APPENDIX I Gateway South Transmission Project Wildlife, Fisheries, and Special-Status Species Appendix I-1: Potentially Affected Wildlife, Fisheries, and Special-Status Species Appendix I-2: Non-Affected Wildlife, Fisheries, and Special-Status Species Appendix I-3: Gateway South – Linear Schedule – 38 Month Construction Plan and Seasonal Restrictions

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Appendix I-1 Potentially Affected Wildlife, Fisheries, and Special-Status Species

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Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project Table I-1. Potentially Affected Wildlife, Fisheries, and Special-Status Species

Occurrence in Area of Site Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Potential Impacts Site Evaluation/ Surveys Mitigation GWS Project Area Influence Amphibians Toads Great Basin spadefoot Spea intermontana BLM-S WGFD- Sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) flats Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Habitat surveys; presence/ Biological Resources Conservation II and semidesert shrublands; habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 requires loose, sandy soils with construction equipment, increased predation risk Birds Gallinaceous Birds Greater sage-grouse Centrocercus BLM-S WGFD- Sagebrush steppe Likely Project Area; core Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat analysis, Biological Resources Conservation urophasianus II habitat within Project habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision presence/absence, lek surveys Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Area; Project Area with construction equipment and Project within 4 miles of leks infrastructure, increased predation risk Birds Owls and Raptors American kestrel Falco sparverius WGFD-III Open and semi-open habitats with Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation cavity sites for nesting habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 risk, increased perching substrate on Project surveys infrastructure Birds Owls and Raptors Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus BGEPA BLM-S Rivers, lakes, riparian zones Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Suitable habitat, winter, and Biological Resources Conservation WGFD-II (displacement/avoidance), collision risk, communal roost nest surveys Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 increased perching substrate on Project infrastructure Birds Owls and Raptors Burrowing owl Athene cunicularia BLM-S WGFD-I Prairie-dog (Cynomys spp.) Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation colonies (displacement/avoidance), collision risk, presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 increased perching substrate on Project surveys infrastructure Birds Owls and Raptors Ferruginous hawk Buteo regalis BLM-S WGFD- Grasslands, prairies, plains Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation II habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 risk, increased perching substrate on Project surveys infrastructure Birds Owls and Raptors Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos BGEPA WGFD- Open country from barren areas Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation II to open coniferous forests; prefers (displacement/avoidance), collision risk, presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 cliffs and large trees for roosting, increased perching substrate on Project surveys perching, and nesting infrastructure Birds Owls and Raptors Merlin Falco columbarius WGFD-III Open woodlands, savannah, Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation grasslands, shrub steppe (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 surveys Birds Owls and Raptors Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis BLM-S WGFD-I Coniferous forest, mixed Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Suitable habitat; Biological Resources Conservation conifer/aspen (Populus spp.) (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence; nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 forest surveys Birds Owls and Raptors Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus BLM-S WGFD- Open woodlands, forests, shrub Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation II steppe, grasslands, marshlands, habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 riparian zones risk, increased perching substrate on Project surveys infrastructure Birds Owls and Raptors Short-eared owl Asio flammeus WGFD-II Prairies, grasslands, meadows, Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat; indirect loss of Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation sagebrush shrublands habitat (displacement/ avoidance) presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 surveys Birds Owls and Raptors Swainson's hawk Buteo swainsoni WGFD-II Prairies, plains, shrub steppe, Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation savannahs, open pine (Pinus habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision presence/absence, nest Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 spp.)/juniper (Juniperus spp.) risk, increased perching substrate on Project surveys woodlands infrastructure Birds Passerines American pipit Anthus rubescens WGFD-III Alpine and subalpine meadows; Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation migrates at lower elevations (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Ash-throated flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens WGFD-II Old growth juniper woodlands Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Bewick's wren Thryomanes bewickii WGFD-III Brush and scrub thickets in Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation [bewickii] southwest Wyoming habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Black rosy-finch Leucosticte atrata WGFD-II Mountain tundra, grasslands, Unlikely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation cultivated lands habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Black-chinned Archilochus alexandri WGFD-II Foothill and riparian shrubland Unlikely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation hummingbird habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-1 Occurrence in Area of Site Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Potential Impacts Site Evaluation/ Surveys Mitigation GWS Project Area Influence Birds Passerines Black-throated gray warbler Setophaga nigrescens WGFD-II Juniper woodlands Unlikely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Blue grosbeak Passerina caerulea WGFD-III Cottonwood (Populus deltoids) Unlikely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation riparian with developed shrubby habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 layer Birds Passerines Blue-gray gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea WGFD-III Shrublands, mature forests, Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation riparian zones; preferring gap- habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 edge habitats Birds Passerines Brewer's sparrow Spizella breweri BLM-S WGFD- Sagebrush steppe, shrub steppe Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation II habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Brown-capped rosy-finch Leucosticte australis WGFD-II Mountain tundra, meadows, Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation grasslands, shrublands, cultivated habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 lands Birds Passerines Bushtit Psaltriparus minimus WGFD-II Juniper woodlands and wooded Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation riparian habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Calliope hummingbird Selasphorus calliope WGFD-II Foothill and montane shrublands Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation [Stellula calliope] habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Canyon wren Catherpes mexicanus WGFD-III Arid, rocky habitats, including Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation cliffs, canyons, and rock (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 outcroppings Birds Passerines Clark's nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana WGFD-II High-elevation conifer forest Unlikely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Common nighthawk Chordeiles minor WGFD-III Low-elevation grasslands and Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation open forests habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Common yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas WGFD-III Dense vegetation in marshes, Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation thickets, and shrubby areas habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Gray vireo Vireo vicinior WGFD-II Juniper woodlands Unlikely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Juniper titmouse Baeolophus ridgwayi WGFD-II Juniper woodlands Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Lewis's woodpecker Melanerpes lewis WGFD-II Open ponderosa pine (Pinus Unlikely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation ponderosa) forests, mixed conifer (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 woodlands Birds Passerines Loggerhead shrike Lanius ludovicianus BLM-S WGFD- Basin-prairie shrublands, Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation II mountain foothill shrubs habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines MacGillivray's warbler Geothlypis tolmiei WGFD-II Montane shrubland Unlikely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines McCown's longspur Rhynchophanes WGFD-II Shortgrass prairie, shrublands, Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation mccownii agricultural areas, dry lakebeds habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Rufous hummingbird Selasphorus rufus WGFD-II Montane shrubland Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Sage thrasher Oreoscoptes montanus BLM-S WGFD- Sagebrush shrublands Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation II habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Sagebrush sparrow Artemisiospiza WGFD-II Sagebrush shrublands Likely Project Area Direct habitat loss, indirect habitat loss Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation nevadensis (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Willow flycatcher Empidonax traillii WGFD-III Willow (Salix spp.) riparian zones Unlikely Project Area Direct habitat loss, indirect habitat loss Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Passerines Woodhouse's [Western] Aphelocoma woodhouseii WGFD-II Juniper woodlands Unlikely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation scrub-jay [Aphelocoma (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 californica] Birds Shorebirds, waterbird Long-billed curlew Numenius americanus BLM-S WGFD- Grasslands, prairie uplands, Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Migratory bird surveys, Biological Resources Conservation and gulls II agricultural areas habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Birds Shorebirds, waterbird Mountain plover Charadrius montanus BLM-S WGFD-I Shortgrass and mixed-grass Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat, Biological Resources Conservation and gulls prairie, saltbush shrub steppe habitat (displacement/avoidance) presence/absence surveys Plan (POD Appendix B1)1

