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• Mitigative Measures: None <br />Name of specialist and date: Ole Olsen 5/17/06 <br />T&E SPECIES - SENSITIVE PLANTS <br />Affected Environment: There are no BLM sensitive plant species on lands overlaying the <br />Proposed Action. <br />Environmental Consequences: None <br />Mitigative Measures: None <br />Name of specialist and date: Hunter Seim 5/17/06 <br />T&E SPECIES - ANIMALS <br />Affected Environment: There are no threatened or endangered animal species or habitat for <br />such species in or near the project area. The mine location does contain breeding and <br />nesting habitat for Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, a BLM special status species. There are <br />six sharp-tailed grouse leks within one mile of the proposed mine site. The closest lek is <br />• approximately'/4 mile from the mine. <br />Environmental Consequences: Mining activities associated with the lease modification <br />would be limited to underground activities and are not likely to disturb sharp-tailed grouse <br />leks. Subsidence from mining activities may have an impact on Columbian sharp-tailed <br />grouse nesting habitat. Subsidence could alter water table patterns and result in changes in <br />vegetation available to grouse for nesting. Subsidence could result in ponding of Fish Creek <br />and could result in some nesting habitat being flooded. Depending on when subsidence <br />occurs, some nests could be destroyed. If ponding were to occur, it is possible that improved <br />brood rearing habitat could be produced as a result. <br />Mitigative Measures: None <br />Name of specialist and date: Timothy Novotny 5/30/06 <br />T&E SPECIES - PLANTS <br />Affected Environment: There are no federally listed threatened or endangered plant species <br />on lands overlaying the Proposed Action. <br />Environmental Consequences: None <br />