Record Details
page B-40
Digital Collections at BYU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | page B-40 Final environmental statement : authorized Jensen Unit, Central Utah Project, Utah, page B-40 |
| Coverage | Electronic reproduction; |
| Format | B-40 text/PDF |
| Rights | Brigham Young University; http://lib.byu.edu/about/copyright/generic.php Public Domain Public |
| Language | English; eng; en |
| Relation | Central Utah Project; Western Waters Digital Library; hunter use of the upland game bird resource is severely limited because privately owned streamside habitat is posted only small sections of land are readily accessible to the public lower ashley creek provides a unique situation concerning waterfowl the return flows that constitute the stream below the treatment plant are warm enough to keep sections of water and some adjacent ponds and backwaters unfrozen during the winter large numbers of ducks primarily mallards are attracted to these open areas during the hunting season when most surrounding waters freeze up hunting in this area is very limited because private landowners prevent access to their lands it also appears that many waterfowl annually reside in this location and brood production is significant e threatened species two species one bird the osprey pandion haliaetus haliaeetus halia etus and one mammal the thirteen lined ground squirrel Spermo sperno spermophilus rilus pilus tridecemlineatus are considered to be rare in the state of utah01 utah neither of these species is listed liste 281 as endangered or threatened by the US fish and wildlife service both of these species are known to occur in the jensen unit area ospreys have infrequently been observed nesting in the stewart lake waterfowl management area and feeding in adjacent areas and along brush creek the thirteen lined ground squirrel squirrelwidespread M widespread throughout the central united states and southern canada ua u3 it normally inhabits open areas or the margins of cultivated land the cultivated area below the proposed tyzack damsite adamsite is the only place in the jensen unit area of impact that might provide habitat for this animal f amphibians and reptiles the area that would be impacted most significantly by the proposed jensen unit lies at an elevation ranging from about 5000 to 5500 feet above sea level As the elevation increases the number and kinds of reptiles and amphibians able to adapt to the environment is reduced in addition the location under consideration is subjected to severe winters which also function to limit propagation of these species most species of amphibians and reptiles residing in the unit area have wide distribution throughout the intermountain region and the united states and as well are versatile in their capabilities to adjust to changing conditions no specific field studies concerning amphibians and reptiles were carried out however a review of available data by bureau of reclamation bao dao B 40 |
| Identifier | http://cdm15999.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/WesternWatersProject/id/5789 |
