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<br />~ <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />t~ <br />U\ <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPACT SOMHARY <br />(PROJECTED) <br /> <br />The following summary tables are our efforts to track <br />and document impacts (+ or -) to upland and wetland habitat <br />due to implementation of the McElmo Creek Salinity Program. <br />From the data compiled in these tables we can readily assess <br />our progress in achieving replacement goals. As stated <br />before these are only projected impacts. Applied conditions <br />are summarized in appendix II. <br /> <br />TABLE 1 CReglacement.Summarv-groiected) <br /> <br />237.0 acres of gr~ss/legume cover plantings (includes <br />nesting cover and protective travel lanes) <br /> <br />31.14 acres of shallow water developments c.includes ponds <br />and dugouts) <br /> <br />27.85 acres of tree/shrub plantings <br /> <br />129,922.0 feet of fence to exclude livestock or defer <br />grazing during critical wildlife use periods <br /> <br />. ' . <br /> <br />17,732.0 feet of delivery pipe for habitat plantings and <br />shallow water developments ' <br /> <br />2350 feet of gated pipe for irrigation of habitat plantings <br /> <br />. 3 drip irrigation systems for tree/shrub plantings <br /> <br />12 livestock watering facilities (for exclusion of livestock <br />on existing shallow water developments) . <br /> <br />19 heavy use area protection sites (for minimization of <br />impacts from livestock to existing and planned shallow water <br />developments) <br /> <br />5 water control structures for delivery to shallow water <br />developments <br /> <br />64 blasted potholes or excavated dugouts <br /> <br />662.2 acres of livestock exclusion either permanently or <br />between April 1 and July 15 annually <br /> <br />545.42 acres of wildlife upland habitat management <br /> <br />388.37 acres of wildlife wetland habitat "management <br /> <br />B-1 <br />