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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />A. INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />Wildl ife habitat IS being monitored at selected sites In the <br />Lower Gunnison Unit. Changes are also being tracked for al I <br /> <br />sal inity contracts to measure habitat qual ity and quantity. <br /> <br />B. OBJECTIVES <br /> <br />Plans are to evaluate the impacts of project implementation on <br /> <br />wetland and other wi Idl ife habitat. Additionally, to assess the <br />effectiveness of voluntary action by land owners to mitigate any <br /> <br />losses of habitat resulting from irrigation system improvement. <br /> <br />C. METHODOLOGY <br /> <br />Habitat qual ity is being determined uSing Habitat Evaluation <br />Procedures (HEP) developed by the U.S. Fish and Wi Idl ife Service. <br /> <br />Data collected from the monitoring sites and individual sal inity <br /> <br />contracts wi II be used to calculate the Habitat Suitabi I ity Index <br /> <br />(HSI> values for selected wi Idl ife species. The HSI is a numerical <br /> <br />index rating which measures the qual ity of the habitat suitabi I ity <br /> <br />for wildlife species using an index rating value from zero (0) to <br /> <br />one (1.0). The HSI represents the potential capacity of a given <br /> <br />habitat to support a specific wi Idlife species. For example, if an <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />!)OOn50 <br />