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<br />',-' ,;,."-.".,, <br /> <br />FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE REPORT <br /> <br />33. Postproject wildlife resources.- The anticipated effects of the <br />Florida Project on wildlife resources in the area are discussed in the <br />following paragraphs. <br /> <br />34. Big game.- Only the reservoir area has been evaluated as big game <br />habitat, as the deer found on the remainder of the project area would not <br />be affected by the project. The entire reservoir area would be lost as <br />suitable deer habitat, and the annual preproject big game values of $300 <br />would be eliminated. <br /> <br />35. Upland game.- The effect Florida. Project would have on the band- <br />tailed pigeon is not known. Additional food would be available; however, <br />food does not appear to be a limiting factor for the species in this area. <br />No adverse effects are expected, and the annual value of the band-tailed <br />pigeon population would be unchanged after the Florida. Project was com- <br />pleted. No postproject evaluation has been estimated for this species, <br /> <br />36. Increasing the irrigated area by approximately 10 square miles would <br />probably result in an increase in the number of cottontail rabbits killed <br />each year. An estimated 600 cottontails, having an annual value of $600, <br />would be harvested in the project area after completion of the Florida <br />Project. <br /> <br />37. The fall pheasant population would increase in the Florida Project <br />area when the lands proposed for development are brou~t under cultiv'l.- <br />tion. The estimated annual postproject value of this species would be <br />$2,030. <br /> <br />38. The harvest of mourning doves would probably be increased when the <br />new lands are developed. Estimated postproject value of mourning doves <br />is $1,470. <br /> <br />39. Total estimated postproject value of all upland game species in the <br />Florida Project area is $4,100. <br /> <br />40. Fur animals.- Postproject fur values in the project area would prob- <br />ably consist of beaver and muskrat as they do under preproject conditions. <br />There would be a loss of a small amount of beaver habitat and an increase <br />in muskrat habitat. The estimated fur value increase would be $100. <br />Total annual fur value would thus be about $1,100. <br /> <br />41. Waterfow1.- The value of the impoundment area for waterfowl would not <br />be significant. Lemon Reservoir at dead storage elevation would have but <br />140 surface acres. At average minimum pool elevation there would be 160 <br />surface acres, and at maximum pool elevation, 518 surface acres. Very <br />little food suitable for waterfowl would be found in the impoundment area, <br />and duck-day use would be negligible. No other habitat would result f~ <br />the project development, Total annual postprojectwaterf~wl value is <br />:l.n&ignifiCB.Ilt. and no evaluation has ~n made. <br /> <br />R <br />