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• APPENDIx B. <br />MINED LAND WILDLIFE STATEMENT <br />For Limited Impact Operations <br />(Permit 110-1 and 110-2 ) or <br />Regular Operations (Permit 112) <br />. RECEIVED ~, <br />FEB 02 1998 ~/ <br />Division of Minerals & Geology <br />Instructions to the Applicant: Submit this Wildlife Statement to MLRD as part of the <br />MLRD ap~icatlon. <br /> <br />Instructions to OOW District Wildlife Manager: Review the attached Applicant's <br />Questiornaire, comp ete t is orm~sen~ck to the Regional Office. <br />Instructions to DOW Regional Staff: Send completed copies of both the Applicant's <br />Questiomaire and Wildlife Statement along with pertinent correspondence to the <br />applicant, MLRD, and DWM. <br />The following information pertaining to wildlife is provided for use by the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board in its consideration of a mining permit for: <br />1. Name and type of mine: RaftoDoulos Pit +k1, Moffat County Rna~i and Rrirlaa ~ant.- <br />2. Location of mine: Little Snake River drainage. T11N, R95ia, Sec. 9, Moffat Crn~nt.v <br />3. List threatened or endangered species (federal or state) and other species of <br />special concern present: <br />Bald eagle nests/roost trees present on both sides of pit along the Little Snake <br />River. ald eagle locations are approximately 5 miles east and caest of the pit <br />location. <br />Sage grouse use the pit vicinity year-around, but the pit is located more than <br />two miles from the nearest lek site. <br />Pronghorn antelope use the pit vicinity year-around. <br />4. Assess expected impacts to fish and wildlife populations and habitat from project: <br />Impacts to wildlife native to the vicinity of the proposed gravel pit are expected <br />to be slight. The eagle nests/roosts are a sufficient distance from the pit <br />location to avoid disturbance. There will be a temporary loss of habitat for <br />sage grouse and antelope (as well as other native species), but the pit location <br />does not provide critical habitat for any species. It is far enough from known <br />sage grouse lek sites to avoid disturbance of breeding and nesting activities. <br />Surrounding development/habitat alteration has been limited, so the temporary <br />loss of an area the size of the pit should not be significant. <br />The pit is located a considerable distance from the Little Snake River, so no <br />impacts are expected on the riverine system. t`io wetlands are involved. <br />(OVER) <br />-12- <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />