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The proposed permit area and adjacent area provides habitat <br />for a variety of wildlife species associated with the sagebrush- <br />grassland ecosystem. Appendices G and H provide lists of the <br />more common wildlife species expected to inhabit the proposed <br />permit area. Sage grouse and antelope are the primary game species <br />occuring on and adjacent to the proposed permit area. The Colorado <br />Division of Wildlife is currently studying sage grouse habits in <br />the above said lands. <br />Currently there are no developed water resources, no municipal <br />watersheds on or within the proposed permit area nor aye tiiere any <br />~`~~, national resource waters, as defined by the State of Colorado on <br />~~ or within the proposed permit area. There are however, stock <br />ponds for cattle watering adjacent to the proposed permit area. <br />~ These ponds are shown on Figure 2A. <br />Recreation is limited to small game and antelope hunting. <br />Two casual use vehicle trails bisect the subject land. One trail <br />intersects the proposed lease areas in the SW;NE; of Section 3 and <br />proceeds southwest to SW;NW; of Section 10. Another trail crosses <br />the NE: of Section 10. <br />Oil and gas production is also limited. Since three of <br />the existing five oil and gas leases are inactive, it does not <br />appear that the proposed permit area will be used in the near <br />future for oil and gas production. Nevertheless, after mining, <br />the subject lands can be used again for any potential oil and gas <br />land use. <br />Wyoming Fuel Company's Canadian Strip Mine is presently <br />mining coal adjacent and north of the proposed permit area. Kerr <br />Pit No. 1/Kerr Coal Company north of the Canadian Strip Mine is <br />also mining coal from the Sudduth seam. <br /> <br />