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Drill tiitc and .Acccss Road \\'ildlifc Sun•cv <br />• Bird tiun'cv . <br />\'cry few birds +vere vbscrved along [he propvsed access rvad or at the w•cll site. 7~te presence <br />of evergreens along Tcrcor Creek resulted in some species being obscn•ed that +vould not have <br />tx en on the mountain shntb hillside. habitat reyuirements for those species observed arc not <br />limited in the general area. <br />l'hreatencd. Endanecrcd and Ccnsitivc Sd+ccics <br />:\long hvth the road corridor and at the drill site +vildlifc obscnrd was similar to that observed at <br />other locations in the study area.:\gain, suitable habitat was generall~• lacking for nearly all <br />species of conccm. "fhe propvsed road aboec l'crcor Creek is far enough rcntoved that chances <br />of an} siltation getting into the stream and afTccting ayuatic species is minimal. \1•'ith the <br />implementation of proper safeguards no silt should reach the stream. <br />Cherc +vcrc nu 'f ES spccirs vbsenrd either along the proposed road corcidor or at the drill site <br />_,y+t,~r <br />Thrrc is no suitable habitat around the drill site for raptor nesting. "1'hcrc are potential nest sites <br />in rvcrgreens tiu:ttd :dung 1-error ("reek. l l~~+vrcrr, during nniltiPle sun'c~ s nv nrw ur old nras <br />• ~~-err observed in tl;;.r tars. <br />~ilc I'-RR1.-I-03-Itl <br />Urill `itc and Acccss Road 11:+hitat ~uncv <br />7-he prolxiscd access route to This site ++•ill rcyuire the construction of approximately 1.9 miles of <br />road. from Terror Creek the proposed route fellows an existing ATV trail from the main Terror <br />Creek road for approximately .S mile. From that point the route will follow an old exploration <br />road to the drill site. ~lic propvsed rvad traverses through mountain shrub habitat and several <br />small meadows. In some meadows there arc springs which feed small construrtcd ponds that arc <br />used fur livestock grazing. 'I~hc road also goes [hrough or inuncdiatcly adiaccnt tv several <br />transition aspen stands through an clcvational range of 71 GO to 7840 feet. <br />'fhe drill site is located un the referenced road in a mountain shrub vcCCtative community at an <br />elevation oC 7840 feet and is situated on a 30-40% side slope +vith an cast to northeast aepcct. <br />Late scral Gambol oak I5 to 20 feet tall and sen•icebcrcy arc the priman• overston• species. <br />Snv+vbcm• and chokecherry arc Qtc priman• undcrsu>n• shrubs. 'there is a forb~grass component <br />that is well established on some areas around the site and not as robust in v4tcrs. 'ihcrc arc small <br />transition aspen stands in the inunediau vicinity of the drill site. <br />• <br />