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2015 Missouri River
Natural Resources Conference
& BiOp Forum
Year
of
the
River
March 10-12, 2015
Lied Lodge and Conference Center - Nebraska City, NE
Welcome to the 2015 MRNRC Conference and BiOp Forum
Welcome, once again, to Nebraska City and the beautiful Lied Lodge and
Conference Center! Conference organizers had hoped this format of combining the
Missouri River Natural Resources Conference with required Biological Opinion
communication between the Corps and the Service would provide a forum for
communication not just between two federal agencies, but amongst all Missouri
River stakeholders. Your participation and that of nearly 200 others is testimony to
not only the success of this format, but also the ongoing need for communication
and integration of scientific findings to better our understanding of the Missouri
River and assist in directing management decisions.
As members of State and Federal agencies, working in regions bordered and/or
intersected by one of the nation's greatest rivers and most altered river ecosystems,
we fully comprehend the demands placed upon the river's natural system.
This year's conference theme, “The Year of the River”, leaves me with more
questions than answers. What does the ‘Year’ of the River mean to each of you?
For some, no doubt, it is about your research on a specific aspect of catfish, plovers,
pallids, or cottonwood. For others, it may be about habitat projects and impacts on
both critters and constituents. A Year, in the context of a river, is but a blip in time,
an mere instant. For rivers, time is irrelevant. They will wait for us to catch up to
their current and tolerate the slowing of it, for time is on the side of the river. Rivers
will give us time to reconfigure them and disconnect them from the flood plain, for
in time, despite our best efforts, they will find their way back. So, as we think about,
“The Year of the River”, I ask each of you to think about what we can do this year
for the river. Working with the river, its resources, and, most importantly, the
people of this basin, we can make this more than a blip in time for our great river.
The steering committee for this year’s Conference and BiOp Forum has developed a
Missouri River field tour in the Nebraska City area. On the tour we will visit some
good examples of Missouri River Recovery Plan projects that demonstrate both
floodplain and shallow water habitat ecosystem restoration efforts. Travel will be by
land (bus) and by river (boat). We hope that by seeing these projects firsthand, you
gain a better understanding of management actions that can help improve this
ecosystem, depended upon by many large riverine species of plants and animals.
In addition to the field tour, we have organized several contributed oral and poster
presentations into sessions on various aspects of Missouri River research,
monitoring, and management.
On behalf of the steering committee, enjoy your stay at the Lied Lodge, and we hope
the Conference and BiOp Forum is informative, educational, and of value to you!
Sincerely,
Chris Larson
Missouri River Natural Resources Committee, Chair
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The Missouri River Natural Resource Committee was formed in 1987 by state fish and
wildlife agencies in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and
Missouri who have statutory management responsibility for public trust natural
resources. Its Mission is to promote and facilitate the preservation, conservation, and
enhancement of the natural resources of the Missouri River System. Non-voting
representatives include the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Geological Survey, Western Power
Administration, and the National Park Service. MRNRC objectives include: 1)
identifying and prioritizing issues of concern in the Missouri River System for
cooperative resource management, 2) formulate plans and programs for carrying on
cooperative research and management studies, 3) improve coordination,
communication, and cooperation among entities responsible for natural resource
management on the Missouri River, 4) encourage implementation of actions to preserve,
conserve, and enhance natural resources of the Missouri River System.
List of Missouri River Conferences
Year
1997
1998
1999
Location
Columbia, MO
Nebraska City, NE
Pierre, SD
2000
Bismarck, ND
2001
2002
Great Falls, MT
South Sioux City, NE
2003
Atchison, KS
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Columbia, MO
Pierre, SD
South Sioux City, NE
Nebraska City, NE
Nebraska City, NE
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Billings, Montana
Nebraska City, NE
Nebraska City, NE
Pierre, SD
Jefferson City, MO
Nebraska City, NE
Nebraska City, NE
Theme
• Missouri River: Past, Present, Future
• The Floodplain of the Future
• Sustaining the Missouri River for Future
Generations
• Missouri River Management:
It’s Everybody’s Business
• 2001 - Missouri River Odyssey
• Big River Science-Meeting the Challenge of
Change
• Restoring the “Butifull Praree & Timber
Diversity”
• Rediscovering Missouri River Connections
• Many Voices, One Horizon
• Collaborating in the Current
• Adapting to Adaptive Management
• From a Healthy Ecosystem to a Healthy
Economy: A River in Transition
• Beyond the Bend
• Missouri River “A Climate for Change”
• The Missouri River: On the Road to Recovery
• The Big Muddy: What Have We Learned?
