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Existing vegetative communities within the permit area consist of dryland and improved <br />pasturelands, and native rangelands. Pasturelands that were disturbed during construction of the <br />Loadout have been revegetated to intermediate wheatgrass, crested wheatgrass, western <br />wheatgrass, slender wheatgrass, Russian Wildrye, timothy, alfalfa, and yellow sweet clover. <br />Undisturbed native rangelands are dominated by sagebrush, greasewood, and rubber rabbit brush <br />communities. These later plant species tend to be adapted to alkaline soils. <br />Wildlife <br />Detailed information on matters relating to fish and wildlife issues is found in Tabs 11 and 21 <br />and Exhibit 11 -1 of the permit application. A summary of that information is found both here <br />and in Section B, Item XII of this document (along with findings relevant to fish and wildlife <br />issues). <br />Four habitat types have been distinguished and described for the permit area: 1) aquatic areas <br />associated with streams and impoundments, 2) saline /alkaline shrublands, 3) saline /alkaline <br />meadows and 4) areas disturbed as a result of construction of the Loadout, abandoned croplands <br />and lands improved for pasture. Lists of possible species of mammals, birds, reptiles and <br />amphibians, of non - critical concern, have been constructed using distribution lat/long studies <br />developed for the State of Colorado. <br />As a part of the PR -01 application an update to Threatened and Endangered species and a <br />discussion concerning the potential impacts to current State and Federal Threatened and <br />Endangered plant and animal species lists was revised to include the TAHR. <br />A biological inventory of stream bottom fauna for Dry Creek was conducted in association with <br />the permit application for the nearby Seneca II -W Mine (Permit C 82 -057). All listed threatened <br />. or endangered species in the area, as well as, other species of concern have been referred to in <br />the permit and their habitat requirements and potential for occurrence described (as requested by <br />both the Division and USFWS). For information on protection afforded to Dry Creek's aquatic <br />community and any threatened and endangered species and other species of concern possibly <br />present, please refer to Section B, Item XII of this document. <br />Cultural Resources <br />Information on cultural resources can be found in Volume 1, Tab 5 of the permit application. A <br />finding of no impact can be found in Section A, Item 5 of this document. <br />Hayden Gulch Loadout 11 November 22, 2011 <br />