Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program 

Technical Work Group Meeting 

April 19 - 20, 2016 

F I N A L A G E N D A 

START 

TIME 1 

(Duration) 

Tuesday, April 19, 2016 

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose2 

Materials/ 

Tabs 

9:30 AM PDT Welcome and Administrative – Vineetha Kartha, Technical Work Group 

(TWG) Chair 

1. Introductions and Determination of Quorum 

2. Approval of January 28, 2016, Meeting Minutes 

3. Review of Action Items 

4. Programmatic Agreement Update 

5. Current Status of the Lees Ferry Fishery 

Agenda 

Updates 

10:00 AM Grand Canyon River Running- Gaylord Staveley, Canyoneers River 

Expeditions 

 Presentation (30 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and feedback (15 minutes) 

Recreation 

10:30 AM Hydrology & Draft Hydrograph- Paul Davidson, Bureau of Reclamation 

 Presentation (30 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and feedback (15 minutes) 

Hydrograph 

11:15 AM BREAK 

11:20 AM Risk Assessment for Nonnative Fish Escapement – David Ward, GCMRC 

 Presentation (15 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and feedback (15 minutes) 

Science 

11: 55 AM 

(1:10) LUNCH 

1:05 PM 

Review of Science Advisor Program Charter and Protocols – David Braun, 

GCDAMP Science Adviser; Vineetha Kartha, SCAHG Chair; Shane Capron, 

BAHG Chair 

 Presentation (30 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and possible action (60 minutes) 

Workplan 

2:35 PM Abundance of Humpback Chub in the Western Grand Canyon – Panel of 

Brian Healy, NPS; Kirk Young, FWS; Scott VanderKooi, GCMRC, Bill 

Stewart; AzGF 

 Facilitated by Shane Capron, TWG vice-chair 

 Presentation (15 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and feedback (45 minutes) 

HBC 

3:30 PM 

(1:25) 

Tribal Reports -

 Southwest Fisheries Tribal Commission – Stuart Leon (20 minutes) 

 Navajo Nation Fish and Wildlife Department – Glenn Selby and 

Kim Yazzie (20 minutes) 

 Zuni Eagle Aviary, Nelson Luna (20 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and feedback (25 minutes) 

Cultural 

Resources 
 

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016 

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4:55 PM PUBLIC COMMENT 

5:00 PM Adjourn 
 

Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program 

Technical Work Group Meeting, April 20, 2016 

F I N A L A G E N D A 

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TIME 1 

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Wednesday, April 20, 2016 

Topic, Presenter, and Purpose2 

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8:15 AM Welcome and Administrative – Vineetha Kartha, Technical Work Group 

(TWG) Chair 

 Introductions and Determination of Quorum (16) 

 Unresolved issues from yesterday’s meeting 

Updates 

8:45 AM Ad Hoc Group Updates – Shane Capron, TWG Vice Chair 

 Steering Committee – Vineetha Kartha 

 Budget – Shane Capron 

 Trout Ad Hoc Group – Bill Stewart 

 Administrative History – Larry Stevens 

 Cultural Resources – Kurt Dongoske 

 Socioeconomics – Leslie James 

 Core Monitoring – Shane Capron 

Ad Hoc 

Groups 

9:30 AM Triennial Workplan Budget Process- Shane Capron, BAHG Chair 

 Presentation (15 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and feedback (30 minutes)

 Workplan 

10:15 AM BREAK 

10:30 AM Science Advisor Work Plan – David Braun, GCDAMP Science Advisor 

 Presentation (15 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and feedback (15 minutes) 

Workplan 

11:15 AM FY17 Workplan- Scott VanderKooi, GCMRC and Katrina Grantz, Bureau of 

Reclamation 

 Presentation (30 minutes) 

 Q&A, discussion, and feedback (30 minutes) 

Workplan 

11:55 AM LUNCH 

1:00 PM TWG Discussion on FY17 Workplan – Shane Capron, BAHG Chair 

 Q&A, discussion, and feedback Workplan 

2:00 PM TWG Discussion on LTEMP DEIS – Katrina Grantz, Bureau of 

Reclamation 

 Q&A, discussion, and feedback 

LTEMP 

EIS 

2:40 PM P U B L I C C O M M E N T 

2:45 PM Adjourn