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Final OSTS PEIS E-1 APPENDIX E: THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES WITHIN THE OIL SHALE AND TAR SANDS STUDY AREA

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Page 1: APPENDIX E: THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES WITHIN …€¦ · Oil Shale Basins and Special Tar Sand Areas in Which Species Could Occur d Habitat e Plants (Cont.) Astragalus piscator

Final OSTS PEIS E-1

APPENDIX E:

THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES WITHIN THE OIL SHALE AND TAR SANDS STUDY AREA

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Final OSTS PEIS E-2

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Final OSTS PEIS E-3

TA

BL

E E

-1 F

eder

ally

Lis

ted

and

Stat

e-L

iste

d T

hrea

tene

d, E

ndan

gere

d, C

andi

date

Spe

cies

, Spe

cies

of S

peci

al C

once

rn,

and

BL

M-D

esig

nate

d Se

nsiti

ve S

peci

es T

hat O

ccur

in th

e St

udy

Are

a

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

t

Plan

ts

Abie

s con

colo

r W

hite

fir

NLe

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

Fo

othi

lls a

nd lo

wer

slop

es o

f mou

ntai

ns

and

in a

ssoc

iatio

n w

ith a

spen

woo

ds a

nd

ofte

n on

sout

h-fa

cing

slop

es o

n dr

y sh

allo

w so

ils. O

nly

know

n re

cord

is fr

om

Littl

e M

ount

ain

in S

wee

twat

er C

ount

y.

Achn

athe

rum

sw

alle

nii

Swal

len

mou

ntai

n-ric

egra

ss

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

G

reen

Riv

er

Cal

care

ous s

andy

soils

of r

ocky

slop

es

and

knob

s at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 6,

600

and

7,10

0 ft.

Amso

nia

jone

sii

Jone

s blu

e st

ar

BLM

N

L U

T-D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

Uin

ta; a

ll ST

SAs

Des

ert s

hrub

, sag

ebru

sh, a

nd p

inyo

n-ju

nipe

r com

mun

ities

, ofte

n on

sand

y or

w

hite

shal

e so

ils; 6

,000

to 7

,000

ft.

Arte

mis

ia b

ienn

is

var.

diffu

sa

Mys

tery

w

orm

woo

d

BLM

W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

C

lay

flats

and

pla

yas a

t app

roxi

mat

ely

6,50

0 ft.

Astr

agal

us

bisu

lcat

us v

ar.

hayd

enia

nus

Hay

den’

s m

ilkve

tch

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

C

lay

or sa

ndy

soils

nea

r spr

ings

as

soci

ated

with

sand

ston

e ro

ck o

utcr

ops

on ri

ms,

uppe

r slo

pes,

and

draw

s.

Astr

agal

us

caly

cosu

s var

. ca

lyco

sus

Kin

g’s

milk

vetc

h

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Piny

on-ju

nipe

r woo

dlan

d be

twee

n 4,

900

and

12,0

00 ft

.

Astr

agal

us

colto

nii v

ar.

moa

bens

is

Moa

b m

ilkve

tch

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Piny

on-ju

nipe

r and

mou

ntai

n br

ush

com

mun

ities

bet

wee

n 4,

400

and

6,90

0 ft.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-4

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Astr

agal

us

debe

quae

us

Deb

eque

m

ilkve

tch

BLM

N

L C

O-G

arfie

ld

Pice

ance

V

aric

olor

ed, f

ine-

text

ured

, sel

enife

rous

, sa

line

soils

of t

he W

asat

ch F

orm

atio

n-A

twel

l Gul

ch M

embe

r. B

arre

n ou

tcro

ps

of d

ark

clay

inte

rspe

rsed

with

lens

es o

f sa

ndst

one

at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 5,

100

and

6,40

0 ft.

Astr

agal

us

detri

talis

D

ebris

m

ilkve

tch

BLM

N

L C

O-R

io B

lanc

o;

UT-

Duc

hesn

e,

Uin

tah

Pice

ance

and

Uin

ta; A

rgyl

e C

anyo

n, A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

C

reek

, Par

iette

, P.R

. Spr

ing,

R

aven

Rid

ge, a

nd S

unny

side

ST

SAs

Piny

on-ju

nipe

r and

mix

ed d

eser

t shr

ub

com

mun

ities

; ofte

n ro

cky

soils

rang

ing

from

sand

y cl

ays t

o sa

ndy

loam

s. A

lluvi

al

terr

aces

with

cob

bles

. Ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

5,40

0 an

d 7,

200

ft.

Astr

agal

us

lent

igin

osus

var

. sa

linus

Soda

ville

m

ilkve

tch

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Lin

coln

, U

inta

G

reen

Riv

er

Moi

st, o

pen,

alk

alin

e hu

mm

ocks

and

dr

aina

ges n

ear c

ool s

prin

gs.

Astr

agal

us

mus

inie

nsis

Fe

rron

m

ilkve

tch

BLM

N

L C

O-G

arfie

ld;

UT-

Emer

y,

Gar

field

, Gra

nd,

Way

ne

Pice

ance

; P.R

. Spr

ing,

Sa

n R

afae

l, Su

nnys

ide,

Tar

Sa

nd T

riang

le, a

nd W

hite

C

anyo

n ST

SAs

Gul

lied

bluf

fs, k

nolls

, ben

ches

, and

ope

n hi

llsid

es; i

n pi

nyon

-juni

per w

oodl

ands

or

dese

rt sh

rub

com

mun

ities

, mos

tly o

n sh

ale,

sand

ston

e, o

r allu

vium

der

ived

fr

om th

em a

t ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

4,70

0 an

d 7,

000

ft.

Astr

agal

us

natu

rite

nsis

Nat

urita

m

ilkve

tch

BLM

N

L C

O-G

arfie

ld;

UT-

San

Juan

Pi

cean

ce; W

hite

Can

yon

STSA

Sa

ndst

one

mes

as, l

edge

s, cr

evic

es, a

nd

slop

es in

pin

yon-

juni

per w

oodl

ands

at

elev

atio

ns b

etw

een

5,00

0 an

d 7,

000

ft.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-5

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Astr

agal

us

pisc

ator

Fi

sher

Tow

ers

milk

vetc

h B

LM

NL

UT-

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, W

ayne

Tar S

and

Tria

ngle

and

Whi

te

Can

yon

STSA

s Sa

ndy,

som

etim

es g

ypsi

fero

us so

ils o

f va

lley

benc

hes a

nd g

ullie

d fo

othi

lls a

t el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 4,

300

and

5,60

0 ft.

Astr

agal

us

proi

man

thus

Pr

ecoc

ious

m

ilkve

tch

B

LM

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Mai

nly

in c

ushi

on p

lant

com

mun

ities

on

light

-col

ored

, som

ewha

t cal

care

ous c

lay

soils

whe

re c

oars

er c

obbl

es a

re d

eriv

ed

from

shal

e on

sum

mits

and

upp

er sl

opes

of

low

, win

dy ri

dges

at a

bout

2,1

30-m

el

evat

ions

.

Astr

agal

us

race

mos

us v

ar.

trel

ease

i

Trel

ease

’s

race

mos

e m

ilkve

tch

BLM

W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sub

lette

, U

inta

G

reen

Riv

er

Silty

loam

soils

der

ived

from

shal

es,

prim

arily

in sp

arse

ly v

eget

ated

out

was

h fla

ts, o

utcr

ops o

f riv

er v

alle

ys, a

nd fl

uted

ba

dlan

ds sl

opes

with

in sa

gebr

ush-

gras

slan

d co

mm

uniti

es a

nd a

t ele

vatio

ns

betw

een

6,50

0 an

d 7,

500

ft.

Astr

agal

us

rafa

elen

sis

San

Raf

ael

milk

vetc

h B

LM

NL

UT-

Emer

y,

Gra

nd

P.R

. Spr

ing

and

San

Raf

ael

STSA

s B

anks

of s

andy

cla

y gu

lche

s, in

poc

kets

at

the

foot

of s

ands

tone

out

crop

s, or

am

ong

boul

ders

alo

ng d

ry w

ater

cour

ses a

t el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 4,

500

and

5,30

0 ft.

Atri

plex

falc

ata

Si

ckle

saltb

ush

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sub

lette

, Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Sage

brus

h, sh

adsc

ale,

and

gre

asew

ood

com

mun

ities

in fi

ne-te

xtur

ed sa

line

subs

trate

s at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 1,

300

and

2,00

0 m

.

Atrip

lex

wol

fii

Wol

f’s o

rach

e

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Alk

alin

e fla

ts.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-6

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Boec

hera

cr

anda

llii

Cra

ndal

l’s

rock

cres

s N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

St

ony

soils

ove

r lim

esto

ne, o

ften

with

in

sage

brus

h co

mm

uniti

es.

Boec

hera

selb

yi

Selb

y’s

rock

cres

s N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

Fo

othi

lls a

nd m

onta

ne h

abita

ts.

Bric

kelli

a m

icro

phyl

la v

ar.

scab

ra

Littl

e-le

aved

br

icke

ll-bu

sh

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Dry

rock

y pl

aces

, can

yon

wal

ls, s

and

dune

s, an

d w

ashe

s at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 1,

200

and

2,40

0 m

.

Car

ex sp

ecui

cola

N

avaj

o se

dge

ESA

-T

NL

UT-

San

Juan

N

one

Moi

st, s

andy

to si

lty so

ils o

f sha

dy se

ep-

sprin

g po

cket

s or a

lcov

es w

ith so

mew

hat

limite

d so

il de

velo

pmen

t, at

ele

vatio

ns

betw

een

1,74

0 an

d 1,

830

m.

Cea

noth

us

mar

tinii

U

tah

mou

ntai

n lil

ac

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Swee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Stee

p sa

gebr

ush

slop

es o

r mou

ntai

n sh

rub

com

mun

ities

on

shal

low

-sto

ny o

r har

d cl

ay so

ils a

t ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

7,60

0 an

d 8,

100

ft.

Cer

coca

rpus

le

difo

lius v

ar.

intri

catu

s

Dw

arf m

ount

ain

mah

ogan

y N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

Pi

nyon

juni

per-

woo

dlan

d; 4

,500

to

9,80

0 ft.

Cham

aech

aen-

actis

scap

osa

Fulls

tem

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

D

ry, o

pen,

rela

tivel

y ba

rren

silty

or c

lay

soils

der

ived

from

shal

e, sa

ndst

one,

mar

l, or

lim

esto

ne, a

nd o

ften

with

a ro

cky,

sa

ndy,

or g

rave

lly o

verb

urde

n, u

sual

ly in

pi

nyon

-juni

per w

oodl

ands

at e

leva

tions

be

twee

n 1,

400

and

2,60

0 m

.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-7

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Chr

ysot

ham

nus

gree

nei

Gre

ene

rabb

itbru

sh

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Sand

y w

ashe

s and

dry

ope

n ar

eas w

ithin

de

sert

habi

tats

at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 1,

300

and

2,00

0 m

.

Cirs

ium

ari

dum

C

edar

Rim

th

istle

B

LM

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

uble

tte,

Swee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Bar

ren,

cha

lk h

ills,

fine-

text

ured

sand

y an

d sh

aley

dra

ws,

and

grav

elly

slop

es.

Cir

sium

ow

nbey

i O

wnb

ey’s

th

istle

B

LM

WY

-SC

U

T-U

inta

h;

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er, U

inta

, and

W

asha

kie;

Rav

en R

idge

STS

A

Dry

site

s or s

omet

imes

in se

eps o

n st

ony

soils

in sp

arse

ly v

eget

ated

are

as o

f pi

nyon

-juni

per w

oodl

ands

, sag

ebru

sh,

arid

gra

ssla

nds,

and

ripar

ian

scru

b at

el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 1,

500

and

2,40

0 m

.

Cir

sium

pe

rple

xans

A

dobe

this

tle

BLM

N

L C

O-G

arfie

ld

Pice

ance

A

lmos

t exc

lusi

vely

on

clay

soils

that

are

de

rived

from

shal

es o

f the

Man

cos o

r W

asat

ch F

orm

atio

ns. A

ssoc

iate

d pl

ant

com

mun

ities

incl

ude

piny

on-ju

nipe

r w

oodl

ands

and

sage

brus

h, sa

ltbru

sh, a

nd

mix

ed sh

rubl

ands

.

