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Baseline Technical Report <br />ARCADIS Report for Soils and Biological <br />Resources, MLE2 Project Area <br />District (Ronish 1999). No potential habitat for the Pawnee montane skipper was <br />observed in the survey area. Small areas of ponderosa pine were observed with <br />near -by blue grama, but no gayfeather was observed and the elevation was likely too <br />high. <br />5.4 Plants <br />The western prairie fringed orchid is a federally listed threatened species. The pale <br />moonwort, reflected moonwort, and Rocky Mountain columbine are all listed as state <br />rare plants. None of these special status plant species were observed in the survey <br />area, and past survey data does not suggest the presence of these species in the <br />survey area. <br />5.5 Impacts to Special Status Species <br />An active Gunnison's prairie dog colony was found adjacent to Section 2 of the <br />proposed project area (Figure 4 -1). In addition, potential burrows of the Botta's <br />pocket gopher were found within open grassland habitat in Sections 2 and 3 of the <br />proposed project area. These species are not afforded specific protections under <br />state or federal laws; however, it is recommended that direct impacts to active <br />burrows or colonies be avoided to the greatest extent feasible. Habitat management <br />and creation should provide protection, rehabilitation, or improvement habitat for <br />these species as well as for all special status species with potential to occur in the <br />project area. <br />CCV Baseline Soils Biology Resource Report (11- 17- 11).doc 25 <br />