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CNAPTERTWO agency preferred luternatiue • Perimeter erosion and sediment controls (Section 4.2) • Soil inventory, salvage and storage (Section 4,3) • Erosion and sediment controls, and reclamation considerations for roads, mine panels, and surface facilities (Sections 4,4 to 4.6) • Inspection and maintenance procedures (Section 4.'~ • Reclamation operations, including soil reconstruction, revegetation, and noxious weed management (Section 5.1) • Revegetation success criteria (Section 5.2) • Seed mixes (Tables 3 and 5-10) • Salvage and soil reconstruction procedures in potential habitat for federal listed threatened plant species (in Sections 4.4 and 5.1.2) 2.3.5 Wildlife Mitigation Plan Under the stipulations of its leases, American Soda is required to prepare and implement a wildlife mitigation plan in consultation with the CDOW and BLM. This plan was in preparation at the time of the Draft EIS. It has now been finalized and is provided in Appendix I of this Final EIS. The Wildlife Mitigation Plan includes some elements previously addressed in the Draft EIS (Section 2.2.5.6, Wildlife Recovery and Replacement Plan), plus additional mitigation measures. The plan addresses four major areas of concern: mule deer, sage grouse, migratory birds, and raptors. Modifications of the Wildlife Mitigation Plan may be necessary throughout the life of the project and would be developed through consultation among American Soda, the BLM, and the CDOW. Mule Deer Mitigation objectives aze to retain the integrity of habitat within the mine panels, accelerate reestablishment ofdesirable vegetation, and provide off-site habitat improvements to compensate for loss or disuse of mule deer habitat. The Wildlife Mitigation Plan includes the following components for mule deer mitigation: • Higher density pinyon juniper stands woiild be avoided during mine panel development. The BLM would delineate habitats within the mine panel, and no surface disturbance would be allowed in these areas until specifically approved by the BLM. • Well field piping would incorporate a combination of overpasses and underpasses to m;n;m;~r. potential restrictions on mule deer movement within and though the mine panels. • Up to 20 percent of areas requiring reclamation would be dedicated to establishing woody browse appropriate for mule deer wintering range. • Pinyon pine would be selectively planted to break up remnant lineaz disturbance features and more rapidly reestablish the continuity ofpinyon juniper stands. 2-I]