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<br />EXHIEIT D
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<br />(Wildlife, Water Resources, Vegetation and Soils Information)
<br />Wildlife Information:
<br />The wildlife resources on the affected land might include: Mammels -
<br />white-tail and mule dear, antelope, coyote, white and black-tailed
<br />jack rabbits, cotton tail rabbits, fox, fox squirrels, racoon, skunk,
<br />badger, weasel, mice, rats, moles, ground squirrel (spotted and
<br />striped), prairie dog, and kangaroo rat; birds - owls, quail,
<br />pheasant, herons, rails, rock dove, morning dove, wood peckers,
<br />thrush, shrikes, terns, night hawks, horn lark, lark bunting,
<br />killdeer, king bird, swallows, blue jay, magpie, sparrows, cow bird,
<br />meadow lark, black bird, wren, finches, starlings, chikadee, crow,
<br />common grackle and orioles; Reptiles - garter snake, racer, hognose,
<br />bullsnake and prairie rattlesnake. These are animals that are typical
<br />for the general area of the projecC. Specifically, the operation will
<br />cause the unsettling and migration of some varmints and rodents, but
<br />it is not expected to significantly affecC the wildlife in the area.
<br />Water Resources Information:
<br />The Cecil II Gravel Pit is not expected to directly affect surface or
<br />ground water systems. This project will not have any water
<br />requirements for its operation. The gravel pit is to be located in a
<br />dry stream bed and adjacent terrace. There is no surface water in tfie
<br />vicinity of_the project and the ground water is found at depths over
<br />100 feet. See attached letter from Soil Conservation Service.
<br />Vegetation and Soils Information:
<br />As the stream bed consists of raw sand, it supports no vegetation. As
<br />the terrace consists of mostly sand and gravel, only a thin layer of
<br />dirty sand supports sparce vegetation cover. The soil conditions
<br />consist primarily of vona sandy loam making the area unsuitable for
<br />dry land farming. The area of the gravel pit will be reclaimed
<br />naturally over time by heavy rains and flooding in this area. Any
<br />re-vegetation would be lost through this process of natural
<br />reclamation of the gravel pit area. See attached letter from Soil
<br />Conservation Service.
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