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Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center

Colorado River Science Symposium

October 28 - 30, 2003

Program Schedule

DAY1-0CTOBER2~20~

8:00a.m.

Plenary Session:

Welcome and Introductions- Jeff Lovich, Chief,

USGS SBSC Grand CanyonMonitoring and Research Center (GCMRC)

Colorado River Law

Invited Speaker: Bennett Raley, Assistant SecretaryWater and Science

MORNING SESSION 1 - PHYSICALRESOURCES- 8:30 -10:10 a.m.

8:30 - 8:50

8:50 - 9:10

9:10 - 9:30

9:30 - 9:50

9:50 - 10:10

Long-term Aggradation of the Longitudinal Profile of the Colorado River in

Grand Canyon,Robert Webb, Peter Griffiths, Christopher Magirl, USGS

Frequency of Debris Flows in Grand Canyon, Peter Griffiths, USGS

Overview of Integrated Fine-Sediment Monitoring in Colorado River

Ecosystem, John "Jack" Schmidt, Utah State University, and others

Canyon in a Box: Flume Studies of Sand Transport in Grand Canyon and

Implications Modeling and Management, Peter Wilcock and Paul E. Grams,

John Hopkins University

Fine-grained Sediment Inventory and Change Detection in the Grand Canyon

River Corridor Using Airborne Digital Imagery, Michael Breedlove,

GCMRC

BREAK -10:10-10:30a.m.

MORNING SESSION 2-PHYSICALRESOURCES-I0:30 am. -12:10 p.m.

10:30 - 10:50

10:50 - 11:10

11:10- 11:30

Results ITomModeling of SandDeposition as a Function of Discharge and

Sandbar Surveys: How Effective are Powerplant Flows at Making New Sand

Deposits?, Stephen Wiele, USGS; Joseph Hazel, NAU; Paul E. Grams, John

Hopkins University; Josh Korman, Ecometric Associates, Inc.; John "Jack"

Schmidt, Utah State University; Peter Wilcock, USGS

Survey and Hydrography Technology, Matthew Kaplinski, Northern

Arizona University, and others

Relative Roles of Channel and Eddy Storage in the Colorado River in Marble

Canyon: New Insights Monitoring Individual Sites and Longer Reaches,

Joseph Hazel, Northern Arizona University, and others

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Day 1 - Oct.28 - Physical Resources (conl'd); Information Technology; Poster Session & Social Hour

11:30-11:50 Sediment Mass Balance in Marble and Grand Canyons Using Laser and

Acoustic Technologies, David Topping, GCMRC, and others

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11:50- 12:10 Bed-sediment Grain Size and Influence on Sediment Transport,

Brian Lockwood, UCSC, DavidRubin, GCMRC, and others

LUNCH -12:10 -1:30 r*POSTERSET UP- time available now or at end of day)

AFTERNOONSESSION 1- INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY-1:30- 2:50p.rn.

1:30 -1:50 Processing Multi-beam Data, Mark Gonzales, GCMRC

1:50 - 2:10 Rim and River ControlNetwork - Problems and Solutions, Keith Kohl,

GCMRC

2:10 - 2:30 Side-scan Sonar Surveys of the Colorado River Bed, Roberto Anima, USGS,

and others

2:30 - 2:50 Geomorphic Change Detection in Grand Canyon: Comparison of 2000 LIDAR

and 1923 SurveyData, Christopher Magirl, USGS

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AFTERNOON SESSION 2 -INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY- 3:10- 4:50p.rn.

3:10-3:30 Data Management at the GCMRC,Michael Liszewski, GCMRC

3:30 - 3:50 The GCMRC Library ScanningProject, Stephanie Wyse, GCMRC

3:50-4:10 Grand Canyon Integrated Database Management System, Chris Flaccus,

GCMRC, Cory Lochridge, James Slebodnick (Center for Data Insight)

4:10-4:30 Building an Integrated Ecological SpatialDatabase for the Grand Canyon

Using Spatial Database Engine, Internet Map Server, and Oracle Database

Management System, Steven Mietz, USGS GCMRC

4:30 - 4:50 Using the SurveyDatabase for Science, Kristin Brown GCMRC,

Cory Lochridge, (Center for Data Insight)

4:50 *POSTER SET-UP

POSTER SESSION & SOCIAL HOUR - 5:15 - 9:00 p.rn. i.

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Day 2 - Oct. 29 - Experimental Studies: Low Summer Steady Flows

DAY2-0CTOBER2~20~

MORNING SESSION 1-EXPERIMENTALSTUDIES: SESSION 1-LSSF- 8:30-10:10 am.

8:30 - 8:50 Synthesis of Results and Application to RiverManagement, John "Jack"

Schmidt, Utah State University, Theodore Melis, GCMRC, and others

8:50 - 9:10 Effects of a Low Steady Summer Flow Experiment on Native Fishes of the

Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Arizona, Melissa Trammell, Richard

Valdez, Stephen Carothers, and RJ. Ryel, SWCA, Inc.

