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Arizona Game and Fish Department Draft EA: Kanab Ambersnail June 1998 Page 15 2, Impacts: KAS establishments will not adversely affect socio-economic resources in Grand Canyon, Grand Canyon National Park does not allow mining, livestock grazing, timber harvesting, hunting, or commercial development within park boundaries--therefore, these activities will not be affected by Kanab ambersnail establishment. D, VISITOR VSE \, Affected environment: localized wetland habitats in Grand Canyon National Park. 2, Impacts: KAS establishments will not adversely affect recreation use in proposed establishment sites, Proposed release areas at each site are located outside normal visitor use areas, and often have natural barriers to human intrusion (i,e" presence of poison ivy, dense vegetation, cliffs or overhangs), Visitor access to these sites will not be restricted, unless NPS chooses to designate KAS release areas as protected, NPS is concerned that release of KAS at sites 8-12, areas that receive high recreation use, may significantly restrict visitor use at these sites, E. LISTED AND SPECIAL STATUS SPECIES STATUS DEFINITIONS LE - Listed Endangered Species identified by the VSFWS under the ESA as being in jeopardy of extinction, L T - Listed Threatened, Species identified by the USFWS under the ESA as being in jeopardy of becoming endangered, WC - Wildlife of Special Concern in Arizona (WSCA), Species whose occurrence in Arizona is or may be in jeopardy, or with known or perceived threats or population declines, as described by the AGFD's listing of Wildlife of Special Concern in Arizona (AGFD in prep,), S - Sensitive, Species classified as "sensitive" by the Regional Forester when occurring on lands managed by the Department of Agriculture V,S, Forest Service, SR - Salvage Restricted, Those Arizona native plants not included in the Highly Safeguarded Category, but that have a high potential for theft or vandalism, as described by the Arizona Native Plant Law (\ 993) 1, Affected species and critical habitat: The AGFD's Heritage Data Management System (HDMS) was queried and current records show that the special status species listed below have been documented as occurring in the foUowing project vicinities (within 5 miles [8,0 km]): Site 1: "KeyHole Spring"