Col

lom

ia

gran

diflo

ra

Larg

e-flo

wer

co

llom

ia

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln

Gre

en R

iver

D

ry, o

pen,

or l

ight

ly w

oode

d ar

eas.

Cry

ptan

tha

caes

pito

sa

Cae

spito

se

cat’s

-eye

B

LM

NL

CO

-Rio

Bla

nco;

U

T-C

arbo

n,

Duc

hesn

e,

Uin

tah

Pice

ance

and

Uin

ta; A

rgyl

e C

anyo

n, A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

C

reek

, Rav

en R

idge

, Par

iette

, P.

R. S

prin

g, a

nd S

unny

side

ST

SAs

Spar

sely

veg

etat

ed sh

ale

knol

ls, w

ith

piny

on-ju

nipe

r or s

age-

brus

h, u

sual

ly

with

oth

er c

ushi

on p

lant

s at e

leva

tions

be

twee

n 6,

200

and

8,10

0 ft.

Cry

ptan

tha

grac

ilis

Slen

der

cryp

tant

ha

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Piny

on-ju

nipe

r woo

dlan

d be

twee

n 2,

900

and

7,00

0 ft.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-8

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Cry

ptan

tha

oste

rhou

tii

Ost

erho

ut

cat’s

-eye

B

LM

NL

UT-

Emer

y,

Gar

field

, Gra

nd,

San

Juan

, Way

ne

P.R

. Spr

ing,

San

Raf

ael,

Tar

Sand

Tria

ngle

, and

Whi

te

Can

yon

STSA

s

Dry

bar

ren

site

s in

redd

ish

purp

le

deco

mpo

sed

sand

ston

e at

ele

vatio

ns

betw

een

1,37

0 an

d 1,

860

m, o

r in

dry

sand

y so

il in

the

dese

rt, in

bla

ckbr

ush,

m

ixed

des

ert s

hrub

, oak

bru

sh, s

alt b

ush,

an

d pi

nyon

-juni

per c

omm

uniti

es a

t 1,5

20

to 2

,000

m.

Cry

ptan

tha

rolli

nsii

Rol

lins’

ca

t’s-e

ye

BLM

W

Y-S

C

CO

-Rio

Bla

nco;

U

T-D

uche

sne,

Sa

n R

apha

el,

Uin

tah,

Way

ne;

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

Arg

yle

Can

yon,

Asp

halt

Rid

ge, H

ill

Cre

ek, P

arie

tte, P

.R. S

prin

g,

Rav

en R

idge

, San

Raf

ael,

and

Sunn

ysid

e ST

SAs

Whi

te sh

ale

slop

es o

f the

Gre

en R

iver

Fo

rmat

ion;

in p

inyo

n-ju

nipe

r or c

old

dese

rt sh

rubl

and

com

mun

ities

at

elev

atio

ns b

etw

een

5,30

0 an

d 5,

800

ft.

Cyc

lade

nia

hum

ilis v

ar.

jone

sii

Jone

s cy

clad

enia

ES

A-T

N

L U

T-Em

ery,

G

arfie

ld, G

rand

, U

inta

h

Hill

Cre

ek, P

arie

tte,

P.R

. Spr

ing,

and

San

Raf

ael

STSA

s

Kno

wn

from

a fe

w a

reas

in a

nd a

roun

d th

e C

anyo

nlan

ds re

gion

of s

outh

east

ern

Uta

h.

Cym

opte

rus

duch

esne

nsis

U

inta

Bas

in

sprin

g-pa

rsle

y B

LM

NL

CO

-Rio

Bla

nco;

U

T-D

uche

sne,

U

inta

h

Pice

ance

and

Uin

ta; A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

Cre

ek, P

arie

tte,

P.R

. Spr

ing,

and

Rav

en R

idge

ST

SAs

Col

d de

sert

shru

b, sa

gebr

ush,

and

juni

per

com

mun

ities

; san

dy c

lay

and

clay

se

mib

arre

ns o

f Man

cos a

nd M

orris

on

shal

es; M

orris

on, U

inta

h, W

asat

ch, a

nd

Gre

en R

iver

For

mat

ions

at e

leva

tions

be

twee

n 4,

700

and

6,80

0 ft.

Des

cura

inia

pi

nnat

a va

r. pa

yson

ii

Pays

on’s

tans

y m

usta

rd

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Sand

y fla

ts a

nd st

abili

zed

dune

s with

sh

rub

cove

r.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-9

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Dow

ning

ia la

eta

Gre

at B

asin

do

wni

ngia

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

V

erna

l poo

ls, e

dge

of p

onds

and

lake

s, an

d in

road

side

ditc

hes.

Dra

ba ju

nipe

rina

U

inta

dra

ba

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Prim

arily

on

sand

y-cl

ay g

rave

lly so

ils in

ju

nipe

r woo

dlan

ds. M

ay a

lso

occu

r in

sage

brus

h-gr

assl

ands

on

sand

ston

es a

t the

ed

ge o

f jun

iper

woo

dlan

ds, s

emib

arre

n cu

shio

n pl

ant c

omm

uniti

es o

n w

hite

cla

y-sa

ndy

rims,

and

mou

ntai

n m

ahog

any-

juni

per t

hick

ets.

Elym

us si

mpl

ex

var.

luxu

rian

s Lo

ng-a

wne

d al

kali

wild

-rye

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

Sa

nd d

unes

.

Ephe

dra

virid

is

var.

viri

dis

Gre

en M

orm

on

tea

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Sand

y or

rock

y so

ils o

f upl

and

dese

rt ha

bita

ts.

Eria

stru

m

wilc

oxii

Wilc

ox

eria

stru

m

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Sage

brus

h sc

rub

and

piny

on-ju

nipe

r w

oodl

and

to 9

,000

ft.

Erig

eron

co

mpa

ctus

var

. co

nsim

ilis

San

Raf

ael

dais

y N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

Sh

ale

soils

in p

inyo

n-ju

nipe

r woo

dlan

d an

d de

sert

scru

b at

ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

6,10

0 an

d 7,

400

ft.

Erig

eron

m

agui

rei

Mag

uire

dai

sy

ESA

-T

NL

UT-

Emer

y,

Gar

field

, Way

ne

San

Raf

ael S

TSA

C

ool,

mes

ic w

ash

botto

ms a

nd d

ry,

parti

ally

shad

ed sl

opes

of e

rode

d sa

ndst

one

cliff

s of W

inga

te, C

hinl

e, a

nd

Nav

ajo

Sand

ston

e Fo

rmat

ions

in

mou

ntai

n sh

rub,

Dou

glas

-fir,

pon

dero

sa

pine

, and

low

er li

mits

of j

unip

er

woo

dlan

d co

mm

uniti

es a

t ele

vatio

ns

betw

een

5,40

0 an

d 7,

100

ft.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-10

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Erio

gonu

m

cont

ortu

m

Gra

nd

buck

whe

at

BLM

N

L C

O-G

arfie

ld;

UT-

Gra

nd

Pice

ance

; P.R

. Spr

ing

STSA

M

anco

s Sha

le b

adla

nds,

with

shad

scal

e an

d ot

her s

alt d

eser

t shr

ub c

omm

uniti

es a

t el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 4,

500

and

5,10

0 ft.

Erio

gonu

m

cory

mbo

sum

var

. co

rym

bosu

m

Cris

p-le

af w

ild

buck

whe

at

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Sand

y, g

rave

lly, a

nd c

laye

y fla

ts, w

ashe

s, sl

opes

, out

crop

s, an

d cl

iffs i

n sa

ltbus

h,

blac

kbru

sh, a

nd sa

gebr

ush

com

mun

ities

, an

d pi

nyon

-juni

per a

nd m

onta

ne c

onife

r w

oodl

ands

at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 1,

200

and

2,70

0 m

.

Erio

gonu

m

diva

rica

tum

D

iver

gent

wild

bu

ckw

heat

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Lin

coln

, Su

blet

te,

Swee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Cla

y fla

ts a

nd sl

opes

in sa

ltbus

h,

grea

sew

ood,

and

sage

brus

h co

mm

uniti

es,

and

piny

on-ju

nipe

r woo

dlan

ds a

t el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 1,

100

and

2,30

0 m

.

Erio

gonu

m

ephe

droi

des

Ephe

dra

buck

whe

at

BLM

N

L C

O-R

io B

lanc

o;

UT-

Uin

tah

Pice

ance

and

Uin

ta; A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

Cre

ek, P

arie

tte,

P.R

. Spr

ing,

and

Rav

en R

idge

ST

SAs

Whi

te sh

ale

soils

of t

he G

reen

Riv

er

Form

atio

n, in

a m

atrix

of o

pen

piny

on-

juni

per w

oodl

ands

and

/or m

ixed

des

ert

shru

blan

ds.

Erio

gonu

m

hook

eri

Hoo

ker w

ild

buck

whe

at

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Sand

y w

ashe

s, fla

ts, a

nd sl

opes

in

saltb

ush,

gre

asew

ood,

sage

brus

h, a

nd

mou

ntai

n m

ahog

any

com

mun

ities

and

pi

nyon

-juni

per w

oodl

ands

at e

leva

tions

be

twee

n 1,

300

and

2,50

0 m

.

Gal

ium

co

lora

doen

se

Col

orad

o be

dstra

w

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Shad

ed ro

cky

or sa

ndst

one

crev

ices

and

cl

iffs i

n de

sert

scru

b, sa

gebr

ush,

and

pi

nyon

-juni

per.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-11

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Gen

tiane

lla

tort

uosa

U

tah

gent

ian

BLM

N

L C

O-R

io B

lanc

o;

UT-

Duc

hesn

e,

Emer

y, G

arfie

ld,

Uin

tah

Pice

ance

and

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

For

mat

ion;

bar

ren

shal

e kn

olls

and

slop

es a

t ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

8,50

0 an

d 10

,800

ft.

Gili

a st

enot

hyrs

a N

arro

w-s

tem

gi

lia

BLM

N

L C

O-R

io B

lanc

o;

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Uin

tah

Pice

ance

and

Uin

ta; A

rgyl

e C

anyo

n, A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

C

reek

, Par

iette

, P.R

. Spr

ing,

R

aven

Rid

ge, S

an R

afae

l, an

d Su

nnys

ide

STSA

s

Silty

to g

rave

lly lo

am so

ils d

eriv

ed fr

om

the

Gre

en R

iver

or U

inta

For

mat

ions

. In

gras

slan

d, sa

gebr

ush,

mou

ntai

n-m

ahog

any,

or p

inyo

n-ju

nipe

r co

mm

uniti

es a

t ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

5,00

0 an

d 6,

000

ft.

Glo

ssop

etal

on

spin

esce

ns v

ar.

mei

onan

drum

Uta

h gr

ease

bush

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

G

ypsi

fero

us a

nd c

alci

fero

us so

ils.

Lath

yrus

la

nszw

ertii

var

. la

nszw

ertii

Nev

ada

swee

tpea

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

A

spen

and

asp

en-f

ir co

mm

uniti

es; 8

,800

to

9,6

00 ft

.

Lepi

dium

ba

rneb

yanu

m

Bar

neby

ridg

e-cr

ess

ESA

-E

NL

UT-

Duc

hesn

e U

inta

Pi

nyon

-juni

per c

omm

uniti

es o

n po

orly

de

velo

ped

soils

der

ived

from

whi

te,

mar

ly sh

ale

outc

rops

of t

he U

inta

Fo

rmat

ion

at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 1,

890

and

1,98

5 m

. Mix

ed d

eser

t shr

ub a

nd

piny

on-ju

nipe

r com

mun

ity.

Lepi

dium

in

tegr

ifoliu

m v

ar.

inte

grifo

lium

Entir

e-le

aved

pe

pper

gras

s B

LM

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

M

oist

mea

dow

s at l

ower

ele

vatio

ns.

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TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Lesq

uere

lla

cong

esta

D

udle

y B

luff

s bl

adde

rpod

ES

A-T

N

L C

O-R

io B

lanc

o Pi

cean

ce

Bar

ren,

whi

te sh

ale

outc

rops

of t

he G

reen

R

iver

and

Uin

ta F

orm

atio

ns. O

utcr

ops a

re

expo

sed

alon

g dr

aina

ges t

hrou

gh e

rosi

on

from

dow

ncut

ting

of st

ream

s at e

leva

tions

be

twee

n 6,

000

and

6,70

0 ft.

