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EXHIBIT H <br />WILDLIFE STATEMENT. <br />We requested a Wildlife Statement from Mr. Dave Webber in <br />the NE Regional Office of the Division of Wildlife (DOW) on <br />September 07, 2007 and have received no response from the Divi- <br />sion at the time of this submittal. The following information is <br />included in leu of their cooperation. <br />Wildlife Information <br />Wildlife resources on the affected land are limited to the <br />existing ground cover of seasonal grasses and forbs. There are no <br />trees or large shrubs on the affected area. Ground cover in this <br />area is approximately 50%, at best. <br />Use of the area by wildlife is minimal. Some of the area <br />has been used for construction materials extraction in the past <br />and the rest as rangeland for many more. Properties surrounding <br />the proposed permit area have been used continuously for the past <br />several years as rangeland or irrigated crop land. <br />Wildlife expected to be found on the property may include <br />upland birds, small rodents and mammals. There are no known <br />threatened or endangered species on the property. As there are <br />no trees on the site, there is no habitat for song birds. Larger <br />mammals would not be found on this site due to the lack of cover <br />from predators and the distance from a suitable habitat. <br />Existing wildlife in the area is not expected to be signifi- <br />cantly impacted by this proposed expansion of the existing <br />permit. This will be a continuation of the activities currently <br />on-site. Human activities and noise levels will not increase <br />above what has occurred in the past. Temporary and permanent <br />losses to food and habitat is not expected to be significant as <br />the area currently has limited potential for wildlife food and <br />habitat. <br />23