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Platte River Endangered Species |
Platte River Endangered Species Partnership, Land Ownership Entity Workshop (1999-2000). The Platte River Endangered Species Partnership is a collaborative effort among three states, the federal government, private landowners and environmental groups to implement the Platte River Cooperative Agreement among Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming, and the United States. The broad goals of the Agreement are development and implementation of a Recovery Implementation Program that meets requirements of the federal Endangered Species Act for four species, and allowing new and existing water uses in the Platte Basin to proceed without actions in addition to the Program. CDR Associates designed and facilitated a 2½-day workshop with the goal of reaching consensus around a form of entity to own land as part of the Program. Key issues included requirements of the ESA, ensuring an effective local voice, relationship of a land ownership entity with other organizations, and accounting for the value of contributions to the Program. The workshop was held on January 31-February 2, 2000, and the parties reached agreement on a preliminary structure and approach.
