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I � <br /> The creation of water surface and shoreline will provide <br /> excellent wildlife habitat and create conditions for a more <br /> varied and thus a more stable wildlife community. Boulder <br /> Creek itself, one of the most interesting aspects ecologically <br /> at this site, will be undisturbed. <br /> Since there are no state or nationally designated endangered <br /> species at the site, there is no reason to believe at the <br /> present time that any such species will be threatened by <br /> the proposed actions. <br /> Topsoiling <br /> As described above, the initial step in mining will be the <br /> stripping and stockpiling of topsoil . When areas have been <br /> mined and backfilled, topsoil will be spread to a depth of 6 <br /> to 8 inches on areas which are to be above water. As mining <br /> and reclamation are planned in a series of stages, topsoil <br /> stockpiles are not expected to deteriorate before being used. <br /> Revegetation <br /> All vegetation in the area mined will , of course, be destroyed. <br /> Three types of vegetation groups will be created : wet sedge <br /> meadows with cattails, grassland with native grasses planted <br /> to the proposed water levels, and deciduous riparian woodlands <br /> grouped in a natural way on banks and islands . One hundred <br /> Sfifty trees, one inch caliper or larger, will be planted as <br /> part of the reclamation of each stage. They will be guaranteed <br /> E-3 <br />