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2019 Plan of Operations Modification American Gypsum Company, LLC <br /> Wildlife in the areas adjacent to the Mine is typical of that found in the Pinyon/Juniper Woodland <br /> of the Colorado Plateau Physiographic Region. The BLM CRVFO Resource Management Plan <br /> (RMP)includes the Mine area in designated elk summer and winter range,and mule deer summer <br /> and winter range. Since 1990, sightings of deer or elk in the Mine area have been rare. <br /> Limited wildlife habitat is present near the Mine. Due to active mining operations and the lack of <br /> available water, wildlife use of the Mine is minimal. <br /> Raptors may use the undisturbed habitat areas for foraging. Inventories noted from the 1970's <br /> found that golden eagles and red-tailed hawks nest on the cliff complex paralleling 1-70 south of <br /> the Mine. Other raptors likely to hunt or nest in the vicinity include kestrels, sharp shinned hawks, <br /> and northern harriers (BLM, 1990a). <br /> Migratory birds may occupy undisturbed shrublands or pinyon/juniper habitat near the Mine. <br /> Migratory birds are protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. <br /> 3.8 Socioeconomics <br /> The Town of Gypsum is a Home Rule Municipality located in Eagle County, Colorado. The <br /> population was 6,477 at the 2010 census and estimated to be 7,117 in 2017 (United States <br /> Census Bureau (USCB), 2018). Gypsum is the home of an American Gypsum drywall plant and <br /> Mine. Eagle County, Colorado has a total of 105 mines, including occurrences and historic or <br /> inactive mines; 16 of the 105 mines are listed as producing (Diggings, 2019). <br /> The Mine is within the boundaries of the Gypsum Planning Area identified in the Town of Gypsum <br /> Conceptual Recreational Trails Plan (Olsson Associates, 2017). <br /> Am Gypsum Poo Mod ISSD 20190909 September 2019 [161 <br />