Lesq

uere

lla

mac

roca

rpa

Larg

e-fr

uite

d bl

adde

rpod

B

LM

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Sw

eetw

ater

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Bar

ren

or sp

arse

ly v

eget

ated

gyp

sum

-cla

y hi

lls a

nd b

ench

es a

nd c

lay

flats

at

elev

atio

ns b

etw

een

2,20

0 an

d 2,

350

m.

Lesq

uere

lla

parv

iflor

a Pi

cean

ce

blad

derp

od

BLM

N

L C

O-G

arfie

ld, R

io

Bla

nco

Pice

ance

En

dem

ic to

out

crop

s of t

he G

reen

Riv

er

Shal

e Fo

rmat

ion

in th

e Pi

cean

ce B

asin

. It

grow

s on

ledg

es a

nd sl

opes

of c

anyo

ns in

op

en a

reas

.

Lesq

uere

lla

parv

ula

Nar

row

-leav

ed

blad

derp

od

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Kno

lls, s

lope

s, an

d rid

ges i

n op

en a

reas

of

sage

brus

h an

d m

ount

ain

shru

b co

mm

uniti

es a

t ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

1,83

0 an

d 2,

700

m.

Lesq

uere

lla

pros

trata

Pr

ostra

te

blad

derp

od

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

Pl

ains

, hill

s, an

d sl

opes

in sa

gebr

ush,

gr

ass,

and

juni

per c

omm

uniti

es a

t el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 6,

000

and

8,00

0 ft.

List

era

bore

alis

Nor

ther

n tw

aybl

ade

BLM

N

L C

O-G

arfie

ld;

UT-

Duc

hesn

e,

San

Juan

; W

Y-S

uble

tte

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, a

nd

Uin

ta; A

rgyl

e C

anyo

n,

Parie

tte, a

nd W

hite

Can

yon

STSA

s

Moi

st, s

hady

spru

ce fo

rest

s at e

leva

tions

be

twee

n 8,

700

and

10,8

00 ft

.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-13

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Lom

atiu

m

latil

obum

C

anyo

nlan

ds

lom

atiu

m

BLM

N

L U

T-G

rand

, San

Ju

an

Non

e En

trada

San

dsto

ne a

nd N

avaj

o Sa

ndst

one,

be

twee

n fin

s and

in sl

ot c

anyo

ns, i

n sa

ndy

soil

and

in c

revi

ces.

Surr

ound

ing

plan

t co

mm

uniti

es a

re d

eser

t shr

ub, p

inyo

n-ju

nipe

r, or

pon

dero

sa p

ine-

mou

ntai

n br

ush

at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 1,

237

and

2,20

7 m

.

Lom

atiu

m

trite

rnat

um v

ar.

anom

alum

Tern

ate

dese

rt-pa

rsle

y N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Lin

coln

G

reen

Riv

er

Dry

to m

oist

ope

n ar

eas a

t low

to m

id-

elev

atio

ns.

Lygo

desm

ia

dolo

rese

nsis

D

olor

es R

iver

sk

elet

onpl

ant

BLM

N

L U

T-G

rand

P.

R. S

prin

g ST

SA

Juni

per-

dese

rt sh

rub

or ju

nipe

r-gr

assl

and

com

mun

ities

on

allu

vial

soils

der

ived

fr

om sa

ndst

one

outc

rops

ass

ocia

ted

with

th

e un

divi

ded

low

er p

ortio

n of

the

Cut

ler

Gro

up, w

hich

app

ears

in th

e vi

cini

ty o

f M

oab,

Uta

h, a

t ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

1,34

1 an

d 1,

441

m.

Mim

ulus

ea

stwo

odia

e Ea

stw

ood

mon

key-

flow

er

BLM

N

L U

T-G

arfie

ld,

Gra

nd, S

an Ju

an

Tar S

and

Tria

ngle

and

Whi

te

Can

yon

STSA

s Se

eps.

Min

uart

ia

nutta

llii

Nut

tall

sand

wor

t B

LM

NL

UT-

Duc

hesn

e;

WY

-Lin

coln

, Su

blet

te,

Swee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

, Uin

ta, a

nd

Was

haki

e; A

rgyl

e C

anyo

n an

d Pa

riette

STS

As

Sage

brus

h hi

lls to

alp

ine

slop

es,

espe

cial

ly o

n gr

avel

ly b

ench

es o

r tal

us.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-14

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Mon

olep

is

pusi

lla

Red

pov

erty

-w

eed

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e Sa

line

or a

lkal

ine

soils

of d

eser

ts.

Opu

ntia

po

lyac

anth

a va

r. ju

nipe

rina

Juni

per p

rickl

y-pe

ar

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

uble

tte,

Swee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e Pi

nyon

-juni

per w

oodl

ands

at e

leva

tions

be

twee

n 1,

600

and

1,90

0 m

.

Opu

ntia

po

lyac

anth

a va

r. ru

fispi

na

Ruf

ous-

spin

e pr

ickl

y-pe

ar

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Swee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e Sa

gebr

ush

gras

slan

ds, s

alt d

eser

t sh

rubl

ands

, and

veg

etat

ed sa

nd d

unes

on

slop

es a

nd b

utte

s.

Oxy

thec

a de

ndro

idea

Tr

ee-li

ke

oxyt

heca

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

Des

ert h

ills a

nd sa

ndy

road

side

s.

Oxy

trop

is b

esse

yi

var.

obna

pifo

rmis

May

bell

loco

wee

d N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

Foun

d on

stee

p, so

uth-

faci

ng sl

opes

of

chal

k ba

dlan

ds.

Pack

era

croc

ata

Saff

ron

grou

ndse

l N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

Wet

mea

dow

s, al

ong

trails

, and

rock

y ou

tcro

ps a

t ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

1,80

0 an

d 3,

500

m.

Part

heni

um

ligul

atum

Li

gula

te

feve

rfew

B

LM

NL

CO

-Rio

Bla

nco;

U

T-W

ayne

Pi

cean

ce; T

ar S

and

Tria

ngle

ST

SA

Bar

ren

shal

e kn

olls

at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 5,

400

and

6,50

0 ft.

Pedi

ocac

tus

desp

aini

i Sa

n R

afae

l ca

ctus

ES

A-E

N

L U

T-Em

ery,

W

ayne

Sa

n R

afae

l STS

A

Hill

s, be

nche

s, an

d fla

ts o

f ope

n, se

mia

rid

gras

slan

d w

ith sc

atte

red

juni

pers

and

pi

nyon

pin

es.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-15

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Pedi

ocac

tus

win

kler

i W

inkl

er c

actu

s ES

A-T

N

L U

T-Em

ery,

W

ayne

Sa

n R

afae

l STS

A

Alk

alin

e, fi

ne-te

xtur

ed so

ils, p

rimar

ily

deriv

ed fr

om th

e D

akot

a Fo

rmat

ion.

A

ssoc

iate

d w

ith sa

lt de

sert

shru

b co

mm

uniti

es a

t ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

1,45

0 an

d 1,

600

m.

Pedi

omel

um

arom

atic

um

Para

dox

brea

droo

t B

LM

NL

UT-

Gra

nd, S

an

Juan

W

hite

Can

yon

STSA

Sh

allo

w ro

cky

soils

in o

pen

piny

on-

juni

per w

oodl

and

with

a sp

arse

un

ders

tory

.

Pens

tem

on

acau

lis v

ar.

acau

lis

Stem

less

be

ardt

ongu

e B

LM

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Sem

ibar

ren

subs

trate

s in

piny

on-ju

nipe

r an

d sa

gebr

ush-

gras

s com

mun

ities

at

elev

atio

ns b

etw

een

5,50

0 an

d 8,

200

ft.

Pens

tem

on

debi

lis

Para

chut

e be

ardt

ongu

e ES

A-C

N

L C

O-G

arfie

ld

Pice

ance

O

il sh

ale

outc

rops

on

sout

h-fa

cing

, ste

ep

whi

te sh

ale

talu

s on

the

Mah

ogan

y Zo

ne

of th

e Pa

rach

ute

Cre

ek M

embe

r of t

he

Gre

en R

iver

For

mat

ion;

2,4

00 to

2,8

00 m

.

Pens

tem

on

gibb

ensii

G

ibbe

ns’

bear

dton

gue

BLM

W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

Sp

arse

ly v

eget

ated

sele

nium

-ric

h sh

ale

or

sand

y-cl

ay sl

opes

at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 1,

675

and

2,35

0 m

. Sur

roun

ding

ve

geta

tion

is p

inyo

n-ju

nipe

r woo

dlan

d,

sage

brus

h, o

r gre

asew

ood-

saltb

ush.

Pens

tem

on

grah

amii

Gra

ham

’s

bear

dton

gue

BLM

N

L C

O-R

io B

lanc

o;

UT-

Duc

hesn

e,

Uin

tah

Uin

ta; H

ill C

reek

, Par

iette

, P.

R. S

prin

g, a

nd R

aven

Rid

ge

STSA

s

Expo

sed

raw

shal

e kn

olls

and

slop

es

deriv

ed fr

om th

e Pa

rach

ute

Cre

ek a

nd

Evac

uatio

n C

reek

mem

bers

of t

he G

reen

R

iver

For

mat

ion

at e

leva

tions

from

1,4

30

to 2

,600

m. M

ost p

opul

atio

ns o

ccur

on

the

surf

ace

of th

e oi

l sha

le M

ahog

any

ledg

e.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-16

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Pens

tem

on

harr

ingt

onii

Har

ringt

on

bear

dton

gue

BLM

N

L C

O-G

arfie

ld

Pice

ance

O

pen

sage

brus

h or

, les

s com

mon

ly,

piny

on-ju

nipe

r hab

itats

. Soi

ls a

re

typi

cally

rock

y lo

ams a

nd ro

cky

clay

lo

ams d

eriv

ed fr

om c

oars

e ca

lcar

eous

be

droc

k at

ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

6,80

0 an

d 9,

200

ft.

Pens

tem

on

lari

cifo

lius s

sp.

exili

foliu

s

Whi

te

bear

dton

gue

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

uble

tte

Gre

en R

iver

N

ot a

vaila

ble.

Pens

tem

on

scar

iosu

s var

. al

biflu

vis

Whi

te R

iver

be

ardt

ongu

e ES

A-C

N

L C

O-R

io B

lanc

o;

UT-

Uin

tah

Pice

ance

; Uin

ta; A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

Cre

ek, P

arie

tte,

P.R

. Spr

ing,

and

Rav

en R

idge

ST

SAs

Mix

ed d

eser

t shr

ub a

nd p

inyo

n-ju

nipe

r co

mm

uniti

es o

n sp

arse

ly v

eget

ated

shal

e sl

opes

of t

he G

reen

Riv

er F

orm

atio

n at

el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 5,

000

and

7,20

0 ft.

Pens

tem

on

scar

iosu

s var

. ga

rret

tii

Gar

rett’

s be

ardt

ongu

e N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

R

ollin

g se

mib

arre

n ba

dlan

ds o

n cl

ay

soils

, on

gent

le c

lay

slop

es c

over

ed w

ith

smal

l sla

te fr

agm

ents

, or o

n st

eep

clay

or

talu

s slo

pes c

over

ed w

ith sl

ate

chip

s be

low

stee

p cl

iffs a

t ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

7,60

0 an

d 8,

400

ft.

Phac

elia

dem

issa

Inte

rmou

ntai

n ph

acel

ia

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e D

eser

t shr

ub o

ften

on c

lay

barr

ens a

t el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 4,

900

and

6,20

0 ft.

Phac

elia

gl

andu

losa

var

. de

sert

a

Des

ert g

land

ular

ph

acel

ia

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Sw

eetw

ater

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e D

eser

t scr

ub, s

ageb

rush

, mou

ntai

n br

ush

com

mun

ities

, and

road

cut

s, us

ually

on

clay

soils

; 5,0

00 to

8,4

00 ft

.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-17

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Phac

elia

inca

na

Wes

tern

ph

acel

ia

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e R

ocky

or s

andy

-cla

y sl

opes

am

id ju

nipe

r, sa

gebr

ush,

shad

scal

e, k

ochi

a, a

nd

mou

ntai

n m

ahog

any

stan

ds a

t ele

vatio

ns

betw

een

6,00

0 an

d 7,

000

ft.