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-2 Occurrence in Area of Site Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Potential Impacts Site Evaluation/ Surveys Mitigation GWS Project Area Influence Mammals Terrestrial mammals Black bear Ursus americanus Trophy game Wooded and forested habitats Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat (displacement/ Geospatial analysis Biological Resources Conservation avoidance), vehicular collisions, poaching. completed for EIS (BLM Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Low Project impact 2016)2 Mammals Terrestrial mammals Canada lynx Lynx canadensis F-T WGFD-I Boreal forest ecosystems Unlikely Project Area Indirect displacement/avoidance during Geospatial analysis Biological Resources Conservation dispersal. completed for EIS (BLM Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Project unlikely to impact. 2016)2 Mammals Terrestrial mammals Rocky Mountain elk Cervus elaphus nelsoni Big game Dense woodland, young conifer Likely Project Area; WGFD Direct loss of habitat; indirect loss of Geospatial analysis Biological Resources Conservation stands, meadows, and plains from Herd Unit habitat (displacement/ avoidance), completed for EIS (BLM Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 hot dry lowlands to high disruption of migration corridors, vehicular 2016)2 through seasonal range mountains collisions, poaching and migration corridors Mammals Terrestrial mammals Gray wolf Canis lupus [irremotus] F-E (Trophy Mountainous or hilly forested Unlikely Project Area Indirect displacement/ avoidance during Geospatial analysis Biological Resources Conservation Game/Predator) areas with abundant prey and dispersal. completed for EIS (BLM Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 little human presence Project unlikely to impact. 2016)2 Mammals Terrestrial mammals Moose Alces americanus [Alces WGFD-II Spruce (Picea spp.)-fir (Abies Unlikely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Geospatial analysis Biological Resources Conservation alces] spp.) and pine forests, riparian habitat (displacement/ avoidance), completed for EIS (BLM Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 communities dominated by disruption of migration corridors, vehicular 2016)2 through seasonal willow, mixed mountain shrub collisions, poaching range and migration corridors communities, aspen Mammals Terrestrial mammals Mountain lion Puma concolor F-E (Trophy Variety of rocky and forested Likely Project Area Indirect loss of habitat (displacement/ Geospatial analysis Biological Resources Conservation game) habitats avoidance), vehicular collisions, poaching. completed for EIS (BLM Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 Low Project impact 2016)2 Mammals Terrestrial mammals Mule deer Odocoileus hemionus Big game Desert, brushland, forest, Likely Project Area; WGFD Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Geospatial analysis Biological Resources Conservation mountains Herd Unit habitat (displacement/avoidance), completed for EIS (BLM Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 disruption of migration corridors, vehicular 2016)2 through seasonal collisions, poaching range and migration corridors Mammals Terrestrial mammals Olive-backed pocket mouse Perognathus fasciatus WGFD-III Sparsely vegetated grasslands and Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Geospatial analysis Biological Resources Conservation sagebrush-grasslands habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision completed for EIS (BLM Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 with construction equipment, increased 2016)2 predation risk. Low Project impact Mammals Terrestrial mammals Pronghorn Antilocapra americana Big game Open grasslands and sagebrush Likely Project Area; WGFD Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Geospatial analysis Biological Resources Conservation steppe Herd Unit habitat (displacement/avoidance), completed for EIS (BLM Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 disruption of migration corridors, vehicular 2016)2 through seasonal collisions, poaching range and migration corridors Mammals Terrestrial mammals Pygmy rabbit Brachylagus idahoensis BLM-S WGFD- Dense, tall stands of big Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat surveys and Biological Resources Conservation II sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision trail cameras Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 spp.) along intermittent streams or with construction equipment, increased riparian areas in sagebrush- predation risk grasslands Mammals Terrestrial mammals White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus Big game Wooded riparian and deciduous Likely Project Area; WGFD Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Geospatial analysis Biological Resources Conservation forest Herd Unit habitat (displacement/avoidance), completed for EIS (BLM Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 disruption of migration corridors, vehicular 2016)2 through seasonal collisions; poaching range and migration corridors Mammals Terrestrial mammals White-tailed prairie dog Cynomys leucurus BLM-S WGFD- Basin-prairie shrublands, Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat surveys; Biological Resources Conservation II sagebrush-grasslands, grasslands habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision presence/absence surveys Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 with construction equipment, increased predation risk Mammals Terrestrial mammals Wyoming pocket gopher Thomomys clusius BLM-S WGFD-I Upland dry ridge tops and Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat surveys; Biological Resources Conservation shallow and gravelly loose soils habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision presence/absence surveys Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 in greasewood (Sarcobatus spp.) with construction equipment, increased habitats predation risk Reptiles Lizards Greater short-horned lizard Phrynosoma hernandesi WGFD-II Semiarid plains to the mountains; Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Qualitative analysis of Biological Resources Conservation shortgrass prairie and sagebrush habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision suitable habitat completed for Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 habitats, and open pine-spruce, with construction equipment, increased EIS (BLM 2016)2 pinyon (Pinus edulis)-juniper, predation risk. spruce-fir forests Some impacts possible.

