2010-05-14_REVISION - C1980007 (7)

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from the proposed roads and drill sites. During the winters of 2008, 2009 and 2010, winter predator prey surveys were conducted in the E-Seam mine plan and surrounding areas. These surveys included the area where the proposed roads and wells will be located. PROJECT AREA The four E3 panel drill sites will be located immediately adjacent to the existing reclaimed road. Site E3-71 will be located on a former drill site area. The roadside sites for E3-75, 76 & 78 will be located in the aspen and Gambel oak-mountain shrub vegetation type. The E4-76 pad and pads for the 81, 82 & 83 sites will all be located in Gambel oak-mountain shrub vegetation. The access road from existing road corridor to the pad where wells E4-81, 82 & 83 are located traverses a slope that is dominated by Gambel oak-mountain shrub with some pockets of aspen. Much of the aspen in these pockets are dead or dying, presumably as a result of Sudden Aspen Decline (SAD). The primary access road along Deep Creek from the Deep Creek crossing to where the existing reclaimed road starts follows an existing road corridor through spruce-fir along the stream. This road will be reconditioned and no additional spruce-fir habitat will be disturbed. FINDINGS Threatened & Endangered Species There are no federally or state listed species known to occur in the area as shown in Table 1. Table 1 displays current information on habitat and potential T&E species presence within the project area. Table 1 FEDERAL AND STATE THREATENED, ENDANGERED AND CANDIDATE SPECIES Species Status Habitat Present Species Present T & E Species Canada lynx FT, SE Yes-very limited None known Wolverine SE No No Bald eagle ST No No Colorado pikeminnow FE, ST No No Humpback chub FE, ST No No Razorback sucker FE, SE No No Bonytail FE, SE No No Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly FE No No Uinta Basin Hookless Cactus FT No No