9:10 - 9:30 Responses of Native and Non-Native Speciesto Two Managed Flow Regimes

Below Glen CanyonDam, Grand Canyon, AZ, Marianne Porter, University of

California Irvine, Michael Kearsley, Northern Arizona University

9:30 - 9:50 Modeling Effects of Discharge on Habitat Quality and Dispersal of Juvenile

Humpback Chub (Gila cypha) in the ColoradoRiver, Grand Canyon, Josh

Korman, Ecometric Research, Inc., StevenWiele, USGS, Margaret Torizzo

9:50 - 10:10 Longitudinal and Near-shore Warming of the Colorado River During LSSF

Experiment, William Vernieu, GCMRC

BREAK - 10:10 -10:30 am.

MORNING SESSION 2 -EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES: SESSION 2 - LSSF- 10:30-11:50 am.

10:30 - 10:50 Pre-and-Post LSSF side Scanning Sonar -Character of the River Bed Along

the FIST Reaches of the ColoradoRiver, Roberto Anima, USGS, Florence

Wong, David Hogg, Fredrick Payne, and Nenah Board, USGS.

10:50 - 11:10 Implications of Low Steady Summer Flows on Boating Safety and Other

Recreational Aspects, Linda Jalbert, National Park Service

11:10- 11:30 AquaticFoodBaseResponseto the 2000and2003ExperimentalFlowsin

Glen and Grand Canyon National Parks, Joseph Shannon, Northern Arizona

University; Emma Benenati, Dean Blinn, Kristin Straka, Allen Haden, NAU

11:30 - 11:50 Economic and Financial Effects to Electrical Power Production from

Experimentation at Glen Canyon Dam; LSSF and Proposed Sediment

Retention Flows and Non-Native Fish Removal Flows, Clayton Palmer,

Western Area Power Administration, Clark Burbidge, Heather Patno,

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LUNCH -11:50 am.-1:30 p.m.

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Day 2 - Oct. 29 - Experimental Studies: Manipulations and Fluctuating Flows; Socio-Cultural Resources; Recreation

AFTERNOON SESSION 1- EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES: SESSION 3 -MANIPULATIONS n

AND FLUCTUATING FLOWS -1:30- 2:30p.rn.

1:30-1:50 Brown Trout Removal in Bright Angel Creek, Grand Canyon National Park:

A Potential Recovery Effort for Native Fishes, William Leibfried, SWCA,

Inc.; Helen Johnstone, SWCA,Inc.; Jeff Cross, Grand CanyonNational Park

ScienceCenter

1:50 - 2:10 Mechanical Removal of Non-native Fishes in the Colorado River within Grand

Canyon: An Update on 2003 Operations and Results, Lew Coggins, GCMRC;

Michael Yard, GCMRC

2:10 - 2:30 Spatial and Temporal Patterns in Rainbow Trout Redds and Fry in the Lees

Ferry Reach ofthe ColoradoRiver: Implications for Fluctuating Flows ITom

Glen Canyon I?am,Josh Korman, Ecometric Research; Matt Kaplinski, and

Joe Hazel, Namteck.

BREAK - 2:30 - 2:50 p.rn.

AFTERNOON SESSION 2 - EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES: SESSION 4 -SOCIO-CULTURAL

RESOURCES;RECREATION- 2:50 - 4:30p.rn.

2:50 - 3:10 High-resolution Photogrammetry and the Gully Erosion of Cultural Sites,

Joel Pederson, Utah State University

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3:10 - 3:30 Modeling of Sand Deposition in Archaeologically SignificantReaches of the

Colorado River in Grand Canyon, Stephen Wiele, USGS; M. Torizzo

3:30 - 3:50 TheRole of Eolian Sediment Transport in the Preservation of Archeological

Features: A New Research Initiative in Grand Canyon National Park

Amy Draut, USGS

3:50-4:10 Adopt A Beach Project: Long Term Monitoring of High-Demand Camping

Beaches in Grand Canyon, Kate Thompson, Grand Canyon River Guides

4:10 - 4:30 Towards an Understanding of SocialImpedimentsto AdaptiveManagement

in Grand Canyon, Christopher Updike, Northern Arizona University

4:30 - 4:50 Archaeology of the Colorado Plateau and Grand Canyon: a Multimedia

Interactive CD-ROM Educational Tool for 4th to 6th Grade Students,

George Gumerman IV, Northern Arizona University

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Panel Discussion: Cultural Resource Treatment Options-7:30 - 9:30p.m (panelists TBAJ'\

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Day 3 - Oct. 3D-Experimental Studies: Native Fishes

DAY3-0CTOBER3~20~

MORNING SESSION 1 - EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES: NATIVE FISHES - 8:30 -10:10 am.

