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ass<xratcd coal seams vary m push !mm 2(t~i5"a }trade. (:old uantrn and hcu• rclam•clc do sununcn wnh a
<br />6i day growvt}! sca;un charactcrtrc the n•Fnxul chmace. •fhr :tvcraKc annual pmc'gwatutn a 17 ntchc•a,
<br />nxzstly in thr ti,nn.d.n..u•.
<br />•Ihc pn•-mine sud> are shalluu luamv snip over ,and,anu• and da•a•Ix•r tine
<br />cesnrn•d soils deuced (n>m shahs. 'Ihc three maut pre nuns ve};clanun _
<br />n'pcs an• closclr assocwtcd u•nh dtcsc :ads. i\inumam 6ru.h is 6Katcd rtn -
<br />thc .hallow Lrann• sods and t, pnvlmm~ratcal by thr all shntb, (~ambcl oak. ~ <
<br />rhokechcrn, and a•maelx•rr5 and a he.tc+ hrrbareou. under aurv lh~ J;Lj,. •ti
<br />dcalx•r tint Ic~tund >ud, tend tou•anl, hip.:agehm,h wuh a .umcu6,ii ••~~~~~
<br />.pane herbaceous under ,torv. 1ha• a,hrn ttpc, y;enentlh utlh Ic., .+n.ri :. ., t~h
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<br />t•ctcm dt:m other apes, rx'curs ut nu•str v~;tllcyn and cool north ,1upa. ut -- ~.rj.~• *{1 _ ' 1;~e`~°~~d.
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<br />tine u•zntnal, htph or? ~nrc suds a ..aN.-_• .>nci'
<br />'Ihe n•pu rn provide, vary m}; habrtet eotnpunt•nts Gir a canetc ul u•tldh(c .;m rc. uu hnhnp elk- nn:6 +Iccr,
<br />Mark lx•ar, nuauuant lion, Ixaccr, purrupuu•, rq+bm, upland );;una• Ltnls, :oral nunu•nrus pasu•nur•s. Impacts
<br />to ualdldir Inrm mimny; upa•rauons an<I cam-crsum ..I wrKxle dumutate•d pre nnne commumm~ to ha•rhactrrus
<br />dommmcd rcclauncd convnunmcs nnesvtrv tr+ pmvtdc c(la-nvc vt•pctanve cover ou nc~ straplt slopmyt
<br />rcrlauncd area. ha, been a concern smcc rftc nx:c•puun ul surfaa• nunut}; ut nnnhwast Colur:ulo t.+aunut:d
<br />obsrn~anuu and nronnunuy' ~+! rcpional nrlahnrd antis ha> m fact ,hoa•n dwt adacne uildhfc unpacn hav<•
<br />nut Ixrn n•ahred and iu case•s such as G1 pG• u•ildh&• pupulanon> havr Ix•ne•titcd. \Lx h u! the pre none
<br />an•as acre dommateal by rnouninin shnth and were not cumxlrn•d optimum I al'l i hahnat. :\ddnumally.
<br />axher Isutds u,cd htr a};ncuhural par)+oscs titnher hnutatl l _~ p(. hahn:n. l to the other h:mat, the herhacrou,
<br />Junuuatc.l nclauncd :vcas, protected tram uuc•nsnr• a);ncuhural use :uu) oath applu•d prnpcr hcc:ux'k
<br />grump m:map,enu•nt, have pruvulyd the ncca•ssarv habitat curnlwnrnts lur CtifG and nmtnhun•a1 w a
<br />si};ntticant utcrras<• in dtrir nurnlx•n.
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<br />t:uhunbuu tihar), iailcd l ~ruusc {(:11'(:) were once nmsalcrcd :mwn}; the nu+st abunalant panrc htnl speacs
<br />hr the l hnad 5t:uc•s Iia the nod 191M)'s, the f ~„~ fG sub~sp<v~cs hatl Ix•aonu• so reduced to lxrpnlation su<•
<br />and dtstnbuuun drat d uas cunndend the ran•,t of all the char)*taded prousr sub-slxcus. tima• cane sealers
<br />ohcn pn Ii•rn•d < ~ I (i habuats for funnuty; and rancbm};, th<• (:~ I l ~ o-ul li•ral y;rrath due to a};ncuhural
<br />cspan,unt. over};rainy,, ahrnuuns In natural lire n•tivnc•s, and htstuncal ovcrhunun}!. lixlay. (:til'(~ are
<br />round m ante thrn• eountics m (:olnndu: \lullat, Ku. lilanro and Rnuu. In the rack alas of nuncc! land
<br />n•cl;uu:uron scta•ncc, ntanv wildlilc expcns prcdtcrc•d the dcchnc of t:11(: nundx•n n. ix Tuned be nunmc
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<br />the ('ti I'(. was ti+mx•rk h,l<•d a, a "Cate};ury ~'• ,ha•ctcs ;t.c , a ~prcn~ that may Ix• cunnnh•n•d Ihrea une<I or
<br />cndany;cn•d d more mtitrtnauun were avad:ddc) bt nc~• l'nncd >tan+ I•a,h and \\lldhte tirn~tce and a, a
<br />scn,ntac spcrn~ by thr linn-:ut u( I;rnd \i:mapa•nx•nt and the l'nurJ ~tatc> horest Scnacr. Curra•ntly. in
<br />t olor:uio, die (_S f(. arc amsalcrcd a "spcau•s ul c unecrri'• wbtrh t, nut untstdcrcd a ,tanuorv eaa•~orv.
<br />CS7•G Ucscription: I hcrc an• twn sub spcoc•, of tihar)rtad<•d (inm+a• lound m (,ulnradu, the p1aLt. ,bath
<br />;y~ t:ul and the rnountatn, or t.olumhun .hatter Tail. (:~I(. u<•I};h m at anautd 1.5 pounJ•
<br />`• '~f~ i hrv haee dr:uncr black \'~shapad tn.rrk. ~~n the hrt•asl tiaihers. (.ornparrd w other yn~u,t
<br />~ .r,, n. I'nloradu, (:>'I (~ h:rcr a fn,>ts appr.u.axr due b. whna• sponnt); tin tht• INrda amt uany
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<br />~t ~''~' Cti-'(i Habitat/Reproduction/Diet 71n, ,pccic, usrr dre high mountain shnrlr
<br />'. ;k, ...r•,lund Cnnununll+ nrd an:urtatcd cd};cs. (til(: ara• uncut conununh~ hnuul to Iuy;1
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<br />a ~ !: +-anon };rassland aroas un<•npcnnl with scrncaix•m', chokt•aht•m, uakbntsh, say;chru,lr,
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