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The High Plains Regional Assessment Scoping Meeting

Meeting Presentations

The following participants presented findings from their research on playa wetlands and ecosystem services to assist in development of the regional assessment scope. These presentations are for informational use only, they have not been peer-reviewed and should not re-distributed.

The documents in the following table require Adobe Acrobat DocumentAdobe Acrobat or MS Powerpoint DocumentMicrosoft Powerpoint.

PresenterAffiliationTitle
Diane EcklesUSDA, NRCS Resource Inventory and Assessment Division Adobe Acrobat DocumentCEAP–Wetlands: The High Plains Regional Assessment, (2 MB)
Ned "Chip" Euliss U.S. Geological Survey Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center Adobe Acrobat DocumentPrairie Pothole Region Assessment: Impact of U.S. Dept. of Interior and USDA Programs on Ecological Services Derived from Restored Prairie Wetlands and Adjacent Grasslands, (10 MB)
Loren SmithTexas Tech University Wildlife & Fisheries Management Institute Adobe Acrobat DocumentPlayas of the Great Plains, (8 MB)
David HaukosU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Adobe Acrobat DocumentEcological Communities of Playa Wetlands, (7 MB)
Scott McMurryTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center, The Institute of Environmental & Human Health Adobe Acrobat DocumentAmphibian Studies in Playa Wetlands in the SHP, (0.5 MB)
Ken Rainwater, et al.Texas Tech University Water Resources Center Adobe Acrobat DocumentPlaya Recharge, (0.2 MB)
Dennis Gitz, et al. USDA, Agricultural Research Service MS Powerpoint DocumentHigh Plains Aquifer Recharge: Importance of Playas and Influence of Sediments, (35 MB)
David WillisTexas Tech University Department of Agriculture and Applied Economics Adobe Acrobat DocumentAgricultural Cost of Maintaining Playa Lake Hydroperiod to Preserve Playa Lake Ecosystems in the Texas High Plains, (1 MB)
James KruegerUSDA, NRCS Kansas State Office Adobe Acrobat DocumentKansas Conservation Information to Facilitate the CEAP Wetlands for the High Plains, (0.1 MB)
Ritch NelsonUSDA, NRCS Nebraska State Office Adobe Acrobat DocumentNebraska Playa Wetland Information, (0.1 MB)
Marcus MillerUSDA, NRCS New Mexico State Office Adobe Acrobat DocumentNew Mexico Playa Wetland Conservation Information, (0.1 MB)
Billy TeelsUSDA, NRCS Central National Technology Support Center Wildlife Team Adobe Acrobat DocumentPlaya Wetland Conservation: Identification of Technology Transfer Opportunities, (1MB)
Andrew BishopU.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Habitat and Population Evaluation Team Adobe Acrobat DocumentCEAP Wetlands High Plains Assessment: An Overview of GIS Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Tools, (2 MB)

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