Difference between revisions of "News and Events"

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2013

• From: (USGS Scott Vanderkoi -- Via Linda Whetton)
• Date: September 27, 2013
• Subject: USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2013–5164: Anatomical and Genetic Variation of Western Oxyloma (Pulmonata: Succineidae) Concerning the Endangered Kanab Ambersnail (Oxyloma haydeni kanabense) in Arizona and Utah
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• Media:Sir2013-5164.pdf USGS- Kanab Ambersnail- circular- REPORT
• Details: Culver, Herrmann, Miller, Roth, and Sorenson.

• Based on anatomical and genetic data, the authors conclude that the Kanab ambersnail is not a unique subspecies.

• Published online by the USGS and can be found at this link: LINK

• From: USGS (Paul Grams-- Via Linda Whetton)
• Date: August 3, 2013
• Subject: USGS Fact Sheet 2013-3074: A Sand Budget for Marble Canyon, Arizona--Implications for Long-Term Monitoring of Sand Storage Change
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• USGS- Sand Budget for Marble Canyon- Implications for LT monitoring of sand storage change 130801
• Details: The following USGS online publication was approved for release and has been made available to the public.

Suggested citation: Grams, P.E., 2013, A sand budget for Marble Canyon, Arizona--Implications for long-term monitoring of sand storage change: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2013-3074, 4 p., LINK

• From: Fish & Wildlife
• Date: August 22, 2013
• Subject: Upper Colorado and San Juan Recovery Program social media implementation
• Details: We're launching joint social media sites (facebook, Twitter, Flickr) for the Upper Colorado River Endangered Fish Recovery Program and the San Juan River Basin Recovery Implementation Program to help us communicate our messages about the recovery programs to new and broader audiences and to allow us to get more photos, videos, and clickable URLs in front of those audiences. We envision our social media sites primarily as places to educate the general public about the endangered fish and the recovery programs.
• Colorado River Recovery Program- Facebook Page

• From: Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies/Eurekalert
• Date: August 20, 2013
• Subject: Dams destabilize river food webs: Lessons from the Grand Canyon
• Details: Managing fish in human-altered rivers is a challenge because their food webs are sensitive to environmental disturbance. So reports a new study in the journal Ecological Monographs, based on an exhaustive three-year analysis of the Colorado River in Glen and Grand Canyons.
• Article Link

• From: Linda Whetton
• Date: July 31,2013
• Subject: New GCMRC Economist--> Lucas Bair
• Details: Lucas's USGS email address is [email protected]
• E-Mail Announcement PDF

• From: Linda Whetton
• Date: August 12, 2013
• POSPONED to 2014 date TBD
• Subject: DOI Speaker Series --> Glen Knowles- Challenges and Benefits of the Adaptive Management of Glen Canyon Dam: A Decade of Lessons Learned.
• Location:Video Streaming from Washington D.C.
• Details: Glen Knowles will be speaking on: Challenges and Benefits of the Adaptive Management of Glen Canyon Dam: A Decade of Lessons Learned. He will describe how monitoring and science frameworks as well as stakeholder views are being incorporated into management decisions. Reclamation began using adaptive management at Glen Canyon Dam after decades of concern over the ecological impacts on downstream resources, particularly the riparian areas along the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon.
• Invitation and Details Page- Knowles at DOI on Aug 12

• From: Grand Canyon Trust
• Date: 8/2/2013
• Subject: Grand Canyon Trust Relinquishing Seat on AMWG
• LINK to Letter

• From: Lynn C. Jeka- CRSP Manager (Via Linda Whetton)
• Date: 7/15/2013
• Subject:AMWG ACTION ITEM: Western to provide the cost of the steady flow operation in conjunction with the overflights to the AMWG.
• Western Area Power Administration (Western) conducted a preliminary assessment which indicates an estimated cost of about $74,000 for the steady flow operation required for the May 2013 overflights conducted by GCMRC. This amount should be considered a preliminary estimate only. Our established protocols require that the final actual cost will be determined by Argonne National Laboratory technical staff after fiscal year end, September 30, 2013.

• From: D.R. Van Haverbeke (Via Linda W)
• Date: 7/1/2013
• Subject:Long-Term Monitoring of an Endangered Desert Fish and Factors Influencing Population Dynamics
• Efforts to provide managers of the GCDAMP with abundance estimates and trends of HBC in the LCR.
• 130701_USFWS_ Long-Term Monitoring of an Endangered Desert Fish and Factors Influencing Population Dynamics

• From: LA TIMES
• Date: 6/4/2013
• Subject: Signs of comeback for the endangered humpback chub
• "For the first time translocated fish were found spawning in Havasu Creek at Grand Canyon National Park”.
• Indications of spawning activity were found on a fisheries monitoring trip two weeks ago, according to the park service.
• Times News Article LINK

• From: Bureau of Reclamation (USBR)
• Date: 5/13/2013
• Subject: Carl Hayden Visitor Center Exhibits to Undergo Extensive Remodel
• (USBR and NPS) to remodle and add new displays to visitor's center with anticipation date of opening May 31, 2015. (last done in 1988)
• Primary Theme: "The Colorado River and its surrounding landscape embody survival, adaptation, and change, while Glen Canyon Dam and Lake Powell bring into sharp focus the dilemma of water and power management and its effects on the people and environment of the desert southwest."
• Contract = $1.5 million
• USBR Announcement Link

• From: National Park Service (NPS)
• Date: 3/27/2013
• Subject: NPS identifies Quagga mussels in Lake Powell
• (NPS) has identified 14 adult quagga mussels attached to moored vessels and dock structures at the Wahweap Marina in Lake Powell over the last week. None of the adult mussels were close enough together to mate for successful reproduction. All of the mussels were physically removed from the lake.

• Link to NPS announcement

• From: Earth Magazine
• Date: 3/03/2013
• Subject: Releasing a flood of controversy on the Colorado River
• This article sets the basis for the HFE, provides the history of past HFEs, and discusses the issues. Key Words: Sediment- Fish results- Adaptive Mgt
• earthmagazine.org/article/releasing-flood-controversy-colorado-river

• From: Upper Basin RIP & San Juan RIP
• Date: 2/25/2013
• Subject: Highlights 2012-2013 Recovery Program
• To: Interested parties/ FYI
• 130225_ Upper Colorado River Fish Recovery Program- San Jaun RIP Briefing book 2013

• From: Dr. David Lytle - USGS -Via Linda Whetton
• Date: 1/14/2013
• Subject: GT Max Model Review Workshop- FINAL REPORT
• To: AMWG members:
• Attached to this e-mail is the final report from the GTMax Model Review Workshop held on August 31 and Sept. 1, 2011. The final document includes the report of the expert review panel and comments provided by workshop participants...
• 130114 GTMax Model Review Workshop - Final reports of the review panel and workshop participants