants during the retreat. <br /> <br />USFWS Proposed Regulations ~ Safe Harbor Agreements & Candidate Conservation <br />Agreements <br /> <br />On May 3, 2004, the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Wildlife and Parks, <br />Mr. Craig Manson, published a Final Rule in the Federal Register regarding Safe Harbor <br />Agreements (SHA) and Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAA). <br />This rule revises existing USFWS regulations regarding administration of the Endangered <br />Species Act (ESA). The regulations revisions provide two different vehicles for <br />achieving ESA compliance for non-federal property owners involved in activities that <br />have the potential for affecting listed species or critical habitats on privately owned lands. <br /> <br />The SHA provision of the ESA regulations provide non-federal property owners <br />with the ability to implement an agreed upon amount of species and habitat conservation <br />on their property, above an established baseline, and then in the future the property owner <br />may be allowed to incidentally take an endangered species or return portions of the <br /> <br />7 <br />