Phac

elia

salin

a N

elso

n ph

acel

ia

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e A

lkal

ine

flats

and

cla

y sl

opes

.

Phac

elia

sc

opul

ina

var.

subm

utic

a

Deb

eque

ph

acel

ia

ESA

-C

NL

CO

-Gar

field

Pi

cean

ce

Spar

sely

veg

etat

ed, s

teep

slop

es; i

n ch

ocol

ate-

brow

n or

gra

y cl

ay; o

n A

twel

l G

ulch

and

Shi

re M

embe

rs o

f the

Was

atch

Fo

rmat

ion

at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 4,

700

and

6,20

0 ft.

Phac

elia

te

tram

era

Tiny

pha

celia

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

A

lkal

ine

soils

and

in v

erna

l poo

ls in

sa

gebr

ush-

gras

slan

d co

mm

uniti

es a

t el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 1,

200

and

2,21

0 ft.

Phila

delp

hus

mic

roph

yllu

s var

. oc

cide

ntal

is

Littl

e-le

af

moc

k-or

ange

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

R

ocky

can

yon

side

s bet

wee

n 6,

000

and

8,50

0 ft.

Phlo

x al

bom

argi

nata

W

hite

-mar

gine

d ph

lox

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln

Gre

en R

iver

N

ot a

vaila

ble.

Phlo

x pu

ngen

s B

eave

r Rim

ph

lox

BLM

W

Y-S

C

WY

-Lin

coln

, Su

blet

te

Gre

en R

iver

Sp

arse

ly v

eget

ated

slop

es o

n cl

ays a

nd

shal

es in

the

Gre

en R

iver

Bas

in a

t el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 1,

830

and

2,25

0 m

.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-18

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Phys

aria

co

nden

sata

Tu

fted

twin

pod

BLM

W

Y-S

C

WY

-Lin

coln

, Su

blet

te, U

inta

G

reen

Riv

er

Spar

sely

veg

etat

ed, s

hale

slop

es a

nd

ridge

s at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 1,

980

and

2,13

0 m

.

Phys

aria

dor

nii

Dor

n’s t

win

pod

BLM

W

Y-S

C

WY

-Lin

coln

, U

inta

G

reen

Riv

er

Dry

, spa

rsel

y ve

geta

ted,

cal

care

ous-

shal

ey sl

opes

and

ridg

es d

omin

ated

by

mou

ntai

n m

ahog

any

and

rabb

itbru

sh a

t el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 1,

980

and

2,20

0 m

.

Phys

aria

ob

cord

ata

Dud

ley

Blu

ffs

twin

pod

ESA

-T

NL

CO

-Rio

Bla

nco

Pice

ance

B

arre

n w

hite

out

crop

s and

stee

p sl

opes

ex

pose

d by

cre

ek d

ownc

uttin

g. R

estri

cted

to

the

Para

chut

e C

reek

Mem

ber o

f the

oil,

sh

ale!

bear

ing

Gre

en R

iver

For

mat

ion

at

elev

atio

ns b

etw

een

5,90

0 an

d 7,

500

ft.

Phys

ocar

pus

alte

rnan

s D

war

f nin

ebar

k N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

Pi

nyon

-juni

per w

oodl

and

betw

een

5,90

0 an

d 10

,200

ft.

Popu

lus

delto

ides

var

. w

islize

ni

Frem

ont

cotto

nwoo

d N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

St

ream

ban

ks, s

andb

ars,

and

othe

r rip

aria

n ar

eas a

t ele

vatio

ns b

elow

6,

000

ft.

Pote

ntill

a m

ultis

ecta

D

eep

Cre

ek

cinq

uefo

il N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

R

ocky

suba

lpin

e an

d al

pine

slop

es.

Psilo

carp

hus

brev

issi

mus

D

war

f woo

lly-

head

s N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sub

lette

G

reen

Riv

er

Gra

ssla

nds t

o 8,

200

ft.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-19

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Ranu

ncul

us

aest

ival

is

Aut

umn

butte

rcup

ES

A-E

N

L U

T-G

arfie

ld

Non

e Se

vier

Riv

er V

alle

y, w

here

fres

hwat

er

seep

s and

sprin

gs su

rfac

e, c

reat

ing

mar

shy

or b

og-li

ke c

ondi

tions

. The

su

rrou

ndin

g re

gion

is se

mia

rid a

nd

sage

brus

h-do

min

ated

at e

leva

tions

be

twee

n 1,

938

and

1,96

5 m

.

Ranu

ncul

us

flabe

llaris

Y

ello

w w

ater

-cr

owfo

ot

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-U

inta

G

reen

Riv

er

Pond

s, m

udfla

ts, a

nd sl

ow-m

ovin

g st

ream

s at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 6,

600

and

6,70

0 ft.

Rorip

pa c

alyc

ina

Pers

iste

nt se

pal

yello

wcr

ess

BLM

W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

R

iver

bank

s and

shor

elin

es, u

sual

ly o

n sa

ndy

soils

nea

r hig

h w

ater

line

at

elev

atio

ns b

etw

een

4,30

0 an

d 6,

800

ft.

Sam

bucu

s ce

rule

a B

lue

elde

rber

ry

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Moi

st, w

ell-d

rain

ed su

nny

site

s of e

arly

se

ral c

omm

uniti

es, o

r in

open

ings

in

moi

st fo

rest

hab

itats

(slo

pes,

cany

ons,

cliff

bas

es, s

tream

side

s, st

ream

ban

ks,

and

ripar

ian

woo

dlan

ds) a

nd m

oist

are

as

with

in d

rier,

mor

e op

en h

abita

ts

(sag

ebru

sh, m

ount

ain

brus

h, p

inyo

n-ju

nipe

r, po

nder

osa

pine

, and

ofte

n al

ong

fenc

e ro

ws a

nd ro

ads)

; at e

leva

tions

up

to

10,0

00 ft

.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-20

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Scho

enoc

ram

be

argi

llace

a C

lay

reed

-m

usta

rd

ESA

-T

NL

UT-

Uin

tah

Uin

ta; A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

C

reek

, Par

iette

, P.R

. Spr

ing,

an

d R

aven

Rid

ge S

TSA

s

Mix

ed d

eser

t shr

ub c

omm

uniti

es o

n pr

ecip

itous

, typ

ical

ly n

orth

-fac

ing

slop

es

of th

e Ev

acua

tion

Cre

ek M

embe

r of t

he

Gre

en R

iver

For

mat

ion.

The

se sl

opes

co

nsis

t of a

t-the

-sur

face

bed

rock

, scr

ee,

and

fine-

text

ured

soils

at e

leva

tions

be

twee

n 1,

463

and

1,76

8 m

.

Scho

enoc

ram

be

barn

ebyi

B

arne

by re

ed-

mus

tard

ES

A-E

N

L U

T-Em

ery,

W

ayne

Sa

n R

afae

l STS

A

Mix

ed d

eser

t shr

ub c

omm

uniti

es o

n st

eep,

typi

cally

nor

th-f

acin

g sl

opes

on

red,

sele

nium

-ric

h, fi

ne-te

xtur

ed so

ils o

f th

e M

oenk

opi a

nd C

hinl

e Fo

rmat

ions

at

elev

atio

ns b

etw

een

1,70

5 an

d 1,

985

m.

Scho

enoc

ram

be

suffr

utes

cens

Sh

rubb

y re

ed-

mus

tard

ES

A-E

N

L U

T-D

uche

sne,

U

inta

h U

inta

; Hill

Cre

ek, P

arie

tte,

P.R

. Spr

ing,

and

Sun

nysi

de

STSA

s

Mix

ed d

eser

t shr

ub c

omm

uniti

es a

nd, a

t so

me

loca

tions

, in

piny

on-ju

nipe

r and

de

sert

shru

b, o

n se

mib

arre

n, w

hite

-sha

le

laye

rs o

f the

Eva

cuat

ion

Cre

ek M

embe

r of

the

Gre

en R

iver

For

mat

ion.

Com

mon

ly

on le

vel t

o m

oder

atel

y sl

opin

g gr

ound

su

rfac

es. S

oils

are

dry

, sha

llow

, and

fine

-te

xtur

ed a

nd a

re u

sual

ly o

verla

in b

y sh

ale

frag

men

ts a

t ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

1,55

5 an

d 1,

981

m.

Scle

roca

ctus

gl

aucu

s U

inta

Bas

in

hook

less

cac

tus

ESA

-T

NL

CO

-Gar

field

; U

T-C

arbo

n,

Duc

hesn

e,

Uin

tah

Pice

ance

and

Uin

ta; A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

Cre

ek, P

arie

tte,

P.R

. Spr

ing,

Rav

en R

idge

, and

Su

nnys

ide

STSA

s

Roc

ky h

ills,

mes

a sl

opes

, and

allu

vial

be

nche

s; in

des

ert s

hrub

com

mun

ities

at

elev

atio

ns b

etw

een

4,50

0 an

d 6,

000

ft.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-21

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Scle

roca

ctus

w

right

iae

Wrig

ht fi

shho

ok

cact

us

ESA

-E

NL

UT-

Emer

y,

Way

ne

San

Raf

ael a

nd T

ar S

and

Tria

ngle

STS

As

Bar

ren,

alk

alin

e so

ils w

ith w

idel

y sc

atte

red

shru

bs, p

eren

nial

her

bs, b

unch

gr

asse

s, or

scat

tere

d pi

nyon

and

juni

per a

t el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 1,

460

and

1,86

5 m

. So

ils v

ary

from

cla

y, to

sand

y si

lts, t

o fin

e sa

nds t

hat m

ay h

ave

a hi

gh g

ypsu

m

cont

ent o

r con

tain

littl

e or

no

gyps

um.

Soil

crus

ts a

re u

sual

ly p

rese

nt, a

nd th

e gr

ound

surf

ace

is u

sual

ly li

ttere

d w

ith

sand

ston

e or

bas

alt g

rave

ls, c

obbl

es, a

nd

boul

ders

.

Sene

cio

spar

tioid

es v

ar.

mul

ticap

itatu

s

Man

y-he

aded

br

oom

gr

ound

sel

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Plai

ns, o

pen

slop

es, v

alle

ys, a

rroy

os, a

nd

dune

s in

piny

on-ju

nipe

r woo

dlan

ds,

pond

eros

a pi

ne fo

rest

s, an

d de

sert

area

s;

an e

arly

col

oniz

er o

f dis

turb

ed so

ils.

Sile

ne d

ougl

asii

Dou

glas

’ ca

mpi

on

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln

Gre

en R

iver

Sa

gebr

ush

and

lodg

epol

e pi

ne

com

mun

ities

at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 5,

000

and

9,50

0 ft.

Spira

nthe

s di

luvi

alis

Ute

ladi

es’-

tress

es

ESA

-T

NL

UT-

Duc

hesn

e,

Gar

field

, Uin

tah,

W

ayne

Uin

ta; A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

C

reek

, Par

iette

, P.R

. Spr

ing,

an

d R

aven

Rid

ge S

TSA

s

Moi

st to

ver

y w

et m

eado

ws a

long

stre

ams

or in

aba

ndon

ed st

ream

mea

nder

s tha

t st

ill re

tain

am

ple

grou

ndw

ater

. Als

o ne

ar

sprin

gs, s

eeps

, and

lake

shor

es a

t el

evat

ions

bet

wee

n 1,

300

and

1,60

0 m

.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-22

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Plan

ts (C

ont.)

Thel

espe

rma

pube

scen

s U

inta

gr

eent

hrea

d B

LM

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Spar

sely

veg

etat

ed w

indy

rim

s of c

oars

e-co

bble

soils

of t

he B

isho

p C

ongl

omer

ate

in g

rass

land

, sag

ebru

sh-g

rass

land

, or l

ow

pros

trate

forb

com

mun

ities

, and

at

elev

atio

ns b

etw

een

2,47

0 an

d 2,

710

m.

