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THREATENED, ENDANGERED AND SENSITIVE PLANT SPECIE5 <br />' LISTED BY THE U.S. FOREST SERVICE AND BUREAU OF LAND <br />MANAGEMENT ELIMINATED FROM DETAILED EVALUATION <br />There are no endangered or threatened plant species known to occur in the project azea. <br />The Uinta Basin hookless cactus (Sclerocactus glaucus), which is listed as Threatened, is <br />known to occur in the North Fork Valley at elevations 800 to 1000 feet below the project <br />area. <br />The Adobe or Rocky Mountain thistle (Cirsium perplexans) is listed by both the Forest <br />Service and BLM as sensitive. A review of habitat requirements for this species shows <br />that it occurs in adobe hills which aze well below the elevation of activities associated <br />with this project. <br />In addition, slender cotton grass (Eriophorum gracile) is listed by the Forest Service as <br />sensitive, but the habitat necessary for this species is lacking as well. <br />SUMMARY <br />'. Surveys of sites and access roads did not result in observations being made of any listed <br />Threatened, Endangered or Sensitive Species. There is suitable habitat for some of these <br />species to occupy, but in cases such as mountain shrub and aspen vegetation types there <br />are lazge acreages and disturbance of some of these habitats would not be expected to <br />affect any of the species, even if they were present. <br />Management Indicator Species were observed, but the small amount of habitat to be <br />affected should not result in any of these species being affected. <br />Proper Gaze in building roads and drill sites will further reduce potential impacts to <br />habitat and subsequently listed species and all species in general. In addition, well <br />designed and implemented restoration and revegetation of these areas will provide more <br />diversity in plant species which in turn will benefit numerous species of wildlife. <br />It <br />16 <br />