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    The document is an email forwarding a map and photos related to desert tortoise mortality notifications for an area near the Silver State solar project. It contains a map showing the locations of recent desert tortoise mortalities, including multiple locations for a tortoise numbered SS1053 between June and August 2014. The closest burrow occupied by tortoise SS1053 is marked as being located 27 meters from the project boundary. Photos are attached but not included.

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    The document is an email forwarding a map and photos related to desert tortoise mortality notifications for an area near the Silver State solar project. It contains a map showing the locations of recent desert tortoise mortalities, including multiple locations for a tortoise numbered SS1053 between June and August 2014. The closest burrow occupied by tortoise SS1053 is marked as being located 27 meters from the project boundary. Photos are attached but not included.

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    The document is an email forwarding a map and photos related to desert tortoise mortality notifications for an area near the Silver State solar project. It contains a map showing the locations of recent desert tortoise mortalities, including multiple locations for a tortoise numbered SS1053 between June and August 2014. The closest burrow occupied by tortoise SS1053 is marked as being located 27 meters from the project boundary. Photos are attached but not included.

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    Cota, Melanie
    Michael Burroughs; Roy Averill-Murray
    Mark Slaughter; Gregory Helseth
    Fwd: Tortoise Mortality Notification - Silver State - SS1053
    Tuesday, August 19, 2014 11:09:30 AM
    DT_Mortality_Map_20140818_r1.pdf

    Map and photos for SS1053.


    ---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Kurt Sanderson <kurt@ironwoodbio.com>
    Date: Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 1:36 PM
    Subject: Re: Tortoise Mortality Notification - Silver State - SS1053
    To: Melanie Cota <mcota@blm.gov>
    Cc: Mark Slaughter <mslaught@blm.gov>, Chris Bedwell <cbedwell@ironwoodbio.com>,
    Rachel Woodard <rachwoodard@earthlink.net>, Kelly Herbinson
    <kellyherbinson@gmail.com>, Tony Simonetti <nello.simonetti@gmail.com>, Corey
    Mitchell <coreyirene@gmail.com>, Greg Berthelot <Greg.Berthelot@firstsolar.com>, Kathy
    Simon <kathy@ironwoodbio.com>, Chris Blandford <chris@ironwoodbio.com>
    Melanie,
    Please find attached a map and photos to be included with the Tortoise Mortality notification
    below. Let me know if you need any other information.
    Thanks,
    Kurt

    -Melanie Cota
    Wildlife Biologist
    BLM Southern Nevada District
    Pahrump Field Office
    4701 North Torrey Pines Drive
    Las Vegas, NV 89130
    Office: 702-515-5233
    Fax: 702-515-5155
    mcota@blm.gov
    It is the mission of the Bureau of Land Management to sustain the health, diversity, and
    productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

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    Mortality Location
    Recent Location

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    Recent Male Tortoise Location

    Closet Burrow Occupied by


    Tortoise SS1053

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    SS1053

    Desert Tortoise Burrow Location


    Stage 1 Tortoise Fencing
    ROW Boundary

    P:\GIS\Ironwood\Shared\Projects\Projects\Primm\Silverstate\GIS\Silver_State_GDB\MXD\DT_Mortality_20140818.mxd

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    SILVER STATE SOLAR SOUTH

    Figure 1
    Tortoise Mortality Location
    (8-15-2014)

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