Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program

 

GCRG has a seat on the Federal Advisory Committee charged with advising the Secretary of the Interior on how best to manage Glen Canyon Dam to comply with the mandates of the Grand Canyon Protection Act.  Since 1996, our Adaptive Management Program representatives (on the Adaptive Management and Technical Work Groups) have worked diligently to unify and direct the concerns of more than 20,000 river runners who float the Colorado River through Grand Canyon each year. Through our “seat at the table” we work to:

  • Inject a well-informed guide perspective,

  • Present cogent arguments supporting recreational river running needs and concerns,

  • Protect the natural and cultural resources of the Colorado River through Grand Canyon, and

  • Counterbalance the considerable weight of water and power interests.

If you would like to learn more about the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program, Colorado River management, or about the science that informs policy decisions for the operation of Glen Canyon Dam, a few resources you might want to explore are:

Join the GCRG Boatman’s Beta email list for monthly dam flow reports, opportunities for public involvement in Grand Canyon issues, and other info on classes, events, etc.. Contact info@gcrg.org and ask to be put on the list!

If you have questions or if you'd like to express your views or concerns as they relate to the management of Glen Canyon Dam, please feel free to contact our GCDAMP reps directly. They want to hear from you: Dave Brown (Adaptive Management Work Group rep) at bravedown@gmail.com, Ben Reeder (Technical Work Group rep) at benreeder33@gmail.com.

GCRG would like to extend our thanks to the Grand Canyon Fund, a non-profit grant-making organization managed by the Grand Canyon river outfitters. Funding from the GCCF supports our efforts to advocate for meaningful change as the recreational stakeholder within the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program.