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-3 Occurrence in Area of Site Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Potential Impacts Site Evaluation/ Surveys Mitigation GWS Project Area Influence Reptiles Lizards Plateau fence lizard Sceloporus tristichus WGFD-III Rocky areas in sagebrush and Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Qualitative analysis of Biological Resources Conservation other shrubland communities habitat (displacement/avoidance), collision suitable habitat completed for Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 with construction equipment, increased EIS (BLM 2016)2 predation risk. Some impacts possible. Reptiles Snakes Great Basin gophersnake Pituophis catenifer WGFD-II Sagebrush communities and Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Qualitative analysis of Biological Resources Conservation deserticola deserts in the plains zone habitat (displacement/ avoidance), collision suitable habitat completed for Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 with construction equipment, increased EIS (BLM 2016)2 predation risk Some impacts possible Reptiles Snakes Pale milksnake Lampropeltis triangulum WGFD-II Grasslands, sandhills, and scarp Unlikely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Qualitative analysis of Biological Resources Conservation multistriata woodlands below 6,000 feet habitat (displacement/ avoidance), collision suitable habitat completed for Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 with construction equipment, increased EIS (BLM 2016)2 predation risk Some impacts possible Reptiles Snakes Plains black-headed snake Tantilla nigriceps WGFD-III Grasslands, sand hills, foothills, Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Qualitative analysis of Biological Resources Conservation rocky canyons habitat (displacement/ avoidance), collision suitable habitat completed for Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 with construction equipment, increased EIS (BLM 2016)2 predation risk Some impacts possible Reptiles Snakes Prairie rattlesnake Crotalus viridis WGFD-III Grasslands and shrublands; often Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Qualitative analysis of Biological Resources Conservation found around rocky areas habitat (displacement/ avoidance), collision suitable habitat completed for Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 with construction equipment, increased EIS (BLM 2016)2 predation risk Some impacts possible Reptiles Snakes Smooth greensnake Opheodrys vernalis WGFD-II Forested areas of the foothills and Unlikely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Qualitative analysis of Biological Resources Conservation montane zones, lush vegetation habitat (displacement/ avoidance), collision suitable habitat completed for Plan (POD Appendix B1)1 with construction equipment, increased EIS (BLM 2016)2 predation risk Some impacts possible Plants Plants Cedar Rim thistle Cirsium aridum BLM-S Barren, chalky hills; gravelly Unlikely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat; Biological Resources Conservation slopes; and fine-textured, sandy- habitat through the introduction of presence/absence surveys Plan (POD Appendix B1) 1, Noxious shaley draws; 6,700–7,200 feet nonnative and undesirable plant species, Weed Management Plan (POD direct loss of plant from crushing from Appendix B2)1 construction equipment and/or infrastructure Plants Plants Gibbens' beardtongue Penstemon gibbensii BLM-S Sparsely vegetated shale or Likely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat; Biological Resources Conservation sandy-clay slopes; 5,500–7,700 habitat through the introduction of presence/absence surveys Plan (POD Appendix B1) 1, Noxious feet nonnative and undesirable plant species, Weed Management Plan (POD direct loss of plant from crushing from Appendix B2)1 construction equipment and/or infrastructure Plants Plants Nelson's milkvetch Astragalus nelsonianus- BLM-S Sparsely vegetated sagebrush Unlikely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat; Biological Resources Conservation or-Astragalus pectinatus communities; 5,200–7,600 feet habitat through the introduction of presence/absence surveys Plan (POD Appendix B1) 1, Noxious var. platyphylius nonnative and undesirable plant species, Weed Management Plan (POD direct loss of plant from crushing from Appendix B2)1 construction equipment and/or infrastructure Plants Plants Ute ladies'-tresses Spiranthes diluvialis F-T Adapted to early-to mid-seral, Unlikely Project Area Direct loss of habitat, indirect loss of Suitable habitat; Biological Resources Conservation moist to wet conditions, where habitat through the introduction of presence/absence surveys Plan (POD Appendix B1) 1, Noxious competition for light, space, nonnative and undesirable plant species, Weed Management Plan (POD water, and other resources is direct loss of plant from crushing from Appendix B2)1 normally kept low by periodic or construction equipment and/or recent disturbance events; 4,200– infrastructure 7,000 feet 1Rocky Mountain Power and Bureau of Land Management. 2016. Energy Gateway South Transmission Project Plan of Development. Salt Lake City, Utah: Rocky Mountain Power; Cheyenne, Wyoming: Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office. 2Bureau of Land Management. 2016. Final Environmental Impact Statement and Proposed Land-use Plan Amendments for the Energy Gateway South Transmission Project. Cheyenne, Wyoming: Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming State Office.

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Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project Table I-2. Non-Affected Wildlife, Fisheries, and Special-Status Species

Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Excluded from Analysis

Amphibians Frogs Columbia spotted frog Rana luteiventris WGFD-II Foothill and montane zones in northwest Range and distribution outside area Wyoming mountain ranges and Bighorn of site influence. Mountains No potential for impact Amphibians Frogs Northern leopard frog Lithobates pipiens BLM-S WGFD-II Permanent water in the plains, foothills, No anticipated disturbance in habitat [Rana pipiens] and montane zones, swampy cattail marshes on the plains and beaver (Castor canadensis) ponds Amphibians Frogs Wood frog Lithobates sylvaticus WGFD-II Beaver ponds, slowly moving streams, Range and distribution outside area small lakes, wet meadows, and willow of site influence. (Salix spp.) thickets typical around 9,000 No potential for impact feet Amphibians Salamanders Western tiger Ambystoma mavortium WGFD-III Variable during life stages; generally No anticipated disturbance in habitat salamander moist, terrestrial environments and shallow waterbodies Amphibians Toads Great plains toad Anaxyrus cognatus WGFD-II Grasslands, sand hills, and agricultural Range and distribution outside area areas below 6,000 feet in northeast of site influence. Wyoming No potential for impact Amphibians Toads Plains spadefoot Spea bombifrons WGFD-II Plains grasslands and sagebrush Range and distribution outside area (Artemisia spp.) communities below of site influence. 6,000 feet; requires loose soils for No potential for impact burrowing Amphibians Toads Western [Boreal] toad Anaxyrus boreas [Bufo BLM-S WGFD-II Wet areas in foothills, montane, and Range and distribution outside area boreas boreas] subalpine zones; 6,500–11,500 feet of site influence. No potential for impact Amphibians Toads Wyoming toad Anaxyrus baxteri [Bufo F-E WGFD-I Floodplains, ponds, and small seepage Range and distribution outside area heiophrys baxteri] lakes in mixed grass prairies of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Gallinaceous birds Columbian sharp- Tympanuchus BLM-S WGFD-II Mountain shrublands, sagebrush Unlikely to occur in area of site tailed grouse phasianellus grassland, willow riparian zones influence columbianus Birds Owls and raptors Boreal owl Aegolius funereus WGFD-II Mature, high- elevation coniferous Range and distribution outside area forests of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Owls and raptors Flammulated owl Psiloscops flammeolus WGFD-III Mixed-conifer forests and aspen Range and distribution outside area [Otus flammeolus] (Populus spp.) forests of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Owls and raptors Great gray owl Strix nebulosa WGFD-II Dense conifer forests, montane Range and distribution outside area evergreen, deciduous forests of site influence. No potential for impact

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Birds Owls and raptors Northern pygmy-owl Glaucidium gnoma WGFD-II Open woodlands, coniferous forests, Range and distribution outside area aspen woodlands, riparian zones of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Baird's sparrow Ammodramus bairdii BLM-S WGFD-II Grasslands, weedy fields Range and distribution outside area of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Black-backed Picoides arcticus WGFD-II Old growth, montane coniferous forests Range and distribution outside area woodpecker of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Black-billed cuckoo Coccyzus WGFD-II Wooded riparian Range and distribution outside area erythropthalmus of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus WGFD-II Grasslands, prairies, meadows, fallow Range and distribution outside area fields of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Chestnut-collared Calcarius ornatus WGFD-II Shortgrass prairies and open, mixed- Range and distribution outside area longspur grass prairies of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Dickcissel Spiza americana WGFD-II Grasslands, agricultural areas Range and distribution outside area of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Grasshopper sparrow Ammodramus WGFD-II Shortgrass prairies, grasslands, Range and distribution outside area savannarum meadows, agricultural areas of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Purple martin Progne subis WGFD-III Open, mature forests with abundant Range and distribution outside area snags of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Pygmy nuthatch Sitta pygmaea WGFD-II Old growth, ponderosa pine (Pinus Range and distribution outside area ponderosa) coniferous forests of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra WGFD-II Montane coniferous forest Range and distribution outside area of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Red-eyed vireo Vireo olivaceus WGFD-II Deciduous riparian Range and distribution outside area of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Red-headed Melanerpes WGFD-II Deciduous riparian Range and distribution outside area woodpecker erythrocephalus of site influence. No potential for impact

