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• C. Reptiles and Amphibians Reptile and amphibian species most common to the site are listed by vegetative community as follows: Prairie -bull snake, western box turtle, plains spadeFoot toad, hognose snake, lesser earless lizard, short-horned lizard, and six-lined racerunner lizard. Ooen Park -racer, red-sided garter snake, plains garter snake, and plains spadefoottoad. Apen Cottonwood -bull snake, six-tined racerunner lizard, Woodhouse's toad, and racer. Closed Cottonwood -six-lined racerunner lizard, red-sided garter snake, and bull snake. Mixed Willow-Cottonwood -red-sided garter snake, plains garter snake, Woodhouse's toad, plains spadefoot toad, racer, bull snake, and six-lined racerunner lizard. D. Insects and Vectors • Nine orders of insects occupy the Weld and Morgan County area. These include ~ido~era (butterflies and moths), i tera (flies), Hemiptera (true bugs), Homoptera (cicadas, leafhoppers, treehoppers), oleo tera (beetles), Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets), Psocootera (lice), Dermaptera (earwigs), and Hymenoptera (ants, wasps, and bees). The greatest number of insects in the area seem to be representative of the Orthoptera, oleo tera, and D~tera. Many beetles and grasshoppers are found in the prairie. Most of the Diotera are found in areas oCdense, woody, and herbaceous vegetation. Mosquitoes are particularly abundant around areas containing willows, such as pure willow communities. The applicant intends to provide perches for hawks if the mammal population becomes a problem. However significant hawk population has not been noted in the area Plantings of sandsage will be necessary if the sandsage does not return voluntarily The information and recommendations provided in the Colorado State University studies on soils, vegetation, revegetation, and water resources are considered by Coors as part of the application for the mining permit. 97