Review of the Grand Canyon Non Review of the Grand Canyon Non

Control Plan: Short Term Monitoring 

Control Plan: Short Term Monitoring 

Actions (1/09) Actions (1/09)

BY

GCDAMP

Science Advisors Science Advisors

L.D. Garrett SA Presentat

L.D. Garrett SA Presentat

Sept. 29 Sept. 29

-30, 2009 30, 2009

TWG Meeting TWG Meeting

Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, AZ
Overview Overview

 Review surfaced several issues and 

Review surfaced several issues and 

also cited important contributions o

also cited important contributions o

 Plan strategy emphasizes science over 

Plan strategy emphasizes science over 

 Two step planning process does not a

Two step planning process does not a

necessary necessary

 Well developed assessment of knowle

Well developed assessment of knowle

water fishes water fishes

 Significant revision recommended Significant revision recommended
Review Context Review Context

 Addressed Plan as a part of overall 

Addressed Plan as a part of overall 

biology management and science pr

biology management and science p

 SAs feel AMP management and sci

feel AMP management and sci

program integration is critical program integration is critical 

 Evaluate Plan relative to AMWG re

Evaluate Plan relative to AMWG re

“GCMRC to further develop warm 

GCMRC to further develop warm 

species plan with TWG species plan with TWG

”

 SAs assumed a management non SAs assumed a management non

-n

n

control plan with requested science 

control plan with requested science 
Review Structure Review Structure

 Executive Summary Executive Summary General Review Comments General Review Comments Specific Review Comments Specific Review Comments Recommendations Recommendations 
General Review Comm

General Review Comm

 Overall Overall 

“Control Plan Strategy Control Plan Strategy” 

from documents from documents

 Listed tactical and operationa

Listed tactical and operationa

important important

 But, tactical and operational e

But, tactical and operational e

should proceed from and clea

should proceed from and cle

“control Plan strategy control Plan strategy”
General Review Comm

General Review Comm

cont’

 Length of process to develop p

Length of process to develop p

 Process planning 2004 Process planning 2004

-2010 t

2010 

continually upgrade knowledg

continually upgrade knowled

commanded now but too lon

commanded now but too lon

 Alternative to formalize cont

Alternative to formalize cont

now on 

“best knowledge best knowledge

” sh

sh

considered considered
General Comment

General Comment

Cont’

 Structure and balance of manag

Structure and balance of manag

programs and related science no

programs and related science no

Management control program 

Management control program 

developed developed

 Collaboration program of m

Collaboration program of m

well defined well defined
General Commen

General Commen

cont’

 Identify primary Identify primary impactors impactors (i.e. non (i.e. non

of concern now and in future of concern now and in future

 Strategy and structured process Strategy and structured process 

problem/objectives/criteria, methods 

problem/objectives/criteria, methods 

defined. defined.

 Limited strategy to address future thr

Limited strategy to address future thr

habitat/species changes occur habitat/species changes occur

 Limited reference to Upper Colorado 

Limited reference to Upper Colorado 

program program
General Commen

General Commen

cont’

 Approval of effective plan in ne

Approval of effective plan in ne

needed

Development of significant in

Development of significant in

knowledge could take several 

knowledge could take several 

 Approved plan is needed in n

Approved plan is needed in n

integrate with other critical fi

integrate with other critical fi

efforts efforts
General Commen

General Commen

cont’

 Program integration Program integration

 Plan lacks managers priority l

Plan lacks managers priority l

control actions or pilot action

control actions or pilot action

5

-10 years 10 years

 Actions should reflect more Actions should reflect more 

comprehensive and integrated comprehensive and integratemanagement and science asse

management and science asse

current knowledge current knowledge 
General Commen

General Commen

cont’

 Schedule; budgets Schedule; budgets

An integrated managemen

An integrated managemen

science schedule is not pre

science schedule is not pre

Budget information is insu

Budget information is insu

evaluate alternative approa

evaluate alternative approa
General Commen

General Commen

cont’

 Contingency Plan for non Contingency Plan for non

-nativ

nativ

not fully developed not fully developed

Needs to respond to events t

Needs to respond to events t

although currently not predic

although currently not predic

occur

 Contingency Plan should inco

Contingency Plan should inc

elements of the overall contro

elements of the overall contr
Recommendation

Recommendation

 Develop strategy that focuses on m

Develop strategy that focuses on m

proposed control actions, and relat

proposed control actions, and relat

 Plan should be revised to transition 

Plan should be revised to transition 

strategy to explicit management and 

strategy to explicit management and 

activities activities

 A plan should be completed in 200

A plan should be completed in 200

updated annually by management a

updated annually by management a

with review in 2012 with review in 2012
Recommendation

Recommendation

cont’

 Focus Plan on management 

Focus Plan on management 

actions. Provide information 

actions. Provide informatio

expected mitigation benefit, 

expected mitigation benefit, 

control methods, science ne

control methods, science ne

required collaboration and re

required collaboration and r

needs, etc. needs, etc. 
Recommendation

Recommendation

cont’

Define current and future 

Define current and future 

needs for each control act

needs for each control act

needed integration to ong

needed integration to ong

programs programs

Integration of GCDAMP Integration of GCDAMP 

management and science 

management and science 

with other agencies/Tribe

with other agencies/Tribe
Recommendation

Recommendation

cont’

Resource and budget requ

Resource and budget requ

of managers and scientists of managers and scientist

More clarification; i.e. aut

More clarification; i.e. aut

responsibilities, schedules

responsibilities, schedules

etc.