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t-7 x?L Qw?y ??; •?_ Y _ <br />` ? , =?'' ?? ? ?a?at.,;:. ?"M.?v , ?iMfi?•il?Rr?'.1?"; ?;` ; ? ?i ??"s???, ;w' <br />JAW: <br />7 ?il t <br />,+ `j`y? ??'• ?L. An,?'a?^,. k t <br />a M <br />I 7_ <br />'hoto 1, Pit 3, Even-aged, mono-typic stand of over-grazed greasewood <br />Fauna dependent on diverse vegetative structure and un-even aged cottonwood galleries and <br />patches of shrubs currently have little habitat under present management. With an anticipated <br />buffer of 100 feet along the river, the little remaining remnant tree and shrub cover will he <br />mostly preserved. BOCC avifauna may be observed from within or nearby active ]Mining but no <br />currently occupied habitat will be affected. While riot wanting to overlook the potential presence <br />of these species in other vegetation types adjacent or near the GRGP or vegetation which may <br />have once existed at pit sites it is not expected that these species will be affected by the proposed <br />ill 1171 n ?.',. <br />A monotypic stand of greasewood of 18-36" height, canopy cover >20clc (Terry and Chilingar <br />1955) with no forb or grass component is shown in Photo 1. Greascwood heavily browsed by <br />cattle is of little value to significant wildlife I-eSQUrces potentially 111 the GRGP vicinity. <br />Fisheries concerns near GRGP are related to non-sportflsh coil servatlon. With a ilTlilllTllllM 100' <br />buffer and ponds outside the 100-year floodplain, issues related to fisheries conservation should <br />not arise due to this mining. As long as flooding above the 100-year floodplain does not occur <br />there should he no fisheries established in the pits. <br />Ilerpetiles potentially in the area rely on much higher duality habitat with a greater diversity in <br />the vegetation components irlcluding Ntructure of their habitat than what exists at pit sites. <br />Gunnison River Gravel Pit Wildlife (nlornlation