Science & Technical Ad Hoc Groups

Science & Technical (S&T) Ad Hoc Groups are formed by the Science and Adaptive Management Committee (SAMC) to complete scientific and technical tasks designed to address specified scientific uncertainties and knowledge gaps, and to further implementation of the Science & Adaptive Management (S&AM) Plan.

Strategic Plan for Potential Drying in Angostura Reach S&T Ad Hoc Group

Formed: December 16, 2022

Status: Active

Members:

Lead TBD
Alison Hutson, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission
Anne Marken, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
Carolyn Donnelly, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Casey Ish, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
Debra Hill, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Diane Agnew, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority
Eric Gonzales, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Justin Reale, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kenneth Richard, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Lucas Barrett, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Lynette Giesen, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Nabil Shafike, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Reynalden Delgarito, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

RGSM Hypotheses Development S&T Ad Hoc Group

Formed: August 16, 2022

Status: Active

Members:

Lead TBD
Andy Dean, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Eric Gonzales, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Matthew Wunder, N.M. Department of Game & Fish
Michael Porter, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Nathan Schroeder, Pueblo of Santa Ana
Stephen Zipper, SWCA Environmental Consultants
Kim Eichhorst, Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program

RGSM Population Modeling S&T Ad Hoc Group

Formed: March 3, 2021

Status: Active

Members:

Charles Yackulic (Lead), U.S. Geological Survey
Eric Gonzales, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Joel Lusk, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Mick Porter, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mo Hobbs, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority
Rich Valdez, SWCA Environmental Consultants
Thomas Archdeacon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

RGSM Conceptual Ecological Model/Genetics S&T Ad Hoc Group

Formed: April 22, 2021

Status: Active

Members:

Wade Wilson (Lead), U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Eric Gonzales, Bureau of Reclamation
Jane Rogosch, Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit, Texas Tech University
Megan Osborne, University of New Mexico

SWFL and YBCU Conceptual Ecological Model Refinement S&T Ad Hoc Group

Formed: April 22, 2021

Status: Complete

Members:

Amy Erickson, (Lead) Audubon New Mexico
Dave Moore, Bureau of Reclamation Technical Service Center
Jennifer Davis, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Meaghan Conway, NM Department of Game and Fish (later U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
Ondrea Hummel, TetraTech

RGSM Population Monitoring Summary Report S&T Ad Hoc Group

Formed: January 13, 2021

Status: Complete

Members:

Rich Valdez (Lead), SWCA Environmental Consultants
Andy Dean, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Anne Marken, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
Charles Yackulic, U.S. Geological Survey
Eric Gonzalez, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Grace Haggerty, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission
Joel Lusk, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mick Porter, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Mike Marcus, Assessment Payers Association of the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
Mo Hobbs, Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority
Thomas Archdeacon, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service