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<br />r- <br />! <br /> <br />C. Soils <br /> <br />The area that the Hyannis Peak Reservoir would inundate is <br />composed of sand, silt, gravels, and bog deposits layered on a <br />bedrock of volcanic agglomerate. <br /> <br />i <br />i <br /> <br />D. Vegetation <br /> <br />The Hyannis Peak area is heavily forested with lodgepole <br />pine, Engelmann spruce" and alpine fir. Bush willows grow at <br />creekside in boggy areas of the valley. Native short-stemmed <br />grasses blanket the reservoir site. As nearly as can be deter- <br />mined, there are no threatened or endangered species of plant <br />life in the area that would be affected by the building of the <br />dam or flooding of the reservoir. <br /> <br />E. Wildlife <br /> <br />Because of the altitude and severe winters, much of the wild- <br />life move to lower elevations during winter months. Those that <br />do inhabit the Hyannis Peak area in summer are elk and deer (in <br />greatest number), black bear, and beaver. Due to the site's <br />proximity to the Willow Creek Moose Range, an occasiqnal moose <br />is spotted in the area. Other lesser species include coyotes, <br />foxes, squirrels and snowshoe hares. Bird populations of golden <br />eagle and blue grouse have also been sighted in the area. <br />(Telephone conversation, Steve Porter, Colorado Division of <br />Wildlife, Walden Field Office, Colorado)' <br /> <br />F. Fisheries <br /> <br />Due to the site's proximity to the headwater of Arapahoe <br />Creek, the only game fish present are brook trout. Again, there <br />are no known endangered or threatened species in the area. ,,' <br />(Telephone conversation, Rolfe Netman, Colorado Division of <br />Wildlife, Fort Collins, Colorado) <br /> <br />-2- <br />