FY 2007 AMP Ancillary Projects

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Projects Identified by Grand Canyon Wildlands Council (Larry Stevens) 

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The Paria River Mouth as an Experimental Humpback Chub Rearing 

Site: A Feasibility Study 

Pilot study to determine feasibility of restoring HBC rearing habitat at 

the mouth of the Paria River 

Paria River mouth vicinity downstream to Mile 35 

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3 year, $150,000; funding pending 

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An Invertebrate Inventory of the Grand Canyon Ecoregion (GCE) 

Database existing specimens; collect and identify additional 

specimens; develop an annotated list of invertebrates of the GC 

region; prepare publications on invertebrate biogeography in the 

GCE 

Grand Canyon drainage in the 4 Corners area 

Small project funds from AWPF, GCNP, and private sources; project 

conducted with the Museum of Northern Arizona 

10 yr, $500,000, most funding pending 

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An All Taxon Biological Inventory of the Grand Canyon Ecoregion 

(GCE) 

Database existing specimens; collect and identify additional 

specimens; develop an annotated list of all species detected in the 

GC region; prepare publications on GCE biodiversity 

Grand Canyon drainage in the 4 Corners area 

Project conducted with the Museum of Northern Arizona 

10 yr, $1,000,000, funding pending 

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Development of a Conservation Area Design for the Grand Canyon 

Ecoregion (GCE) 

Describe in book form the landscape, ecosystems, species, 

conservation challenges, and implementation of a conservation 

initiative for the GCE GCE 

Grand Canyon drainage in the 4 Corners area 

Various Conservation NGO’s 

Nearing completion; $200,000, funding from various Conservation 

NGOs 

Projects Identified by CREDA (Bill Davis) 

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Humpback Chub Translocation into Grand Canyon Tributaries 

Analyze and report on tributary suitability for translocation of 

endangered humpback chub, and develop planning, compliance, 

and implementation of translocation 

Colorado River in Grand Canyon 

Project conducted through the National Park Service and in 

collaboration with SWCA, Inc. 

$175,000; NPS (primary funder) and GCWC (limited cost-sharing); 3 

yr 

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Native Habitat Restoration along the Colorado River in Glen Canyon 

Conduct planning, compliance, implementation, and monitoring of a 

6 ac habitat restoration project –6.5R upstream from Lees Ferry in 

Glen Canyon. This project will entail removal of non-native tamarisk 

and planting native riparian vegetation. 

Lower Glen Canyon 

Project conducted under the auspices of Glen Canyon National 

Recreation Area and Grand Canyon National Park 

$185,000; NPS (primary funder) and GCWC (limited cost-sharing); 

3 yr 
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Non-native Tamarisk Life History Modeling in the Colorado River 

Basin 

Model tamarisk life history in relation to flow, geomorphology, and 

climate through dendroecological and field experimentation in the 

Colorado River in Grand Canyon and elsewhere in the CR basin 

Colorado River basin, primarily Grand and Cataract Canyons 

U.S. Department of Agriculture; study conducted collaboratively 

between the University of Nevada at Reno (Peter Weisberg, PI) and 

GCWC (Larry Stevens, PI) 

$350,000; USDA ; 3 yr 

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Lake Powell fisheries management program by Utah DOW and how 

it may affect species available for introduction into the CRE via Glen 

Canyon Dam spillway or bypass releases 

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Lake Powell water/reservoir management program by USBR and 

how it may affect water quality introduced into the CRE (Section 8 ?) 

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Little Colorado River and other tributary watershed programs by 

AGFD, UDOW, USFS, Tribes, ADEQ, EPA, etc. that may influence 

water quality, quantity, biota ultimately delivered to the CRE 

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ADEQ and EPA standards setting process that establishes water 

quality parameters for the CRE and tributaries 

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Upper Colorado Recovery Implementation Program and the 

recovery goals, stocking programs, nonnative control efforts, etc. 

that bear directly on program parameters for humpback chub and 

razorback in the CRE 

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San Juan River Recovery Implementation Program and the recovery 

goals, stocking programs, nonnative control efforts, etc. that bear 

directly on program parameters for the CRE 

Projects Identified by NPS (Ken McMullen and Jan Balsom) 

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Colorado River Management Plan Implementation 

Implement commitments made in the CRMP EIS and ROD, 

particularly regarding human impacts arising from the CRMP 

implementation 

Grand Canyon National Park 

NPS 
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Archaeological Site Treatment 

Treatment of archaeological sites to achieve NHPA 106 compliance 

Grand Canyon National Park 

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$250,000/yr NPS 

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Management & Control of Tamarisk and Other Invasive 

Vegetation at Backcountry Seeps, Springs and Tributaries in Grand 

Canyon National Park and on Hualapai Tribal Lands, Phase IIb 

(Second Year of Phase II of Comprehensive Project) 

The overarching objective of this project is to continue the 

successful, large-scale tamarisk management work that biologists 

initiated in 2000 with support from the Arizona Water Protection 

Fund (AWPF). During this current project (AWPF Grant Number 06-

138WPF), crews will remove tamarisk and other invasive exotic plant 

species from 30 backcountry seeps, springs and tributaries in the 

Grand Canyon area and continue with project monitoring efforts. 

