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A 0.5-acre retaining pond is also just outside of project limits which could be <br /> providing a minimal amount of water and shelter to passing through wildlife.The <br /> pond is well established and ringed with obligate and mesic meadow wetland <br /> vegetation. We could state that this pond will become part of the reservoir and <br /> therefore will continue to provide water and shelter to wildlife passing through? <br /> Due to the poor habitat quality of the project site and adjacent areas, as well as the <br /> lack of connectivity with potential migration corridors,the project site has minimal <br /> value for game or non-game species. <br /> (1 b) Seasonal use of the area; <br /> Seasonal use of old growth trees on NE and SE properties just outside Project area <br /> may be used by nesting raptors.At the time of site visit, no raptors were seen but are <br /> certainly common in the area. <br /> A few signs of rodent activity and scat from unknown mammals were observed <br /> around the perimeter of the project site.This indicates that some wildlife is passing <br /> through the area making use of the open terrain and very narrow swath of vegetation <br /> on the perimeter of project site. During mining operations, disturbance of these areas <br /> should be kept to a minimum. <br /> (1c) The presence and estimated population of threatened or endangered species from either <br /> federal or state lists. <br /> See tables and descriptions below <br /> Threatened, Endangered, and Proposed Species <br /> In early October, 2021, an AloTerra Restoration Services wildlife biologist conducted a site <br /> visit of the project area to assess suitable habitat for known listed and sensitive species. <br /> Staff also acquired an official species list of known occurrences for The Project. The species <br /> list was sourced from U.S Fish and Wildlife Service's Information for Planning and <br /> Consultation (IPAC) website.Table 1 shows the federally listed species that could <br /> potentially occur within the Project site. <br /> The table includes: 1) the common name of the species, 2) the scientific name of the <br /> species, 3) the status of the species in question, 4) whether or not the species should be <br /> excluded, and 5) the reasoning why the species should be excluded. The reasoning of <br /> excluding species from the list of concerned species is given based off a variety of reasons <br /> including; a) no suitable habitat was found during site visit,b) the range of species in not <br /> known near project site, or c) no critical habitat is recorded on The Project site. <br /> Suitable habitat for listed species was not encountered within the project area. No further <br /> analysis is needed for listed species that were found to have no suitable habitat present, or <br /> were not known to occur on the mitigation site, unless construction results in adverse <br /> effects on downstream habitat. <br /> ALOTERRA Wildlife Technical Memo: Raindance Reservoir 3 <br />