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<br />Within the proposed project
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<br />higher elevations in the fG-l."estcd ar,::[~~-:; l)lue g:copse at: h'""1_-' "--, 1;'i1 ;~-._'
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<br />to, the area. About 800 m8n-r]ays or Jj,:;-~L:inf; ~.-hes.:~ u:)l:1nd ';;;':j;,;~ S;'JC ,-,
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<br />occur annually..
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<br />Limited waterfowl and fur .sHirl);] c ,-; ,'.J..~~(~ S,j11f~ht 1.f. t~iC: ..[:C'<; .;,ral
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<br />area. :;bout 100 man-days of malJ..ard I..~'u.::'::. hi.1;,ting cu):"rcn~'.j. '-~I "l'v,a-;_:,".b1.e
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<br />in the area and about 300 pelts or
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<br />ar.e to.k('-~-j
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<br />year. Fur animals incl-udc beaver) Jil:i .1(; ~ j"nu:;:':rat I 2nd i:u.::l
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<br />Other types of \-lildl:i.i.'(; COn'.UiOn ....,_, : }'(~ ;,,'128. inclucl::. .-:.': 'r~r:(':::.,
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<br />ground squirrels, prairie dogs, ratt ti__~:;;;:;-J1((:~;. t eaglc~) t1,;l'J'; " <'1'(hi
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<br />miscellaneous birds, and anLmuls. '1'l:.-. '--':~Jj,Jni-}'i~(:.d Bald F;.c;?l_(, \~) ,-:1 ~;o
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<br />fou~d in the vicinity.
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<br />Opportunities for recreation aCLivit0s ~lre quite n:':;"L{~}-(_'1JD
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<br />in .::nd adjacent to the IVhite River National Forest above ~'he p:c..-,j..,c'
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<br />service area.
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<br />In the fall of the year hunters converge on t!lQ ~~.~a
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<br />to hunt for elk( and mule deer, \vhile fishermc:.n seek their cB,<cil!.~s
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<br />of trout during the summer months. To acccHn!'llodate recrBatioilists
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<br />1.vho visit the area, there arc presently [:;.ve picnic and e:.:n::"Jg'l:"ound~-;
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<br />adjncent to the potential project rese~voirs) including NC1:til Fo~~<, .~~Et
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<br />i....larvine, l-lest Marvine, Him1.~s Peak, and TrapIh,~rs Lnke cp.rnp,:~,'~_"O'_!~c!s"
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<br />In addition the State of Colorado has ~ecently developed t~0 L3~2
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<br />Avery (Big Beaver) recreation area. The Forest Service (~S t-,~,\ii,-::~e
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<br />that about 35,500 visitor-days of use occurred in the foreet
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