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ERC Wildlife Mitigation Plan <br /> Young Ranch Resource <br /> TABLE OF CONTENTS <br /> 1.0 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................1 <br /> 1.1 Purpose and Need...............................................................................................................................1 <br /> 1.2 Description of Young Ranch Proposed Mining Activities....................................................................1 <br /> 1.3 Reclamation ........................................................................................................................................3 <br /> 2.0 Site Information ................................................................................................................................5 <br /> 2.1 Local Vicinity and Young Ranch...........................................................................................................5 <br /> 2.2 Central City Parkway Corridor.............................................................................................................5 <br /> 2.3 Vegetation...........................................................................................................................................6 <br /> 2.4 Wildife.................................................................................................................................................9 <br /> 2.4.1 Federally Listed Threatened and Endangered Species.................................................................9 <br /> 2.4.2 Colorado State-Listed Species....................................................................................................12 <br /> 2.4.3 Colorado Parks and Wildlife Species Activity Mapping..............................................................14 <br /> 2.4.4 Site-Specific Wildlife Use of the Proposed Project.....................................................................19 <br /> 3.0 Impact Assessment...............................................................................................................................20 <br /> 3.1 Impacts on Vegetation ......................................................................................................................20 <br /> 3.2 Impacts on Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) Species Activity Mapping (SAM) ............................24 <br /> 3.3 Migratory Bird Treaty Act..................................................................................................................24 <br /> 3.4 Federal and State Threatened and Endangered Species...................................................................24 <br /> 3.5 Impacts on General Wildlife Use at the Proposed Young Ranch Resource.......................................25 <br /> 4.0 Actions to Avoid, Minimize, and Mitigate Wildlife Impacts..................................................................26 <br /> 4.1 Description of Potential Mitigation Options.....................................................................................26 <br /> 4.2 Mitigation Action Summary Table.....................................................................................................31 <br /> 5.0 Summary and Project Schedule............................................................................................................37 <br /> 6.0 References.............................................................................................................................................39 <br /> APPENDIX A - SITE PHOTOGRAPHS <br /> APPENDIX B - COLORADO PARKS AND WILDLIFE (CPW) SPECIES ACTIVITY MAPPING (SAM) MAPS <br /> BY SPECIES <br />