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Issue Issue Statement Rationale <br /> outside of migratory bird nesting season (May <br /> 15-July 15) to prevent nesting in the project <br /> footprint, therefore impacts to special status <br /> species of migratory birds would not be <br /> expected. See project design features in <br /> Propose Action. <br /> There is no critical habitat, occupied habitat, <br /> or known occurrences of any federally listed, <br /> or sensitive plant species in the project area. <br /> Special Status How would the storage area Although the project does occur in potential <br /> Plant Species affect special status plant habitat for Ute lady's tresses (Spiranthes <br /> species? diluvialis), a federally threatened species, no <br /> impact to this habitat is expected as the project <br /> site has been previously impacted by current <br /> uses and no plants have been identified in the <br /> area. <br /> There are no known raptor nests or likely <br /> nesting habitat in the project area and potential <br /> impacts would be limited to the loss of a small <br /> How would the storage area area of low quality foraging habitat. <br /> Raptors and Vegetation will be cleared outside of <br /> Migratory Birds affect raptors and migratory migratory bird nesting season (May 15-July <br /> birds? 15) to prevent nesting in the project footprint, <br /> therefore impacts to migratory birds would not <br /> be expected. See project design features in <br /> Propose Action. <br /> The site is within mapped mule deer and big <br /> horn sheep winter range adjacent to Interstate <br /> 70, a frontage road, and a residential <br /> Big Game How would the storage area development. Due to extensive human <br /> affect big game? presence and disturbance, as well as low <br /> forage quality on the site, the available habitat <br /> is of low value to big game, and population <br /> level im acts would not be expected. <br /> The project area has no aquatic habitat and is <br /> located approximately 1.0 mile east of the <br /> Colorado river and 0.3 miles north of the Eagle <br /> Aquatic Wildlife River, with 1-70, a paved frontage road, and <br /> (including special How would the storage area Highway 6 situated between the project area <br /> status aquatic affect aquatic wildlife? and the Eagle River. Stormwater and sediment <br /> wildlife) controls for the roadways, distance from the <br /> rivers, and project design features adequately <br /> reduce the potential for sediment or any <br /> ollultants from the site reaching the river. <br /> Cultural How are cultural resources A record search of the project area was <br /> DOI-BLM-CO-G020-2021-0014-EA I BLM-Colorado River Valley Field Office <br />