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-8 Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Excluded from Analysis

Birds Passerines Scott's oriole Icterus parisorum WGFD-II Juniper (Juniperus spp.) woodlands Range and distribution outside area of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Three-toed Picoides dorsalis WGFD-III Disturbed or windthrown coniferous Range and distribution outside area woodpecker forests of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Virginia's warbler Oreothlypis virginiae WGFD-II Montane shrubland Range and distribution outside area of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Williamson's Sphyrapicus thyroideus WGFD-II Mid- to high-elevation forests Range and distribution outside area sapsucker of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Passerines Yellow-billed cuckoo Coccyzus americanus F-T BLM-S Cottonwood riparian zones with low, Range and distribution outside area WGFD-II shrubby vegetation of site influence. No potential for impact Birds Shorebirds, American bittern Botaurus lentiginosus WGFD-II Wetlands, marshlands No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and gulls Birds Shorebirds, American white Pelecanus WGFD-II Marshlands, lakes, open water No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and pelican erythrorhynchos gulls Birds Shorebirds, Black tern Chlidonias niger WGFD-II Marshlands No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and gulls Birds Shorebirds, Black-crowned night- Nycticorax nycticorax WGFD-II Marshlands, swamps, wooded streams, No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and heron lakes, ponds gulls Birds Shorebirds, Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia WGFD-II Marshlands, lakes, rivers No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and [Sterna caspia] gulls Birds Shorebirds, Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis WGFD-II Open habitats with large herbivores, No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and deciduous riparian, marshes gulls Birds Shorebirds, Clark's grebe Aechmophorus clarkii WGFD-II Marshlands, lakes, open water No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and gulls Birds Shorebirds, Common loon Gavia immer WGFD-I Large reservoirs No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and gulls

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-9 Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Excluded from Analysis

Birds Shorebirds, Forster's tern Sterna forsteri WGFD-II Marshlands, lakes, ponds No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and gulls Birds Shorebirds, Franklin's gull Leucophaeus pipixcan WGFD-II Marshlands No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and [Larus pipixcan] gulls Birds Shorebirds, Great blue heron Ardea herodias WGFD-II Deciduous riparian, marshes, lakes, No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and reservoirs gulls Birds Shorebirds, Least tern Sterna antillarum F-E Platte River system Range and distribution outside area waterbirds, and of site influence. gulls No potential for impact Birds Shorebirds, Piping plover Charadrius melodus F-T Platte River system Range and distribution outside area waterbirds, and of site influence. gulls No potential for impact Birds Shorebirds, Snowy egret Egretta thula WGFD-II Grassy marshes, reservoirs, lakes, ponds, No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and wet meadows gulls Birds Shorebirds, Snowy plover Charadrius nivosus WGFD-III Barren, or sparsely vegetated, alkaline or Range and distribution outside area waterbirds, and [Charadrius saline lakes of site influence. gulls alexandrinus] No potential for impact Birds Shorebirds, Upland sandpiper Bartramia longicauda WGFD-II Open grasslands, prairies, meadows, Range and distribution outside area waterbirds, and agricultural areas of site influence. gulls No potential for impact Birds Shorebirds, Virginia rail Rallus limicola WGFD-III Marshlands No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and gulls Birds Shorebirds, Western grebe Aechmophorus WGFD-II Marshlands, lakes, open water No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and occidentalis gulls Birds Shorebirds, White-faced ibis Plegadis chihi BLM-S WGFD-II Marshlands, lakes, moist meadows No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and gulls Birds Shorebirds, Whooping crane Grus americana F-E Platte River system Range and distribution outside area waterbirds, and of site influence. gulls No potential for impact Birds Shorebirds, Harlequin duck Histrionicus WGFD-II Cold, shallow, and fast mountain streams Range and distribution outside area waterbirds, and histrionicus of site influence. gulls No potential for impact

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-10 Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Excluded from Analysis

Birds Shorebirds, Trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator BLM-S WGFD-II Shallow marshes, ponds, lakes, river No anticipated disturbance in habitat waterbirds, and oxbows gulls Crustaceans Crayfish Calico (papershell) Orconectes immunis WGFD-III Ditches, floodplains, pools, intermittent Range and distribution outside area crayfish streams of site influence. No potential for impact Crustaceans Crayfish Devil crayfish Cambarus diogenes WGFD-III Forested habitats near temporary or Range and distribution outside area permanent water, or where the water of site influence. table is near the surface No potential for impact Crustaceans Crayfish Pilose crayfish Pacifastacus gambelii WGFD-II Lentic and lotic habitats Range and distribution outside area of site influence. No potential for impact Crustaceans Crayfish Ringed crayfish Orconectes neglectus WGFD-II Small to large permanent streams with Range and distribution outside area clear water and rocky substrate of site influence. No potential for impact Crustaceans Shrimp Beavertail fairy Thamnocephalus WGFD-III Seasonal wetlands in east-central Range and distribution outside area shrimp platyurus Wyoming of site influence. No potential for impact Crustaceans Shrimp Constricted fairy Branchinecta constricta WGFD-II Temporary wetlands Range and distribution outside area shrimp of site influence. No potential for impact Crustaceans Shrimp Fairy, tadpole, and [Combined account] WGFD-III Temporary wetlands such as rock pools, No anticipated disturbance in habitat clam shrimp (many vernal pools, seasonal wetlands, alpine species) pools, and alkali lakes Crustaceans Shrimp Mackin fairy shrimp Streptocephalus WGFD-II Seasonal wetlands in east-central Range and distribution outside area mackini Wyoming of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Bigmouth shiner Notropis dorsalis WGFD-III Prefers low-gradient tributaries with Range and distribution outside area sand or mud substrates; Wyoming State of site influence. Wildlife Action Plan1 identifies the No potential for impact Lower Sage Creek-Upper North Platte subwatershed within the range of the species Fish Freshwater fish Bluehead sucker Catostomus discobolus BLM-S WGFD-I Large rivers and tributaries in the No anticipated disturbance in habitat Colorado River watershed that provide a variety of habitats and rocky substrates Fish Freshwater fish Bonneville cutthroat Oncorhynchus clarkii WGFD-II Gravel-bottomed creeks, rivers, and Range and distribution outside area trout utah lakes; Smith Fork, Thomas Fork, and the of site influence. Rear River watersheds No potential for impact

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-11 Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Excluded from Analysis

