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032127 Record afDecision Impact Mitigated Required Mitigation Effeclive- Responsible nessl Party Wildlife Loss of standing-dead trees I. Eliminate/reduce glading through phasing (i.e., remove some I FS/ ASC (snags) and forest debris trees, monitor results. then remove more trees only as needed habitat elements for skiability). [WLl) 2. Snags often occur in patches among live trees. glading these 2 FS/ ASC patches should be avoided and snags retained according to Forest Plan standards and guides (6-10 snags per 10 ac of 2:10" dbh for sprucellir, ?:"S"dbh for aspen & lodgepole). 3. Provide ncst boxes for secondary cavity nesters (e.g. boreal 2 FS/ ASC owls) in areas where snags would be removed. 4. Recruit snags either naturally or accelerate tree mortality 2 FS/ASC where forest stands have been historically "cleansed". 5. Pile up slash generated from the cutting of new lift 3 FS/ ASC lines/access roads in and around the edges of remaining forest islands. 6. Following construction, scatter woody debris in developed J FS/ ASC areas where possible (e.g, along lift alignments). Habnat fragmentation I. Reduce the amount of forest area clearcut for lift lines and I FS/ASC [WL21 access roads. 2. Air-lift lowers and terminal construction materials to I ASC construction sites where there are no existing roads. 3. Locate any utility: corridors in previously disturbed (treeless) 2 FS/ ASC or abandoned areas. where possible. 4. Allow tree and shrub regrO\\1h under lift lines in those areas J FS/ ASC not intended to provide dov.'nhill skiing \",'hile mallltaining areas to Colorado Tram Board requirements. 5. Consolidate blocks of habitat where possible. 2 FS/ ASC 6. Delineate. avoid, and protect key wildlife movement 2 FS/ ASC corridors linking core habitat areas relative to the needs of specifiC animal groups (e.g.. small mammals. elk, forest- interior birds). 7. Limn glading activities in areas mapped as potential or J FS/ASC recruitment old-growth. Do not reduce residual forest canopy closure below 60%. Remove llldividual trees for skiing only on an as-needed basis. followed by monitoring for adequate skier safety. Disturbance of alpine I. Close alpine areas to skiing and snow grooming during I FS/ASC habitats [WLJ) limited (<8" or as determined by monitoring) or no snow conditions. 2. Air-lift towers and terminal construction materials to I ASC construction sites. 3. Confine all off-season traffic to service roads and weil- I ASC defined foot paths. roads through alpine habitats should be open for maintenance only. 4. Construct. install. and maintain interpretive signs explaining 2 FS/ASC the fragile nature of alpine ecology to off-season users. Displacement of foresl- I. Phase construction of lin pods to distribute impacts over a 2 FS/ASC imerior and edge-sensitive multi-year construction period. wildlire )WL4) Associated Actions and Requirements Required A-fitigation G'ld Moniloring 19