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<br />1'hecftesiredautputs far th:eri]ilarian\lowdor wOllld be to il,1oreaset1le acreage ofna:tiye cotttlrJ;WOodigllClVeS,
<br />c0tt0nwo@~i1low o@roroimitie~,and wetlan1!l habitat. hbl'lut,S"aeres,ofwetlarrd,sWitliill the' f10od]illti1Jlcw~d
<br />beil14111r0:\1efV<ilrcteatedanda1)0;ut8a0l1eswawrd !beplante~witlt:tlparianve,geta:tion,raYngihg' ftro~c0~tQl1W~Od,
<br />el1lttl'lnwl!l~~WiR~,and.l1erJl5a~eous,i€elg,,'sedgeLCat'at s~,i/i1ndljM,shEJUneUs'spp.]}\Wmrounities,',,(;)oll1ir~;l1ing
<br />existingweedJi'opulations\Voa1d:beil11.>>1em.entedusing,atvl04l!~~Lappreach j}elhninattoh0'fsm.a11' '" ,.
<br />PQptila:tionsliifthemqst iliiMasive non.-'nt(~ves ihthe nearfllwe,ahd 2)10ngte~,integi:a'te1!lmarrag~$l.tQfthe
<br />other wewdip'Qp1:l:1attol'is. ' , '
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<br />1\~'OOi:rlP6}1t~~e'~f1h~,,'P\ll)PQ$eiJiiOil:~p\l.ts. Restoration 'ofin.stlo~ant,llquatil)'b.abitatbYCQnstJ1UC'ti'i\~;~\llolll:'and
<br />providing'in-strealtl'and .Stlleantsidecover couldbenent ilie nativenshspecies. In"a;dijition tobeneJlltrnrgfue
<br />native, species afl'elj.(hy pte~etit,hab~tatimprovel1tentsrn~y m'~e.>theVl'oj'e<it r~ach s'Uita~~e for fa: reitjit!l<id'u.ction .
<br />ofilie brassr mmnow,pllims topnunno~, and other natwespi}~1es,13othGftnese senSItIve spec1es of,\cmved
<br />previousLy in the'p~oject area. , 1n: addition, the nidesign ofthe<ihmm\llshoulcLcrea:tcllstlleantpri;rf1:1et'ta,t'Nill
<br />eO!i1t1'l:butetoaproductivef1shery habitat. Bcptlis, floW, tem~era:tttres,sb:ad:e,struct1lXe,l{Od'openwllt~l:t!ll!litat
<br />Jjatio'S',~oals;.ri'fftes;rmis}shouM"alHmpteve"orincreaserelatiV(;lto.fish"needcs; ,Wllter'<!ui\1itysh'O'litt$!lilllo
<br />improve withincteasedriparian and wetland filtering capabllity.Rectlnhectingthe creek tCl offcnanJil'el
<br />webfandscoti:ldprovide valuablenshhabitab. ' ,
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<br />A number ofwHdllfe species could benefit from eliliancem.en;tofthe riparianvegetatiol1.Thecreati0no:fa
<br />continuous riparian corridor cemposed of Cetti:mwood/Willow trees with a thick forb and shrub rtn.derstt!)ry
<br />would provide valuable wildlife habitat I\Od allow wildli:fe mtgratil'm along the corridor.Produetivity,
<br />conductivity, 'quality,' and actual'acreage' (qualltity), of wi1d1i(e,habitlltshouldincreaseastl1echllIlhelJsdJiu\nged
<br />from a steep-sided ditch t(}aflowing, meandering riverine l$dscllpe.Bitd sp,eciespotentially benofith'l!gwould
<br />include the'eleve1YBoulder County species of special concemilillthllvebeen observed in the area. 'Fhes!i:
<br />species ll1'e dl'mble'crestedClol'marant(Ilha:1acroooraxauritus). gi:eat blue heron (Atdea herodias),greategret
<br />(CasmerodiuS' a/bus), J:jlack-crowuednightheron (Nyct!ooraxnycticorax),WGod du<;\k(Aix llfJonsaJ,pe~egrine
<br />falc(m (F'alcoperegrinus),' gray catbird (Dumetella.'carolinensis),yellow'warbler (Dendroicap etechl'fi), '
<br />ovenbird'(Seitul'UsaurocltPillus),'blue grosbeak {Guiracacqe'fittlea}, .andye{itow.:heacftedblaokOird
<br />{Xant<hocephalu8xanthocephalus).TliecoIll1ectMty isarso~lllportiUit to larger; mobile anh:tlals.
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<br />In addition to' the benefits of the ripariahvegetation,a munberofwHdlife speCies could also benefit ftoit1tlie
<br />increase inhllbttatl'1iversity and enhancement Mnative ve,getatlon. Specieskn,owntooccur in the arel\!include
<br />mule d:eertOdocoileus hemionus); beaver (Castdrcanadensis),coyote (Canis latrans},black-tailprairiedog .
<br />(CymJmysludovici'anus) and rock. squirrel (Citel/us variegates).A.lso; thepl'oJect area may provi'de ha'Qttat for
<br />the federally listed threatened Preble's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsoniuspreblei). However, surveys
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