Identification and Evaluation of Potential Thrid Party Impacts Related to the Habitat Component of the Proposed Platte River Recovery

• Description: PRRIP
• State: CO
• State: NE
• State: WY
• Basin: South Platte
• Water Division: 1
• Date: 6/13/2000
• Author: Hazen and Sawyer Environmental Engineers & Scientists
• Title: Identification and Evaluation of Potential Third Party Impacts Related to the Habitat Component of the Proposed Platte River Recovery Implementation Plan Final Report
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

4.0 Habitat Protection Scenarios
(CNPP &lD), develop a plan to develop and enhance the Cottonwood Ranch property for wildlife
use. The plan was developed in July 1999 and will be implemented by the first year of the
Program in 2001.1 For this scenario, the Cottonwood Ranch property will be the first area
protected under the Program
Under Scenario 1, the Habitat Component will also include the development and protection of
two hypothetical habitat blocks that are approximately 3,700 acres in size and depicted in Figure
4 -1. The habitat blocks will include a main channel habitat approximately two miles long and
1,150 feet wide or 279 acres; and wet meadow habitat approximately one square mile or 640
acres. These habitat areas would be surrounded by riverine buffer (1,740 acres) and a wet
meadow" buffer (960 acres). The size and characteristics of these blocks were based on
Cooperative Agreement's Habitat Plan.
Figure 4 -1 Hypothetical Habitat Complex
U.S. Fish &Wildlife Service, Preliminary Draft Milestones for First Increment of Proposed Platte River Recovery
Implementation Program, October, 1998.
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