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<br />n <br />u <br />Habitat destruction can be minimized by proper reclamation <br />procedures following perturbataion to a block of land. If the <br />prairie dog are being impacted by these negative activities were <br />the only prairie dog habitat in the vicinity this would be a <br />more serious concern, but the area of impact is on the southern <br />boundary of the prairie dog distributions. Good populations and <br />considerable prairie dog habitat exist in Moffat County to the <br />north. Obviously, for prairie dogs, it would be better if the <br />disposal site, haul road, and alternate plant site were <br />elsewhere, but logistics for the haul road and alternate plant <br />site were elsewhere, but logistics for the haul road and <br />disposal facility in relationship to other habitat and terrain <br />• warrant the selected site. Impact on prairie dogs from the <br />proposed coal transportation corridor will be minimal once the <br />initial construction of the conveyer system is completed. <br />In general on a lox to high perturbation scale of 0 to 10, we <br />estimate impact on prairie dogs to be 4• <br />(5) BEAVER (Castor canadensis) <br />Beaver are ubiquitous in habitats that include moving water <br />throughout most of United States and Canada. They are generally <br />useful but can become a pest in agricultural areas by blocking <br />waterways. Populations are are not as extent as they once were, <br />but they are not in danger of extirpation. Beaver are found <br />• <br />II.H-118 <br />