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Mr. Jack Vayhinger -3- 1/11/78 <br /> wildlife utilization of the area. The greatest proportion <br /> of habitat to be displaced ultimately has already been <br /> displaced or disrupted. Alternate wording of this paragraph <br /> will be: 1) first sentence changed to: "Table 7. 3-2 provides <br /> the ultimate habitat acreages to be displaced by mining <br /> operations within each of the vegetation communities. " 2) a <br /> following sentence then inserted: "Most species of wildlife <br /> have been, and will continue to be, affected by the mining <br /> operation. " 3) the second to last sentence changed to: "It <br /> is probable that present levels of human activity, noise and <br /> operations will prevail during the planned life of the mine <br /> and discourage full utilization of periphery lands by big <br /> game, small mammal and bird populations. " and 4) last <br /> sentence deleted. <br /> Page 7-13, 2nd paragraph, last sentence will be changed <br /> to read: "Climax affected lands are not known to interfere <br /> with big game migration routes; however, migration and drift <br /> of the ptarmigan has been, and will continue to be, affected <br /> by tailing ponds and reservoirs located in valleys and <br /> gulches that originally provided willow habitat. " <br /> Section 7. 1, Vegetation Resources, the first paragraph <br /> will be expanded to include: "Willow range up to seven feet <br /> in height while grasses, sedges , and forbs range from a few <br /> inches to approximately 2. 5 feet" . <br /> Page 7-2, second paragraph, starting with the second to <br /> last sentence will be modified to read: "Typically, the <br /> grasses and forbs are short, but range from less than one <br /> inch to more than two feet in height and are mostly perennial. <br /> Willow range in height from a few inches to approximately <br /> four feet. " <br /> On page 7-13, the following paragraph could be inserted <br /> after the first paragraph: <br /> "The ptarmigan utilizes the willow communities <br /> for winter habitat. The red fox and snowshoe <br /> hare are the predominant winter inhabitants of <br /> the Climax area as evidenced by many signs in <br /> the snow. Arboreal squirrels utilize pine and <br /> spruce communities year around. " <br /> The Brown trout, Pika and Golden eagle will be added to <br /> the wildlife species list. <br /> Due to time constraints, we are not able to furnish you <br /> with conceptual cross-sections of the reclamation techniques <br />