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==2019 National Park Service Expanded Non-native Aquatic Species Management Plan and EA==
 
The National Park Service (NPS) intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for an Expanded Non-native Aquatic Species Management Plan in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Grand Canyon National Park below the Glen Canyon Dam. Your participation is vital to the planning process.
 
The National Park Service (NPS) intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for an Expanded Non-native Aquatic Species Management Plan in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Grand Canyon National Park below the Glen Canyon Dam. Your participation is vital to the planning process.
  
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The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Expanded Non-native Aquatic Species Management Plan in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Grand Canyon National Park below the Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Assessment. The EA and FONSI along with other documents related to the planning process can be found in the "[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsList.cfm?projectID=74515 Documents List]". [https://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?projectID=74515]
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# Release final plan/decision document to the public: Fall 2018
 
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[[File:NPS_NNF_EA.jpg|thumbnail|center|500px| Green sunfish collected in the -12 slough and a brown trout collected in Lees Ferry]]
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The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment on an Expanded Non-native Aquatic Species Management Plan and Environmental Assessment (EA) in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Grand Canyon National Park below the Glen Canyon Dam. '''Public comments will be accepted for a 30-day period from Sept. 11 to Oct. 11, 2018. '''
 
 
Control measures for expanded non-native aquatic species are needed due to the increase of green sunfish, brown trout and the potential for other harmful non-native aquatic species that threaten downstream native and listed threatened and endangered aquatic species. These non-native species have become an increasing threat from changing conditions since the NPS completed the 2013 NPS Comprehensive Fish Management Plan and the 2016 Long-Term Experimental and Management Plan.
 
 
To assist the public in understanding the proposed action and providing comments, the NPS is hosting various meetings to present information on the plan and NPS staff will be available to answer questions. Those meetings include:
 
 
Public Webinar:
 
 
September 20, 2018
 
5:00 to 6:30 pm MST (AZ), 6:00 to 7:30 pm MDT (UT/CO),
 
Call Line 888-790-2024, Passcode 9535626
 
https://bluejeans.com/7293338944
 
 
Open Houses:
 
 
September 25, 2018
 
6:00 to 8:00 pm MST
 
GCNRA Headquarters
 
691 Scenic View Drive
 
Page, AZ 86040
 
 
September 26, 2018
 
6:00 to 8:00 pm MST,
 
Flagstaff Aquaplex
 
1702 N. Fourth Street
 
Flagstaff, AZ 86004
 
 
September 27, 2018
 
6:00 to 8:00 pm MST
 
Arizona Game and Fish Department
 
5000 W Carefree Hwy
 
Phoenix, AZ 85086
 
 
The project summary, EA, and associated documents can be found online in the "Documents List" at: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/Expanded_Nonnative. A hard copy of the EA can be found at the following library locations:
 
 
1. Cline Library
 
Northern Arizona University
 
1001 S. Knoles Dr
 
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6022
 
 
2. Burton Barr Central Library
 
1221 North Central Avenue
 
Phoenix, AZ 85004
 
 
3. Page Public Library
 
479 South Lake Powell Blvd.
 
Page, AZ 86040
 
 
4. Grand County Library
 
Moab Branch
 
257 E Center Street
 
Moab, UT 84532
 
 
5. Natural Resources Library
 
U.S. Department of the Interior
 
1849 C St NW
 
Washington, D.C. 20240-0001
 
  
 
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/Expanded_Nonnative National Park Service Expanded Non-native Aquatic Species Management Plan and EA website]
 
 
*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Nonnative_Invasive_Aquatic_Species Nonnative invasive aquatic species page]
 
*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Nonnative_Invasive_Aquatic_Species Nonnative invasive aquatic species page]
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsList.cfm?parkID=62&projectID=74515 2019 Expanded Non-native Aquatic Species Management Plan and EA NPS website]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2015-10-20-twg-meeting/Attach_06c.pdf 2015 AZDGF Lees Ferry Fisheries Management Plan]
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*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=2013_National_Park_Service_Comprehensive_Fisheries_Management_Plan 2013 NPS Comprehensive Fisheries Management Plan]
 
*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Brown_Trout Brown trout page]  
 
*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Brown_Trout Brown trout page]  
 
*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Green_Sunfish_Page Green sunfish page]
 
*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Green_Sunfish_Page Green sunfish page]
 
*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Quagga Quagga mussel page]
 
*[http://gcdamp.com/index.php?title=Quagga Quagga mussel page]
 
 
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! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Documents [https://parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsList.cfm?projectID=74515]</h2>
 
! <h2 style="margin:0; background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3b0bf; text-align:left; color:#000; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Documents [https://parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsList.cfm?projectID=74515]</h2>
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=62&projectID=74515&documentID=117125 2021 update Appendix F TABLE F-1. Risk Levels of Non-Native Aquatic Species in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Grand Canyon National Park]
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=74515&MIMEType=application%252Fpdf&filename=FINAL%20News%20Release%20%5F%20NPS%20FONSI%20Release%20Expanded%20Non%5Fnative%20EA%5F100419%5F508compliant%2Epdf&sfid=392139 Press Release Announcing the FONSI]
 
