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-30- Stipulation No. 12 THE PERMITTEE WILL PROVIDE JUSTIFICATION FOR THE PROPOSED STOCKING LEVELS FOR WOODY PLANT SPECIES TO THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY RND THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY AND PERMITTEE WILL DETERMINE ACCEPTABLE LEVELS WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE. The applicant has measured woody plant density and species diversity, but has not proposed a method to evaluate revegetation success for these parameters. It is therefore stipulated: Stipulation No. Z3 THE PERMITTEE AND THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY WILL JOINTLY DETERMINE A METHOD AND STANDARDS FOR THE EVALUATION OF WOODY PLANT DENSITY AND SPECIES DIVERSITY WITHIN 90 DAYS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE. No threatened or endangered species of plants have been determine to exist at the Munger Canyon site. The Division is concerned with the ability of Salt Creek Mining Corporation to reclaim the area given the low annual precipitation. It is therefore stipu- lated: Stipulation No. 14 THE PERMITTEE SHALL DEVELOP AN ANNUAL REVECETATION MONITORING PROGRAPf WHICH WILL MONITOR THE SUCCESS OF REVEGETATION EFFORTS AT THE HUNGER CANYON SITE, TO BE APPROVED BY THE REGULATORY AUTHORITY WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER PERMIT ISSUANCE AND INITIATED THE SECOND YEAR AFTER THE INITIAL REVEGETATION SEEDING. XIII. Fish and Wildlife - Rules 2.04.11, 2.05.6(2) and 4.18 Section 4.6 of Volurre I and Appendix 1 of Volume V of the application contain the fish and wildlife information pertaining to Munger Canyon. The applicant has supplied the results of a site-specific wildlife study, along with materials compiled from other studies. Most of the disturbance related to the mine has already occurred. The planned expansion of the disturbance will further impact a limited area. Wildlife habitat in Munger Canyon has already been affected to nearly the maximum extent for the life of the mine, as indicated in the permit application. The area which the mine is Located in has been identified as mule deer winter range. Mule deer tend to migrate diffusely from upland to lowland areas in the winter time. This results in higher concentrations of deer in the canyon bottoms during the winter.