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locations from marked lynx were recorded in Routt and Moffat counties. Typically these lynx <br />stay in an area only a short time in an area and then move on. <br />Colorado Pikeminnow: Critical habitat extends 15 miles up the White River from the Green <br />River confluence. The upper terminus of critical habitat for Colorado pikeminnow is the State <br />Highway 394 bridge crossing of the Yampa River (Federal Register 1994), which is several <br />miles downstream from the wetland mitigation site (Elmblad 2009, pers. Comm.). <br />Humpback Chub: Critical habitat occurs in the lower Yampa and Green Rivers. <br />Mexican spotted owl: Inhabits canyon and montane forest habitats across a range that <br />extends from southern Utah and Colorado, through Arizona, New Mexico, and west Texas, to <br />the mountains of central Mexico (USFS 2010). <br />Razorback Sucker: Critical habitat occurs in the lower Yampa River and Green River. <br />Ute -ladies' -tresses orchid: Occurs along riparian edges, gravel bars, old oxbows, high flow <br />channels, and moist to wet meadows along perennial streams. It typically occurs in stable <br />wetland and seepy areas associated with old landscape features within historical floodplains of <br />major rivers. It also is found in wetland and seepy areas near freshwater lakes or springs. <br />Yellow -billed Cuckoo: Habitat consists of lowland riparian forests and urban areas with tall <br />trees. The Cuckoo is an uncommon local summer resident in western valleys, primarily from <br />Mesa County southward, with a single record in Routt County. <br />B. Time lapse <br />Following initial establishment of wetland vegetation, the site will begin to provide the desired <br />wetland functions and values. Wetland establishment is expected to take one year. It may <br />take up to five years to reach the desired plant cover and diversity. When this bench mark has <br />been achieved the long-term goal habitat will be considered to have been achieved. <br />III. FINAL SUCCESS CRITERIA <br />A. Vegetation <br />1. Re -vegetation success will be determined by comparing the total vegetative cover of all <br />desirable plant species present at the site on the basis of a visual assessment and <br />statistical data accumulated during the monitoring period. All native plants, except for <br />those considered to be weedy by the Colorado State Extension Service, are considered <br />to be desirable. <br />2. To be considered successful, the total vegetative cover in wetland and uplands will be <br />composed of desirable species. <br />3. Projected cover in each planting zone, wetland Zone 1, wetland transition Zone 2, and <br />upland Zone 3 will be at least 80%. Each of the three habitat types will be monitored <br />on the ground each year. <br />4. In wetlands, vegetation must be dominated (greater than 50% relative cover) by species <br />considered to be facultative (FAC), facultative wetland (FACW) or obligate (OBL) <br />WestWater Engineering Page 8 of 24 July 2012 <br />