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<br />Arizona Game and Fish Department <br />Draft EA: Kanab Ambersnail <br /> <br />June 1998 <br />Page 14 <br /> <br />Alternative 2, No action (status quo), <br /> <br />This option will not satisfy USFWS Biological Opinion requirements (USFWS 1996, 1997) for the <br />operation of Glen Canyon Darn, and future implementation ofBHBFs, In addition, a no action option <br />will not satisfy KAS recovery objectives, and will not benefit the species, <br /> <br />CHAPTER 3: ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES <br /> <br />A NATURAL RESOURCES <br /> <br />I. Affected environment: KAS establishment sites are located in specific wetland habitats in <br />Grand Canyon National Park. KASs are restricted to wetland habitats in proximity to limestone or <br />sandstone cliffs, Specifically, KASs live in moist, vegetated areas that are dominated by canails, <br />monkeyflower, and/or watercress, Founding stock ofKASs for new establishment sites will be taken <br />from VP <br />2, Impacts: Establishment ofKASs in wetland habitats will not adversely affect the physical <br />landscape, watershed, local fauna, or vegetative communities if parasite-free stock is used as <br />described in Chapter 4, KAS establishment may indirectly benefit local flora and/or fauna in wetland <br />habitats with additional federal protection covered by ESA compliance, Sites 13-15 may require <br />habitat modification (described in Chapter 2) that would physically benefit the local flora and/or <br />fauna, KASs from VP will be relocated during their peak reproductive period in July-August, causing <br />the least impact to the host population, <br /> <br />B, CULTURAL RESOURCES <br /> <br />I, Affected environment: Based on limited infonnation, cultural resource concerns were <br />identified for two proposed KAS establishment sites (Lower Ribbon Falls and Upper Deer Creek <br />Spring), Both areas are of religious significance to the regional Native American tribes (pers, comm, <br />R Winfree), Additional input by the regional Native American tribes is requested through the public <br />scoping process associated with this environmental assessment, <br />2, Impacts: KAS establishments will not adversely affect cultural resources or tribal access <br />to sites in Grand Canyon, Based on historical use, tribal and visitor access to these sites will not be <br />restricted, <br /> <br />C. SOCIO-ECONOMIC RESOURCES <br /> <br />I, Affected environment: localized wetland habitats in Grand Canyon National Park. <br />