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The proposed project will extract material and leave mining cells covering the majority of <br />the site. Permanent reclamation of the site will entail grading, respreading topsoil, and <br />~- seeding and planting perennial species that will support wildlife. The mining and <br />reclamation will create more diverse range of habitat on the site. Areas of open water <br />will sustain species of reptiles and amphibians as well as shorebirds and waterfowl, and <br />create fringe environments favorable to predatory mammals and raptors, as welt as food <br />and water sources for herbivores. With the planting of additional cottonwood trees and <br />shrubs, additional strata and vegetation layers will be added to the site, creating improved <br />cover, foraging, roosting, and nesting areas for wildlife. improving the cover through <br />seeding and planting will increase wildlife dispersion corridors and "edges" that provide <br />increased habitat diversity. <br />sz <br />