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APPENDIX A <br />From: RESPONSE TO EIS DRAFT SCOPING FOR SITE P. <br />July 1, 1986. Survey conducted by Lyle Bradley. <br />CONCLUSIONS <br />The high ground of Site P is mostly post agricultural land with most <br />natural vegetation replaced by shorter lifed plants in the natural <br />succession scheme. These are, however, a few area on the site that <br />are still somewhat natural. The oak savanna on the southwest edge of <br />Site P which also includes some native prairie plants is the closest <br />area to natural. <br />Areas surrounding the wetlands have a good vegetative cover, some of <br />which have some fonts of native woody cover plants. There is little <br />evidence of soil mistreatment in those areas that have not been <br />recently dozed for landfill uses. <br />A. Some of the wetlands are in good condition with the normal number <br />of birds as indicators or reasonable habitat. There are, however, <br />some missing ingredients to a well balanced wildlife population. <br />Those missing ingredients are enumerated as follows: <br />1. There is a noticeable lack of fish and frog eating birds such <br />as herons and kingfishers. Only two pied billed grebes (diet <br />includes fish and frogs) were observed over the entire area. <br />The only frog observed on all wetland areas was one leopard <br />frog. This was unusual in that 1986 is a good frog year. <br />2. No turtles were observed at any of the wetland areas. <br />3. No rails (marsh birds) were observed in any wetland area. <br />4. Several common mammals were not observed on the site. No <br />white tailed deer signs could be found. Human activity <br />associated with the landfill, all terrain vehicles, and other <br />disturbances might play a role in this organism's departure. <br />The wood chuck, weasels, cottontail, and squirrels were also <br />not observed. <br />5. No aquatic study was implemented due to the time limitation, <br />hence no fish observations were made. <br />B. Ring billed gulls, crows, grackles and starlings are birds that <br />favor landfills. Both the gulls and starlings have been validated <br />as responsible for aircraft accidents with either mid -air <br />collisions or be being ingested into the air intakes of airplanes. <br />No two amenities of our culture are less compatible than a side by <br />side landfill - airport combination. <br />A-1 <br />