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<br />t <br /> <br />Approach <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />1. The feasibility of transplanting or seeding the plant into areas where it does not occur will be <br />determined, possibty allowing for the salvage of individual plants that will be inundated by the <br />proposed reservoir and increasing the area occupied by the plant. <br /> <br />2. It will be determined whether the plant is a pioneer or an early serial species. Its tolerance of <br />habitat disturbance will be determined. <br /> <br />t <br /> <br />3. The effects of sagebrush dominance on the plant will be determined. <br /> <br />Expected Resutts <br />These actions would fully mitigate the direct impacts to the plant and its habitat caused by the <br />reservoir construction and operation. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />OSTER HOUrS MILKVETCH IMPACT #2: Indirect impacts to the plant and Its habitat Incurred <br />through recreational activities and private land development around the proposed reservoir. <br /> <br />Associated MansQement Actions: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Osterhout's milkvetch management action #1 <br /> <br />Approach: <br /> <br />1, Minimization of impacts to the plant that could occur through recreational use around the edge <br />of the reservoir, as well as in other areas within its range of distribution, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />2. Minimization of impacts to the plant and its habitat on private land around the proposed resef\oir. <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />Expected Results: <br />Indirect impacts to the plant and its habitat due to reservoir operation will be fully mitigated. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ADDITIONAL ENHANCEMENT AND CONSERVATION MEASURES <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />In addition to the mitigation measures discussed in the preceding portions of this report, the Muddy <br />Creek Reservoir project will require additional measures related to mitigation efforts. These additional <br />measures and associated costs are discussed,below. <br /> <br />COSTS FOR DEVELOPING THE MITIGATION PLAN <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />Costs for developing the mitigation plan involved field work to describe the proposed mitigation area. <br />development of draft plans, and meetings where the draft plans were discussed. Agencies involved in <br />developing the mitigation plan include the BLM, Forest Service, CDOW, USFWS, EPA. and the Corps <br />of Engineers. Nearly a year has been spent developing this plan. Costs for this effort are $50,000. <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />33 <br />