WSP11863

• File Number: 8200.750
• Description: San Juan River General
• State: CO
• Basin: San Juan/Dolores
• Water Division: 7
• Date: 8/1/1986
• Author: USFS
• Title: Wolf Creek Valley Ski Area - Revised Draft - Environmental Impact Statement - San Juan National Forest - 1986 - Chapter IV to end
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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a. Alternative one L1

This alternative will alter or change the least arne, t of acres of
habitat of any of the alternatives. '

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The aspen wildlife habitats are altered by 202 aqres, cottonwood
riparian by 86 acres, Douglas fir by 117 acres, ~el oak by 25
acres, mountain grassland by 415 acres, pomer~sa pine by 25
acres, spruce-fir by 134 acres, wet meadow by 396 *cres and barren
areas are changed to 570 acres. i
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The acres of habitat shown to be rE!llaining for leach structural
stage are considered after the alternative ~as been fully
implemented. Since it may take twenty to thirty, years to fully
implement Alternative One, there will be sane Iyears when the
acreage for various habitats available will be between those shown
for the various alternatives. I

The developnent on private lam for Alternative <jlne is different
fran the developnent on private land in Alternatives Two or Three
in the following ways: l) the ski area base facillities would not
be present, 2) the realignrrent of U.S Highway 160 I'WOUld not occur,
3) the village center would not be developed at a: density as high
as in Alternatives Two or Three, and 4) ther~ would be sane
additional low density housing lots put in n~ar pods 60 and
67-74. OITerall the impacts on amount of habitat lWOuld be similar
but impacts on wildlife (discussed later) would pe much less due
to fewer human inhabitants in the valley. I
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The major changes to wildlife habitats
Alternative One are shown in Table IV-17.

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Alternative Two

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This alternative will alter or modify the greatest number of acres
of vegetation and therefore cause changes to the ~argest amount of
wildlife habitat. The major changes to wildlifelhabitats brought
about by Alternative Two are sha-In in Table IV-l7j-

The aspen wildlife habitats receive 558 acres ofl change, mountain
grassland changes by 1019 acres, Douglas fir ch~ges by l44 acres,
spruce-fir changes by 390 acres, wet meadow ch~ges by 396 acres
and barren changes by 605 acres. I
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The acres of habitat shown to be remaining fot each structural
stage are considered after the alternative I has been fully
implemented. Since it may take twenty to thir~y years to fully
implement Alternative Two, there will be san, years when the
acreage of various habitats available will be bEltween those shCMn
for the various alternatives. I
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