Tow

nsen

dia

apri

ca

Last

cha

nce

tow

nsen

dia

ESA

-T

NL

UT-

Emer

y,

Way

ne

San

Raf

ael S

TSA

Pi

nyon

-juni

per a

nd sa

lt de

sert

shru

b co

mm

uniti

es o

n ba

rren

, silt

y, si

lty c

lay,

or

grav

elly

cla

y so

ils o

f the

Man

cos S

hale

Fo

rmat

ion

at e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 1,

695

and

2,44

0 m

.

Tow

nsen

dia

mic

roce

phal

a C

edar

Mou

ntai

n Ea

ster

-dai

sy

BLM

W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

R

ocky

slop

es a

nd c

obbl

e rid

ges o

f the

B

isho

p C

ongl

omer

ate

of th

e U

inta

M

ount

ains

.

Tow

nsen

dia

stri

gosa

St

rigos

e Ea

ster

-da

isy

BLM

N

L U

T-D

uche

sne,

U

inta

h U

inta

; Arg

yle

Can

yon,

A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

Cre

ek,

Parie

tte, P

.R. S

prin

g, a

nd

Rav

en R

idge

STS

As

Des

ert s

crub

and

sage

brus

h co

mm

uniti

es

betw

een

4,70

0 an

d 6,

200

ft.

Inve

rtebr

ates

Ore

ohel

ix

eure

kens

is

Eure

ka

mou

ntai

nsna

il B

LM

UT-

SC

UT-

Duc

hesn

e,

Gra

nd

Non

e Te

rres

trial

; for

ests

of a

spen

, spr

uce,

pin

e,

and

fir w

ith o

pen

gras

sy a

reas

with

in

ters

pers

ed st

ands

of s

ageb

rush

, jun

iper

, an

d sc

rub

oak.

Ore

ohel

ix

yava

pai

Yav

apai

m

ount

ains

nail

BLM

U

T-SC

U

T-Sa

n Ju

an

Non

e Te

rres

trial

; asp

en a

nd sp

ruce

gro

ves w

ith

open

are

as o

f gra

ss a

nd sa

ndst

one

outc

rops

.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-23

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BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Inve

rtebr

ates

(C

ont.)

Phys

a ut

ahen

sis

Uta

h ph

ysa

BLM

U

T-SC

U

T-G

arfie

ld

Non

e V

eget

ated

sprin

gs.

Pyrg

ulop

sis

plic

ata

Bla

ck C

anyo

n py

rg

BLM

U

T-SC

U

T-G

arfie

ld

Non

e K

now

n on

ly fr

om a

com

plex

of s

prin

gs in

B

lack

Can

yon,

Eas

t For

k Se

vier

Riv

er,

Gar

field

Cou

nty,

Uta

h, to

whi

ch it

is

pres

umab

ly st

rictly

end

emic

.

Spey

eria

nok

omis

no

kom

is

Gre

at B

asin

si

lver

spot

bu

tterf

ly

BLM

N

L U

T-D

uche

sne,

U

inta

h U

inta

; Arg

yle

Can

yon,

A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

Cre

ek,

Parie

tte, P

.R. S

prin

g, a

nd

Rav

en R

idge

STS

As

Stre

amsi

de m

eado

ws a

nd o

pen

seep

age

area

s with

an

abun

danc

e of

vio

lets

, in

gene

rally

des

ert l

ands

cape

s.

Fish

Cat

osto

mus

di

scob

olus

B

lueh

ead

suck

er

BLM

W

Y-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o; U

T-C

arbo

n,

Duc

hesn

e,

Emer

y, G

arfie

ld,

Gra

nd, S

an Ju

an,

Uin

tah;

WY

-Li

ncol

n, S

uble

tte,

Swee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

all

STSA

s W

ide

rang

e of

stre

am h

abita

ts, i

nclu

ding

co

ld, c

lear

mou

ntai

n st

ream

s and

war

m,

turb

id st

ream

s; ra

rely

occ

urs i

n la

kes.

Adu

lts p

refe

r mod

erat

e to

fast

-flo

win

g w

ater

abo

ve ru

bble

-roc

k su

bstra

te; y

oung

pr

efer

qui

et sh

allo

w a

reas

nea

r sho

relin

e.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-24

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Fish

(Con

t.)

Cat

osto

mus

la

tipin

nis

Flan

nelm

outh

su

cker

B

LM

WY

-SC

C

O-G

arfie

ld, R

io

Bla

nco;

U

T-C

arbo

n,

Duc

hesn

e,

Emer

y, G

arfie

ld,

Gra

nd, S

an Ju

an,

Uin

tah;

Way

ne;

WY

-Lin

coln

, Su

blet

te,

Swee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

all

STSA

s M

oder

ate

to la

rge

river

s. Ty

pica

l of p

ools

an

d de

eper

runs

and

ofte

n en

terin

g m

outh

s of s

mal

l trib

utar

ies;

als

o in

riff

les

and

back

wat

ers.

Gila

cop

ei

Leat

hers

ide

chub

B

LM

UT-

SC,

WY

-SC

U

T-D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, W

ayne

; W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

A

dults

occ

ur in

rock

y flo

win

g po

ols a

nd

riffle

s of c

old

cree

ks a

nd sm

all t

o m

ediu

m

river

s. Y

oung

occ

upy

brus

hy a

reas

or

quie

t poc

kets

nea

r sho

re.

Gila

cyp

ha

Hum

pbac

k ch

ub

ESA

-E

CO

-T

UT-

Car

bon,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

Uin

ta; A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

C

reek

, Sun

nysi

de, T

ar S

and

Tria

ngle

, and

Whi

te C

anyo

n ST

SAs

Larg

e riv

ers.

Adu

lts u

se v

ario

us h

abita

ts,

incl

udin

g de

ep tu

rbul

ent c

urre

nts,

shad

ed

cany

on p

ools

, and

are

as u

nder

shad

ed

ledg

es in

mod

erat

e cu

rren

t, rif

fles,

and

eddi

es. Y

oung

hav

e be

en ta

ken

in

back

wat

ers o

ver n

onro

cky

subs

trate

. Pr

esum

ed to

hav

e be

en e

xtirp

ated

in

Wyo

min

g.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-25

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Fish

(Con

t.)

Gila

ele

gans

B

onyt

ail

ESA

-E

NL

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

Uin

ta; A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

C

reek

, Par

iette

, Rav

en R

idge

, Su

nnys

ide,

Tar

San

d Tr

iang

le,

and

Whi

te C

anyo

n ST

SAs

Mai

n st

ream

of m

id-s

ized

to la

rge

river

s. W

ild b

onyt

ail b

elie

ved

to h

ave

been

ex

tirpa

ted

in th

e G

reen

Riv

er a

nd th

e C

olor

ado

Riv

er. A

num

ber o

f ex

perim

enta

l rei

ntro

duct

ions

hav

e be

en

mad

e.

Gila

robu

sta

Rou

ndta

il ch

ub

BLM

C

O-S

C,

WY

-SC

C

O-G

arfie

ld, R

io

Bla

nco;

U

T-C

arbo

n,

Duc

hesn

e,

Emer

y, G

arfie

ld,

Gra

nd, S

an Ju

an,

Uin

tah,

Way

ne;

WY

-Lin

coln

, Su

blet

te,

Swee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

Asp

halt

Rid

ge,

Hill

Cre

ek, P

arie

tte,

P.R

. Spr

ing,

Rav

en R

idge

, Sa

n R

afae

l, Su

nnys

ide,

Tar

Sa

nd T

riang

le, a

nd W

hite

C

anyo

n ST

SAs

Roc

ky ru

ns, r

apid

s, an

d po

ols o

f cre

eks

and

smal

l to

larg

e riv

ers.

Onc

orhy

nchu

s cl

arki

i pl

euri

ticus

Col

orad

o R

iver

cu

tthro

at tr

out

BLM

C

O-S

C,

WY

-SC

C

O-G

arfie

ld,

Rio

Bla

nco;

U

T-D

uche

sne,

G

arfie

ld, U

inta

h,

Way

ne;

WY

-Lin

coln

, Su

blet

te,

Swee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

Arg

yle

Can

yon

STSA

Req

uire

s coo

l, cl

ear w

ater

and

wel

l-ve

geta

ted

stre

am b

anks

for c

over

and

ba

nk st

abili

ty; i

n-st

ream

cov

er, i

n th

e fo

rm o

f dee

p po

ols a

nd b

ould

ers a

nd lo

gs,

is a

lso

impo

rtant

; ada

pted

to re

lativ

ely

cold

wat

er; t

hriv

es a

t hig

h el

evat

ions

.

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BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Fish

(Con

t.)

Onc

orhy

nchu

s cl

arki

i uta

h B

onne

ville

cu

tthro

at tr

out

BLM

W

Y-S

C

WY

-Lin

coln

, U

inta

G

reen

Riv

er

Hab

itats

rang

ing

from

hig

h-el

evat

ion

stre

ams w

ith c

onife

rous

and

dec

iduo

us

ripar

ian

trees

to lo

w-e

leva

tion

stre

ams i

n sa

ge-s

tepp

e gr

assl

ands

con

tain

ing

herb

aceo

us ri

paria

n zo

nes.

Bea

ver p

onds

m

ay b

e im

porta

nt a

s bot

h su

mm

er a

nd

win

ter h

abita

t for

adu

lts.

Ptyc

hoch

eilu

s lu

cius

C

olor

ado

pike

min

now

ES

A-E

C

O-T

C

O-R

io B

lanc

o;

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

Pice

ance

and

Uin

ta; A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

Cre

ek, P

arie

tte,

Rav

en R

idge

, Sun

nysi

de, T

ar

Sand

Tria

ngle

, and

Whi

te

Can

yon

STSA

s

Med

ium

to la

rge

river

s. Y

oung

pre

fer

smal

l, qu

iet b

ackw

ater

s. A

dults

use

va

rious

hab

itats

, inc

ludi

ng d

eep,

turb

id,

stro

ngly

flow

ing

wat

er a

nd e

ddie

s, ru

ns,

flood

ed b

otto

ms,

or b

ackw

ater

s (e

spec

ially

dur

ing

high

flow

). Fo

und

thro

ugho

ut th

e G

reen

Riv

er a

nd C

olor

ado

Riv

er. P

resu

med

to h

ave

been

ext

irpat

ed

in W

yom

ing.

Xyra

uche

n te

xanu

s R

azor

back

su

cker

ES

A-E

C

O-E

C

O-G

arfie

ld, R

io

Bla

nco;

U

T-C

arbo

n,

Emer

y G

arfie

ld,

Gra

nd, S

an Ju

an,

Uin

tah,

Way

ne

Pice

ance

and

Uin

ta; A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

Cre

ek, P

arie

tte,

Rav

en R

idge

, Sun

nysi

de, T

ar

Sand

Tria

ngle

, and

Whi

te

Can

yon

STSA

s

Hab

itats

incl

ude

slow

are

as, b

ackw

ater

s, an

d ed

dies

of m

ediu

m to

larg

e riv

ers.

Bel

ieve

d to

hav

e be

en e

xtirp

ated

in

Wyo

min

g.

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TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Amph

ibia

ns

Bufo

bor

eas

Bor

eal t

oad

BLM

C

O-E

; U

T-SC

; W

Y-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, R

io B

lanc

o;

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

; W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, a

nd

Uin

ta

Mar

shes

, wet

mea

dow

s, st

ream

s, be

aver

po

nds,

glac

ial k

ettle

pon

ds, a

nd la

kes

inte

rspe

rsed

in su

balp

ine

fore

st

(lodg

epol

e pi

ne, E

ngle

man

n sp

ruce

, su

balp

ine

fir, a

nd a

spen

).

Bufo

m

icro

scap

hus

Ariz

ona

toad

B

LM

UT-

SC

UT-

Gar

field

, Sa

n Ju

an

Non

e Ir

rigat

ion

ditc

hes a

nd fl

oode

d fie

lds,

as

wel

l as s

tream

s bor

dere

d by

will

ows a

nd

cotto

nwoo

ds.