*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=74515&MIMEType=application%252Fpdf&filename=Expanded%20Non%5FNative%20EA%20Sept%202018%20508%2Epdf&sfid=341637 Public Draft of the Expanded Non-Native Aquatic Species Management Plan/EA]
 
*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=74515&MIMEType=application%252Fpdf&filename=Expanded%20Non%5FNative%20EA%20Sept%202018%20508%2Epdf&sfid=341637 Public Draft of the Expanded Non-Native Aquatic Species Management Plan/EA]
*[[Media:GlenCanyonSloughTemperatureOptions FINAL.pdf| Temperature Reduction Options for Glen Canyon Slough; RM -12, Technical Report No. SRH 2018-17, Upper Colorado Regional Office Colorado River, AZ]]
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*[https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/upload/GLCA_Public-comments-on-NNAS-Draft-EA_PEPC-download_508compliant.pdf Public comments on the Public Draft NNAS EA]
*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=62&projectID=74515&documentID=87755 May 2018 newsletter]
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=74515&MIMEType=application%252Fpdf&filename=Final%5FFONSI%5FExpanded%5FNonNative%5FEA%5Fwith%5Fall%5Fattachments%5F9%5F11%5F2019%5Fsigned%5F508compliant%2Epdf&sfid=392138 Finding of No Significant Impact - Aquatic Non-Native Management Plan]
*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=62&projectID=74515&documentID=87698 Public scoping summary report]
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=74515&MIMEType=application%252Fpdf&filename=Expanded%20Non%5FNative%20EA%20Sept%202018%20508%2Epdf&sfid=341637 Expanded Non-Native Aquatic Species Management Plan/EA ]
*[https://www.nps.gov/aboutus/foia/upload/GLCA_NNAS_ScopingComments_508.pdf Public scoping comments]
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=74515&MIMEType=application%252Fpdf&filename=GCNP%2EGCNRA%2EAqaticNN%20BiOp2019%2Epdf&sfid=358461 USFWS Biological Opinion and Concurrence]
*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=62&projectID=74515&documentID=84887 Draft proposed alternatives table]
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=74515&MIMEType=application%252Fpdf&filename=Public%20Release%20Newsletter%20508%20Compliant%2Epdf&sfid=341482 Newsletter for Public Release of EA]
*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=62&projectID=74515&documentID=84806 Scoping posters]
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=74515&MIMEType=application%252Fpdf&filename=EMBARGOED%20News%20Release%20%5F%20NPS%20Public%20Release%20Expanded%20Non%5Fnative%20EA%5FSept2018%2Epdf&sfid=341638 News Release: NPS Seeks Public Comment on the Expanded Non-native Aquatic Species Plan]
*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=62&projectID=74515&documentID=84805 Scoping presentation]
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=74515&MIMEType=application%252Fpdf&filename=NNAS%20Scoping%20Summary%20508%20compliant%2Epdf&sfid=325029 Scoping Summary Report]
*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=62&projectID=74515&documentID=84099 Expanded Non-native Species EA Scoping Newsletter ]
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=74515&MIMEType=application%252Fpdf&filename=GLCA%5FNNAS%5FScopingComments%5F508%2Epdf&sfid=350887 Public Scoping Comments]
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=74515&MIMEType=application%252Fpdf&filename=Alternatives%20table%20for%20PEPC%2Epdf&sfid=308894 Draft Proposed Alternatives Table]
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=74515&MIMEType=application%252Fpdf&filename=NNAS%20posters%20for%20PEPC%2Epdf&sfid=308536 Scoping Posters]
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=74515&MIMEType=application%252Fpdf&filename=NNAS%20Scoping%20Presentation%20for%20PEPC%2Epdf&sfid=308534 Scoping Presentation]
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=74515&MIMEType=application%252Fpdf&filename=Final%5FNPS%5FExpanded%5FNon%5Fnative%5FEA%5Fpublic%5Fscoping%5Fnewsletter2%2Epdf&sfid=304811 NPS Expanded Non-native EA Scoping Newsletter]
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*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/showFile.cfm?projectID=74515&MIMEType=application%252Fpdf&filename=public%5Fscoping%5Freport%5Fnewsletter%5FFAQs%5Fv4b%5F508%2Epdf&sfid=325319 May 2018 Newsletter]
  
 
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'''2019'''
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2019-05-01-twg-meeting/20190501-ExpandedNon-NativeAquaticSpeciesManagementPlanGlenCanyonDam-Presentation-508-UCRO.pdf Expanded Non-Native Aquatic Species Management Plan below Glen Canyon Dam Presentation ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg/2019-03-06-amwg-meeting/20190306-ExpandedNon-NativeAquaticSpeciesManagementPlan-Presentation-508-UCRO.pdf Expanded Non-Native Aquatic Species Management Plan Presentation]
  
 
'''2018'''
 
