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production on all grazed reclaimed lands (current Seneca II lands and former Seneca II lands now <br />included in PSCM). Grazing in 2011 was lighter and 320 long yearlings were run just short of <br />one month for an estimated forage utilization of 14% total forage (29% PUF). Grazing in 2013 <br />on the current PSCM permit area included 1,547 long yearlings for a period of one month. <br />Estimated forage utilization was 29% of total forage (60% PUF forage). Grazing is conducted <br />using a pasture rotation system where numbers and distribution can be better managed and <br />options for moving livestock in and out are available. Note that because of the need for logical <br />management units the PSCM property is grazed in conjunction with the adjacent Seneca II <br />reclaimed lands. The same livestock operator (Camelletti & Sons) has used the PSCM and <br />Seneca II Mine reclaimed lands and adjacent unmined lands for grazing during the entire grazing <br />program. The operator considers the reclaimed areas as key management units in his annual <br />livestock operations and a valuable forage source in terms of both quality and quantity. Results <br />of grazing are presented in the Seneca II and PSCM Annual Reclamation Reports for each year <br />since 1988. <br />Wildlife monitoring was conducted annually at the PSCM/Seneca II Mine through 2012. The <br />Seneca II Mine was included in the baseline wildlife survey conducted for PSCM permitting in <br />2008. Since 2012 the general mine area has been included in annual raptor nest monitoring and <br />Columbian Sharp -tailed grouse counts. These results are included in the annual reports <br />submitted to CDRMS. Additionally, CDRMS inspection personnel note wildlife observations in <br />their ongoing inspection activities at the mine. <br />PSCM provides excellent habitat for a number of wildlife species, and in particular, elk and mule <br />deer make common use of the reclaimed areas. Large numbers of deer and elk can'be observed <br />in the reclaimed areas throughout the year. The reclaimed areas provide beneficial nutritional <br />forage sources throughout the year but especially in the spring and early summer as the elk and <br />mule deer complete gestation and move to lactation cycles. Raptors including red-tailed hawks <br />and golden eagles nest and hunt in the area and other raptors such as northern harriers and <br />Swainson's hawks which prefer grassland or grass shrubland habitat have been observed in <br />reclaimed areas in past studies and monitoring. The reclaimed areas are trending towards a <br />sagebrush grassland/shrubland habitat and species with an affinity to that habit type are present <br />in these reclaimed areas. Columbian sharp -tailed grouse (CSTG) have established four active leks <br />on PSCM reclaimed lands and these leks are monitored annually. The 2013 counts for the four <br />