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Terrestrial Wild life and Wildlife Habit <br />Water <br />• elk <br />. wild turkey <br />• bear <br />. river otters <br />• deer <br />• coyote <br />• Canadalynx <br />. beaver <br />• snowshoe hare <br />• bob cat <br />• blue grouse <br />• Hermosa Creek's natural flow variation <br />• Hermosa Creek was one of the first drainages outside a Wilderness Area or National <br />Park to be designated as "'Outstanding Water" by the Colorado Water Quality Control <br />Commission <br />• Hermosa Creek provides water for ditch users in the Animas Valley and it flows into <br />the Animas River <br />• Potential for water development <br />Eventually, the HCW agreed to this values statement: <br />The Hermosa Creek Area is exceptional because it is a large intact <br />(unfragmented) natural watershed containing diverse ecosystems, <br />including fish, plants and wildlife, over a broad elevation range, and <br />supports a varlety of multiple uses, including recreation and grazing, in <br />the vicinity of a large town, <br />Hermosa Creek Workgroup Final Report: Second Draft 11/2/09 FiFS•t DFa#; 10/28 /09 9 <br />