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(Crawford et al. 1993, Robert, 2005)
RECOMMENDATION 1: Coordinate
Rio Grande water management activities to support and improve
the bosque's riverine and terrestrial habitats, with special
emphasis on mimicking typical natural hydrographs.
RECOMMENDATION 2: Implement
measures to allow fluvial processes to occur within the river
channel and the adjacent bosque to the extent possible
RECOMMENDATION 3: Reintroduce
the dynamics of surface-water/ground-water exchange, manage
ground-water withdrawal, and restrict contamination.
RECOMMENDATION 4: Protect,
extend, and enhance the structure of aquatic habitat to the
benefit of native communities.
RECOMMENDATION 5: Protect
and enhance surface-water quality
RECOMMENDATION 6: Integrate
management of nonnative and native fish species in all aquatic
environments in the Middle Rio Grande riparian ecosystem including
wetlands, canals, and drains.
RECOMMENDATION 7: Protect
the geographic extent of the Rio Grande bosque and avoid further
fragmentation of the riparian ecosystem and component habitats.
RECOMMENDATION 8: Protect,
extend, and enhance riparian vegetation in noncontiguous areas
in the floodplain.
RECOMMENDATION 9: Manage
the buffer zone of the contiguous bosque to protect ecosystem
processes, enhance wildlife habitat values, and maintain rural
and semirural conditions.
RECOMMENDATION 10: Manage
livestock grazing in a manner compatible with biological quality
and ecosystem integrity.
RECOMMENDATION 11: Manage
activities that remove dead wood in a manner compatible with
biological quality and ecosystem integrity.
RECOMMENDATION 12: Manage
recreational activities in the bosque in a manner compatible
with biological quality and ecosystem integrity.
RECOMMENDATION 13: Prevent
unmanaged fires in all reaches of the bosque.
RECOMMENDATION 14: Use
native plant species and local genetic stock in vegetation
establishment and management efforts throughout the bosque.
RECOMMENDATION 15: Protect,
enhance, and extend (create) wetlands throughout the Middle
Rio Grande riparian zone.
RECOMMENDATION 16: Sustain
and enhance existing cottonwood communities, and create new
native cottonwood communities wherever possible throughout
the Middle Rio Grande riparian zone.
RECOMMENDATION 17: Contain
the expansion of existing large stands of nonnative vegetation
in the Middle Rio Grande riparian zone. At the same time,
study the ecology of these stands and develop creative ways
of maximizing their biological values.
RECOMMENDATION 18: Develop
a coordinated program to monitor biological quality (with
emphasis on the diversity and abundance of native species)
and ecosystem integrity (with emphasis on restoring the functional
connection between the river and riparian zone) of the Middle
Rio Grande ecosystem.
RECOMMENDATION 19: Develop
a coordinated research program to study the ecological processes
and biotic communities that characterize the Middle Rio Grande
riparian ecosystem.
RECOMMENDATION 20: Regularly
review and update the Middle Rio Grande Ecosystem: Bosque
Biological Management Plan.
RECOMMENDATION 21:
Integrate resources management activities along the Rio Grande
and within the contributing watersheds to protect and enhance
biological quality and ecosystem integrity.
RECOMMENDATION 22:
Develop outreach initiatives through public education programs
and events, and community participation activities and projects,
to broaden public understanding of and generate more active interest
in bosque restoration and river ecosystem management in the Middle
Rio Grande.
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