<br />. 0.6 acres ,of pOlJdhabit!\trestored foramphibilU1sandpCind,:ft$hes, ,
<br />. @.5acres, 0flr0utspaw.ni~~,g'ha&:i1iat:ih Sprin.g'CteekanQJ;sGl)ltIfbatl'k si'l1\l.;sha.tll't<\Is: restored,
<br />.' ., l:l<nPr0ved water€j;uaI,ity ih,~i'ln:d,
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<br />Seeondaryhenefits. -l!ncrease({..reereational,andcul'!,uralbenents
<br />.Waaliinghydraj:lliesin1prove({soiliat riyerissaf'ely navi~l!;b'lethf0.u~town,
<br />. Daating access increased' withprovisien<o:ftwonewl1oUta'ccesspxSlints,
<br />. ISia\y$e(:)urseerea1ied;
<br />. Ittereasedfishingopj1otfiIDittesdlieto irilproved aquatic'ha~tatforfrsh, .,', . , " ,", .,' , ,,'
<br />. 2ri1tles of new pedestrian paths around rivet ,completc:ld;,two [YedestriafilJrtdgesc0nstn:retedtoe"omplete
<br />network of loop trails, ,
<br />. ~pr<oyedvisualaccess to scenic views,
<br />. EdueatiCina1 oppotfiIDities, , ' ,
<br />. Inereasedc:leonort;lic benefits from natural resource-based tecrea:tion;
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<br />lmpol1tance.of.tbepl'O}loseilouliputs. .".'Fhepr0p:osedproJeetwi!l1..l1estO'te,~.itj1pl1o'l'e"fl:Cijllatic'.andf!ipl\iii1Ui
<br />hab'itatintlieproject',reach. These'ha.hitat,impt0vemehtswHfSli~11i:positi'l'ebellentSfor:phti1t and\~itl.'lli1.,.. '
<br />spe",iesthatuse these areas, theplaht and ahima:l conunutritiesfflat. they oompmse, an:afue ec'0log1eal~Gtr0ns
<br />IWd valllesthat,aquatic and riparian habitat provide.
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<br />Thebiologica:l resources of the Roariilg'Pork\<'aneywere.:ih~eilt0l'ieain'l'9@qh~tlie'€0tO,fadoMll~~:lliF!jlmtage
<br />1?tOgJiarn. The Colora:d0.NaMalHeritag~ Ptograrn.hollsed:atC&1!f1);ifd0'Sta~esfJm\r~ity'fsC1illleJ;e<~~lI.mal
<br />ReS0urCeS, is the state 's, primarybiolQgical cliversity d~tacet1ter;Nama1 NieFit;ggeFffoWariIsta.ffl11Vc;11itIlIl.vied
<br />the vaf,.ley for rare oriinperiled plant species,atIDnaf'specieif, .and'siigni.tfcanfrifllnl (lo~1itiittes. ,tlt~~,jngp, an
<br />.ver and theCrystalRiver, two m.ain triblitariesto the RoaritlgFer.k, were not surveyed; , ThesurvCiYl't!eJitmed
<br />"2 plant speCies, 20 animal species,ahd21plahtco111flJ.tiriitiesCilfglobalol'stllfewidi.Jcoilsetvaii0nci\lflei;lllh.
<br />Listedspeoies known to occur in the valley include: '
<br />F ederaHy"Iistedthreatened species
<br />Bald eagle (Haliaeetusl'eucocephalus)
<br />Candidate species for the Federal en({angeredor threatenedspecieslist
<br />Boreal toad (Bufo boreas)
<br />Lynx (Felis lynx canandensis)
<br />State-listed endangered species
<br />Boreal toad (Buro boreas)
<br />Lynx (Felis lynx canandcmsis)
<br />State-listed threatened species
<br />Bald ,eagle (Haliaeetus ItJueocephalus)
<br />,State"usted species0fspecialc0hcem
<br />NCilrthemleopard frog (!tanapipiens)
<br />Colorado River cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki pleuNticus)
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<br />In additiQn,five species known to occur in the Roaring Fork vaHey aredesignated"sensitive"hythe$10rest
<br />Service, because there are significant, current or predicted downwatdtrendsinpopuhition, density,Offlliibitat
<br />eaJ!lability.. These species are northem goshawk ,(AecipUer genti7'e-r),olive-sidedi'lYciMner(Contuopu8 ,
<br />borealis), osprey (Pandion haliaetus), purple ladY's slipper (CypripediumfilSf:Jiauli'ttum), ahd Hlitr1ngt@Jt
<br />beardtongue(Penstemon harringtonii). The survey also docUfllefitedtheprese!l.ceof!l.1@untain whiteflsl1
<br />"'osopium :-,illiamsoni) in the river. This species is knoWiI p):hn!liily fiO!l.1llorthwestem Colorado, in only a
<br />Wwknownnvers. .'
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