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Exhibit H • The increased noise and activity may dissuade raptors from establishing nests along this portion of the St. Chazles River. If a nest is found, nest monitoring should be conducted until the nestlings have fledged to evaluate whether or not the increased traffic affects the bald eagle. The remaining operations will all take place at least one-half mile from any potential raptor nesting areas, and will therefore be outside of any potential nest buffer zones. RinyonlJuniper Habitat The pinyon/juniper habitats scattered along the limestone cliffs on the west side of the property will not be affected by the project. The operations will all take place at least one-half mile from any potential raptor nesting areas, and will therefore be outside of any potential nest buffer zones. CONCLUSIONS The limestone mining is proposed to take place within the shortgrass prairie azeas of the project site. Mining in the shortgrass prairie habitat component will result in direct temporary impacts to resident wildlife species. However, much of this shortgrass prairie will still be left available for wildlife species to utilize throughout the entire life of the project since mining and reclamation operations will be restricted to about 30 acres each year. As the mined quarries are reclaimed to native shortgrass prairie vegetation in about 30-acre parcels, habitat values will recover to functional near-baseline levels upon • successful reclamation. The project, as proposed, will not likely contribute to the downward trend in populations of. any federally- or state-listed species. The pronghorn population may be temporazily displaced, but mule deer will not likely be affected by the project. REFERENCES Andrews, R. and R. Righter. 1992. Colorado Birds - A Reference to Their Distribution and Habitat. Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver, Colorado. Carlson,. L. 2001. Personal communication [June 24 letter to P. Golden, Greystone Environmental Consultants, Greenwood Village, Colorado. RE: Potential threatened and endangered species occurring within the Rio Grande Portland Cement Project Area]. Colorado Field Supervisor, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Colorado Field Office, Lakewood, Colorado. 2 pages. Colorado Division of Wildlife. 2001. Colorado Listing of Endangered, Threatened and Wildlife Species of Special Concern [Web Page]. Located at http://www.dnrstate:co.us/wildlife/T&E/list.asp. Accessed: June 15, 2001. Fitzgerald, J., C. Meaney, D. Armstrong. 1994. Mammals of Colorado. Denver Museum of Natural History. University Press of Colorado, Niwot, Colorado. APP~bitsA-T-APP(1160)AevSganuary 17, 2002 H-g