8:30 - 8:50 Trends in the Recruitment and Abundance of the Little Colorado River

Humpback Chub Population, Lew Coggins, GCMRC, Carl Walters,

University of British Columbia

8:50 - 9:10 Efficacy of Monitoring Fishes in the ColoradoRiver Through Grand Canyon,

Arizona: Striking a Balance Between Modeling and Empirical Data Collection,

Helen Johnstone, SWCA, Inc.; Melissa. Trammell, and Richard Valdez,

SWCA, Inc.

9:10 - 9:30 Anticipated Effects of a Temperature ControlDevice on Fishes of the

Colorado River through Grand Canyon, Arizona, RA. Valdez, SWCA, Inc.;

M. Trammell, H. Johnstone, StephenW. Carothers, and RJ. Ryel, SWCA, Inc.

9:30 - 9:50 Current Status and Trends of Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam Release

Water Quality,William Vernieu, GCMRC

9:50 - 10:10 The Utility of BioenergeticsModels in Grand Canyon Fisheries Research,

Jim Petersen, USGS; CraigPaukert, GCMRC;Jim Kitchell, University of

Wisconsin

BREAK -10:10-10:30am

MORNING SESSION 2 -EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES: NATIVE FISHES -10:30-11:50 am.

10:30 - 10:50 Recovery Goals For Humpback Chub and Adequacy of Management Actions

in Grand Canyon, Arizona, Richard Valdez, SWCA, Inc.; RT. Muth,

T. Czapla, RJ. Ryel, and Stephen W. Carothers, SWCA, Inc.

10:50 - 11:10 Genetic Interrelationships of Gila cypha in the Colorado River Ecosystem,

Marlis R Douglas, Colorado State University; Michael E. Douglas, CSU

11:10 -11:30 Effective Population Sizesfor Gila cypha in the Colorado River Ecosystem,

Michael E. Douglas, Colorado State University; Marlis RDouglas, CSU

11:30 - 11:50 Site Fidelity of Humpback Chub in Grand Canyon, Craig Paukert, GCMRC;

Lew Coggins, GCMRC.

LUNCH -11:50 am. -1:10 p.m. i.

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Day 3 - Oct. 30 - Experimental Studies: Non-Native Fishes; Biological Resources

AFTERNOON SESSION 1-NON-NATIVE FISHES-1:10-2:50 p.m. n

1:10-1:30 Status, Trends and Long-term Monitoring of the Lee's Ferry Tailwater Fishery,

1991-2003,Joe E. Slaughter, IV, Arizona Game and Fish Dept.; Andrew

Makinster, David Speas,William R. Persons, AGFD

1:30 - 1:50 An Evaluation of the Utility of Snorkel Surveysfor Estimating Population Size

and Tracking TrendsIn Relative Abundance of Rainbow Trout in the Lees

Ferry Reach of the ColoradoRiver, Josh Korman, Ecometric Research;

Michael Yard, GCMRC .

1:50-2:10 Long Term Monitoring of Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout, and Common Carp in

the Grand Canyon, Scott Rogers, Arizona Game and Fish Dept.

2:10 - 2:30 Diet and Incidence of Predation for Rainbow and Brown Trout Near the Little

Colorado River, Grand Canyon during Winter 2003, Michael Yard,

GCMRC; Lew Coggins, Melanie Caron, Erica Tietijen, GCMRC

2:30 - 2:50 Genetic Assessment of Age-OTrout Produced in the Grand Canyon Tributaries

of the Colorado River, Dave Philipp, DIinoisNatural History Survey

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AFTERNOONSESSION 2 -BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES- 3:10- 4:50p.m.

3:10-3:30 1996- 2000 Avian Monitoring,John Spence, National Park Service

3:30 - 3:50 Stranding of Rainbow Trout duringExperimental Fluctuating Releases from

Glen Canyon Dam on the ColoradoRiver, Wendy Batham, EcoPlan

Associates, Inc.

3:50-4:10 SeasonalLight Variation in a Canyon-BoundRiver: Potential Effects on

Distribution, Growth and Colonization ofPhotoautotrophs, Michael Yard,

GCMRC; GlennBennett, USGS; Steven Mietz, Lew Coggins, and Susan

Hueftle, SBSC GCMRC

4:10 - 4:30 The Hopi Tribe Monitoring Project for TerrestrialResources, Kristin

Huisinga and Michael Yeatts, The Hopi Tribe

4:30 - 4:50 Ecology of the New Zealand Mudsnail (potamopyrgus antipodarum) in the

Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam, Joseph Shannon, Northern

Arizona University; Heidi Kloeppel, NAU I.

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Final remarks by Jeffrey Lovich, Chief, GCMRC n

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