Hyl

a ar

enic

olor

C

anyo

n tre

efro

g B

LM

NL

UT-

Gar

field

, G

rand

, Way

ne,

San

Juan

Tar S

and

Tria

ngle

and

Whi

te

Can

yon

STSA

s Te

mpo

rary

or p

erm

anen

t poo

ls in

rock

y ar

id sc

rub

and

mou

ntai

ns in

a w

ide

rang

e of

ele

vatio

ns b

etw

een

300

and

3,00

0 m

.

Rana

lute

iven

tris

Col

umbi

a sp

otte

d fr

og

BLM

W

Y-S

C

WY

-Lin

coln

, Su

blet

te

Gre

en R

iver

R

arel

y fo

und

far f

rom

per

man

ent q

uiet

w

ater

; usu

ally

at t

he g

rass

-sed

ge m

argi

ns

of st

ream

s, la

kes,

pond

s, sp

rings

, and

m

arsh

es.

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TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Amph

ibia

ns

(Con

t.)

Rana

pip

iens

N

orth

ern

leop

ard

frog

B

LM

CO

-SC

, W

Y-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, R

io B

lanc

o;

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

; W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

all

STSA

s W

et m

eado

ws,

mar

shes

, pon

ds, g

laci

al

kettl

e po

nds,

beav

er p

onds

, lak

es,

rese

rvoi

rs, s

tream

s, an

d irr

igat

ion

ditc

hes.

Spea

in

term

onta

na

Gre

at b

asin

sp

adef

oot

BLM

W

Y-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o;

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

; W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Swee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

all

STSA

s Pi

nyon

-juni

per w

oodl

ands

, sag

ebru

sh,

and

sem

ides

ert s

hrub

land

s in

rock

y ca

nyon

s, br

oad

dry

basi

ns, a

nd st

ream

flo

odpl

ains

.

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BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Rept

iles

Cro

talu

s or

egan

us

conc

olor

Mid

get f

aded

ra

ttles

nake

B

LM

CO

-SC

C

O-G

arfie

ld, R

io

Bla

nco;

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, a

nd

Was

haki

e

Hig

h, c

old

dese

rt do

min

ated

by

sage

brus

h, w

ith a

n ab

unda

nce

of ro

ck

outc

rops

and

exp

osed

can

yon

wal

ls.

Elap

he g

utta

ta

Cor

n sn

ake

BLM

U

T-SC

U

T-G

rand

, San

Ju

an

Whi

te C

anyo

n ST

SA

Roc

ky h

illsi

des,

mea

dow

s, al

ong

stre

ams

and

river

bot

tom

s, in

can

yons

and

ar

royo

s, in

bar

nyar

ds, n

ear s

prin

gs, a

nd in

w

oode

d ar

eas.

Gam

belia

w

isliz

enii

Long

nose

le

opar

d liz

ard

BLM

C

O-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

Pi

cean

ce

Flat

or g

ently

slop

ing

shru

blan

ds w

ith a

la

rge

perc

enta

ge o

f ope

n gr

ound

; sta

nds

of g

reas

ewoo

d an

d sa

gebr

ush

on d

eep,

sa

ndy

soils

and

bro

ad o

utw

ash

plai

ns in

or

nea

r the

mou

ths o

f can

yons

.

Lioc

hlor

ophi

s ve

rnal

is

Smoo

th

gree

nsna

ke

BLM

U

T-SC

U

T-C

arbo

n,

Duc

hesn

e,

Gra

nd, S

an Ju

an,

Uin

tah

Uin

ta; A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

C

reek

, Par

iette

, P.R

. Spr

ing,

R

aven

Rid

ge, S

unny

side

, and

W

hite

Can

yon

STSA

s

Mea

dow

s, gr

assy

mar

shes

, mou

ntai

n sh

rubl

ands

, stre

am b

orde

rs, b

ogs,

and

open

, moi

st w

oodl

and.

Saur

omal

us a

ter

Com

mon

ch

uckw

alla

B

LM

UT-

SC

UT-

Gar

field

, San

Ju

an

Non

e R

ocky

des

ert;

lava

flow

s, hi

llsid

es, a

nd

outc

rops

.

Xant

usia

vig

ilis

Des

ert n

ight

liz

ard

BLM

U

T-SC

U

T-G

arfie

ld, S

an

Juan

Ta

r San

d Tr

iang

le a

nd W

hite

C

anyo

n ST

SAs

Arid

and

sem

iarid

hab

itats

am

ong

falle

n le

aves

and

trun

ks o

f yuc

cas,

agav

es, c

acti,

an

d ot

her l

arge

pla

nts;

rang

es lo

cally

into

pi

nyon

-juni

per,

sage

brus

h-bl

ackb

rush

, an

d ch

apar

ral-o

ak.

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E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Bird

s

Acci

pite

r gen

tilis

N

orth

ern

gosh

awk

BLM

W

Y-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o;

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

; W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

all

STSA

s V

arie

ty o

f for

est h

abita

ts. O

ccas

iona

lly

seen

dur

ing

mig

ratio

n in

shru

blan

ds.

Aech

mop

horu

s cl

arki

i C

lark

’s g

rebe

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Lin

coln

G

reen

Riv

er

Mar

shes

, lak

es, a

nd b

ays.

Nes

ts a

mon

g ta

ll pl

ants

gro

win

g in

wat

er o

n th

e ed

ge

of la

rge

area

s of o

pen

wat

er.

Aego

lius

fune

reus

B

orea

l ow

l N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Lin

coln

, U

inta

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

M

atur

e sp

ruce

-fir

or sp

ruce

-fir/

lodg

epol

e pi

ne fo

rest

s int

ersp

erse

d w

ith m

eado

ws.

Amph

ispiz

a be

lli

Sage

spar

row

B

LM

NL

WY

-Lin

coln

, Su

blet

te,

Swee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Bre

eds i

n sa

gebr

ush

shru

blan

ds. D

urin

g m

igra

tion,

occ

urs i

n gr

assl

ands

and

oth

er

type

s of s

hrub

land

s.

Aphe

loco

ma

calif

orni

ca

Wes

tern

scru

b-ja

y N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

O

ak, p

inyo

n, a

nd ju

nipe

r scr

ub, b

rush

, an

d rip

aria

n w

oodl

and.

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E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Bird

s (Co

nt.)

Asio

flam

meu

s Sh

ort-e

ared

ow

l B

LM

UT-

SC

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gra

nd,

Gar

field

, San

Ju

an, U

inta

h,

Way

ne

Uin

ta; A

spha

lt R

idge

, Par

iette

, Sa

n R

afae

l, Ta

r San

d Tr

iang

le, a

nd W

hite

Can

yon

STSA

s

Larg

e op

en a

reas

with

low

veg

etat

ion,

in

clud

ing

mar

shes

, pra

iries

, gra

ssy

plai

ns,

old

field

s, riv

er v

alle

ys, m

eado

ws,

sava

nna,

and

ope

n w

oodl

and.

Gen

eral

ly

nest

s on

high

gro

und

or u

plan

d si

tes.

Athe

ne

cuni

cula

ria

Bur

row

ing

owl

BLM

C

O-T

, U

T-SC

, W

Y-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, R

io B

lanc

o;

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

; W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

all

STSA

s O

pen

gras

slan

ds; n

ests

and

roos

ts in

bu

rrow

s dug

by

mam

mal

s.

Baeo

loph

us

ridg

wayi

Ju

nipe

r titm

ouse

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

Pi

nyon

-juni

per w

oodl

and.

Bota

urus

le

ntig

inos

us

Am

eric

an

bitte

rn

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Swee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

, Was

haki

e B

reed

s prim

arily

in la

rge

fres

hwat

er

mar

shes

, inc

ludi

ng la

ke a

nd p

ond

edge

s w

here

cat

tails

, sed

ges,

or b

ulru

shes

are

pl

entif

ul, a

nd m

arsh

es w

here

ther

e ar

e pa

tche

s of o

pen

wat

er a

nd a

quat

ic-b

ed

vege

tatio

n.

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E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Bird

s (Co

nt.)

Buce

phal

a isl

andi

ca

Bar

row

’s

gold

eney

e B

LM

NL

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o Pi

cean

ce

In w

inte

r, on

rese

rvoi

rs a

nd ri

vers

; in

sum

mer

, on

mou

ntai

n re

serv

oirs

and

po

nds i

n fo

rest

ed a

reas

.

Bute

o re

galis

Fe

rrug

inou

s ha

wk

BLM

C

O-S

C,

UT-

SC,

WY

-SC

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o;

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

; W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

all

STSA

s G

rass

land

s and

sem

ides

ert s

hrub

land

s; is

ra

re in

pin

yon-

juni

per w

oodl

ands

. In

win

ter,

near

pra

irie

dog

tow

ns. M

igra

nts

and

win

ter r

esid

ents

may

als

o oc

cur i

n sh

rubl

ands

and

agr

icul

tura

l are

as.

Cal

cari

us

mcc

owni

i M

cCow

n’s

long

spur

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

Sp

arse

shor

t-gra

ss p

lain

s, pl

owed

and

st

ubbl

e fie

lds,

and

area

s of b

are

or n

early

ba

re g

roun

d. N

ests

on

the

grou

nd, o

ften

on h

igh,

bar

ren

hills

ides

with

sout

hern

ex

posu

res.

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E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Bird

s (Co

nt.)

Cen

troc

ercu

s ur

opha

sian

us

Sage

gro

use

BLM

C

O-S

C,

UT-

SC

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o;

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

; W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

Arg

yle

Can

yon,

Asp

halt

Rid

ge, H

ill

Cre

ek, P

arie

tte, P

.R. S

prin

g,

Rav

en R

idge

, and

Sun

nysi

de

STSA

s

Sage

brus

h sh

rubl

ands

. In

sum

mer

, als

o fo

und

in n

ativ

e or

cul

tivat

ed m

eado

ws,

gras

slan

ds, a

spen

, and

will

ow th

icke

ts

adja

cent

to o

r int

ersp

erse

d w

ith

sage

brus

h.

Char

adri

us

mon

tanu

s M

ount

ain

plov

er

BLM

C

O-S

C,

WY

-SC

C

O-R

io B

lanc

o;

WY

-Lin

coln

, Su

blet

te,

Swee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, a

nd

Was

haki

e

Cas

ual m

igra

nt in

val

ley

area

s of

Col

orad

o. In

Wyo

min

g, b

reed

s in

flat

open

are

as su

ch a

s alk

ali f

lats

, pra

irie

dog

tow

ns, t

able

land

s, ag

ricul

tura

l fie

lds,

and

heav

ily g

raze

d si

tes.

Coc

cyzu

s am

eric

anus

oc

cide

ntal

is

Wes

tern

yel

low

-bi

lled

cuck

oo

ESA

-C,

BLM

W

Y-S

C

UT-

Duc

hesn

e,

Gar

field

, Gra

nd,

San

Juan

, Uin

tah,

W

ayne

Uin

ta; A

spha

lt R

idge

STS

A

Low

land

ripa

rian

fore

st.

Cyg

nus

bucc

inat

or

Trum

pete

r sw

an

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Sw

eetw

ater

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Pond

s, la

kes,

and

mar

shes

and

bre

eds i

n ar

eas o

f ree

ds, s

edge

s, or

sim

ilar

emer

gent

veg

etat

ion.

Cyps

eloi

des

nige

r B

lack

swift

B

LM

CO

-SC

, U

T-SC

C

O-G

arfie

ld, R

io

Bla

nco;

U

T-D

uche

sne,

U

inta

h

Pice

ance

and

Uin

ta; A

rgyl

e C

anyo

n, A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

C

reek

, Par

iette

, P.R

. Spr

ing,

an

d R

aven

Rid

ge S

TSA

s

Nes

ts o

n cl

iffs n

ear o

r beh

ind

wat

erfa

lls.

Fora

ging

bird

s occ

ur a

t hig

h el

evat

ions

ov

er m

onta

ne a

nd a

djac

ent l

owla

nd

habi

tats

.

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Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Bird

s (Co

nt.)

Dol

icho

nyx

oryz

ivor

us

Bob

olin

k B

LM

UT-

SC

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

Uin

ta; a

ll ST

SAs

Bre

eds i

n ta

ll gr

ass a

reas

, flo

oded

m

eado

ws,

prai

ries,

deep

cul

tivat

ed g

rain

fie

lds,

and

hayf

ield

s with

den

se

vege

tatio

n. D

urin

g m

igra

tion,

foun

d in

ric

e fie

lds,

mar

shes

, and

ope

n w

oody

ar

eas.