• Beyond the Banks
• Understanding the Landscape
• Year of the River
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Missouri River Champion Award Winners
Year
1997
2002
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Name
• Bill Mauck, USGS
• Douglas Bereuter, U.S. Congressman-NE
• Roger Collins and Jim Milligan, USFWS
• Tom Daschle, U.S. Senator -SD
• W. Don Nelson, Chief of Staff, U.S. Senator Ben
Nelson-NE
• Garrison (ND), Gavins Point Dam (SD) and Neosho (MO)
NFH, USFWS; and Blind Pony (MO) SFH, MDC
• Tom Gengerke, IDNR; John Cooper, SDGF&P
• Mike Olson, USFWS; Tony Dean, Outdoor
Communicator - SD
• Mick Sandine and Glen Covington, USACE
• Mike Hayden, KWP
• Jim Riis, SDGF&P; David Pope, MORAST
• Larry Hesse, Rivers Corp.; BG John R. McMahon, USACE
• Robert Klumb, USFWS
The Missouri River Champion Award recognizes individuals or groups that have
made significant contributions to the enhancement, preservation, or protection of
the Missouri River ecosystem and the fish, wildlife and other natural resources.
Cover photos courtesy of Dave Crane - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Deer Island Top Width Widening Project
Top photo: taken October 2012, RM 672, looking downstream, pre-construction
2nd photo from top: taken October 2013, RM 672, looking upstream, during
construction
3rd photo from top: taken December 2014, RM 672, looking upstream, postconstruction, river at 20K cfs and 17.7 feet river gauge @ Decatur, NE
Bottom photo: taken October 2014, RM 672, looking downstream, postconstruction, river at 48K cfs and 25 feet river gauge height @ Decatur, NE
Your meeting registration covers dinner on Tuesday, all meals on Wednesday,
breakfast on Thursday, all socials, and breaks each day. All events (meals, technical
sessions, breaks, and socials) require that you wear your conference name tag
for the duration of the function. If you do not have it on, you will not be allowed
entrance to the event and you will be asked to leave the event until you have it.
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Daily Events At-a-Glance
Tuesday 3/10
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Locations - West Assembly and Corridor
Registration (Lower Lobby Lied Lodge)
Hang up Posters (West Assembly)
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Field Tour - Land and Water Portions (weather permitting)
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Dinner (West Assembly)
Social (Steinhart Lodge)
Wednesday 3/11
Locations - West Assembly, Steinhart Rooms A, B, and C,
and Corridor
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.
8:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration (Lower Lobby Lied Lodge)
Breakfast (West Assembly)
Awards (West Assembly)
Concurrent Sessions (Steinhart Rooms)
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Lunch (West Assembly)
Presentation: “4th Triennial Meeting of International
Society of River Science, August 23-28, 2015”
by William Richardson, ISRS Program Committee;
Chief, River Ecology Branch, USGS - Upper Midwest
Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, WI
1:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.
4:40 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions (Steinhart Rooms)
Poster Session (West Assembly)
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Dinner (West Assembly)
Social (Steinhart Lodge)
Side Meetings
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
MRNRC Delegates (Marcotte Room)
USFWS (Terrace Room)
Thursday 3/12
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Registration (Lower Lobby Lied Lodge)
Breakfast (West Assembly)
Concurrent Sessions (Steinhart Rooms)
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Registration Desk
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“In the 19th century, we devoted our best minds to exploring nature.
In the 20th century, we devoted ourselves to controlling and harnessing it.
In the 21st century, we must devote ourselves to restoring it.”
- Stephen Ambrose
Undaunted Courage
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Levee Setback Land and Water Tour (weather permitting)
Buses will load at 12:45p.m. at the front entrance of the Lied Lodge
Tour will depart promptly at 1:00 p.m. and return at approximately 5:00 p.m.
