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<br /> ;, <br /> , <br /> , <br /> ; <br />25 '1 <br /> <br />600 practices appropriate within the law for both dam operations and the management of <br />601 physical, biotic, and socio-cultural resources. <br />602 <br />603 GCMRC MISSION <br />604 The mission of the GCMRC is to develop and implement long-term monitoring and <br />605 related research and other scientific activities to determine "...the effects of the Secretary's <br />606 actions..." on the natural, recreational, and socio-cultural resources of the Colorado River <br />607 ecosystem within Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, <br />608 as well as other information needs specified by the AMWG, utilizing an ecosystem science <br />609 approach. <br />610 <br />611 GCMRCPROGRAMS <br />612 Proposed GCMRC long-term monitoring and research programs for the Colorado <br />613 River ecosystem are intended to develop scientific information on the effects of operations of <br />614 Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River ecosystem. This mission meets the objectives of <br />615 the GCPA, the ROD and GCDEIS, and resource management agencies and interested <br />616 stakeholders. <br />617 <br />618 Ecosystem Science <br />619 <br />620 All GCMRC monitoring and research programs will adopt ecosystem science <br />621 approaches that require integrated studies that conform to the appropriate spatial and <br />622 temporal scales of the issues at hanci. As the report of the Ecological Society of America <br />623 Committee on the Scientific Basis of Ecosystem Management (ESA, 1995) indicates, the <br />624 incorporation of good science into management decisions at a landscape level is an essential <br />625 component of ecosystem management An ecosystem approach will serve to advance both <br />626 scientific understanding and management capabilities, while supporting enhanced protection, <br />627 management, and use of natural resources. <br />628 <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />;~ <br />-)1 <br />li: <br />f <br />~ <br />.~~ <br />'. <br /> <br />,- <br /> <br />'"" <br />r-.' <br />."j <br />.'-' <br /> <br />r:" <br />;" <br />',," <br />.~.. <br /> <br />;.c; <br />,.. <br />~ <br />;.. <br />~~ <br />).~. <br /> <br />" <br />'.L: <br /> <br />"'~ <br /> <br />November S, 1998 <br />SecoDd Draft - Do Not Cite, Pbotocopy, or DIstrIbute <br />