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BMP ID: 3653
Title: Enhance habitat for birds and other wildlife by placing suitable rocks on reclaimed mined land.
Text: "Enhance habitat for birds and other wildlife by placing suitable rocks on reclaimed mined land. Rock should be placed in piles of varying sizes up to 6 feet (2 m) in height; rocks and rock piles should be grouped, as opposed to evenly scattered, over large areas with approximately 4 rock piles per acre (9 per hectare) taller than 3 feet (1 m); the minimum area to include outcrop habitats should be about 2.5 acres."
Source Publication Name: Best Management Practices for Grasslands, Sagebrush, and Riparian Habitat
Citation Section: Mining and Oil/Gas Development
Citation Page: no page
Supplemental Documents:  
Usage Type: Recommended
Timing: • Reclamation
Oil / Gas Field:  
Surface Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Mineral Ownership: • Federal
• State
• Private
Primary Contact: Wyoming Game and Fish Department
5400 Bishop Boulevard
Cheyenne, Wyoming  82006  United States
Phone:(307) 777 4600     Alt. Phone:
Fax:     E-mail: 
Alternate Contact:  
 
Categories: Land Surface Disturbance
Wildlife
Location: Wyoming
Species:
Vegetation Types:
• Grassland
General Comments:
Cost-Benefit Analysis:
BMP Efficacy:
Date Entered: 2009-03-09 16:47 UTC
Last Updated: 2009-07-21 14:51 UTC