'''2018'''
*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/18apr23/Attach_07.pdf Expanded Non-Native Aquatic Species Management Plan Environmental Assessment PPT]
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*[[Media:GlenCanyonSloughTemperatureOptions FINAL.pdf| Temperature Reduction Options for Glen Canyon Slough; RM -12, Technical Report No. SRH 2018-17, Upper Colorado Regional Office Colorado River, AZ]]
*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/amwg/mtgs/18feb14/Attach_09.pdf Expanded non-Native Aquatic Species Management Plan Below Glen Canyon Dam PPT]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg/2018-08-22-amwg-meeting/Attach_10.pdf NPS Expanded Non-Native Aquatic Species Management Plan PPT]
*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/18jan25/Attach_07.pdf Expanded Non-Native Management Plan Below Glen Canyon Dam PPT]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2019-05-01-twg-meeting/20190501-ExpandedNon-NativeAquaticSpeciesManagementPlanGlenCanyonDam-Presentation-508-UCRO.pdf Expanded Non-Native Aquatic Species Management Plan Below Glen Canyon Dam]
*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/18jan25/Attach_07.pdf Expanded Non-Native Management Plan Below Glen Canyon Dam ]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2018-04-23-twg-meeting/Attach_07.pdf Expanded Non-Native Aquatic Species Management Plan Environmental Assessment PPT]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/amwg/2018-02-14-amwg-meeting/Attach_09.pdf Expanded non-Native Aquatic Species Management Plan Below Glen Canyon Dam PPT]
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*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/progact/amp/twg/2018-01-25-twg-meeting/Attach_07.pdf Expanded Non-Native Management Plan Below Glen Canyon Dam PPT]
  
 
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*[https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181069 Runge et al., 2018, Brown trout in the Lees Ferry reach of the Colorado River—Evaluation of causal hypotheses and potential interventions: USGS Open-File Report]
 
*[https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181069 Runge et al., 2018, Brown trout in the Lees Ferry reach of the Colorado River—Evaluation of causal hypotheses and potential interventions: USGS Open-File Report]
 
*[http://ltempeis.anl.gov/documents/final-eis/ 2016 Long Term Experimental Management Plan (LTEMP)]
 
*[http://ltempeis.anl.gov/documents/final-eis/ 2016 Long Term Experimental Management Plan (LTEMP)]
*[https://www.usbr.gov/uc/rm/amp/twg/mtgs/15oct20/pdfs/Attach_06c.pdf 2015 AZDGF Lees Ferry Fisheries Management Plan]
 
*[https://parkplanning.nps.gov/documentsList.cfm?projectID=35150 2013 NPS Comprehensive Fisheries Management Plan ]
 
  
 
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2019 National Park Service Expanded Non-native Aquatic Species Management Plan and EA

The National Park Service (NPS) intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment (EA) under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for an Expanded Non-native Aquatic Species Management Plan in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Grand Canyon National Park below the Glen Canyon Dam. Your participation is vital to the planning process.

Project Background

In 2013, the NPS completed the Comprehensive Fish Management Plan (CFMP). The intent of that effort was to provide guidance for managing fish within the Colorado River and its tributaries from Glen Canyon Dam to Lake Mead. Since the completion of the CFMP and the 2016 Long Term Experimental and Management Plan (LTEMP) for Glen Canyon Dam operations, increases in potentially harmful non-native fish have been documented. This plan is intended to address this concern. The NPS is coordinating with the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), the Arizona Game and Fish Department, the US Fish and Wildlife Service and several other federal and non-federal cooperating agencies and traditionally associated tribes on this project.

Purpose and Need

The purpose of this action is to provide additional tools beyond what is available under the CFMP and the LTEMP, in order to allow the NPS to prevent, control, minimize or eradicate potentially harmful non-native aquatic species, or the risk associated with their presence or expansion, in the action area. The need for this action is due to the increase of green sunfish, brown trout and potential expansion or invasion of other harmful non-native aquatic species that threaten downstream native aquatic species including listed species or the Lees Ferry recreational rainbow trout fishery. These non-native species have become an increasing threat due to changing conditions since the completion of the 2013 NPS CFMP and the 2016 LTEMP. Existing measures may be inadequate to address potentially harmful non-native aquatic species. [1]

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Updates [2]

The National Park Service (NPS) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) under the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for the Expanded Non-native Aquatic Species Management Plan in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Grand Canyon National Park below the Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Assessment. The EA and FONSI along with other documents related to the planning process can be found in the "Documents List". [3]

Plan Process [4]

  1. Define purpose and need/develop preliminary alternatives: Fall 2017
  2. Conduct external scoping: Dec 2017
  3. Analysis of public comment: Spring 2018
  4. Refine alternatives: Spring 2018
  5. Identify environmental impacts and select preferred alternative: May 2018
  6. Prepare draft plan/environmental document: May 2018
  7. Cooperating agencies review of draft plan/environmental document (2 weeks): May/June 2018
  8. Public review of draft plan/environmental document (30 days): July 2018
  9. Analysis of public comment: Fall 2018
  10. Prepare final plan/decision document: Fall 2018
  11. Release final plan/decision document to the public: Fall 2018
Green sunfish collected in the -12 slough and a brown trout collected in Lees Ferry



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Documents [5]

Presentations and Papers

2019

2018

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