The Adaptive Management Program was developed to provide an organization and process for cooperative integration of dam operations, downstream resource protection and management, and monitoring and research information, as well as to improve the values for which the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Grand Canyon National Park were established.

Adaptive management is a dynamic process where people of many talents and disciplines come together to make the right decision in the best interests of the resources. After nearly 15 years of study, negotiations, compromise, and production of a world class EIS, implementation of the Adaptive Management Program on the operation of the Glen Canyon Dam has become a reality........