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mlCigatiun~ include the f;rndual wcatheriny; of. cuts and Silts <br />• anct the ecolo;;ica1 succession that e;,rablishes plan[ cnc:r.unitius. <br />Short-term use of the area would result in several beneficial <br />i+npac[s to recreation resources. In the long-term much o: <br />this recreational productivity would rennin. However, success <br />in reclamation and tt+e ultimate cessation of mining operations <br />caould decrease roci:houndinc and geologic-industrial inter- <br />pretive capabilities, althousi+ new mining operations in adjacent <br />areas might be linked with successful reclamation efforts <br />in the proposed actior. areas to create long-tern interpreti•:e <br />capabilities for recreation use. <br />Aquatic environment would be disturbed by proposed mining <br />activity. Aquatic organisms caould be displaced for as long as <br />• the mining activity continues, and some organisms would Se <br />harped or killed during the initial adjustment period. Some <br />small intermittent drainages caould be destroyed as a result of <br />the proposed mining activity, resulting in alterations to local <br />runoff patterns. <br />In the long-tern, one historic site (EF-005) caould be lost, <br />while one other site (EF-001) would be visually affected, when <br />federal coal was e:ctracted. This site would be lost in the <br />long-term in that its conte::t and environment would be per- <br />manently altered. On [he long-term, both sites would be <br />recorded for the future and would be placed in the Colorado <br />State Inventory as private lands. <br />• <br />159 <br /> <br />