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Site lP 2001-22 and Access Road Habitat S urvey <br />This site is located on a bench above the Hubbard Creek drainage. In the immediate area of the <br />site Gambel oak is the dominant species. Further from the site, but within the 400 foot radius <br />there are old age aspens in a drainage to the south and Douglas fir on steep slopes to the south <br />east and east. There is a small spring in the drainage that probably dries out during the summer <br />months. The mosaic of vegetation provides conditions for a diverse array of bird species. The <br />small drainage may provide habitat for amplu~bians such as salamanders, but is far enough from the <br />drill site and road that it would not be affected by construction or drilling activities. <br />Immediately azound the site oakbrush and serviceberry average approxmately 20 feet in height <br />with an understory of snowberry, grasses and forbs. Nearby aspens average approximately 70 <br />feet in height with~chokecherry and snowberry dominating the understory. The aspens are even <br />aged and old with little or no regeneration occurring in the area. The Douglas fir is on steep north <br />trending slopes with few shrubs, grasses or forbs in the understory. <br />The access road to this site starts neaz site IP99-19. At the starting point the road is in an azea <br />dominated by Gambel oak and serviceberry. Neazer Site 1P2001-22 the road traverses an old <br />aspen stand which has a dense understory of chokecherry. From this aspen stand the road enters <br />the area previously described. <br />Site IP Z001-22 and Access Road Wildlife Survey <br />,r <br />j Threatened & Endangered or Species of Concern <br />Along both the road corridor and at the site wildlife observed was similar to that observed at <br />other locations in the study area. Again, suitable habitat was generally lacking for nearly all <br />species of concern listed in the EIS. <br />Raptors <br />All suitable habitat (primarily aspens) ,was checked for evidence of raptor nesting activity. The <br />aspen stands covered only small areas and lacked the characteristics normally desired by <br />accipiters. Cliffs in the Hubbard Creek drainage were surveyed using a spotting scope. No nests, <br />whitewash or other evidence of raptor activity was observed. <br />Site IP 2001-23 and Access Road Habitat Survey <br />This site is located in a relatively flat azea dominated almost entirely by Gambel oak. There is <br />some snowberry, grasses and forbs, but these are very limited. The Gambel oak is comprised <br />almost entirely of old growth although a limited amount of new growth can be found. The 600 <br />foot access road starts on the National Forest immediately adjacent to a meadow found on private <br />land. Conditions along the length of the access road aze similaz to those found at the drill site. <br />6.~ <br />4 <br />