Fish Freshwater fish Bonytail chub Oncorhynchus clarkii F-E Colorado River system Range and distribution outside area pleuriticus [Gila of site influence. elegans] No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Brassy minnow Hybognathus WGFD-III Prefer small streams and tributaries with No anticipated disturbance in habitat hankinsoni low velocities and sand/mud substrates. Fish Freshwater fish Burbot Lota lota WGFD-II Cold, deep lakes and large rivers Range and distribution outside area of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Colorado pikeminnow Ptychocheilus lucius F-E Colorado River system Range and distribution outside area [squawfish] of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Colorado River Oncorhynchus clarkii BLM-S WGFD-II Cold water rivers and streams with Range and distribution outside area cutthroat trout pleuriticus gravel and cobble substrate; occurs only of site influence. in the Colorado River watershed No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Common shiner Luxilus cornutus WGFD-III Cool, clear streams with gravel Range and distribution outside area substrates, little vegetation, and flowing of site influence. water No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Finescale dace Chrosomus neogaeus WGFD-II Slow, stagnant water with abundant Range and distribution outside area [Phoxinus neogaeus] vegetation or other cover of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Flannelmouth sucker Catostomus latipinnis BLM-S WGFD-I Generally, prefers large rivers and No anticipated disturbance in habitat streams but can be found in smaller tributaries; occurs only within the Colorado River watershed; a variety of habitat types are necessary for all life stages Fish Freshwater fish Flathead chub Platygobio gracilis WGFD-III Channels of sandy, turbid streams with Range and distribution outside area small substrates, deep water, and woody of site influence. debris No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Goldeye Hiodon alosoides WGFD-II Large rivers and their associated Range and distribution outside area backwaters and marshes of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Hornyhead chub Nocomis biguttatus BLM-S WGFD-I Clear streams with riffle habitat and Range and distribution outside area gravel substrate of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Humpback chub Gila robusta [Gila F-E Colorado River system Range and distribution outside area cypha] of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Iowa darter Etheostoma exile WGFD-II Prefers cool, low velocity streams with No anticipated disturbance in habitat sand or gravel substrates

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-12 Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Excluded from Analysis

Fish Freshwater fish June sucker Chasmistes liorus F-E Wetlands and adjacent streams in north- Range and distribution outside area central Utah of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Kendall Warm Springs Rhinichthys osculus F-E WGFD-I Kendall Warm Springs Creek Range and distribution outside area dace thermalis of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Northern leatherside Lepidomeda copei [Gila WGFD-II Deep pools in medium-sized streams Range and distribution outside area chub copei] with cool water temperatures of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Northern pearl dace Margariscus nachtriebi WGFD-II Slow moving, spring-fed streams with Range and distribution outside area [Margariscus well-vegetated banks of site influence. margarita] No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Northern plains Fundulus kansae WGFD-II Shallow streams with sand or gravel Range and distribution outside area killifish substrate of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Pallid sturgeon Scaphirhynchus albus F-E Platte River system Range and distribution outside area of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Plains minnow Hybognathus placitus WGFD-II Large, turbid prairie streams and rivers, Range and distribution outside area slow water, and side pool habitat of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Plains orangethroat Etheostoma specctabile WGFD-II Clear to moderately turbid water with Range and distribution outside area darter gravel substrates of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Plains topminnow Fundulus sciadicus WGFD-II Shallow, slow water in clear streams Range and distribution outside area with heavy vegetation of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Razorback sucker Xyrauchen texanus F-E Colorado River system Range and distribution outside area [Semotilus of site influence. atromaculatus] No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Roundtail chub Gila robusta BLM-S WGFD-I A variety of habitats in rivers and No anticipated disturbance in habitat tributaries in the Colorado River watershed Fish Freshwater fish Sauger Sander canadensis WGFD-II Free-flowing, turbid river systems with Range and distribution outside area deep, low-velocity pools and runs of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Shovelnose sturgeon Scaphirhynchus WGFD-II Bottoms of large, unregulated, turbid Range and distribution outside area platorynchus rivers with relatively warm water free of of site influence. chemical contaminants No potential for impact

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-13 Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Excluded from Analysis

Fish Freshwater fish Snake River cutthroat Oncorhynchus clarkii WGFD-II Larger rivers, reservoirs, lakes, and small Range and distribution outside area trout spp. [Oncorhynchus streams with good overhead or instream of site influence. clarkii behnkei] cover No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Sturgeon chub Macrhybopsis gelida WGFD-II Free-flowing, turbid river systems with Range and distribution outside area hard substrates and relatively shallow, of site influence. high-current-velocity habitats No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Suckermouth minnow Phenacobius mirabilis WGFD-II Riffles of warm streams, with gravel or Range and distribution outside area sand substrates of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Western silvery Hybognathus argyritis WGFD-II Medium to large prairie rivers in habitats Range and distribution outside area minnow with sluggish flows of site influence. No potential for impact Fish Freshwater fish Yellowstone cutthroat Oncorhynchus clarkii WGFD-II Coldwater habitats in the Yellowstone Range and distribution outside area trout bouvieri River drainage downstream to the of site influence. Tongue River; Pacific Creek and other No potential for impact Upper Snake River tributaries Mammals Bats Eastern red bat Lasiurus borealis WGFD-III Deciduous forests with large-diameter No anticipated disturbance in habitat trees in the interior of forests Mammals Bats Fringed myotis Myotis thysanodes BLM-S WGFD-II Xeric woodlands, coniferous forests, No anticipated disturbance in habitat grasslands, shrublands, caves, abandoned mines Mammals Bats Little brown myotis Myotis lucifugus WGFD-II Coniferous forest and riparian areas in No anticipated disturbance in habitat mountains, caves, abandoned mines Mammals Bats Long-eared myotis Myotis evotis BLM-S WGFD- Coniferous forest and woodland near No anticipated disturbance in habitat III water and rock outcrops/ cliffs, caves, abandoned mines Mammals Bats Long-legged myotis Myotis volans WGFD-III Mature forest with standing-dead trees, No anticipated disturbance in habitat caves, abandoned mines Mammals Bats Pallid bat Antrozous pallidus WGFD-II Low desert shrublands, juniper No anticipated disturbance in habitat woodlands, and grasslands; shallow caves, abandoned mines Mammals Bats Spotted bat Euderma maculatum WGFD-III Low desert shrublands, juniper No anticipated disturbance in habitat woodlands, and grasslands; shallow caves, abandoned mines Mammals Bats Townsend's big-eared Corynorhinus BLM-S WGFD-II Caves and abandoned mines adjacent to No anticipated disturbance in habitat bat townsendii xeric to mesic habitats, including coniferous forest, juniper woodlands, deciduous forests, basins, desert shrublands

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-14 Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Excluded from Analysis

