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2 <br /> establish tree cover there failed. How many decades will recovery of vegetation at <br /> Pikeview quarry require? At LTC, the pinyon juniper component now includes trees <br /> exceeding 200 years in age(the oldest may exceed 400 years). <br /> 6. LTC is intermittent; in drought years there is no above surface flow on the <br /> permit area. Leopard Frogs do not last long in that environment. <br /> 7. What is the purpose of"pre-construction" raptor surveys? What if Coopers <br /> Hawks or Flammulated Owls were found on nesting territory? <br /> VEGETATION <br /> 8. In the Animal section, mention is made of"seral stages" implying a gradual <br /> succession to forest habitat. Yet the reclamation section suggests Douglas Fir will be <br /> planted directly after the grasses. What"seral stages" are expected? <br /> 9. In the foothills setting of the proposed mine site, aspect (orientation in regard to <br /> the sun)primarily dictates which plant community or mixture will be naturally <br /> established. Orientation far outweighs the effects of the bewildering array of soil types <br /> shown in the tables. What is the purpose of this display? Would each soil type be <br /> returned post-mining in the original pattern instead of being mixed by machinery? <br /> 10. At least twice Lodgepole Pine is mentioned in association with Douglas Fir. <br /> There is no Lodgepole Pine within many miles of the site. <br /> 11. Blue Spruce is mentioned several times. There apparently is none on the site. <br /> White Fir is very common in all age groups, yet it is not mentioned at all. <br /> RECLAMATION <br /> 12. This statement appears: "Surrounding land uses are wildlife habitat(National <br /> Forest) to the west and agriculture to the east". Actually, the land to the west is thinly <br /> residential, and mainly residential and military training/aviation activity to the east. Badly <br /> disturbed pasture exists on the site of the proposed mine access road. <br /> 13. Figure F-1 shows reclamation based on extensive Douglas Fir forest to be <br /> established on the quarried sites. The species is shown on both north and south facing <br /> slopes. No consideration of aspect is apparent. Douglas Fir would be of very limited use <br />