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<br />EXHIBIT H <br />WILDLIFE STATEMENT. <br />The information on the following pages were received in <br />response to our request for a Wildlife Statement from the <br />Division of Wildlife. We wish to thank Mr. Sherman and Mr. <br />Crawford for their help and cooperation in preparing the <br />following information. We will look forward to working with the <br />Division of Wildlife as they review our final plans. <br />We retained ERO Resources to prepare a preliminary site <br />study for the Preble's Meadow Jumping Mouse and the Ute ladies- <br />tresses. That study will give us the necessary information to <br />determine what areas we may need to study. In most cases we may <br />chose to leave an area undisturbed rather than do an expensive <br />study for the affected species. <br />In preparing our plan we left areas along the river that had <br />more value as wildlands that would blend with our proposed end <br />use and would act as buffers and wildlife corridors along the <br />river. Of the 1,239.40 acres in the permit area we have left <br />394.16 acres in setbacks and undisturbed areas around the site as <br />a commitment to protecting any wildlife in the area. Special <br />care will be taken to humanely removed the prairie dogs and check <br />for burrowing owls prior to stripping areas inhabited by these <br />animals. <br />20 <br />