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As there are no depletions from the Keenesburg Mine that affect flows within the <br />South Platte River drainage, there is no potential for impacts to the whooping <br />crane. <br />C. Reptiles and Amphibians <br />Reptile and amphibian species most common to the site are listed by vegetative <br />community as follows: <br />Prairie — bull snake, western box turtle, plains spadefoot toad, hognose snake, <br />lesser earless lizard, short -horned lizard, and six -lined racerunner lizard. <br />en Park — racer, red -sided garter snake, plains garter snake, and plains <br />spadefoot toad. <br />Open Cottonwood — bull snake, six -lined racerunner lizard, Woodhouse's toad, <br />and racer. <br />Closed Cottonwood — six -lined racerunner lizard, red -sided garter snake, and bull <br />snake. <br />Mixed Willow -Cottonwood — red -sided garter snake, plains garter snake, <br />Woodhouse's toad, plains spadefoot toad, racer, bull snake, and six -lined <br />racerunner lizard. <br />• D. Insects and Vectors <br />Nine orders of insects occupy the Weld and Morgan County area. These include: <br />Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths), Diptera (flies), Hemiptera (true bugs), <br />Homoptera (cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers), Coleoptera (beetles), Orthoptera <br />(grasshoppers and crickets), Psocoptera (lice), DermVttera (earwigs), and <br />Hymenoptera (ants, wasps and bees). The greatest number of insects in the area <br />seem to be representative of the Orthoptera, Coleoptera and Diptera. <br />Many beetles and grasshoppers are found in the prairie. Most of the Diptera are <br />found in areas of dense, woody, and herbaceous vegetation. Mosquitoes are <br />particularly abundant around areas containing willows, such as pure willow <br />communities. <br />The applicant intends to provide perches for hawks if the mammal population <br />becomes a problem. However significant hawk population has not been noted in <br />the area. Plantings of sandsage will be necessary if the sandsage does not return <br />voluntarily. <br />The information and recommendations provided in the Colorado state University <br />studies on soils, vegetation, revegetation, and water resources are considered by <br />Coors as part of the application for the mining permit. <br />97 10/06 <br />