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• nn:-rrtoDs <br />Sampling design and methods of data collection, analysis and presentation were <br />based on the Office of Surface Mining's (QSt4) permanent regulatory program <br />(Dlarch 13, 1979) and on Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board's proposed <br />regulations. Consultation with both agencies assisted in study design. <br />Specific wildlife sartq~ling and data analysis procedures were taken from the 1979 <br />edition of Wyoming Department of Enviroi'urental Quality (DEQ) Guideline ~5, <br />"Wildlife", and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department's Harull~ook of Biological <br />Techniques (1977). The methods described herein are standard accepted techniques <br />used by state and federal agencies corx3ucting wildlife inventories for mine <br />pezr,~it applications. <br />SITE RECO[~II~]A.ISSANCE <br />A thorough vehicle and on-foot reconnaissance of the study took place during <br />early May, 1979. The purposes of the field reoonnaissance were as follows: <br />• 1. Determine the number and variety of habitat types requiring sampling <br />2. Identify, establish, and permanently mark sang~le locations in the field for: <br />a. Small marmial census transects <br />b. Avian census transects <br />c. Marmtialian predator survey route <br />An additional purpose of the field reconnaissance was to identify and map <br />areas that appeared to be critical to wildlife such as potential raptor <br />nesting sites, waterfowl and game bird reproduction sites, and mule deer <br />wintering areas. It was important to identify all sites that could be critical <br />to wildlife as early in the baseline program as possible so that these sites <br />could be carefully tronitored throughout the course of the baseline study. <br />LITERATURE SURVEY <br />A review of the wildlife literature pertinent to the Nucla study site took <br />place during early May, 1979. Existing site-specific wildlife <br />• <br />-3 JUN 1 1 t9B0 <br />