REV102571

• Permit No: C1981022
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 9/1/2005
• Doc Name: Block Biological Clearance Project
• From: Oxbow Mining, LLC
• To: DMG, BLM, Paonia Ranger District
• Type & Sequence: TR53
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Introduction ................................................................................2
Executive Summary .......................................................................2
Project Area ...............................................................................3
Methods ....................................................................................4
Vegetation .................................................................................5
Upland Plant Communities ....................................................5
Water Influence Zones ..........................................................7
Wetlands .................................................................8
Other Waters of the U.S ...............................................8
Drainage Channels ............................................8
Seeps, Springs, and stockponds .............................8
Riparian Zones ................................................9
Mass wasting azeas ...................................................10
Wildlife .................................................... ..............................10
Raptors ..........................................................................10
Big game ........................................................................13
Neo-tropical birds .............................................................14
Amphibians and Reptiles .....................................................14
Fisheries .................................................................................15
Biological Assessment .................................................................15
Biological Evaluation ..................................................................22
USFS Management Indicator Species ................................................30
BLM Sensitive Species .................................................................33
Determinations ..................................... . . . ..................................34
Bird Species List (Table 1) .............................................................36
References ..............................................................................37
Figure 1 -Vegetation Type Map & Raptor Nest Locations