Empi

dona

x tra

illii

extim

us

Sout

hwes

tern

w

illow

fly

catc

her

ESA

-E

NL

UT-

Car

bon,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

Uin

ta; P

.R. S

prin

g, S

an

Raf

ael,

Tar S

and

Tria

ngle

, and

W

hite

Can

yon

STSA

s

Nes

ts in

ripa

rian

corr

idor

s, is

land

s, an

d sa

ndba

rs v

eget

ated

with

will

ow, t

amar

isk,

or

oth

er sh

rubs

.

Falc

o pe

regr

inus

an

atum

A

mer

ican

pe

regr

ine

falc

on

BLM

C

O-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o;

WY

-Sub

lette

, Sw

eetw

ater

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, a

nd

Was

haki

e

Nes

ts o

n cl

iffs a

nd fo

rage

s ove

r adj

acen

t co

nife

rous

and

ripa

rian

fore

sts.

Mig

rant

s an

d w

inte

r res

iden

ts o

ccur

mos

tly a

roun

d re

serv

oirs

, riv

ers,

and

mar

shes

but

als

o m

ay b

e se

en in

gra

ssla

nds,

agric

ultu

ral

area

s, an

d ot

her h

abita

ts.

Gav

ia im

mer

C

omm

on lo

on

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Bre

eds i

n cl

ear-

wat

er la

kes c

onta

inin

g bo

th sh

allo

w a

nd d

eepw

ater

are

as a

nd

shor

elin

e or

isla

nd n

est s

ites.

Occ

urs o

n in

land

lake

s and

rive

rs d

urin

g m

igra

tion.

Gru

s am

eric

ana

Who

opin

g cr

ane

ESA

-X

N

CO

-E

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o Pi

cean

ce

Rar

e m

igra

nt in

val

leys

, whe

re it

occ

urs

on m

udfla

ts a

roun

d re

serv

oirs

and

in

agric

ultu

ral a

reas

.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-35

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BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Bird

s (Co

nt.)

Gru

s can

aden

sis

tabi

da

Gre

ater

sand

hill

cran

e N

L C

O-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o Pi

cean

ce

Mig

rant

s occ

ur o

n m

udfla

ts a

roun

d re

serv

oirs

, moi

st m

eado

ws,

and

agric

ultu

ral a

reas

. Bre

eds i

n op

en a

reas

w

ith g

rass

y hu

mm

ocks

and

wat

erco

urse

s, be

aver

pon

ds, a

nd n

atur

al p

onds

line

d w

ith w

illow

s or a

spen

s.

Gym

nogy

ps

calif

orni

anus

C

alifo

rnia

co

ndor

ES

A-E

N

L U

T-G

rand

Ta

r San

d Tr

iang

le a

nd W

hite

C

anyo

n ST

SAs

Mou

ntai

nous

are

as a

t low

and

mod

erat

e el

evat

ions

, esp

ecia

lly ro

cky

and

brus

hy

area

s with

clif

fs a

vaila

ble

for n

est s

ites;

fo

rage

s in

gras

slan

ds, o

ak sa

vann

a,

mou

ntai

n pl

atea

us, r

idge

s, an

d ca

nyon

s. R

oost

s in

snag

s or t

all o

pen-

bran

ched

tre

es n

ear i

mpo

rtant

fora

ging

gro

unds

.

Hal

iaee

tus

leuc

ocep

halu

s B

ald

eagl

e N

L C

O-T

, W

Y-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o;

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

; W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

all

STSA

s N

ear r

eser

voirs

and

larg

e riv

ers.

In

win

ter,

they

may

als

o oc

cur l

ocal

ly in

se

mid

eser

ts a

nd g

rass

land

s, es

peci

ally

ne

ar p

rairi

e do

g to

wns

.

Icte

rus

pari

soru

m

Scot

t’s o

riole

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

Pi

nyon

-juni

per a

nd a

rid o

ak sc

rub

on

foot

hills

, des

ert s

lope

s of m

ount

ains

, and

m

ore

elev

ated

sem

iarid

pla

ins.

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BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Bird

s (Co

nt.)

Lani

us

ludo

vici

anus

Lo

gger

head

sh

rike

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Bre

eds i

n op

en c

ount

ry w

ith sc

atte

red

trees

and

shru

bs, s

avan

na, d

eser

t scr

ub,

and,

occ

asio

nally

, ope

n w

oodl

and.

Mel

aner

pes l

ewis

Le

wis

’s

woo

dpec

ker

BLM

U

T-SC

; W

Y-S

C

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

; W

Y-U

inta

Gre

en R

iver

and

Uin

ta; a

ll ST

SAs

Low

land

and

foot

hill

ripar

ian

fore

sts,

agric

ultu

ral a

reas

, and

urb

an a

reas

with

ta

ll de

cidu

ous t

rees

.

Num

eniu

s am

eric

anus

Lo

ng-b

illed

cu

rlew

B

LM

CO

-SC

, U

T-SC

, W

Y-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o;

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

; W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

all

STSA

s Sh

ort-g

rass

pra

irie,

whe

at fi

elds

, and

fa

llow

fiel

ds. N

ests

are

usu

ally

clo

se to

st

andi

ng w

ater

. Mig

rant

s occ

ur o

n sh

orel

ines

and

in m

eado

ws a

nd fi

elds

.

Pele

canu

s er

ythr

orhy

ncho

s A

mer

ican

whi

te

pelic

an

BLM

U

T-SC

C

O-G

arfie

ld,

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

Pice

ance

and

Uin

ta; a

ll ST

SAs

Larg

e re

serv

oirs

with

bre

edin

g si

tes o

n is

land

s. Is

a m

igra

nt in

the

stud

y ar

ea.

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BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Bird

s (Co

nt.)

Pico

ides

arc

ticus

B

lack

-bac

ked

woo

dpec

ker

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln

Gre

en R

iver

B

orea

l and

mon

tane

con

ifero

us fo

rest

s, es

peci

ally

in a

reas

with

stan

ding

dea

d tre

es su

ch a

s bur

ns, b

ogs,

and

win

dfal

ls;

less

freq

uent

ly in

mix

ed fo

rest

; rar

ely,

in

win

ter,

in d

ecid

uous

woo

dlan

d.

Pico

ides

tr

idac

tylu

s Th

ree-

toed

w

oodp

ecke

r B

LM

UT-

SC

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

Uin

ta; A

rgyl

e C

anyo

n, H

ill

Cre

ek, P

.R. S

prin

g,

Sunn

ysid

e, T

ar S

and

Tria

ngle

, an

d W

hite

Can

yon

STSA

s

Den

se c

onife

rous

fore

sts; a

ssoc

iate

d w

ith

fir a

nd sp

ruce

at h

ighe

r ele

vatio

ns; m

ainl

y in

lodg

epol

e pi

ne fo

rest

s or i

n m

ixed

-con

ifer f

ores

ts a

t low

er e

leva

tions

.

Pleg

adis

chi

hi

Whi

te-f

aced

ibis

B

LM

WY

-SC

C

O-G

arfie

ld, R

io

Bla

nco;

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, a

nd

Was

haki

e

Mig

rant

and

sum

mer

vis

itor t

o w

et

mea

dow

s, m

arsh

edg

es, a

nd re

serv

oir

shor

elin

es.

Psal

trip

arus

m

inim

us

Bus

htit

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Woo

dlan

ds a

nd sc

rub

habi

tat w

ith

scat

tere

d tre

es a

nd sh

rubs

, bru

shy

stre

amsi

des,

piny

on-ju

nipe

r, an

d pi

ne-o

ak

asso

ciat

ions

.

Sitta

pyg

mae

a Py

gmy

nuth

atch

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Lin

coln

, Su

blet

te

Gre

en R

iver

Pi

ne fo

rest

and

woo

dlan

d, e

spec

ially

po

nder

osa

pine

; les

s fre

quen

tly in

pin

yon-

juni

per w

oodl

and.

Ster

na c

aspi

a C

aspi

an te

rn

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln

Gre

en R

iver

B

reed

s on

sand

y or

gra

velly

bea

ches

and

sh

ell b

anks

of l

arge

inla

nd la

kes.

Ster

na fo

rste

ri

Fors

ter’

s ter

n N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Lin

coln

G

reen

Riv

er

Nes

ts o

n in

land

lake

s and

mar

shes

.

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TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Bird

s (Co

nt.)

Stri

x oc

cide

ntal

is

luci

da

Mex

ican

spot

ted

owl

ESA

-T

NL

UT-

Emer

y,

Gar

field

, Gra

nd,

San

Juan

, Uin

tah,

W

ayne

Uin

ta; R

aven

Rid

ge, T

ar S

and

Tria

ngle

, and

Whi

te C

anyo

n ST

SAs

Mos

t com

mon

whe

re u

nlog

ged

clos

ed-

cano

py fo

rest

s occ

ur in

stee

p ca

nyon

s;

unev

en-a

ged

stan

ds w

ith a

hig

h ba

sal a

rea

and

man

y sn

ags a

nd d

owne

d lo

gs a

re

mos

t fav

orab

le.

Tym

panu

chus

ph

asia

nellu

s co

lum

bian

us

Col

umbi

an

shar

p-ta

iled

grou

se

BLM

C

O-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, R

io B

lanc

o Pi

cean

ce

Gam

bel o

ak a

nd se

rvic

eber

ry sh

rubl

ands

, of

ten

inte

rspe

rsed

with

sage

brus

h sh

rubl

ands

, asp

en fo

rest

s, w

heat

fiel

ds,

and

irrig

ated

mea

dow

s and

alfa

lfa fi

elds

. D

ispl

ay g

roun

ds a

re o

n kn

olls

or r

idge

s.

Mam

mal

s

Antr

ozou

s pa

llidu

s Pa

llid

bat

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Arid

des

erts

and

gra

ssla

nds,

ofte

n ne

ar

rock

y ou

tcro

ps a

nd w

ater

.

Brac

hyla

gus

idah

oens

is Py

gmy

rabb

it B

LM

UT-

SC,

WY

-SC

U

T-G

arfie

ld,

Way

ne;

WY

-Lin

coln

, Su

blet

te,

Swee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e;

Tar S

and

Tria

ngle

STS

A

Den

se st

ands

of b

ig sa

gebr

ush

grow

ing

in

deep

loos

e so

ils.

Cor

ynor

hinu

s to

wnse

ndii

palle

scen

s

Tow

nsen

d’s

big-

eare

d ba

t B

LM

CO

-SC

, U

T-SC

, W

Y-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o;

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

; W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

all

STSA

s Se

mid

eser

t shr

ubla

nds,

piny

on-ju

nipe

r w

oodl

ands

, and

ope

n m

onta

ne fo

rest

s.

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BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Mam

mal

s (Co

nt.)

Cyn

omys

gu

nniso

ni

Gun

niso

n’s

prai

rie d

og

ESA

-C;

BLM

U

T-SC

U

T-G

rand

, San

Ju

an

Non

e H

igh

mou

ntai

n va

lleys

and

pla

teau

s (e

leva

tions

bet

wee

n 1,

830

and

3,66

0 m

) th

at a

re o

pen

or a

re sp

arse

ly v

eget

ated

w

ith sh

rubs

, jun

iper

s, or

pin

es.

Cyn

omys

le

ucur

us

Whi

te-ta

iled

prai

rie d

og

BLM

U

T-SC

, W

Y-S

C

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gra

nd,

Uin

tah;

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Sw

eetw

ater

, U

inta

Gre

en R

iver

, Uin

ta, a

nd

Was

haki

e; A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

C

reek

, Par

iette

, P.R

. Spr

ing,

an

d Sa

n R

afae

l STS

As

Ope

n sh

rubl

ands

, sem

ides

ert g

rass

land

s, an

d m

ount

ain

valle

ys. O

ccas

iona

lly

inva

des p

astu

res a

nd a

gric

ultu

ral l

ands

at

low

er e

leva

tions

.