Mammals Bats Western small-footed Myotis ciliolabrum WGFD-II Juniper woodlands, sagebrush steppe, No anticipated disturbance in habitat myotis shortgrass prairie, caves, abandoned mines, and arid, rocky areas within montane forest Mammals Bats Yuma myotis Myotis yumanensis WGFD-III Highly variable; closely associated with No anticipated disturbance in habitat riparian habitats Mammals Terrestrial Abert's squirrel Sciurus aberti WGFD-III Limited to ponderosa pine near Range and distribution outside area mammals Harriman, Wyoming of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial American pika Ochotona princeps WGFD-II Sub-alpine to alpine talus slopes adjacent Range and distribution outside area mammals to meadows of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial American pygmy Sorex hoyi WGFD-III Engelman spruce (Picea Range and distribution outside area mammals shrew engelmannii)/subalpine fir (Abies of site influence. lasiocarpa) forest near sphagnum moss No potential for impact bogs Mammals Terrestrial Bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis WGFD-II Open, grassy areas associated with Range and distribution outside area mammals escape cover as year-round habitat of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Black-footed ferret Mustela nigripes F-XN ENEP Prairie dog (Cynomys spp.) colonies in Range and distribution outside area mammals WGFD-I basin-prairie shrublands, sagebrush- of site influence. grasslands, and grasslands No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Black-tailed prairie Cynomys ludovicianus BLM-S WGFD-II Shortgrass prairie Range and distribution outside area mammals dog of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Canyon mouse Peromyscus crinitus WGFD-II Rocky habitats, such as cliffs, boulders, Range and distribution outside area mammals and talus of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Cliff chipmunk Tamias dorsalis WGFD-II Steep, rocky hillsides, rock outcrops, Range and distribution outside area mammals [Neotamias dorsalis] cliffs, and talus slopes in juniper of site influence. woodlands No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Dwarf shrew Sorex nanus WGFD-II Foothills to alpine environments with Range and distribution outside area mammals occasional use of lower elevation regions of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius WGFD-II Dry, brushy, and rocky woodlands with Range and distribution outside area mammals thick understory east of Laramie, of site influence. Wyoming; Bighorn Mountains No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Great Basin pocket Perognathus WGFD-III Sandy sagebrush-steppe Range and distribution outside area mammals mouse mollipilosus of site influence. [Perognathus parvus] No potential for impact

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-15 Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Excluded from Analysis

Mammals Terrestrial Hayden's shrew Sorex haydeni WGFD-III Grasslands, prairies, marshes, riparian Range and distribution outside area mammals areas, wet meadows of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Hispid pocket mouse Chaetodipus hispidus WGFD-III Shortgrass and open bunchgrass prairie Range and distribution outside area mammals of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Idaho pocket gopher Thomomys idahoensis WGFD-II Sagebrush communities, grasslands, Range and distribution outside area mammals montane meadows of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Least weasel Mustela nivalis WGFD-III Meadows, marshes, farmlands, and Range and distribution outside area mammals grassy fields; avoids forests of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Meadow jumping Zapus hudsonius F-T WGFD-III Variety of habitats near water in Range and distribution outside area mammals mouse northeastern Wyoming of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial North American Gulo Gulo luscus BLM-S WGFD-II Mostly mountainous landscapes, Range and distribution outside area mammals wolverine sometimes found in open areas hunting of site influence. ungulates No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Northern flying Glaucomys sabrinus WGFD-II Coniferous, deciduous, mixed forests, Range and distribution outside area mammals squirrel riparian forests, woodlands of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Northern river otter Lontra canadensis WGFD-II Lakes, streams, and aquatic habitats in No anticipated disturbance in habitat mammals cottonwood (Populus deltoids)-riparian, riparian shrub, willow, and marsh- swampland habitats Mammals Terrestrial Pinyon mouse Peromyscus truei WGFD-II Juniper grasslands and shrub-steppe Range and distribution outside area mammals where shrubs are not dense of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Plains harvest mouse Reithrodontomys WGFD-II Shortgrass and mixed-grass prairies, Range and distribution outside area mammals montanus sagebrush-grasslands of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Plains pocket mouse Perognathus flavescens WGFD-III Sand dunes, sagebrush-grassland, yucca Range and distribution outside area mammals (Yucca spp.)-grassland, and grama- of site influence. grassland No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Preble's meadow Zapus hudsonius BLM-S WGFD-II Well-developed riparian vegetation near Range and distribution outside area mammals jumping mouse preblei undisturbed upland grasslands with of site influence. proximity to water No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Preble's shrew Sorex preblei WGFD-III Sagebrush-grasslands, openings in Range and distribution outside area mammals subalpine coniferous forest dominated by of site influence. sagebrush No potential for impact

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-16 Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Excluded from Analysis

Mammals Terrestrial Pygmy shrew Sorex hoyi WGFD-III Broad range of habitats, but mostly Range and distribution outside area mammals moist environments or woodlands of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Ringtail Bassariscus astutus WGFD-III Dry, rocky settings within mixed Assigned SGCN status post-EIS mammals woodlands and shrublands along the analysis. Project unlikely to impact Colorado border Mammals Terrestrial Sagebrush vole Lemmiscus curtatus WGFD-II Sagebrush-dominated habitats Assigned SGCN status post-EIS mammals analysis. Project unlikely to impact. Mammals Terrestrial Sand Hills pocket Geomys lutescens WGFD-II Sand Hills region of southeastern Range and distribution outside area mammals gopher Wyoming of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Silky pocket mouse Perognathus flavus WGFD-III Grasslands, shrublands, and juniper Range and distribution outside area mammals woodlands on valley bottoms, hillsides, of site influence. and mesas No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Spotted ground Xerospermophilus WGFD-III Sagebrush-grasslands, grasslands, Range and distribution outside area mammals squirrel spilosoma disturbed areas, sand dunes of site influence. [Spermophilus No potential for impact spilosoma] Mammals Terrestrial Swift fox Vulpes velox BLM-S WGFD-II Shortgrass and mixed-grass prairies, Range and distribution outside area mammals sagebrush- grasslands of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Uinta chipmunk Tamias umbrinus WGFD-III Coniferous forest edges Range and distribution outside area mammals [Neotamias umbrinus] of site influence. No potential for impact Mammals Terrestrial Water vole Microtus richardsoni WGFD-II Moist subalpine and alpine meadows of Range and distribution outside area mammals willows, grasses, and forbs atop deep of site influence. soils adjacent to streams with narrow No potential for impact channels Mammals Terrestrial Western spotted skunk Spilogale gracilis WGFD-III Dry, brushy, and rocky woodlands with Assigned SGCN status post-EIS mammals thick understory west of the Laramie and analysis. Project unlikely to impact Bighorn Mountains Mammals Terrestrial Yellow-pine chipmunk Tamias amoenus WGFD-III Brushy areas between subalpine forest Range and distribution outside area mammals [Neotamias amoenus] and alpine tundra, and in alpine areas; of site influence. coniferous forest, especially lodgepole No potential for impact pine (Pinus contorta), mixed aspen, juniper Mollusks Mollusks Ash gyro Gyraulus parvus WGFD-III Ponds, lakes, slower waters of streams Range and distribution outside area of site influence. No potential for impact

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-17 Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Excluded from Analysis

