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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />0892 <br /> <br />opportunities in this part of Colorado, !II01:letary values would be <br />tempered by the m1n:l.mum fishing oosts assol)1ated With the 4"'11111e <br />. ',' .' - , <br /> <br />nearness of Trinidad., Aooordingly". the ,an4iual value of the 'Irl,th- <br />. _' I - . <br /> <br />the-projeot fishery is estimated to be $lj.OOO~ <br />WILDLIFE SECTION <br />Without the Projeot <br /> <br />11. In the reservoir area thesemi"urba:n oharaoter of land <br />use in the foothills, together with intensive agrioultural, use , <br />of the bottom lands, has all butel:l.1llinated Wildlife habitat. <br /> <br />Bel"" the reservoir,hawever, several speoies of wildlife exilt <br /> <br />on projeot lands~ Pheasants. oottontails, deer. soaled quails, <br /> <br />mournillg doves, and duoks provide most of the hunt:l.ng. Wild, <br />turkBys are present in the Purgatoire River Valley below the <br />mouth ofSa:n Franoisoo Creek. Antelopes are present in the plain8 <br />seotion. ],fu,skrats and minks are the prinoipal fur a:nimals takBn <br /> <br />by ,trappe~s. Beavers and raoooons are abundant. <br /> <br />With the Projeot <br /> <br />12., Habitat for wildlife speoies other than waterfowl <br /> <br /> <br />would undergo llttle ohange. No new lands would be irrigated <br /> <br />a:nd present agrioultural praotioes would remain about the same. <br />Th8 rsservoir would provide a rest:l.ng area for waterfowl and is <br /> <br />expeoted to attract more duoks a:nd possibly some geese to the <br /> <br />area. ' <br /> <br />APPENDIX G <br />Exhibit No.3 <br />Pagef> of 8 <br /> <br />"" 0 ;'"~'_d,"r, .,::s,~-",{';-" <br /> <br /> <br />. <br />