Over the next few years, crews will revisit all of the more than 100 

project areas from which tamarisk and other invasive plant species 

have been removed. 

Side canyons and springs from Paria River to Diamond Creek 

Arizona Water Protection Fund, Grand Canyon National Park 

Foundation 

2 year, $258,000 

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Invasive Vegetation Management & Control Project Along the 

Colorado River Corridor in Grand Canyon National Park 

The primary objective is the removal of invasive 

non-native vegetation (such as Russian olive, camelthorn, ravenna 

grass, Sahara mustard, sow thistle, Russian thistle, date palms and 

Himalaya blackberry) along the Colorado river corridor. 

Lees Ferry to Diamond Creek 

Grand Canyon Conservation Fund in 2006, no current 

funding for 2007 

$12,000 in 2006, additional grant submittals pending for 2007-2008 

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Trout Reduction in Bright Angel Creek (primarily with a weir, but 

also through electrofishing during fish population surveys in Bright 

Angel Creek) 

The primary objective is creating a more natural aquatic community 

within Bright Angel Creek. A secondary objective is reducing 

spawning in Bright Angel Creek by trout from the mainstem of 

Colorado River, and thereby reducing the trout population in the 

mainstem and predation on young humpback chub. 

Bright Angel Creek 

Grand Canyon National Park 

Approximately $90,000 in NPS funds for each of FY2008 through 

FY2011 for project implementation (assuming project compliance is 

completed and approved). During FY06 and FY07 Grand Canyon 

NP is completing the EA for this project, at a cost of perhaps $15,000 

(the anticipated completion of EA and Decision Notice is February 

2007). Past expenditures (FY03 and FY04) on the experimental test 

for the project and the draft EA totaled about 150,000. 

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Survey southwestern willow flycatcher habitat 

Determine flycatcher occupancy of suitable willow flycatcher 

Habitat Suitable flycatcher habitat from Lee's Ferry to Diamond 

Creek. SWCA is surveying lower gorge habitat. 

Grand Canyon National Park 

Approximately $25,000 in NPS funds for each of FY2006 through 

FY2011 for project implementation. 
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SWWF Surveys, cowbird trapping and Riparian Vegetation 

Monitoring, and tributary water quality work 

Determine nesting use of SWWF habitat, and reduce cowbird 

numbers to assist SWFF reproductive success, assess habitat 

condition, etc. 

West end of Park 

National Park Service, GCNP, SWCA is contracted to survey lower 

gorge habitat 

Approximately $25,000 in NPS funds for each of FY2006 through 

FY2011 for project implementation. 

Projects Identified by Hualapai Tribe (Kerry Christensen) 

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We will perform Southwestern Willow Flycatcher surveys at five sites 

within the CRE with funding from the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 

Lower Colorado Region as part of the Lower Colorado River Multispecies Conservation Program. We also survey five sites on Lake 

Mead. 

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We will monitor water quality at 56 sites on the Hualapai Reservation 

some of which are within the CRE. We will also monitor biotic 

communities at 18 wetland sites on the reservation, some of which 

are in the CRE. 

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We are currently rearing razorback suckers for reintroduction into the 

Colorado River downstream of the CRE. We also hope to receive 

and rear humpback chub in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and 

Wildlife Service and the Arizona Game and Fish Department. 

Project Identified by Don Ostler (Upper Colorado River Commission) 

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Proposal for coordinated operations of Lakes Powell and Mead 

Through the current NEPA process and adoption of the strategies, 

the release patterns from Powell can be significantly changed. This 

will affect both the annual and monthly release volumes from Powell. 

The operational criteria based upon target elevations in Powell and 

Mead for determining release volumes could affect how beach 

building flows as well as other experiments and monitoring are 

managed. Implementation of this is at least 18 months off, but I do 

not want the significance of this potential action(s) to be overlooked; 

to be considered a surprise; or to impact the efficiency of long term 

experiments planned under the AMP. I would expect the effects of 

this will hit in the FY08 work plan, but many things from 07 will carry 

over into 08. For this reason, I believe you should list it as a "project" 

so that people can think about it as they devise future actions and 

coordinate monitoring and experiments (or at least understand how it 

might be effected) with the planned actions on coordinated 

operations. I think there is value in keeping it in front of people at this 

time...One might not want to start an experiment if it would be 

significantly adversely affected by these changed operational 

strategies...or it should be designed so that if the operational 
Sources: strategies change, one knows how it will affect the experiment...