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�o` o o Transit Mix Concrete Co. <br /> Within the DAU E-23 unit there are 2,201 km2 (543,879 ac) of designated elk winter range; 467 <br /> km2 (115,398 ac) of which are within the GMU-59 area. The project will disturb 239 ac which is <br /> 0.04% of the winter range within the DAU E-23 unit, and about 0.2% of the winter range within <br /> the GMU-59 area. While this quarry area is mapped as winter habitat, none of the north-facing <br /> slopes actually contain suitable winter habitat. Winter range primarily consists of south-facing <br /> pinyon-juniper which will not be disturbed. The project will not impact regional elk habitat. In <br /> addition, not all the 239 acres will be disturbed at once, and the maximum disturbance at any <br /> time will be less than 165 acres. As stated in the mine plan above, increases in affected lands <br /> will be incremental and the reclamation will be completed contemporaneously as mining <br /> progresses, and through implementing the mine and reclamation plan there is an opportunity to <br /> not only reclaim the area back to wildlife habitat but to improve the wildlife habitat, increase the <br /> amount of winter habitat, and provide more value to wildlife than currently exists, encouraging a <br /> more robust wildlife habitat. The reclamation plan complies with the GMU-59 recommendations <br /> for habitat improvements by increasing the amount of shrublands. Also, the mining plan <br /> preserves the existing ridgeline and valley migration corridors and the existing shrubland north <br /> of Little Turkey Creek. <br /> Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry Permit Application <br /> March 9, 2018 E-17 <br />