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Climate <br />At the Canadian Strip Mine, the climate is characterized as semi-arid with cool summers, cold <br />winters, low precipitation and a short growing season. Average annual precipitation is IO <br />inches, with half occurring as snowfall in amounts averaging Sl inches per year. Winds are <br />generally from the west that produce a rain shadow effect and dry conditions at the location of <br />the mine relative to the mountain range to the west. The growing season is short with an <br />average annual frost-free period of 40 days. <br />Climatological data and information on air resources can be found in Appendix D of Volume <br />II and Appendices H and O of Volume III of the permit renewal application. <br />Fish and Wildlife <br />The permit and adjacent areas are included within areas of high quality wildlife habitat. The <br />major uses of the area by wildlife include antelope fawning, mule deer winter range, mule deer <br />migration route, and sage grouse mating, nesting and winter habitat. <br />Information regarding fish and wildlife is found in Appendix G of Volume II of the original <br />permit application. <br />Cultural and Historic Resources <br />Several cultural resource inventories have been conducted on lands included within the Canadian <br />Strip Mine permit area. A study by Pioneer Archaeological Consultants identified certain <br />previously unknown sites, as well as sites recorded by a previous survey. Two sites were <br />located near an existing haul road (BI-M right-of-way). Both sites have been previously <br />protected by stipulated avoidance. <br />A secottd survey, by Gordon and ICranzush, Inc. in 1980 and 1481, identified new sites, none <br />of which were recommended as eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic <br />Places. These sites have not been disturbed by past mining and will not be disturbed in the <br />future as this mine is in permanent reclamation. <br />Information on cultural and historic resources can be found in Section 2.04.4 and Appendix B <br />of Volume I of the original permit application. <br />Canadian Strip Mine, C-81-026 10 December S, 1996 <br />