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adjacent to the Yoast haul road and north of the main permit area. There are as many as 10 known <br /> lek sites in this area. In 2011 or 2012 CSTG activity was noted on the mine site. In 2013 and active <br /> lek site was discovered on Yoast reclaimed lands and monitoring was begun at this site. The site <br /> is located just north of the most southern block of BRB-l. This lek is referred to as the Yoast tree <br /> plot lek. The affinity for reclaimed sites by CSTG is well documented in northwest Colorado and <br /> this is consistent with observations at the nearby Seneca II/PSCM mine. CSTG have established <br /> up to four active leks on Seneca II/PSCM mine reclaimed lands and these leks are monitored <br /> annually. The 2013 counts for these four leks totaled 66 CSTG with the lowest lek count having <br /> 14 CSTG and the highest with 23 CSTG. Therefore there is a potential for additional CTSG <br /> presence on Yoast reclaimed lands over time due to the large amount of similar and available <br /> reclamation habitat and the proximity of active leks and CSTG activity surrounding the mine. <br /> Please note that Colorado Parks and Wildlife monitoring is showing an increased upward trend in <br /> CSTG numbers and reclaimed lands play a role in this trend. <br /> Sandhill cranes have been monitored for a number of years through 2010. Birds have been present <br /> in areas adjacent to the northeast portions of the mine and have been observed flying over the <br /> 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 infrastructure. <br /> These features include access roads, light-use roads, culverts, a water well, power lines and a <br /> substation, fenced shrub plots, sediment ponds, stock ponds, and miscellaneous boundary and <br /> grazing fences. All of the features and structures to remain as permanent are documented with <br /> rational and justification in Attachment 20-1 of the approved mine PAP, and are summarized <br /> below. Map 2, Permanent Features, shows the locations of the approved permanent features and <br /> structures to remain post mining. <br /> ACCESS ROADS <br /> Access roads remaining permanent features include Road "A" (part of the north permit boundary, <br /> not included on Map 2) and Road"B" (turns into LU-3A). Both of these roads provide landowner <br /> access to properties within the Yoast permit boundary that would otherwise be considered <br /> SL-8 - 12 <br />