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Sandhill cranes have been monitored for a number of years through 2010. Birds have been <br />present in areas adjacent to the northeast portions of the mine and have been observed flying <br />over the mine. None have been documented as nesting on the Yoast mine site. <br />PERMANENT INFRASTRUCTURE <br />Upon final release of the Seneca Yoast Mine many features will be left as permanent <br />infrastructure. These features include access roads, light -use roads, culverts, a water well, power <br />lines and a substation, fenced shrub plots, sediment ponds, stock ponds, and miscellaneous <br />boundary and grazing fences. All of the features and structures to remain as permanent are <br />documented with rational and justification in Attachment 20-1 of the approved mine PAP, and <br />are summarized below. Map 2, Permanent Features, shows the locations of the approved <br />permanent features and structures to remain post mining. <br />ACCESS ROADS <br />Access roads remaining permanent features include Road "A" (part of the north permit <br />boundary, not included on Map 2) and Road "B" (turns into LU -3A). Both of these roads provide <br />landowner access to properties within the Yoast permit boundary that would otherwise be <br />considered landlocked and inaccessible. In addition, SPL uses these access roads to perform <br />maintenance and monitoring throughout the Yoast Mine property. These roads have been <br />modified to the acceptable post -mine land use requisitions. The road profiles and cross-sections <br />can be found in the approved mine PAP in Exhibit 20-3, Post Mine Road Profiles. <br />1 <br />LIGHT USE ROADS <br />For limited access, Light -Use Roads have been retained as permanent features to access <br />reclaimed lands and accommodate future landowner use. Light -Use Roads retained include LU <br />1, LU 2, LU 3A, LU 313, LU 4, and LU 5. The Light -Use Roads retained are used property <br />access by landowners, access to monitoring sites for water quality, pond access for inspections, <br />and maintenance and monitoring of shrub plots and reclaimed parcels. All Light -Use Roads <br />SL -6 - 31 <br />