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<br />/f~_:<)\ <br />. , ) <br /> <br />OJ <br />M <br />If".) <br /> <br />one for big ~ame; deer utilize the sage- <br /> <br />brush zone for feeding, but experience <br /> <br />at the Hayden Station has shown that <br /> <br />they accommodate themselves readily to <br /> <br />the presence of the plant facilities, <br /> <br />and may be expected to continue using <br /> <br />the adjacent lands. Sage grouse are the <br /> <br />only game birds which use the sage- <br /> <br />brush slopes above the river extensively. <br /> <br />Increased activity may, especially during <br /> <br />construction, disturb their normal <br /> <br />feeding and reproductive activities. No <br /> <br />strutting ~rounds, however, will be <br /> <br />affected. Small mammals living on <br /> <br />lands on which the facilities will be <br /> <br />located will be displaced by their <br /> <br />construction, but this is not expected <br /> <br />to influence population stability over <br /> <br />the surrounding lands. Many species <br /> <br />such as the deer mice and jackrabbits, <br /> <br />will probably return after construction <br /> <br />to make use of the plants provided for <br />landscaping. <br /> <br />Big Bottom will not be significantly <br /> <br />-160_ <br />