Reminder: Please wear clothing and footwear appropriate for the conditions.
Map provided by
Matt Dollison
Iowa Department of
Natural Resources
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Wednesday, March 11th — Morning, Concurrent Session A
Location – Steinhart A/B
Session 1a: Pallid Sturgeon I / Sturgeon Habitat
Moderator — Steve Krentz, USFWS
8:40 a.m.
Characterization of Patterns of Sturgeon and Paddlefish Spawning and
Dispersal in the Lower Missouri River to Guide Restoration Actions,
Aaron DeLonay, U.S. Geological Survey
9:00 a.m.
Developing Models to Identify Successful Sturgeon Spawning Locations
Using Free Embryo Collections, Lower Missouri River,
Kimberly Chojnacki, U.S. Geological Survey-Columbia Environmental
Research Center
9:20 a.m.
Bedform Dynamics and Sand Transport in the Lower Missouri River in
Pallid Sturgeon Spawning Reaches, Caroline Elliott, U.S. Geological
Survey
9:40 a.m.
Development and Application of a Spatially Explicit Growth Model for
Age-0 Pallid Sturgeon, David Deslauriers, South Dakota State
University
10:00 a.m. BREAK
Moderator—Gerald Mestl, NGPC
10:20 a.m. 2014 Shallow Water Habitat Check-In and Habitat Distribution in the
Lower Missouri River, Todd Gemeinhardt, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers
10:40 a.m. Is shallow water a suitable surrogate for assessing efforts to address
pallid sturgeon population declines?, Nathan Gosch, U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers
11:00 a.m. Identification and Assessment of High-Density Capture Locations of
Age-0 Sturgeon, Dane Morris, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
11:20 a.m. Quantifying and Defining Functional Habitat to Inform Recovery of
Pallid Sturgeon in the Missouri River, Susannah Erwin, U.S. Geological
Survey-Columbia Environmental Research Center
11:40 a.m. Larval Shovelnose Sturgeon Abundance and Survival in Side Channels
and the Main Channel of the Lower Missouri River, Catlin Ames,
Missouri Department of Conservation
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Wednesday, March 11th — Morning, Concurrent Session B
Location – Steinhart C/Corridor
Session 1b: Hydrology and Water Quality / Cottonwoods
Moderator — Rick Wilson, USGS
8:40 a.m.
Water Quality Assessment of Northern Missouri Streams in Support of
Integrated Conservation Practices, Donald Wilkinson, U.S. Geological
Survey
9:00 a.m.
Modeling Missouri River Water Temperature, Zhonglong Zhang,
LimnoTech, EL, ERDC
9:20 a.m.
Impacts of Missouri River Hydrology and Geomorphology on Flooding
in the Lower Big Sioux River Basin, Tim Cowman, S.D. Geological
Survey
9:40 a.m.
Projected Trends in Mountain Snowpack and Runoff in the Upper
Missouri River Basin: 1992–2099, John Stamm, U.S. Geological Survey
10:00 a.m. BREAK
Moderator—Lisa Yager, NPS
10:20 a.m. History of the “Cottonwood Problem” on the Upper Missouri River
W. Carter Johnson, South Dakota State University
10:40 a.m. Effects of the 2011 Flood on Cottonwood Forests along the Missouri
River, Mark Dixon, University of South Dakota
11:00 a.m. Use of a Modified State-and-Transition Model for Projecting Land Use
and Land Cover Change in a Meandering River Floodplain
Christopher Merkord, South Dakota State University
11:20 a.m. Emerging Deltas in the Missouri River’s Reservoirs: Silver Lining for
Cottonwood Forest Biodiversity? Malia Volke, South Dakota State
University
11:40 a.m. Cottonwood Discussion Panel, All Presenters from Session
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Wednesday, March 11th — Afternoon, Concurrent Session A
Location – Steinhart A/B
Session 2a: Pallid Sturgeon II / Native Fish
Moderator — Dane Morris, USACE
1:00 p.m.
Pallid Sturgeon Reproduction in the Yellowstone River, 2014
Mathew Rugg, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks
1:20 p.m.