Cyn

omys

pa

rvid

ens

Uta

h pr

airie

dog

ES

A-T

N

L U

T-G

arfie

ld,

Way

ne

Non

e G

rass

land

s in

leve

l mou

ntai

n va

lleys

in

area

s with

dee

p, w

ell-d

rain

ed so

il an

d ve

geta

tion

that

pra

irie

dogs

can

see

over

or

thro

ugh.

Eude

rma

mac

ulat

um

Spot

ted

bat

BLM

U

T-SC

, W

Y-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o;

UT-

Duc

hesn

e,

Gar

field

, Gra

nd,

San

Juan

, Uin

tah,

W

ayne

; W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

Asp

halt

Rid

ge,

Hill

Cre

ek, P

arie

tte,

P.R

. Spr

ing,

Rav

en R

idge

, Sa

n R

afae

l, Ta

r San

d Tr

iang

le, a

nd W

hite

Can

yon

STSA

s

Pond

eros

a pi

ne o

f mon

tane

fore

sts,

piny

on-ju

nipe

r woo

dlan

ds, a

nd o

pen

sem

ides

ert s

hrub

land

s. R

oost

s occ

ur in

ro

cky

cliff

s with

acc

ess t

o w

ater

.

Gul

o gu

lo

Wol

verin

e N

L C

O-E

, W

Y-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o;

WY

-Lin

coln

, Su

blet

te

Gre

en R

iver

and

Pic

eanc

e

Bor

eal f

ores

ts a

nd tu

ndra

.

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E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Mam

mal

s (Co

nt.)

Idio

nyct

eris

ph

yllo

tis

Alle

n’s b

ig-

eare

d ba

t B

LM

UT-

SC

UT-

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, W

ayne

P.R

. Spr

ing,

Tar

San

d Tr

iang

le, a

nd W

hite

Can

yon

STSA

s

Mou

ntai

nous

are

as n

ear c

liffs

and

bo

ulde

rs a

nd in

pin

e-oa

k, c

onife

rous

fo

rest

s, or

ripa

rian

woo

ds. F

orag

es o

ver

stre

ams a

nd p

onds

.

Lasi

urus

bl

osse

villi

i W

este

rn re

d ba

t B

LM

UT-

SC

UT-

Car

bon,

Em

ery,

Gra

nd,

Gar

field

, San

Ju

an, W

ayne

P.R

. Spr

ing,

San

Raf

ael,

Tar

Sand

Tria

ngle

, and

Whi

te

Can

yon

STSA

s

Rip

aria

n ha

bita

ts d

omin

ated

by

cotto

nwoo

ds, o

aks,

syca

mor

es, a

nd

wal

nuts

; rar

ely

foun

d in

des

ert h

abita

ts.

Lynx

can

aden

sis

Can

ada

lynx

ES

A-T

C

O-E

, W

Y-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o;

UT-

Emer

y,

Uin

tah;

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, a

nd

Uin

ta; A

spha

lt R

idge

STS

A

Nor

ther

n co

nife

rous

fore

sts.

Une

ven-

aged

st

ands

with

rela

tivel

y op

en c

anop

ies a

nd

wel

l-dev

elop

ed u

nder

stor

ies a

re id

eal.

Mic

rotu

s m

ogol

lone

nsis

Mog

ollo

n vo

le

BLM

U

T-SC

U

T-Sa

n Ju

an

Non

e M

ount

ain

mea

dow

s, gr

assy

ope

ning

s in

woo

dlan

d.

Mic

rotu

s ri

char

dson

i W

ater

vol

e N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Lin

coln

, Su

blet

te, U

inta

G

reen

Riv

er

Suba

lpin

e an

d al

pine

mea

dow

s clo

se to

w

ater

, esp

ecia

lly sw

ift, c

lear

, spr

ing-

fed

or g

laci

al st

ream

s with

gra

vel b

otto

ms.

Mus

tela

nig

ripe

s B

lack

-foo

ted

ferr

et

ESA

-X

N

CO

-E

CO

-Rio

Bla

nco;

U

T-C

arbo

n,

Duc

hesn

e,

Emer

y, G

rand

, Sa

n Ju

an, U

inta

h;

WY

-Sub

lette

, Sw

eetw

ater

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, U

inta

, an

d W

asha

kie;

Asp

halt

Rid

ge,

Hill

Cre

ek, P

arie

tte, P

.R.

Sprin

g, R

aven

Rid

ge,

San

Raf

ael,

and

Sunn

ysid

e ST

SAs

His

toric

ally

occ

upie

d ar

eas r

angi

ng fr

om

the

shor

tgra

ss a

nd m

idgr

ass p

rairi

e to

se

mid

eser

t shr

ubla

nds.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-41

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Mam

mal

s (Co

nt.)

Myo

tis e

votis

Lo

ng-e

ared

m

yotis

B

LM

NL

WY

-Lin

coln

, Su

blet

te,

Swee

twat

er,

Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Con

ifer a

nd d

ecid

uous

fore

sts,

cave

s, an

d m

ines

.

Myo

tis

thys

anod

es

Frin

ged

myo

tis

BLM

U

T-SC

, W

Y-S

C

CO

-Gar

field

, Rio

B

lanc

o;

UT-

Duc

hesn

e,

Gar

field

, Gra

nd,

San

Juan

, Uin

tah,

W

ayne

; W

Y-S

uble

tte

Gre

en R

iver

, Pic

eanc

e, a

nd

Uin

ta; A

rgyl

e C

anyo

n,

Asp

halt

Rid

ge, H

ill C

reek

, Pa

riette

, P.R

. Spr

ing,

Rav

en

Rid

ge, T

ar S

and

Tria

ngle

, and

W

hite

Can

yon

STSA

s

Pond

eros

a pi

ne w

oodl

ands

, gre

asew

ood,

oa

kbru

sh, a

nd sa

ltbus

h sh

rubl

ands

.

Nyc

tinom

ops

mac

rotis

B

ig fr

ee-ta

iled

bat

BLM

U

T-SC

C

O-G

arfie

ld;

UT-

Car

bon,

D

uche

sne,

Em

ery,

Gar

field

, G

rand

, San

Juan

, U

inta

h, W

ayne

Pice

ance

and

Uin

ta; A

spha

lt R

idge

, Hill

Cre

ek, P

arie

tte,

P.R

. Spr

ing,

Rav

en R

idge

, Sa

n R

afae

l, Ta

r San

d Tr

iang

le, a

nd W

hite

Can

yon

STSA

s

Roo

sts i

n cr

evic

es o

n cl

iff fa

ces o

r in

build

ings

.

Pero

gnat

hus

flavu

s Si

lky

pock

et

mou

se

BLM

U

T-SC

U

T-Sa

n Ju

an

Non

e Sa

ndy

soils

in a

rid g

rass

land

s, sh

rubl

ands

, an

d pi

nyon

-juni

per w

oodl

and,

in v

alle

y bo

ttom

s, hi

llsid

es, a

nd m

esas

.

Pero

mys

cus

crin

itus

Can

yon

mou

se

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Roc

ky h

abita

ts: g

rave

lly d

eser

t pav

emen

t, ta

lus,

boul

ders

, clif

fs, a

nd sl

ickr

ock.

Pero

mys

cus t

ruei

Pi

non

mou

se

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Am

ong

rock

s or o

n ro

cky

slop

es in

a

varie

ty o

f hab

itats

, inc

ludi

ng p

inyo

n-ju

nipe

r woo

dlan

ds, d

eser

t scr

ub,

limes

tone

clif

fs, a

nd ri

paria

n w

oodl

ands

.

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TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

Scie

ntifi

c N

ame

Com

mon

Nam

e Fe

dera

l St

atus

a St

ate

Stat

usb

St

ates

and

C

ount

ies i

n W

hich

Spe

cies

C

ould

Occ

urc

Oil

Shal

e B

asin

s and

Spe

cial

Ta

r San

d A

reas

in W

hich

Sp

ecie

s Cou

ld O

ccur

d H

abita

te

Mam

mal

s (Co

nt.)

Sore

x pr

eble

i Pr

eble

’s sh

rew

N

L W

Y-S

C

WY

-Lin

coln

, U

inta

G

reen

Riv

er

Arid

and

sem

iarid

shru

b-gr

ass

com

mun

ities

.

Tam

ias d

orsa

lis

utah

ensi

s C

liff c

hipm

unk

NL

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

R

ocky

out

crop

s, st

eep

hills

ides

; onl

y re

cord

ed p

rese

nce

in W

yom

ing

is in

the

vici

nity

of F

lam

ing

Gor

ge.

Thom

omys

cl

usiu

s W

yom

ing

pock

et g

ophe

r B

LM

NL

WY

-Sw

eetw

ater

G

reen

Riv

er a

nd W

asha

kie

W

ell-d

rain

ed, o

ften

grav

elly

soils

of r

idge

to

ps a

nd e

dges

of d

eepl

y er

oded

stre

am-

cut w

ashe

s, an

d sh

rubl

and

habi

tats

.

Thom

omys

id

ahoe

nsis

Idah

o po

cket

go

pher

B

LM

WY

-SC

W

Y-L

inco

ln,

Subl

ette

, Uin

ta

Gre

en R

iver

O

pen

sage

brus

h, g

rass

land

s, an

d su

balp

ine

mou

ntai

n m

eado

ws w

ith

rela

tivel

y sh

allo

w st

ony

soils

.

Vulp

es m

acro

tis

Kit

fox

BLM

C

O-E

, U

T-SC

C

O-G

arfie

ld, R

io

Bla

nco;

U

T-C

arbo

n,

Duc

hesn

e,

Emer

y, G

arfie

ld,

Gra

nd, S

an Ju

an,

Uin

tah,

Way

ne

Pice

ance

and

Uin

ta; a

ll ST

SAs

Sem

ides

ert s

hrub

land

and

mar

gins

of

piny

on-ju

nipe

r woo

dlan

ds.

Vulp

es v

elox

Sw

ift fo

x B

LM

WY

-SC

W

Y-S

wee

twat

er

Gre

en R

iver

and

Was

haki

e

Ope

n fla

t pra

iries

and

pla

ins w

ith fl

at to

ro

lling

terr

ain

and

spar

se v

eget

atio

n.

Foot

note

s on

follo

win

g pa

ge.

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Final OSTS PEIS E-43

TA

BL

E E

-1 (

Con

t.)

a Fe

dera

l lis

tings

: BLM

= li

sted

by

the

BLM

as s

ensi

tive;

C =

can

dida

te fo

r lis

ting;

E =

list

ed a

s end

ange

red;

ESA

= E

ndan

gere

d Sp

ecie

s Act

; PT

= pr

opos

ed

for l

istin

g as

thre

aten

ed; T

= li

sted

as t

hrea

tene

d; X

N =

exp

erim

enta

l pop

ulat

ion,

non

esse

ntia

l. b

Stat

e lis

tings

: CO

= C

olor

ado;

E =

list

ed a

s end

ange

red;

SC

= li

sted

as s

peci

es o

f spe

cial

con

cern

; T =

list

ed a

s thr

eate

ned;

UT

= U

tah;

WY

= W

yom

ing.

c

Stat

es a

nd c

ount

ies w

ithin

spec

ies r

ange

in w

hich

spec

ies i

s lis

ted

and

oil s

hale

or t

ar sa

nds p

roje

cts c

ould

occ

ur.

d O

il sh

ale

basi

ns o

r tar

sand

s are

as in

whi

ch sp

ecie

s cou

ld o

ccur

bas

ed o

n pu

blis

hed

dist

ribut

ions

. e

NL

= no

t lis

ted.

Sour

ce: G

oodr

ich

and

Nee

se (1

986)

; UD

WR

(199

8, 2

006,

200

7); C

olor

ado

Rar

e Pl

ant T

echn

ical

Com

mitt

ee (1

999)

; Kei

nath

et a

l. (2

003)

; CD

OW

(200

6);

Nat

ureS

erve

(200

6); U

nive

rsity

of W

yom

ing

(200

6); F

lora

of N

orth

Am

eric

a (2

007)

; Nat

ural

Res

ourc

es C

onse

rvat

ion

Serv

ice

(200

7); U

tah

Stat

e U

nive

rsity

(200

7a,b

).

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Utah State University, 2007b, Digital Atlas of the Vascular Plants of Utah. Available at http://earth.gis.usu.edu/plants/index.html. Accessed March 8, 2007.

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