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<br />b. Upland (terrestrial) wildlife habitat eliminated or sub- <br />stantially modified: <br /> <br />(1) Acres = 47,428 total acres, Habitat types/wildlife type: <br /> <br />(a) Riparian (448 acres)!nongame birds and furbearers <br />such as mink, muskrat, and amphibians. <br /> <br />(b) Brushland, pinyon-juniper woodland (2,252 elimi- <br />nate~ and 4,138 converted to big game management)! <br />part 'of winter range for deer, small mammals <br />such as the squirrel, and reptiles, <br /> <br />(c) Grassland (9,093 acres)!part of the winter range <br />for elk and small nongame mammals. <br /> <br />(d) Dry cropland: (29,078 acres)!nongame birds <br /> <br />(e) Irrigated cropland (2,324 acres)!nongame birds <br /> <br />(f) Waste (95 acres)!nongame birds <br /> <br />(2) Local and regional importance of habitat - <br /> <br />Overall, serves locally as part of the winter ranges <br />for deer and elk plus summer range for a smaller <br />number of resident animals. <br /> <br />c. Wetlands eliminated or substantially modified - <br /> <br />(1) Acres = 73 of wetlgnd habitat would be eliminated. <br />Type = marsh created by irrigation return flows. In <br />addition, 240 acres of river would be lost. <br /> <br />(2) Primary plant species - grasses, willow, and cattail. <br />Species of fish and wildlife affected - fish = <br />speckled dace, fathead minnow, flannelmouth sucker <br />and mottled sculpin. <br /> <br />wildlife = beaver, muskrat, mink, and passerine <br />birds. <br /> <br />d. Fisheries resources, area and type: <br /> <br />(1) Commerical type: none <br /> <br />(2) Sports type - none. <br />