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COAL BASIN MINE PERMIT APPLICATION <br /> MID-CONTINENT RESOURCES , INC . <br /> CARBONDALE , COLORADO <br /> APPENDIX III-I-1 <br /> FISH AND WILDLIFE <br /> DATA COLLECTION - METHODS AND SOURCES <br /> As noted , Mid-Continent has conferred with the Office <br /> of Surface Mining, the Colorado Division of Mined Land <br /> Reclamation and the Colorado Division of Wildlife concerning <br /> a fish and wildlife description. <br /> The principal source of information in the permit area <br /> is the applicant ' s observation and record keeping during 24 <br /> years of operation . <br /> The U. S . Forest Service evaluation of "Past and Present <br /> Condition of Range and Wildlife Resources in Coal Basin" is <br /> • a significant source of information . <br /> The Thompson Creek Land Use Plan of the United States <br /> Forest Service, which was prepared in accordance with the <br /> National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 , the Multiple Use <br /> Sustained Yield Act of 1960 and other applicable federal <br /> regulations , is a source of information for the Coal Basin <br /> and surrounding region . <br /> A wildlife flyover study by the State Division of <br /> Wildlife has provided information for the regional elk <br /> count . <br /> A study by the Roaring Fork Chapter of the National <br /> Audubon Society and the U . S . Forest Service is a principal <br /> source of information on birds . <br /> -40- <br /> ! <br />