WSP01727

• File Number: 8220.101.10
• Description: Colorado River-Water Projects-Glen Canyon Dam/Lake Powel-Glen Canyon Adaptive Management
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 10/22/2004
• Title: Strategic Science Plan-Fiscal Years 2005-2009
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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ongoing science knowledge assessments, and obtain timely AMWG prioritized
infonnation needs.

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Need to Create Greater Effectiveness in Program Integration

Past reviews of GCMRC have criticized the lack of integration in research
designs, data collection, and resource impact assessments. A strategy will be pursued
over the period FY 2005-2009 for GCMRC to work with the Science Advisors to develop
and incorporate effective integrated ecosystem assessment procedures in GCMRC
programs.

A Need for More Effective Science Programs and Knowledge Assessments

Key strategies need to be pursued to improve the GCD AMP science process as
follows:

. At two year intervals, a priority listing an updated status of science knowledge
assessment from AMWG, a priority listing of managers infonnation needs
from AMWG, and a 2 year science program and budget is needed from
GCMRC.

All science plans will reflect new science integration approaches, and the science
program will address all AMWG infonnation needs and the above critical science
questions.

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. GCMRC will implement a 2 year test science program in FY 2005/2006 in
collaboration with TWG and AMWG, and an operational "Two Year
Comprehensive Science Work Plan" in FY 2007/2008, The GCMRC strategy
for the period FY 2005-2009 is to move completely to 2 year science program
and budget cycles by FY 2007.

Need to Focus Knowledge Excbange on Stakebolders Information Needs

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GCMRC has excellent capabilities in infonnation gathering, management and
dissemination. The 5 year strategy is to focus these capabilities on transmission of
knowledge to managers/stakeholders to accelerate management application of knowledge
over the next five years.

Need to Include Management Development Activities in CRE

As the GCD AMP matures, managers are becoming more directly involved in
development activities and knowledge application, Our strategy is to collaborate with
AMWG to incorporate these activities in GCD AMP, to accelerate learning in the
adaptive management process.

USGS SBSC GCMRC Strategic Science Plan - FY 2005-2009
Draft, October 22, 2004

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