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11 <br />~ } <br />wildlife in this type include water tanks, exhaust portal fans, sub- <br />stations, and in the case of Maxwell, a refuse disposal area which is <br />immediately adjacent i:o both ponderosa pine-.oak and pinon-juniper types. <br />The building, maintenance and travel on roads leading to these facili- <br />ties represent another impact. <br />Pinon-Juniper ! <br />A representative area of this vegetation type was described by <br />Uniscale Corp. (1980) at the Maxwell Mine. The elevation was 1,200 feet <br />on a north to northwest slope of 17-22°. In addition to pinon pine and <br />juniper, fringed sagebrush and milk vetch lAStragalus striatusJ were <br />l important plants. Forbs were more abundant than grasses in the under- <br />• ~ / story. ; <br />Elk are not likely to spend much time in pinon-juniper, which provides <br />ideal winter habitat for mule deer. Turkeys utilize the pinon-juniper <br />type at most times of the year. The coyote is a common predator. Other <br />mammals commonly associated with pinon-juniper are the badger, Mexican <br />!~~ood rat and the hoary bat. Birds include the scrub and pinon jays, <br />plain titmouse and brown towhee. Among reptiles and amphibians, the <br />latilong study lists presence of idoodhouse's toad, bullsnake, prairie <br />rattlesnake and the eastern fence lizard. <br />Essentially the same potential for activities and facilities to <br />conflict with wildlife exist in pinon-juniper at the Maxwell as in <br />• <br />