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. Table 1. In those instances where drill sites aze located immediately adjacent to an <br />existing road, data were kept only for the site. In those instances where there were long <br />access roads, observations aze broken out as to drill site or access road where birds were <br />observed. <br />Unless there were observations of a specific nature big game including deer, elk and <br />bears are not discussed for each site. There was evidence of deer and elk activity at all <br />sites and both species were observed on several occasions. The amount of activity within <br />the azea was about what would be expected given the vegetation communities and <br />topography. There was considerable evidence (tracks and scat) of bear activity <br />throughout the area. <br />GENERAL OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING T & E, SENSITIVE <br />AND MANAGEMENT INDICATOR SPECIES <br />In reviewing the list of species and their habitat requirements provided by the USFS the <br />conclusion can be drawn that habitat for most of these species is lacking or of poor <br />quality at, and around, all proposed drill sites and access roads. <br />i Except for a crossing just upstream from the confluence of East and West Forks of Tenor <br />• Creek, and the inlet, outlet crossings on Terror Creek Reservoir, roads and sites aze <br />located away from streams and ponds, precluding the possibility of affecting fish habitat <br />! not only in the azea, but further downstream and in major drainages. The crossings aze <br />1 located where the bottom is naturally rocky and the banks on either side aze dry. This <br />will minimize the amount of sediment that could possibly be stirred up and move <br />downstream. With the exception of the IPG-9 access road, none of the roads or drill sites <br />is located in azeas that would disturb amphibians or their habitat. Depending on where <br />this road is located, and timing of construction, a very minor amount of amphibian habitat <br />~ could potentially be affected. <br />Two ground dwelling mammals aze listed by the USFWS. These aze the Canada lynx <br />and black footed ferret. There is only a very small amount of potentially suitable habitat <br />for the lynx along the Terror Creek drainages. However, no lynx are known to occur <br />within many miles of this site and considerable suitable habitat exists in the azeas where <br />they aze currently located. It is probably safe to assume that no lynx would move into the <br />area. Further, well site and road construction will not result in the loss of any of this <br />habitat. No suitable habitat exists for the black footed ferret in this part of the state. No <br />suitable habitat for spotted and Townsend's big-eared bats exists in the vicinity of the <br />proposed drill sites or access roads. None of these species would be affected by the <br />proposed activities. <br />Given the habitat requirements of many bird species listed as either T&E or Sensitive the <br />possibility of affecting any habitat important to these species is minimal. There is a <br />possibility that the area might be used by some of the species. However, no habitat <br />considered to be critical to most of the species will be affected. The only species <br />commonly using shrubby habitats would be the loggerhead shrike, but in this case there <br />2 <br />