2010-05-14_REVISION - C1980007 (7)

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Daniel E Gray/R2/USDAFS To 05/12)2010 03:47 PM cc bcc Biological Review The Biological Evaluation for the Deer Creek Ven Project from July 2007 states: "There are a numt occur or have suitable habitat within the project ai be impacted by Alternative 2 (the proposed actior trend toward Federal listing or cause a loss of via species were identified with the potential to occur been documented in the project area; however, if other mitigation would be implemented to avoid e Mountain thistle may benefit by any drilling and a: habitat (Panjabi and Anderson 2004). If the spec! to colonize newly disturbed areas (1)." Two of the four proposed methane drainage well li within the Deer Creek Shaft and E Seam Methane Statement. The two new methane drainage well Ic Rd.) are part of previous exploration drilling and d! negligible effect from a biological standpoint. Cultural Review Numerous heritage resource surveys have been c exploration and other forest activities. As part of tl Methane Drainage Wells Project, a transmittal left Preservation Office by the GMUG forest archaeolc the forest may proceed with the project because o to the report shows that the access road (Upper D well locations has been surveyed as well as the ai no heritage resource concerns (see attached trap: Daniel Gray Natural Resource Specialist/Minerals Grand Mesa-Uncompahgre-Gunnison National Fo 403 N. Rio Grande Ave./Paonia, Colorado 81428 970-527-4131 degray@fs.fed.us Ryan Z Taylor/R2/USDAFS@FSNOTES Biological and cultural review for TR121 ation Shaft and E Seam Methane Drainage Wells r of sensitive wildlife species that are either known to a. The sensitive species within the project area may but this alternative would not likely contribute to a lity to the population or species. Two sensitive plant within the project area. Colorado tansy-aster has not opulations are encountered, they would be avoided or acts on plants or populations, where possible. Rocky ociated surface disturbance by creating suitable s is present near an area of disturbance, it may be able included in TR 121 were already analyzed e Wells Project Environmental Impact and the access to them (Upper Deep Creek :e carried out by Mountain Coal and will have a inducted in the vicinity of TR 121 as a result of coal ie cultural resources documentation for the E Seam :r of negative results was sent to the State Historic gist in July of 2007. The transmittal letter states that the negative results of the survey. The map attached yep Creek Road) to the proposed methane drainage aas of the methane drainage well pads and there were mittal letter).