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<br />• <br />The project area investigated differ in several physical aspects, and will <br />be discussed separately below. <br />grill Hole Locations ~,, ~j,, 8, ~4 <br />The progsed drill holes of the 4lestern Slope Carbon Exploration Plan are <br />located either in or just above the North Foxic of the Gunnison car~Yon, and occur <br />xithin an elevation range of 6400 to 8000 feet (1950.72 to 2438.k meters). Drill <br />holes #5, #8, and ,99 are located on the steep canyon slopes while .°T is located <br />in a smal_ addle on a narrow ridge extending southeast above the north side of <br />the canyon. Dense stands of oakbrush (Cuercus g;.mbelii) occur on drill hole <br />locations #FT and #8 and the #~7 access road. Location i}9 will be in a stand of <br />aspen (Po ulus tremulcides), and its acce$ road will cross oakbrush-covered <br />slopes and grassy meadows in a small, unnamed, intermittent drainage. The drill <br />pad for location #5 has already been constructed, providing a clearing with one <br />hundred percent ground surface visibility, while such visibility in other areas <br />was negligible due to an accumulation of organic matter and a limited understory <br />• of grasses and shrubs (Plates IIIa and IIIb). <br />Drill hole locations ,YS, >#T, and ,~3 are located on the north side of the <br />canyon, providing southern aspect and exposure. Drill hole location #9 has <br />vantage and exposure to the north. <br />Plative lithic materials in these areas consist almost entirely oS sandstone. <br />Faunal resources noted or inferred to be in the project areas include deer, bear, <br />rabbits, an3 presumably elk, at least on a seasonal basis. <br />Oliver Pourer Plant and Haork's 'Nest t•Iine <br />The Oliver Power Plant and Hawk's ilest 2•fine areas are located at an approxi- <br />mate elevation oS 6100 feet (1859.28 meters) in what may best be described as the <br />riparian ecosystem associated with the upper reaches of the North Fork of the <br />Gunnison River. Vegetation is mostly grasses, shrlbs and willow, and the oakbrush <br />community located above extends down into the floodplain in numerous places. <br />Brook and rainbow trout occur in addition to the faunal resources noted above. <br />Vantage is generally poor from the North Foz'~c canyon bottom due to the many <br />stream meanders and dense vegetation just above the river. <br />Both the power plant and mine areas have been sutjected to major disturbance <br />• in the past. Construction oS the power plant and ..^.ining activities v.2th associated <br />