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<br />11 <br /> <br />,I <br /> <br />267 <br />268 THE GRAND CANYON MONITORING AND RESEARCH CENTER <br />269 FY 2000 - 2004 STRATEGIC PLAN <br />270 <br />271 CHAPTER 1 <br />272 <br />273 INTRODUCTION <br />274 <br />275 The Colorado River ecosystem is unique, complex and dynamic. It is also highly <br />276 regulated in terms of river flows and use. Its uniqueness demands careful stewardship. As <br />277 part of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (AMP) the Grand Canyon <br />278 Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) is developing a long-term monitoring and <br />279 research program to evaluate" ...the effects of the Secretary's actions..." on downstream <br />280 resources in the Colorado River ecosystem within Glen Canyon National Recreation Area <br />281 and Grand Canyon National Park. The programs described in the Strategic Plan adopt a <br />282 conservative approach to measuring environmental attributes that reasonably might be <br />283 affected by dam operations, and for which no surrogate attributes exist. However, this <br />284 program does not propose monitoring or research of those attributes clearly unrelated to <br />285 "...the effects of the Secretary's actions...," or which are adequately represented by other <br />286 parameters. It also emphasizes the use of non-invasive monitoring approaches in the Grand <br />287 Canyon, whenever possible. <br />288 <br />289 PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF TIlE GCMRC STRATEGIC PLAN <br />290 This Strategic Plan contains a description of the protocols developed by GCMRC and <br />291 the Transition Work Group to implement GCMRC's roles and responsibilities as the science <br />292 arm of the AMP. These include the adaptive mllnAgement and ecosystem science <br />293 approaches called for in the 1992 Grand Canyon Protection Act (GCPA) and the Record of <br />294 Decision (ROD, 1996) which implements the final Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact <br /> <br />" <br />:,1 <br /> <br />r <br />.i <br />" <br /> <br />'. <br />. <br /> <br />!' <br /> <br />~' <br /> <br />'. <br />,~ <br /> <br />""j. <br />.1:. <br /> <br />.~: ' <br />.-: <br />~.. <br /> <br />." <br />:~. <br /> <br />jJ, <br />-.;. <br />.(~I <br /> <br />...;. <br />:.: <br /> <br />November S, 1998 <br />SecoDd Draft - Do Not Cite, Photocopy, or Distribute <br />