WestLand Resources

Survey for springsnails (Pyrgulopsis spp.; Hydrobiidae) in select springs in Devils Canyon, Pinal County, Arizona (Figure 1).

Biological Assessment and Evaluation (BA&E) for a project in the Magma Arizona Railroad Company (MARRCO) Right-of-Way (ROW). The project consists of the construction, operation, and maintenance of a pipeline to deliver water from RCM's treatment plant in Superior, Arizona to an irrigation canal near Florence, Arizona.

Reptile and amphibian survey was conducted on the approximately 1,224-hectare Federal Parcel.

Ecological Overview for approximately 60.4 hectares in Maricopa County, Arizona. This ecological evaluation was conducted to identify the type and relative condition of the biological resources found and evaluate ecological characteristics of the property to identify remarkable resources attributes, and to briefly assess their conservation values in reference to local and regional contexts.

Arizona hedgehog cactus surveys were conducted in conformance with the monitoring requirements of the Resolution Pre-feasibility Activities Plan of Operations and the Tonto National Forest's Finding of No Significant Impact.

Data collected during this wildlife camera monitoring survey provides a preliminary inventory of wildlife species in the vicinity of the proposed project and in the broader area.

The purpose of the survey was to evaluate the occurrence and distribution of plants listed by the TNF as invasive species, hereafter called noxious weeds, within the proposed disturbance areas for Baseline Activities.

Biological baseline studies were conducted related to a proposed tailings alternative within the Tonto National Forest as outlined in a GPO, and related to proposed baseline activities in support of mining exploration activities in the same general area as described in a Plan of Operations.

Raptor studies were conducted within the proposed Near West Tailings alternative area to provide baseline biological information to support planning and permitting activities.

Avian surveys were conducted in support of the proposed Near West tailing alternatives areas. WestLand and BIOME biologists conducted avian surveys designed to provide information on the avian species occurring in the vicinity of the Analysis Area and to determine the presence of Tonto National Forest sensitive and management indicator species, as well as species protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

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