Trends and Variation in the Reproductive Ecology of Pallid Sturgeon
in the Upper Missouri River Basin, Patrick Braaten, U.S. Geological
Survey-Columbia Environmental Research Center
1:40 p.m.
Assessment of Pallid Sturgeon Spawning Habitat on the Lower
Yellowstone River, Caroline Elliott, U.S. Geological Survey
2:00 p.m.
Extrapolations to Pallid Sturgeon from Other Sturgeon Species
Michael Randall, U.S. Geological Survey-Southeast Ecological Science
Center
2:20 p.m.
Gonadosomatic Index and Fecundity of Lower Missouri and Middle
Mississippi River Endangered Pallid Sturgeon Estimated Using
Minimally Invasive Techniques, Janice Albers, U.S. Geological SurveyColumbia Environmental Research Center
2:40 p.m.
Effects of Seasonal Water Temperatures on Catch Rates and Habitat
Selectivity of Pallid Sturgeon, Adam McDaniel, Missouri Department of
Conservation
3:00 p.m.
BREAK
Moderator— Darby Niswonger, MDC
3:20 p.m.
Association of Native Prey-fish Abundance to Pallid Sturgeon
Condition, Daniel James, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
3:40 p.m.
Short-Term Dispersal and Survival of Hatchery-Reared Juvenile Pallid
Sturgeon, Justin Haas, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
4:00 p.m.
Population Trends, Bend Use Relative to Available Habitat, and
Within-River Bend Habitat Use of Eight Indicator Species of
Missouri and Lower Kansas River Benthic Fishes: 15 Years After
Baseline Assessment, Mark Wildhaber, U.S. Geological Survey
4:20 p.m.
Fish Community Response to Changes in Physical Attributes of
Side-Channels in Nebraska, Jerrod Hall, Nebraska Game and Parks
Commission
4:40 p.m.
POSTER SESSION (Posters are displayed in West Assembly Room)
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Wednesday, March 11th — Afternoon, Concurrent Session B
Location – Steinhart C/Corridor
Session 2b: Terns and Plovers / Effects Analysis
Moderator — Chantel Cook, USACE
1:00 p.m.
Spotting Scopes or Cameras: Which Should You choose?
Colin Dovichin, U.S. Geological Survey - Northern Prairie Wildlife
Research Center
1:20 p.m.
The Lower Platte River Emergent Sandbar Dynamics Program, 2011
to 2014: What Have We Learned?, Jason Alexander, University of
Wyoming-Dept of Geology and Geophysics
1:40 p.m.
Empirically Modeling Interior Least Tern Habitat Response to River
Hydrographs Using Landsat TM Imagery, Edward Bulliner, U.S.
Geological Survey
2:00 p.m.
Population Demography of Least Terns and Piping Plovers Following
the 2011 Missouri River Flood, Erin Roche, U.S. Geological Survey Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
2:20 p.m.
Complexity and Uncertainty in Mapping and Quantifying the
Dynamics of Emergent Sandbars and Emergent Sandbar Habitat on
the Missouri River, Laurence Strong, U.S. Geological Survey - Northern
Prairie Wildlife Research Center
2:40 p.m.
Piping Plover Management and Recovery as a Human Dimensions
Challenge, Joel Jorgensen, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
3:00 p.m.
BREAK
Moderator—Tom St. Clair, Louis Berger
3:20 p.m.
Habitat Modeling in Support of an Effects Analysis for the Missouri
River Recovery Program, J. Craig Fischenich, ERDC Environmental
Lab
3:40 p.m.
Update on the Effects Analysis for Least Terns and Piping Plovers,
Kate Buenau, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
4:00 p.m.
Missouri River Pallid Sturgeon Effects Analysis: Progress and
Prospects, Robert Jacobson, U.S. Geological Survey-Columbia
Environmental Research Center
4:20 p.m.
A Framework for Integrating the Pallid Sturgeon Effects Analysis to
Evaluate Management and Restoration Alternatives,
Michael Colvin, Mississippi State University
4:40 p.m.
