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Abstract
The purpose of this panel was to discuss historical and current changes to the Rio Grande system, focusing on the middle Basin, and to present and review different individual, organizational, and political perspectives on the future of the system. Invitations were made to panelists based on their past and current interests and activities pertaining to restoration of the Rio Grande. Invited panelists included Honorable Senator Pete Dominici or a representative from his staff; Jeff Whitney, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Coordinator for the Middle Rio Grande Bosque Initiative; Brian Shields, Director of Amigos Bravos; and-Steve Harris, Executive Secretary, Rio Grande Restoration. In addition, Clifford Crawford, Team Leader of the Bosque Biological Management Plan (Crawford, C.S., Cully, A.C., Leutheuser, R., Sifuentes, M.S., White, L.H., and Wilber, J.P., 1993, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque, NM), was invited to provide concluding remarks.
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Citation
Finch, Deborah M.; Domenici, Pete V.; Whitney, Jeffrey. C.; Harris, Steve; Shields, Brian; Crawford, Clifford S. 1996. Panel - Rio Grande restoration: Future directions. In: Shaw, Douglas W.; Finch, Deborah M., tech coords. Desired future conditions for Southwestern riparian ecosystems: Bringing interests and concerns together. 1995 Sept. 18-22, 1995; Albuquerque, NM. General Technical Report RM-GTR-272. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station. p. 100-112.
