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Dallas Creek Project, Colorado (BR) -16- The Dallas Feeder Canal traverses an area where considerable elk and deer seasonal movement takes place. The project includes 11 game crossings, 1 tunnel, 2 siphons and 10 culverts in the 12.5 mile canal system. Also, 10.2 miles of the system are earthen-lined. These features will help alleviate potential problems with big game crossing this project canal. Relocation of some specified game crossing might be required if experience reveals other crossing locations that are preferred by big game. Conversion of Log Hill Mesa natural ranges to agricultural and residential uses will eliminate 1,880 acres of turkey habitat. Additional loss in productivity of turkey habitat will occur with the increased human activity in the Grand View development area since wild turkey will not remain in areas exposed to continual human dis- turbance. This will cause an additional loss of use of turkey habitat of about 1,920 acres or a total of 3800 acres. The proposed Grand View development will eliminate Blue grouse habitat. That segment attributable to the Dallas Creek Project will amount to 420 acres. Areas presently sustaining populations of sage grouse will not be directly impacted by project, however establishing new agricultural lands on Log Hill Mesa will eliminate the sagebrush habitat and preclude any future expansion of this sage grouse population into this 900-acre area. The majority of project lands are presently good quality habitat for cottontail rabbits. The change in use pattern will reduce the quality of this habitat. However, this impact will not be significant since considerable habitat is available in the state. There will be a reduction in the rabbit population. About 600 acres of snowshoe hare habitat would be lost by inundation in the Dallas Divide Reservoir site. The impact of the project upon the black bear population will not be significant. Most of the furbearing animals found throughout the project affected lands will be lost or displaced by the change in land use caused by the project. Loss of trapping opportunities will occur.