POSTER SESSION (Posters are displayed in West Assembly Room)
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POSTER SESSION
Bridging Perspectives on Data Management to Increase Project Efficacy
Chris Vernon, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Post-flood Changes in Riparian Forest Structure Along the Missouri River
from 2012-2014
Christopher Boever, University of South Dakota, Dept. of Biology
Impacts of Dam Operation on Sand and Gravel Bar Habitat and Recruitment
of Riparian Woodland Vegetation Along Rivers
Rohan Benjankar, University of Idaho, Center for Ecohydraulics Research
Identifying Floodplain Conservation Land Management Priorities and Science
Needs for the Lower Missouri River Kristen Bouska and Garth Lindner,
Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, University of Missouri
The Effect of River Bed Degradation on Water Levels in the Missouri River
Alluvial Aquifer near Kansas City, Missouri
Brian Kelly, U.S. Geological Survey - Missouri Water Science Center
Long Term Verification Statistics for the Missouri River: 1983-2013
Kevin Low, National Weather Service Missouri Basin
Hydrodynamic Modeling to Evaluate the Influence of Channel Morphology
and Hydrology on Larval Drift of Pallid Sturgeon in the Lower Missouri
River Susannah Erwin, U.S. Geological Survey - Columbia Environmental
Research Center
Substrate Effects on Hatch and Initiation of Drift of Scaphirhynchus Sturgeon
Species in an Artificial Stream Jake Faulkner, U.S. Geological Survey
Evaluation of Surgical Tagging Techniques and Guidelines for Implantation of
JSATS Transmitters into Juvenile White Sturgeon
Stephanie Liss, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Differences in Capture Probability of an Endangered Species (Pallid Sturgeon)
among Four Sampling Gears Landon Pierce, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Great Plains Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
Establishing Reference Fish Community Structure within Natural Side
Channels and the Mainstem Missouri River
Lawrance McGallagher, Missouri Department of Conservation
Update on Pallid Sturgeon in Segment 4 of the Missouri River
Tyler Berger, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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POSTER SESSION
Geographic Distribution and Abundance of Pallid Sturgeon and Shovelnose
Sturgeon Hybrids in the Missouri River
Darby Niswonger, Missouri Department of Conservation
Observations from the Collection of Recently Stocked Age-0 Pallid Sturgeon in
Lower Missouri River Colby Wrasse, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Survival and Drift Behavior of Pallid Sturgeon Free Embryos in an Artificial
Channel Kevin Buhl, U.S. Geological Survey - Columbia Environmental
Research Center
Identifying Sturgeon Spawning Locations through Back-Calculations of FreeEmbryo Drift: Complexities in Characterizing Drift Dynamics
Edward Bulliner, U.S. Geological Survey
Ignorance Is Bliss: Poor Aging Precision from an Un-validated Fish Aging
Structure Has Deleterious Effects on Understanding Population Dynamics
Martin Hamel, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Distribution of Lake Sturgeon Capture Locations in the Lower 250 Miles of
the Missouri River Javar Henry and Cal Yonce, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Occupancy Modeling For False Map Turtles In the Missouri River
Ryan Ruskamp, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
North American Paddlefish Society
David Deslauriers, South Dakota State University
Missouri River Tern and Plover Trends
Chantel Cook, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Overwinter Locations of Northern Great Plains Piping Plovers and Possible
Implications for Demography Brooke Hill, U.S. Geological Survey
Are Vegetation Management Efforts Effective at Maintaining Sandbar
Habitat for Least Terns and Piping Plovers?
Coral Huber, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Effects of Predator Exclosures on Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) Nests in
the Alkali Lakes Regions of North Dakota: 1st Year Report Megan Ring,
U.S. Geological Survey - Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
High-definition Video Cameras as a Tool for Resighting Individually Marked
Least Terns Dustin Toy, U.S. Geological Survey - Northern Prairie Wildlife
Research Center
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Thursday, March 12th — Morning, Concurrent Session A
Location – Steinhart A/B
Session 3a: Native Fish II
Moderator — Kirk Steffensen, NGPC
8:00 a.m.
The Missouri River of North Dakota: A Tale of Two Rivers
Ryan Wilson, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
8:20 a.m.
