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• _29_ i The applicant has not supplied a revegetation plan, but has committed to working with the Division to establish an acceptable plan. For this reason, the following stipulation is necessary: Stipulation No. 9: WITHIN 90 DRYS OF PERMIT ISSUANCE, THE PERMITTEE SHALL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. ASITE-SPECIFIC REVEGETRTION PLAN WHICH ADDRESSES AT A MINIIfUM THE FOLLOWING: A SCHEDULE FOR REVEGETATION, SEED MIXES TO BE USED RT THE SITE FOR REVEGETATION, TOPSOIL STABILIZATION, EMBANXh1ENT SEEDING AND OTHER APPLICATION, PLANTING AND SEEDING METHODS, 1•fULCHING TECHNIQUES, IRRIGATION MEASURES, AND PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL MEASURES. 2. MEASURES TO BE USED TO DETERMINE THE SUCCESS OF REVEGETATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 4.15.7 AND 4.15.8, TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: METHODOLOGIES E1fPLOYED TO MEASURE SUCCESS, STANDARDS FOR COVER, PRODUCTIVITY, WOODY PLANT DENSITY, AND SPECIES DIVERSITY, AND A GRAZING MANAGEAfENT PLAN. Pursuant to Rule 2.07.6(2)(n) and based on available information, the Division finds that the mining and reclamation operations will not result in the destruction or adverse modification of any critical habitat or affect the continued existence of any species of threatened or endangered plant. With the acceptance of the above stipulations, the operation is in compliance with the requirements of this section. XIII. Fish and Wildlife - Rules 2.09.11, 2.05.6(2) and 4.18 The fish and wildlife resource statement and the fish and wildlife management plan sections of the application are found in Sections 2.04.11 and 2.05.6(2) (pages 76 and 135). The Division has consulted with personnel from the Colorado Division of Wildlife (DOW) with respect to the Animas Mine. Based upon the consultation, it has been determined that there are no major wildlife concerns for this operation. The mine is located in, or near, an area that has been designated as potential hunting and nesting sites for the American Peregrine Falcon, an endangered species. DOW has not located any nesting sites within or adjacent to the surface disturbance associated with the mine. The value of this area as hunting grounds is very limited due to the previous disturbance at the site and the proximity to the city of Trinidad. There are large tracts of undisturbed land near the mine site. These undisturbed Lands provide good hunting and nesting sites. Therefore, the loss of the Animas mine site as a hunting area for the Peregrine Falcon has very little relative impact.