Science Advisors

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"To support the designee and the AMWG, it is recommended that the Secretary establish a research center (GCMRC) within the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and/or National Biological Service with a small permanent staff in Flagstaff, AZ." (GCDEIS, pg. 36)

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Science Advisors Why the Science Advisors are Important

Presentations and Papers 2016 GCDAMP Updated Science Advisors Program Charter and Operating Protocols, 2016 GCDAMP: Science Advisors-Executive Coordinator Program Work Plan for FY16 Protocol Evaluation Panels 2014 Science Advisors Recommendations on Review of GCDAMP Triennial Budget and Work Plan GCMRC-USGS role in the GCDAMP 2000-03-31 DOI Memo: GCMRC- Institutional Home GOALS FROM: Anne Castle DATE: March 31, 2011 RE: "GCMRC Science Planning" "Our first and foremost priority is compliance with the Endangered Species Act, which means focus on the native fish and particularly the humpback chub. "Second, we need to focus on sediment, which was an instigating factor for the Grand Canyon Protection Act and continues to be an issue with resources down stream of the dam..." "Third, and these are competing priorities, we need science on both non-native fish control and the recreational trout fishery. "These are the primary areas where I have asked GCMRC to concentrate its resources." LINK: usbr/amwg/mtgs/13feb20/Attach_07b.pdf Science Learning Page "We need a science that empowers decision makers to develop a comprehensive vision of how a future Colorado River can function." "We have the ability to recreate any kind of a river we want. We just have to decide what we want and where we want it, and to decide if we want to pay for it.(JSchmit_SDM-workshop_Aug 2013)