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r^' <br />Comment: Ms. Lisa Ringer comments: “One issue I am personally concerned with is the <br />potential impact to bird nesting and migration.” <br />“I urge you to note the comments on the EAW written by Fred Harris of the DNR. <br />(letter April 9, 1997) <br />Response: The EAW does address that habitat will change due to the fragmenting of the <br />Woods, which will create more open areas and forest fringe. Some forest song birds will be <br />affected due to predation and competition. <br />Human intrusion and activity will only be present on the site from sunrise till sunset for 5 months <br />out of the years. Therefore, species remaining on site would need to be less tolerant of people <br />than if it were a park. <br />Impacts to the Big Woods have been minimized in several aspects throughout the golf course <br />design. Eleven different routings were prepared and reviewed for the site. A comparison of <br />densities of golf holes on the property south of Co. Rd. 6 and north of Co. Rd. 6 shows that 11.80 <br />Acres per hole of land is proposed, compared to a more dense 9.07 Acres per hole in less <br />sensitive areas. The density is significantly lower in the Big Woods. <br />Fairway design is as narrow as possible in sensitive areas such as Big Woods and wetlands. <br />In addition, an area (0.64 acres) has been set aside as upland buffer area, for protection under the <br />Wetland Conservation Act. In total, this area is approximately 4.6 contiguous acres of Big <br />Woods. This portion of the property lies adjacent to other Big Woods tracts of residential <br />property. Another area where fairways were designed to minimize impacts, allow for a 2 acre <br />parcel of Big Woods. Most Big Wood tracts are connected so as not to leave “islands” of <br />isolated areas. The historical evaluation of the site did not reveal any historic significance to this <br />tract of Big Woods. <br />All of Mr. Harris’s comments have been addressed. <br />1