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Utah (e.g., oil and gas development, livestock grazing, vehicle -based recreation and shooting sports, proliferation of invasive annual weeds), and relative to the extent of functional habitat that remains available in the more immediate lower Red Wash and Scullion Gulch watersheds, as discussed in the text above, are immeasurably small and undetectable at any landscape scale and are of no practical consequence to the abundance, distribution, or viability of any special status animal. Environmental Consequences of the No Action Alternative: Direct and Indirect Effects: There would be no action authorized that would have potential to further influence populations or habitats of special status species. Cumulative Effects: The incremental contribution of lease tract development on adverse habitat modifications or behavioral influences at the regional or local scale would not occur. However, considering the project's short-term nature and diminutive surface expression, the consequence of not leasing or developing the Red Wash Tract would, in the case of the Colorado River fishes, black - footed ferret, white - tailed prairie dog, burrowing owl, ferruginous hawk, greater sage - grouse, and Brewer's sparrow, be immeasurably small and practically undetectable at any landscape scale. Stipulations to be Applied as Mitigation: 1. The WRFO would continue to conduct project - specific prairie dog and raptor surveys as necessary to accommodate the siting of dispersed and small -scale surface activities. RMP- approved timing limitations and no- surface - occupancy provisions would be applied as stipulations or Conditions of Approval to known and subsequently discovered raptor nests (see Terrestrial Wildlife section). 2. Surface use or disturbance that may adversely influence the subsurface integrity of prairie dog burrow systems or disrupt reproductive activities (April 1 through May 31) will be avoided as much as practical. This condition applies to all prairie dog towns, including those currently mapped within the following subdivisions: Township 2 North, Range 101 West, Sixth Principal Meridian Section 18: S1 /2NESW, Lot3; Section 21: S1 /2NE, NWSE; Section 22: SWNW, SESE; Section 23: S1 /2SW, SWSE; Section 26: NE, E1 /2NW, NESE; Section 27: NENE, NESW. Finding on the Public Land Health Standard #4 for Special Status Species: Leasing of this tract would be expected to extend the existing BME operation for about 10 years. Over that period of time, leasing and development of the Red Wash Tract, as conditioned, would maintain the current rate and extent of surface facilities that are required for mine ventilation. The influences associated with this mine's surface facilities and activities on special status wildlife resources, including listed and BLM- sensitive fishes of the White River, white - tailed prairie dogs, black - footed ferret, burrowing owl, ferruginous hawk, and Brewer's sparrow have remained localized and discountable over the past 30 years and there is no information to suggest that the overall effect of the Proposed Action on the abundance or distribution of these species DOI- BLM -CO- 110- 2012- 0023 -EA 50