Annual Reporting Meeting

(ARM)

Preparation
Purpose and Goals

• To summarize work plan

accomplishments fromthe previous year

• To “check the box” for

deliverables toReclamation

• To inform stakeh

the status of resand other impor

technical inform

solicit feedback, respond to ques

comments
Proposal to Meet an Additional Purpos

• As a forum for assessing:

• the state of knowledge

• the state of achieving

goals and objectives

Premature considering future ROD
What the heck is a knowledg

assessment?
How to Organize the ARM

• By Strategic Plan resource goal

• By management objective

• By information need• By strategic science question

• By desired future condition

• By work plan project• By LTEMP resource goal

• By other

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Proposal to Organize the ARM by Reso

Led by GCMRC and Cooperators1. Aquatic food base22. Humpback chub

3. Natural processes3

4. Nonnative invasive species5. Other native fish

6. Rainbow trout fishery

7. Recreational experience

8. Riparian vegetation

9. Sediment

Led by other stakeholder9. Archaeological and 

resources

10. Hydropower and e

11. Tribal resources12. Water quality4

1 Resource goals are listed alphabetically and are from p. ES‐4 and ES‐5 of the FEIS except as noted otherwise. Stakeholders w2Not included as an LTEMP resource goal because it was considered a means to an end.3 Removed because it was highly controversial during the development of the goals and because it could be adequately summarized as Presentations 

a component of the other goals.

4Not included as an LTEMP resource goal but an important topic to track.
Presentation Elements

Typical ARM• Status and trend(s) of the

resource

• Important findings from Work

Plan activities

• Recommendations for future

monitoring and research

For knowledge asseidentify monitoring needs for work plan

Proposed ARM (added ele• Assessment of state 

knowledge concernin

• how key drivers affe

outcomes

• how management a

experimental action

resource outcomes

• confidence of assess
Proposed Presentation Sequence

Element Content

1 Describe and assess your conceptual understanding

of how key drivers affect resource outcomes

2 Describe and assess how management and

experimental actions affect resource outcomes

3 Describe status and trend(s) of the resource

4 Describe important findings from Work Plan

activities

5 Make recommendations for future monitoring and

research

One size 
Which Actions to Assess

LTEMP Preferred Alternative• Spring HFE up to 45,000 cfs in Mar. or Apr.

• Proactive spring HFE up to 45,000 cfs (Apr., May, or Jun.)

• Fall HFE up to 45,000 cfs in Oct. or Nov.

• Fall HFEs longer than 96‐hr duration

• Trout management flows• Mechanical removal of rainbow trout in Little Colorado River reach

• Low summer flows (minimum daily mean 5,000 to 8,000 cfs) to target ≥ 14°C at L

River confluence

• Sustained low flows for benthic invertebrate production (2 days per week on wee

• Non‐flow vegetation restoration

Others• ???
Essential Information

Element 1 and 2 Element 3• Strength of relationships (i.e., • Condition status

linkages) • Trend in condition

• Direction of response • Confidence in assess• Confidence in assessment
How can the knowledge

assessment be organized an

presented in a simple form?


Knowledge

assessment

summary sheet
Resource

This is an

example of

an

information

sheet

supporting

the summary

sheet.

sy

be different for Element 1 and 2.

Specificmeasurement symbol

Titles are for Element 3. Titles would Ov
Moving Forward

• Request ARM presenters and others (e.g., task AHG

• Prepare presentations as proposed

• Symbolize assessment sheets

• Request Reclamation to authorize Science Advisors 

• Support effort by helping preparers

• Determine the format of the knowledge assessment

• Standalone document?• Incorporated into GCMRC annual report?

• Incorporated into Work Plan and Budget?
Moving Forward cont.

• Encourage use of posters at ARM because of time 

• Submit additional items of interest for the ARM to 

Scott and Seth by November 1