Mollusks Mollusks California floater Anodonta californiensis WGFD-II Shallow habitats with sand and silt Range and distribution outside area substrate in large rivers, lakes, and low of site influence. gradient streams No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Cave physa Physa spelunca WGFD-II Hot spring in Lower Cane Cave Range and distribution outside area [Physella spelunca] of site influence. No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Cooper's rocky Oreohelix strigosa WGFD-II Moist, cool areas such as north-facing Range and distribution outside area mountainsnail cooperi slopes or near streams; Black Hills and of site influence. Bear Lodge Mountains of Wyoming No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Creeping ancylid Ferrissia rivularis WGFD-III Rivers, streams, lakes Range and distribution outside area of site influence. No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Cylindrical papershell Anodontoides WGFD-II Small streams and low gradient Range and distribution outside area ferussacianus headwater streams in mud and sand of site influence. substrate No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Dusky fossaria Fossaria dalli WGFD-III Free-flowing and impounded rivers; No anticipated disturbance in habitat along the water's edge among wet mud, sticks, and stones Mollusks Mollusks Forest disc Discus whitneyi WGFD-III Mesic to relatively dry forested habitats, Range and distribution outside area shrubland desert canyons of site influence. No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Giant floater Pyganodon grandis WGFD-III Low-velocity habitats in streams, rivers, Range and distribution outside area lakes, and reservoirs in fine substrates of site influence. such as silt and sand No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Green River Fluminicola WGFD-I Streams of the Green, Snake, and Bear Range and distribution outside area pebblesnail coloradoensis River drainages of site influence. No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Jackson Lake Pyrgulopsis robusta WGFD-II Lakes, reservoirs, streams, and springs Range and distribution outside area springsnail under a wide range of temperatures of site influence. No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Land snails (many [Combined account] WGFD-II Soils, caves, litter, vegetation, rocks, Assigned SGCN status post-EIS species) epiphytes, canopies analysis. Project unlikely to impact Mollusks Mollusks Marsh rams-horn Planorbella trivolvis WGFD-III Freshwater river drainages and Range and distribution outside area tributaries, lakes, permanent artificial of site influence. waterbodies No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Multirib vallonia Vallonia gracilicosta WGFD-III Leaf litter, under rocks or under wood in Range and distribution outside area moist to dry habitats of site influence. No potential for impact

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-18 Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Excluded from Analysis

Mollusks Mollusks Oreohelix mountain [Combined account] WGFD-I Mountains in areas with canopy cover Range and distribution outside area snails (many species) and leaf or needle litter of site influence. No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Pewter physa Physa acuta WGFD-III Many aquatic habitats; can reach high No anticipated disturbance in habitat densities in ponds and lakes Mollusks Mollusks Pill or fingernail clams [Combined account] WGFD-III Fine substrates in cold to warm water No anticipated disturbance in habitat (many species) that is flowing, stagnant, and even temporary Mollusks Mollusks Plain pocketbook Lampsilis cardium WGFD-I Small streams to large rivers in mud, Range and distribution outside area sand, and gravel substrates of site influence. No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Prairie fossaria Fossaria bulimoides WGFD-III Prairie freshwater habitat, mainly in mud Range and distribution outside area and marsh areas of site influence. No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Pygmy mountainsnail Oreohelix pygmaea WGFD-II Bighorn Mountains in areas with canopy Range and distribution outside area cover and leaf or needle litter of site influence. No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Quick gloss Zonitoides arboreus WGFD-III Moist habitats in association with woody Range and distribution outside area debris of site influence. No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Rocky Mountain Oreohelix strigosa WGFD-III Habitat generalist in mountain ranges Range and distribution outside area mountainsnail of site influence. No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Stagnicola pond snails [Combined account] WGFD-III Ponds or slow-moving streams Range and distribution outside area (many species) of site influence. No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Subalpine Oreohelix subrudis WGFD-III Mountains throughout Wyoming, Range and distribution outside area mountainsnail generally in moist, cool areas such as of site influence. north-facing slopes or near streams No potential for impact Mollusks Mollusks Tadpole physa Physa gyrina WGFD-III Permanent and intermittent waterbodies No anticipated disturbance in habitat including streams, rivers, ponds, and lakes Mollusks Mollusks Umbilicate sprite Promenetus WGFD-III Vernal ponds and marshes and Range and distribution outside area umbilicatellus springtime flooded margins of of site influence. intermittent streams, often with dense No potential for impact vegetation and mud substrate Mollusks Mollusks Western glass-snail Vitrina pellucida WGFD-III Moderately open meadow habitats, in Range and distribution outside area moist or dry habitats in coniferous and of site influence. deciduous woods, grasslands, and waste No potential for impact ground

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-19 Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Excluded from Analysis

Mollusks Mollusks Yavapai mountainsnail Oreohelix yavapai WGFD-II Bighorn Mountains in areas with canopy Range and distribution outside area cover and leaf or needle litter of site influence. No potential for impact Reptiles Lizards Great Basin skink Plestiodon skiltonianus WGFD-III Coniferous forests, rock outcroppings, Range and distribution outside area utahensis talus slopes, and open areas between of site influence. forest stands No potential for impact Reptiles Lizards Great plains earless Holbrookia maculata WGFD-III Grassland habitats in the plains, Range and distribution outside area lizard maculata especially with yucca and sandy areas. of site influence. Also occurs along streams, prairie-dog No potential for impact (Cynomys spp.) towns, and open expanses Reptiles Lizards Northern many-lined Plestiodon WGFD-II Grassland communities in the Plains Range and distribution outside area skink multivirgatus zones, including prairies and scarp of site influence. multivirgatus woodlands with loose soil No potential for impact Reptiles Lizards Northern tree lizard Urosaurus ornatus WGFD-II Cliffs and rocky canyon slopes in Range and distribution outside area wrighti sagebrush desert habitats of site influence. No potential for impact Reptiles Lizards Prairie lizard Sceloporus consobrinus WGFD-II Grassland hillsides, sandy areas, Range and distribution outside area sandstone outcrops, cliffs, talus, and of site influence. various other outcroppings No potential for impact Reptiles Lizards Prairie racerunner Aspidoscelis sexlineata WGFD-II Open areas in grasslands, sand hills, Range and distribution outside area viridis [Cnemidophorus flood plains, and woodlands of site influence. sexlineatus viridis] No potential for impact Reptiles Snakes Black Hills red-bellied Storeria WGFD-II Mountainous or hilly woodlands Range and distribution outside area snake occipitomaculata of site influence. pahasapae No potential for impact Reptiles Snakes Desert striped Coluber taeniatus WGFD-II Semidesert shrublands and woodlands in Range and distribution outside area whipsnake taeniatus far southwest Wyoming of site influence. No potential for impact Reptiles Snakes Midget faded Crotalus oreganus WGFD-I Rock outcrops in sagebrush desert Range and distribution outside area rattlesnake concolor of site influence. No potential for impact Reptiles Snakes Northern rubber boa Charina bottae WGFD-II Flat rocks with water nearby Range and distribution outside area of site influence. No potential for impact Reptiles Snakes Plains gartersnake Thamnophis radix WGFD-III Residential areas, dry grasslands, and Range and distribution outside area sandhills near small streams, sloughs, of site influence. marshes, and ponds No potential for impact Reptiles Snakes Plains hog-nosed Heterodon nasicus WGFD-II Grasslands and sandhills on the plains Range and distribution outside area snake where it burrows in loose soils of site influence. No potential for impact

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-20 Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Excluded from Analysis

