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"Annual Reclamation Report, November 1, 2004", completed by Michael Wazd Outdoors. SOILS Soils vary from silty and sandy loams mainly derived from the Wasatch Formation, to organic humus covering clay soils observed in the Aspen groves. A sandstone and conglomerate bedrock is present throughout most of the mesas and ridges as observed from the rock outcroppings. Experience at previous exploration, methane drainage well sites, and present methane drainage well locations, indicates that the size of drill pads will be approximately 200' x 200' (approximately one acre). Previously surveyed methane drainage drilling locations show a range in pad size from 0.45 acre to neazly one acre. Topsoil salvaged at other nearby sites for reclamation purposes indicates that revegetation is not a problem in this area. The revegetation of previous drill pad sites and roads in adjacent exploration azeas has been very successful. WILDLIFE The project area is an important range for deer, elk, and bear. Other animals in the project area include coyote, rabbit, porcupine, beaver, squirrel, mice and other rodents. The proposed MDWs borehole project will be managed to avoid conflicts with the deer and elk on winter range and user conflict during big game hunting season. Operations will be located such as to not interfere with raptor nesting sites, including Golden and Bald Eagle, and Peregrine Falcon. THREATENED OR ENDANGERED SPECIES Previous Threatened and Endangered and Sensitive Species (TESS) clearance surveys have not identified threatened or endangered plant or animal species on West Flatiron, Dry Fork, or within adjacent coal exploration azeas of Ravens Gulch or Sylvester Gulch. Previous reports titled, "Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Species Drill Site Cleazance Survey for Panels 16, 17, and 17S, October 2001" and "Threatened, Endangered and Sensitive Species Clearance Survey for Panels 18 through 24, West Elk Mine, October 2001", indicate that none of the TESS species that could potentially occur within the Gunnison National Forest would be adversely impacted by the proposed project. The MDW project is within the azea covered by the Final West-Central Colorado Coal Environmental Statement prepared by the U.S. Department of the Interior, BLM, 1979. The portion applicable to this section is covered on pages 573 through 582. The EIS concluded that no threatened or endangered plants (pp.573-577), or aquatic species (pp. 580-582) exist in the area. The only threatened wildlife species is the bald eagle, which