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~ Urill title and Access Ruud Wildlife Sun•ev <br />' • lord-tiunr~ <br />\'cn• few birds were obscn cd along the proposed access road or at the well site. 'llte presence <br />of evergreens along'ferror Crcck resulted in some spccics being obsen•ed that would not have <br />txen on the mountain shrub hillside. Habitat requirements for those species observed arc not <br />limited in the general area. <br />Threatened. Endanecrrd and Scnsitice Species <br />:\long both the road corridor and at the drill site wildlife obsen•rd was similar to that obsened at <br />other locations in the study area. Again, suitable habitat w•as generally lacking for nearly all <br />species of concern. "I'hc proposed road above "Tenor Crcck is tar enough n:movcd that chances <br />of any siltation getting into the stream and atTecting aquatic species is minimal. R'ith the <br />implcntcntation of proper safeguards no silt should reach the stream. <br />lltcre were no T[:S species obsen•ed either along the proposed road comdor or at the drill site. <br />Raptors <br />l here is no suitable habitat around the dril l Site for raptor nesting. "Ihcre are potential nest sites <br />in evergreens found along Terror Creek. I lowetcr, during multiple sun•cys no new or old nests <br />• wrrc ohsen•ed in these trees. <br />`iti I' Itl.l l-tt3-111 <br />Drill title and Access Road Ilahitat Sun•cv <br />l~hc proposed access route to this site gill require the construction ot'approximatch• L9 miles of <br />mad. From Terror Cn~ck the proposed route li~llows an existing ATV trail from the main "Terror <br />Creek road for approximately .8 mile. From that point the route will follow an old exploration <br />road to the drill site. 1'hc proposed road traverses through mountain shrub habitat and several <br />small meadows. In some meadows there arc springs which feed small constnrcted ponds that arc <br />uud fin livestock gracing. The road also goes through or immediately adjacent to several <br />transition aspen stands tJuough an devational range of 7160 to 7840 feet. <br />'The drill site is located on the refercnccd road in a mountain shrub vegetative community at an <br />elevation of 7840 feet and is situated on a 30..30% side slope with an cast to nonhcast aslx:ct. <br />Late scral Gambol oak 1 ~ to 20 feet tall and sen•iccberry are the priman• ovcrston• spccics. <br />Snow•bem• and chokecherry are the priman• undcrstory sluvbs. There is a forb.~grass component <br />that is well established on some areas around the site and not as robust in others. llicrc arc small <br />transition aspen stands in the inunediate vicinity of the drill site. <br />• <br />