Glen Canyon Dam
Adaptive Management Work Group
Development of the Strategic Plan

Several of us on the Adaptive Management Work Group have been working for well over a year to craft a Strategic Plan for the river ecosystem. This document consists of the following components, which should be viewed as an integrated whole. Together, they guide the work of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Work Group (amwg) and the Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (gcmrc).
• Vision and Mission
• Principles
• Goals
• Management Objectives
• Glossary

We have completed most aspects of this plan except for the Management Objectives (mos). These 54 mos will generate research and monitoring activities over the next five to ten years. During the coming weeks and months, I would like to hear people's thoughts on what you think the ecosystem should look like in terms of cultural, recreational, biotic, and physical resources. The Adaptive Management Program spends about 8 million bucks/year to do this stuff, so we'd better get it right! Please E-mail or write your thoughts to Grand Canyon River Guides (gcrg@infomagic.com), attention Adaptive Management Program.
I plan to publish a preliminary version of the Strategic Plan in the Winter, 2000 issue of the Boatmans Quarterly Review.
Andre Potochnik