GCDAMP

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY PROJECT

--PROGRESS UPDATE--

PAUL HIRT, JEN SWEENEY, PATTY FERRANTE

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY & FOUR EAST HISTORICAL CONSULTING, INC.

TWG MEETING—APRIL 15, 2020
PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Oral histories 

Administrative history website and archive

Administrative history narrative(s)

Orientation Packet

Request for feedback 
ORAL HISTORIES

RECORDED, PROCESSED, AND UPLOADED

• BRUCE BABBITT, FORMER SECT OF INTERIOR

• JAN BALSOM, GRAND CANYON NAT’L PARK 

• CLIFF BARRETT, FORMER REGIONAL 

DIRECTOR, USBR 

• ANNE CASTLE, FORMER ASST SECT FOR 

WATER AND SCIENCE, DOI 

• KURT DONGOSKE, PUEBLO OF ZUNI 

• DAVE GARRETT, FIRST CHIEF OF GCMRC 

• LEIGH KUWANWISIWMA, HOPI TRIBE 

• MARY ORTON, GCDAMP FACILITATOR

• JACK SCHMIDT, GEOMORPHOLOGIST, 

FORMER CHIEF OF GCMRC 

• LARRY STEVENS, ECOLOGIST, GRAND 

CANYON WILDLANDS COUNCIL 

• MIKE YEATTS, HOPI TRIBE 

• ANONYMOUS, HUALAPAI TRIBE
ORAL HISTORIES

RECORDED, BUT STILL BEING PROCESSED

• ANGELITA BULLETTS, KAIBAB PAIUTE 

• WILLIAM “BILL” DAVIS, CREDA 

• PAUL GRAMS, SEDIMENT RESEARCHER, 

GCMRC 

• CHRIS HARRIS, ADWR & COLORADO RIVER 

BOARD OF CALIFORNIA 

• LESLIE JAMES, CREDA

• ROBERT LYNCH, HYDROPOWER AND WATER

• ANDRE POTOCHNIK, GRAND CANYON 

RIVER GUIDES 

• RANDY SEAHOLM, COLORADO WATER 

CONSERVATION BOARD

• RICH VALDEZ, FISHERIES, UTAH STATE UNIV

• CARL WALTERS, UBC, ADAPTIVE 

MANAGEMENT GURU

• DAVE WEGNER, USBR, DIRECTOR OF GLEN 

CANYON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
ORAL HISTORIES

7 MORE TO BE RECORDED & PROCESSED IN 2020

• RICHARD BEGAY, NAVAJO NATION

• LORI CARAMANIAN, FORMER ASST SECT 

FOR WATER AND SCIENCE 

• STEVE CAROTHERS, SWCA, EARLY GRAND 

CANYON RESEARCHER

• AMY HEUSELIN, BIA 

• DENNIS KUBLY, FORMER GCDAMP 

PROGRAM MANAGER 

• ED NORTON, GRAND CANYON TRUST

• DON OSTLER, UPPER BASIN STATES WATER 

REPRESENTATIVE 

• BILL PERSONS (OR LARRY RILEY), AZ GAME 

& FISH DEPT

• DUNCAN PATTEN, RIPARIAN ECOLOGIST

• SCOTT VANDERKOOI, GCMRC CHIEF 
ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY 

WEBSITE AND ARCHIVE

• INTERACTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY WEBSITE: 

GCDAMPHISTORY.ORG 

• PERMANENT PRESERVATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY 

DOCUMENTS/OBJECTS IN ASU DIGITAL REPOSITORY
NEW MEMBER 

ORIENTATION 

PACKET 

CONTENTS

• WHY GCDAMP EXISTS

• LAWS THAT AFFECT THE PROGRAM 

• THE 1996 GLEN CANYON DAM EIS AND ROD

• ORIGINAL GCDAMP CHARTER OF 1997 AND 2015 

RENEWAL 

• THE ROLE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AND 

THE SECRETARY’S DESIGNEE 

• THE HISTORY AND INTERESTS OF STAKEHOLDERS

• HOW AMWG AND TWG EVOLVED AND HOW THEY 

FUNCTION

• THE GCMRC AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO AMWG/TWG 
NEW MEMBER 

ORIENTATION 

PACKET 

CONTENTS

CONTINUED...

• PRIMARY AREAS OF RESEARCH AND ADAPTIVE 

MANAGEMENT ACTIONS 

• MEETINGS PURPOSE, STRUCTURE, AND SCHEDULE

• MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURAL ISSUES 

• LINKS TO: 

• ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY WEBSITE AND ARCHIVE

• MISSION/VISION STATEMENTS 

• STRATEGIC PLANNING DOCUMENTS 

• DESIRED FUTURE CONDITIONS DOCUMENTS 

• LTEMP ROD
TO BE COMPLETED BY SEPTEMBER 2020...

• 7 MORE ORAL HISTORIES 

• EXPANDED ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY NARRATIVE 

• ORIENTATION PACKET 

• MORE DOCUMENTS AND FEATURES ON WEBSITE & ARCHIVE

• FULL TEXT SEARCH CAPABILITY FOR “KEY READINGS” 
FEEDBACK NEEDED

• COMMENTS/PRIORITIES/ADDITIONS FOR FINAL 7 ORAL HISTORY INTERVIEWS

• SUGGESTIONS FOR USER INTERFACE/FUNCTIONALITY OF WEBSITE 

• SUGGESTIONS FOR ADDITIONS TO “KEY DOCUMENTS” AND “COLLECTIONS”

• SUGGESTIONS FOR “ORIENTATION PACKET” 

• QUESTIONS?

• CONTACT ME AT PAUL.HIRT@ASU.EDU