Laserfiche WebLink
Suitable or potentially suitable habitat that would support lynx, based on existing vegetation, <br />does not exist on or adjacent to the permit area. Due to a lack of suitable habitat, OSM has <br />determined that the PR-06 will "not affect" the continued existence of the Canada lynx. <br />Mexican spotted Owl <br />The Mexican spotted owl (Strix occidentalis lucida), is medium sized with dark eyes and no ear <br />tufts, brownish in color and heavily spotted with white or beige. This species occupies habitat <br />ranging from mountains with dense, multi-storied forests with moderately closed canopies, to <br />canyon systems with little or no tree cover ranging from 4,900 to 9,000 feet above mean sea <br />level. <br />Suitable or potentially suitable habitat that would support a Mexican spotted Owl population <br />based on existing vegetation does not exist on or adjacent to the permit area. Due to a lack of <br />suitable habitat, OSM has determined that the PR-06 will "not affect" the continued existence of <br />the Mexican spotted owl. <br />Ute ladies'-tresses (Yampa River floodplain) <br />Ute ladies'-tresses (Spiranthes diluvialis) is a perennial terrestrial orchid with stems 8 to 20 <br />inches tall arising from tuberously thickened roots. Its narrow leaves are approximately 11 <br />inches long at the base of the stem and become reduced in size going up the stem. The flowers <br />consist of 3 to 15 small white or ivory colored flowers clustered into a spike arrangement at the <br />top of the stem. Flowering occurs from late July to September. The species can remain dormant <br />without above ground growth for at least a year. The species occurs primarily on moist, <br />subirrigated or seasonally flooded soils in valley bottoms, floodplains bordering springs, lakes, <br />rivers, or perennial streams where vegetation is relatively open at elevations between 1,780 to <br />6,800 feet. <br />Suitable or potentially suitable habitat that would support Ute ladies'-tresses does not exist on or <br />adjacent to the permit area. Due to a lack of suitable habitat, OSM has determined that the <br />PR-06 will "not affect" the continued existence of the Ute ladies'-tresses. <br />Colorado pikeminnow <br />The Colorado pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus lucius) is a torpedo-shaped fish with an olive-green <br />and gold back, silver sides and white belly. The Colorado pikeminnow thrives in swift flowing <br />muddy rivers with quiet, warm backwaters and are primarily piscivorous, but smaller individuals <br />also eat insects and other invertebrates. These fish spawn between late June and early September <br />and when they are 5 to 6 years old and at least 16 inches long. Spawning occurs over riffle areas <br />with gravel or cobble substrate. The eggs are randomly splayed onto the bottom, and usually <br />hatch -in less than one -week.