Biological Responses of Large-River Fishes to Hydrological Conditions
of the Missouri River, Josh Wilhelm, Nebraska Game and Parks
Commission
8:40 a.m.
A Comparison of Stomach Content Collection Methods for and Food
Habits of Shovelnose Sturgeon During and After a Severe Flood
Event, J. David Adams, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
9:00 a.m.
Fluctuations in Macrhybopsis spp. Chub Populations in the Missouri
River – Did the 2011 Flood Have an Effect?
Colby Wrasse, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
9:20 a.m.
Channel Catfish Management in the Missouri River
Brandon Eder, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
9:40 a.m.
BREAK
Session 4a: Floodplain Ecosystems and River Sustainability
Moderator—Paul Lepisto, IWLA
10:00 a.m. Why the Missouri River Needs MRRIC
Michael Mac, Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee
10:20 a.m. The USGS Midwest Region Large River Initiative: An Update on
Current Activities, William Richardson, U.S. Geological Survey Upper Mississippi Environmental Science Center and Robert Swanson,
U.S. Geological Survey - Nebraska Water Science Center
10:40 a.m. Relationships Between Land Capability Potential Index (LCPI) Classes
and the Distribution of Plant Species and Communities
Matthew Struckhoff, U.S. Geological Survey - Columbia Environmental
Research Center
11:00 a.m. Healthy Soils, Healthy Lands, Healthy Waters
Stuart Miller, Missouri Department of Conservation
11:20 a.m. Now, and What the Future Will Bring in the Missouri River Basin
William Beacom, Middle Basin Pallid Working Group
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Thursday, March 12th — Morning, Concurrent Session B
Location – Steinhart C/Corridor
Session 3b: Adaptive Management and MRR Management Plan
Moderator — Mary Roth, USACE
8:00 a.m.
Developing a Comprehensive Adaptive Management Plan for Three
Listed Species on the Missouri River, Aaron Quinn and Craig
Fleming, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
8:20 a.m.
Using Lessons Learned to Build a Robust Missouri River Recovery
Adaptive Management Plan, Tom St. Clair, Louis Berger and Mike
Anderson, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
8:40 a.m.
Missouri River Recovery Management Plan/EIS
Mark Harberg, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
9:00 a.m.
ResSim Model for the Management Plan
Ryan Larsen, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
9:20 a.m.
HEC-RAS Model for the Management Plan
Jean Reed, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
9:40 a.m.
BREAK
Session 4b: Shallow Water Habitat and Sediment Monitoring
Moderator—Kelly Crane, USACE
10:00 a.m. Omaha District-Shallow Water Habitat Design and Construction
Update, Colleen Horihan and Christopher Svendsen, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers
10:20 a.m. Shallow Water Habitat Construction Update - Kansas City District
Shahrzad Jalili-Kamali, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
10:40 a.m. USACE-NRCS Engagement to Optimize Habitat Restoration and ESA
Compliance along the Missouri River: A Policy Case Study
David Crane, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
11:00 a.m. Monitoring Suspended Sediment Transport in Constructed Chutes on
the Missouri River, Brenda Densmore, U.S. Geological Survey
11:20 a.m. Development of a Sediment Budget of the Lower Missouri River
System, David Heimann, U.S. Geological Survey
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Conference Donors
The following organizations generously provided assistance to
cover various costs of hosting the Conference and BiOp Forum.
Without their generosity, the cost of attending this event would
have been doubled. If you happen to see someone from these
organizations during the next few days please thank them for
assisting in defraying your costs to attend.
Conference Planning Committee
Chair - Chris Larson, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Co-Chair - Stacie Peitz, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Steve Adams, Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
Doug Chafa, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Matt Dollison, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Dave Fryda, North Dakota Game and Fish Department
Pete Hildreth, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Paul Lepisto, Isaak Walton League of America
Chris Longhenry, South Dakota Department of Game,
Fish, and Parks
Gerald Mestl, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
Wayne Nelson-Stastny, US Fish and Wildlife Service
Larry Shepard, Environmental Protection Agency
Don Skaar, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Van Sterner, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Kasey Whiteman, Missouri Department of Conservation
Gene Zuerlein, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission
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