Downstream Adaptive Management of Glen Canyon Dam and the Colorado River Ecosystem (1999) / Chapter Skim
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5 Organization and Resources
5 Organization and Resources
Pages 125-134
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We have observed and read about the structure and function of the Adaptive Management Program and have followed the drafting of the Guidance Document. This committee was charged to review whether the Center was functioning effectively in the Adaptive Management Program, which is inextricably linked with other entities in the Program and available resources.
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The Adaptive Management Work Group makes recommendations to the Secretary of the Interior for ecosystem management, based in part upon the Center's monitoring and research on the effects of Glen Canyon Dam operating regimes on the ecosystem. These responsibilities were described in the original Center operating protocols as "consistent and effective cooperative efforts ongoing in the areas of policy, administrative and science protocols, definition of research needs, and dissemination of research information and technology" and as a " close functional relationship between resource stakeholders and managers and the Center's science group" (Center, 1996~.
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There thus appears to be a need to revisit the Adaptive Management Program's operational relationships and responsibilities. Without a clarification of roles, it will be difficult for the Center or any entity to document their accomplishments and program rationale in response to the Grand Canyon Protection Act, the Glen Canyon Dam Environmental Impact Statement, and the Record of Decision.
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This review and previous National Research Council reports on institutional and administrative issues in the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies indicate that the following criteria, which resemble but extend beyond the screening criteria mentioned above, will be important for making decisions about the Center's institutional home: 1. The Center should be housed within a premier science organization that has a commitment to physical, biological, and social .
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A senior scientist could again help ensure that current efforts fit both the ecosystem science paradigm and applied needs of the Adaptive Management Work Group. The committee recommends this position should be created and filled, as it was previously filled at the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies.
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The 1987 National Research Council review also suggested that it was unlikely that an administrative director (then of the Glen Canyon Environmental Studies, now of the Center) would be able to simultaneously fulfill the demanding roles of science administrator and science visionary: "There was no clear separation of administrative and scientific oversight for the GCES project...the GCES project manager was also one of the researchers, the contract manager, and the report integrator, and was looked to for general oversight...the committee believes that no one person should have been assigned such diverse responsibilities for research and management in such a large environmental study" (NRC, 19871.
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Despite concerns voiced about increases in the number of Center staff, staff expertise is necessary for evaluating policy trade-offs, decision analysis, and adaptive management planning. A related organizational and staffing issue has emerged because of the twin roles played by the Center in Program planning and scientific research.
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This is understandable, as the revenue for the Program comes directly from activities in which they have a vested interest. The Grand Canyon Protection Act allows for funding of research and monitoring programs from power revenues; however, it neither requires nor precludes funding from other sources.
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1 Operations and Personnel 1.9 1.9 2.0 Physical Resources 1.2 I.2 .7 Biological Resources 1.4 1.4 1.5 Cultural Resources .4 .4 .3 Socioeconomic Resources .6 .6 .06 Information Technology .4 .4 3 Other, including remote sensing technology, logistics, and independent review TOTAL 1.2 ~7.3 ~7.3 ~7.7 * the fiscal year 2000 budget is one of a few of the proposed budget estimates.
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To fulfill the aims of the Grand Canyon Protection Act and the Secretary of the Interior's related responsibilities, however, it would behoove the Adaptive Management Program to find ways to enhance the program's fiscal resources as needed, and to reduce the impediments created by the current funding arrangements.
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