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1•:\11181 I' II -- \1'ildlifc Information the proposed .\orth Rank Resources consist, of attout 2±7.67 acres, more or Icss, of shrvh land, irritated pasture and riparian flocxlplain titrest on the north hank of the ('olor<tdo River hrgimting approxintatrl~ '._' miles cast of Rifle. ('ulurado: T.6 S., R 9? \\',, tier. I2. 6th Pt~1. (iartield ecnrnh. 1 he proprrt} ix ix,rdered in it; entiren on the southern edge by the Colorado Ri~rr and h~ the Riu Grande 1\'rarm Railroad on the northern edge. t he current land use is mainlp year-round pastureland for grating cattle :utd horse,. I hr tieWs arc irrigated during the sununcr months as Herded. l amarisk. Russi;ut olive. and plains cottumyuuJ trees imrnnit0.•ntl)' lint the area next en the Colorado River with the greatest cunrentruion in low h ing ur tluudplain areas. I~ i.h :uul \1 ildlifc I ish and wildlili species presence on the North Bunk Resvurccs site arc related to the vegetation and habitats present on the pntjcet site. flahitat '1) pcs \\'ildlit~ hahitat present on the Vnnh Rank Resources site corresponds to the vegetation types discussed in other sections. Predominant wildlife habitats consist of greascw~wd shrub land. irrigated ha) lirlds•grazcd p;tsturc. and riparian•wctl:utd :tress along the fluodplain of the ('ulorado Riycr. 'fhc greascwoud shnrh land is intrmtixrJ with sariuus upland grasses, weeds and barren areas. l~he upland pasture hahitat is degraded and heavily grated by rattle and horses. the riparian•tvetL•tnd hahirtt has t,<en degraded h~ grazing and invasion o(non•nati~r argetatiun. such as t:mtarisk ;utd Russian olive trees, this yegctatiun t)pc• li>nns ;t continuous linear hand of hahitat along both ri~crh:mks and on numerous islands within the ri~rr. Iahle II-I provides a list ul' potential wildlife on the prgiect area based on reports from adjacent sites and a Held reconnaissance conducteJ in earl) October 2UO~. l able FI-2 pros ides a list of I i Ixnentially occurring fhreatencd and l ndungered Species listed he the l `.S. fish and N'iWlitc Service Il'ti111'ti) lift (.iarlield County. Ihese lists of species are nut comprehensive and iiu not include mane summer breeding. winter, and tall migrant species. l he tirllowing subsection. pros ide brier description at wildliti: that ma) potentially ~xcur un the site. Biy; Ganx• Rig game species pntentiully occurring un the \onh Rank licsources Site include nude deer 1(klucuileus hemionu>I. white-toiled deer (Udixoileus yirginianusl. and :\ntrrican elk ICeryus claphus). \9ulc deer arc the most common big gantc species tbund on the pn>ject site. \\'hitc- tailed deer and elk uccasionalh visit the area in limited numbers. ~htle deer c><cur un the project silt throughout the year, typiralh ameentmting in lush native yrgeruiun within the Colorado River Ilocxiplain. Nunteaxrs deer tracks and game trail.. were ohscned erossint through riparian hahitat along the edge uC the river indicating that these arras may provide