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The following land uses have been identified within the <br />• proposed permit area and adjacent area: 1) fish and wildlife <br />habitat 2) rangeland 3) developed water resources 4) recreation <br />5) oil and gas production and 6) coal production. These land <br />uses have not changed within the past five years or are expected <br />to change in the future (Figures 2A and 3A). <br />Rangeland and wildlife habitat are the primary land uses <br />of the proposed permit area. Low precipitation, droughty soils <br />and lack of developed water resources have precluded the development <br />of agricultural activities. <br /> Currently, the proposed permit area falls in a portion of <br /> one grazing allotment. Allotment No. 7010 is under permit to the <br /> Boller Livestock Company. The allotment consists of 2500 acres <br /> of public land and 1025 acres of private land. Estimated carrying <br /> capacity of the public land within the allotment is 565 AUM's, <br /> with an average stocking rate of 4.4 acres/AUDI. The season of <br />use is from May 15 to July 1, with 497 AU's. Allotment No. 7010 <br /> has been rated as being in fair condition with a stable trend, <br /> according to the North Park Unit Resource Analysis (URA), 1975. <br />~ Vegetation studies were conducted during 1979 and 1980 to obtain <br /> estimates of vegetative production and cover. This information is <br /> presented in Appendix F and further defines the capability of the <br /> land within the proposed permit area. <br />There are currently two range improvements within the proposed <br />lease area. BLM Project No. 3672 consists of nearly three miles of <br />allotment boundary fence, of which approximately one-quarter mile <br />falls within the proposed lease area. Wyoming Fuel will restore <br />this fence at the conclusicn of mining. Project No. 3778 consists <br />of 1,940 acres of brush control treatment by spraying (1964), of <br />which approximately 80 acres fall within the proposed lease area. <br />There are no water-oriented projects within the boundaries of the <br />lease area. <br />"~1 <br />