Reptiles Snakes Red-sided gartersnake Thamnophis sirtalis WGFD-III Grasslands, woodlands, shrub brush, Range and distribution outside area parietalis chaparral, and forests, often near water of site influence. No potential for impact Reptiles Snakes Valley gartersnake Thamnophis sirtalis WGFD-III Grasslands, woodlands, shrub brush, Range and distribution outside area fitchi chaparral, and forests, often near water of site influence. No potential for impact Reptiles Turtles Eastern spiny softshell Apalone spinifera WGFD-II Permanent lakes, rivers, and larger Range and distribution outside area spinifera streams below 6,000 feet of site influence. No potential for impact Reptiles Turtles Plains (ornate) box Terrapene ornata WGFD-III Prairies and sandy, treeless grasslands; Range and distribution outside area turtle ornata also occurs in open woodlands of site influence. No potential for impact Reptiles Turtles Western painted turtle Chrysemys picta bellii WGFD-III Swampy habitats, marshes, small lakes, Range and distribution outside area ponds, ditches, and muddy streams with of site influence. slow moving water and soft bottoms No potential for impact Plants Plants Blowout penstemon Penstemon haydenii F-T Primary blowout species on active sand Range and distribution outside area dunes in Nebraska sandhills prairie with of site influence. very little ground cover No potential for impact Plants Plants Colorado butterfly Gaura neomexicana Delisted since Sub-irrigated, alluvial soils on level or Range and distribution outside area plant ssp. coloradensis FEIS (BLM 2016) slightly sloping floodplains and drainage of site influence. bottoms; 5,000–6,400 feet No potential for impact Plants Plants Laramie columbine Aquilegia laramiensis BLM-S Crevices of granite boulders and cliffs; Range and distribution outside area 6,400–8,000 feet of site influence. No potential for impact Plants Plants Laramie false Sphaeromeria simplex BLM-S Cushion plant communities on rocky Range and distribution outside area sagebrush limestone ridges and gentle slopes; of site influence. 7,500–8,600 feet No potential for impact Plants Plants Limber pine Pinus flexilis BLM-S Timberline and lower elevations with Range and distribution outside area sagebrush. Associated species are Rocky of site influence. Mountain lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta No potential for impact var. latifolia), Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii), whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis), Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca), subalpine fir, Rocky Mountain juniper (Juniperus scopulorum), mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius), and common juniper (Juniperus communis) Plants Plants Meadow milkvetch Astragalus diversifolius BLM-S Sagebrush valleys and closed-basin Range and distribution outside area drainages in moist alkaline meadows; of site influence. 6,500–6,620 feet No potential for impact

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-21 Category Sub-Category Common Name Scientific Name Status Habitat Excluded from Analysis

Plants Plants Pale blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium pallidum BLM-S Wetlands, fens, riparian corridors, No anticipated disturbance in habitat meadows; 6,500–9,700 feet Plants Plants Persistent-sepal Rorippa calycina BLM-S Riverbanks and shorelines, usually on No anticipated disturbance in habitat yellowcress sandy soils near high water line; 5,400– 6,600 feet Plants Plants Weber's scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata BLM-S Open shrubland on steep, exposed slopes Range and distribution outside area ssp. weberi in the Medicine Bow National Forest of site influence. along Colorado-Wyoming state line No potential for impact Plants Plants Western prairie Platanthera praeclara F-T Platte River system Range and distribution outside area fringed orchid of site influence. No potential for impact 1 Wyoming Game and Fish Department. 2017. Wyoming State Wildlife Action Plan. Cheyenne, Wyoming: Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project I-22 Appendix I-3 Gateway South – Linear Schedule – 38 Month Construction Plan and Seasonal Restrictions

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Wyoming Industrial Siting Permit Application – Gateway South Transmission Project Gateway South - Linear Schedule - 36 Month Construction Plan Notes: - Colored Hatched Boxes - NO Construction can be performed. - Blank boxes w/ Solid Line - Construction may be halted according to results of raptor surveys. - Blank boxes w/ Dashed Line - Construction can be performed in accordance with requirements and stipulations. - Task slope indicates productivityNote: Links rate. represent A steeper crews slope movement indicates ofa highercrews productivity. 4-Jul-21 3-Jul-22 2-Jul-23 9-Jul-23 4-Apr-21 3-Oct-21 3-Apr-22 2-Oct-22 9-Oct-22 2-Apr-23 9-Apr-23 1-Oct-23 8-Oct-23 1-Jan-23 8-Jan-23 4-Jun-23 3-Jan-21 6-Jun-21 2-Jan-22 9-Jan-22 5-Jun-22 7-Feb-21 7-Mar-21 6-Feb-22 6-Mar-22 5-Feb-23 5-Mar-23 6-Aug-23 3-Sep-23 5-Nov-23 3-Dec-23 1-Aug-21 8-Aug-21 5-Sep-21 7-Nov-21 5-Dec-21 7-Aug-22 4-Sep-22 6-Nov-22 4-Dec-22 11-Jul-21 18-Jul-21 25-Jul-21 10-Jul-22 17-Jul-22 24-Jul-22 31-Jul-22 16-Jul-23 23-Jul-23 30-Jul-23 7-May-23 2-May-21 9-May-21 1-May-22 8-May-22 10-Apr-22 17-Apr-22 24-Apr-22 16-Apr-23 23-Apr-23 30-Apr-23 11-Apr-21 18-Apr-21 25-Apr-21 16-Oct-22 23-Oct-22 30-Oct-22 15-Oct-23 22-Oct-23 29-Oct-23 10-Oct-21 17-Oct-21 24-Oct-21 31-Oct-21 10-Jan-21 17-Jan-21 24-Jan-21 31-Jan-21 13-Jun-21 20-Jun-21 27-Jun-21 16-Jan-22 23-Jan-22 30-Jan-22 12-Jun-22 19-Jun-22 26-Jun-22 15-Jan-23 22-Jan-23 29-Jan-23 11-Jun-23 18-Jun-23 25-Jun-23 14-Feb-21 21-Feb-21 28-Feb-21 14-Mar-21 21-Mar-21 28-Mar-21 13-Feb-22 20-Feb-22 27-Feb-22 13-Mar-22 20-Mar-22 27-Mar-22 12-Feb-23 19-Feb-23 26-Feb-23 12-Mar-23 19-Mar-23 26-Mar-23 15-Aug-21 22-Aug-21 29-Aug-21 12-Sep-21 19-Sep-21 26-Sep-21 14-Nov-21 21-Nov-21 28-Nov-21 12-Dec-21 19-Dec-21 26-Dec-21 14-Aug-22 21-Aug-22 28-Aug-22 11-Sep-22 18-Sep-22 25-Sep-22 13-Nov-22 20-Nov-22 27-Nov-22 11-Dec-22 18-Dec-22 25-Dec-22 13-Aug-23 20-Aug-23 27-Aug-23 10-Sep-23 17-Sep-23 24-Sep-23 12-Nov-23 19-Nov-23 26-Nov-23 10-Dec-23 17-Dec-23 24-Dec-23 16-May-21 23-May-21 30-May-21 15-May-22 22-May-22 29-May-22 14-May-23 21-May-23 28-May-23

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Project Yard Layout and Make Ready for Construction Sage Grouse Winter Range Receipt and Storage Project Materials Sage Grouse Leks Tree Clearing Sage Grouse Brood Rearing Survey and Stake Access Roads and Work Areas Mule Deer Crucial Summer Range Construct Access Roads and Structure Pads Pygmy Rabbit Install Foundations Western Yellow-billed Cuckoo Haul and Assemble Structures Pocket Gopher Erect Structures Big Game Winter Habitat Install OPGW, OHGW and Conductors Cutthroat Trout Cleanup and Restoration Prairie Dog Black Footed Ferret Bird Constraints

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