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<br />' E X H I H T D <br /> W I L DL I F E <br />' The Bernard Nine Pit is located 27 miles southeast o Lamar, <br /> Colorado. Access to the site is via an existing rang access <br />' road 1,000 feet long and a SUU foot haul road from Prowe <br />Road 19 <br />The <br />it is surrounded b <br />existin <br />ran <br />eland s L'ounty <br /> . <br />p <br />g <br />g <br />. <br />y <br /> The area is generally a shortgrass rangeland with mi>:ed grasses <br />' and (orbs. Wildlife species common to the shortgrass angel and <br /> could be expected to be present on site. No spec es were <br /> observed during a field review on March 2, 1984. <br />' Species of wildlife which could inhabit the site includ Desert <br /> cottontail, Plains harvest mouse, Western harvest mouse, Mus4;rat, <br /> Coyote, Mule deer, Red-tailed hawk, Scaled quail Common <br />' nighthawF;, Western meadowlark, Bullsnak:e and Prairie rat lesnat::e. <br /> Other species could be expected due to nomadic or igratory <br />' movements including passerines, raptors, small mammals, rodents, <br /> and desert reptiles. No known threatened or endangere species <br /> are known to inhabit the site. <br />1 <br />1 <br />This operation will temporarily disturb a 9.9 acre p: <br />rangeland. This site is, however, surrounded by similar <br />and the operation is not er:petted to have any perceptib: <br />on wildlife species. <br />A Division of Wildlife report is attached. <br />W ATE R <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br />There is no ponded surface water present on the site. <br />resulting from occasional precipitation events may tend <br />before being absorbed by the soil. Two Butte Creek soul <br />area to be mined will not be affected by the mining opera <br />to a 30C> foot setback. Water for dust suppression will <br />on the pit access road and will be trucked to the site, <br />will be no project water requirements (except for dust <br />sion). Reclamation is to be carried out using native ve{ <br />There are no water rights that will be affected and the <br />is not expected to have any measurable effect on the h~ <br />balance in the area. <br />arcel of <br />habitat <br />le impact <br />Moisture <br />to pond <br />:h of the <br />otion due <br />be used <br />There <br />suppres- <br />)etation. <br />7peration <br />idrologic <br />D-1 <br />