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1 <br />C - The level area of parcels C-2 and C-3 are utilized for industrial storage of trailers, equipment, <br />' etc., and generally have minimal non-irrigated ground cover or aggregate non-vegetated <br />ground cover. The steep slope areas of these two parcels, as well as most of parcel C-1, <br />generally have ground cover consisting on non-irrigated grasses and weedy species.. No <br />' mining will occur on these parcels, as they will only be utilized as the Plant Site. When the <br />Plant Site Facihties aze removed, it is anticipated the site will be utilized for industrial <br />development. Thus, most of this area has minimal wildlife value at present. There is also a <br />small area of wetlands along the Spring Creek Seep Ditch which won't be disturbed that has <br />some wildlife value. <br />' D - This area has good wildlife habitat in the existing extensive stands of cottonwood and willows <br />in the riparian areas along the S. Platter River. The preservation of the existing tree stands <br />in these riparian areas along the S. Platte River will certainly preserve the wildlife environment <br />t on this Parcel. The other scattered tree stands and the level ground west of the riparian areas <br />ofthe S. Platte River have limited wildlife value, particularly where overgrazing has occurred. <br />' All of this area will be mined and replaced with a large reservoir lake. Thus, while there will <br />be some removal of existing trees that have some wildlife value, this azea will eventually <br />benefit waterfowl with a very large water surface and bank areas that will be precluded from <br />' most human interaction, and there will be 400 cottonwood and 400 willow root stock and <br />seedling trees planted which should be a very positive benefit to wildlife resources in the area <br />along disturbed areas of the S.Platte River and the trail corridor. <br />' Thus in summary, to quote the Division of Wildlife "the vast majority of the site is poor wildlife <br />habitat. With reasonable mitigation efforts, this mine should not result in serious impacts to wildlife, <br />' and in fact there is a great potential for improving wildlife habitat in this area." The plan will have <br />both a short and long term benefit for the wildlife environment. The most critical wildlife feature of <br />the Parcels, the riparian area along the S. Platte River with extensive tree stands and the major tree <br />' stand out of the riparian area on the Parcel A, will be preserved. In the future, created wetlands on <br />Parcels A and B will far surpass the area of the present wetlands on Parcels A and C, and the <br />reservoir area of Parcel D will enhance the environment for waterfowl. <br />The DOW Letter dated 04/26/99 is copied as an additional pages 9 and 10 of this Exhibit. Per the <br />recommendation on this Mr. Weber of the Division of Wildlife to plant willow and cottonwood <br />' seedlings in disturbed areas, CAMAS agreed to plant 400 cottonwood and 400 willow root stock and <br />seedling trees, of which one-half of these will be planted along the trail corridor. Along the trail <br />corridor, the 400 seedlings and root stock will be planted in locations deemed appropriate by the <br />' Adams County Department of Parks and Community Resources along the trail comdor (CS#9J. <br />' The Wetland's Delineation Report is included at the rear of the Exhibit as pages 11 - 47. The Report <br />has been submitted to the Corp of Engineers, but to date no comments have been received back on <br />the wetlands inventory. <br />1 <br />2 <br /> <br />