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APPENDIX 1 - Photographic Records of the Marathon PGM-Cu Project Site

Table of Contents Photo 1- Typical topography of the Marathon PGM-Cu Project site Photo 2- Typical topography of the Marathon PGM-Cu Project site Photo 3- Typical topography of the Marathon PGM-Cu Project site Photo 4- Typical topography of the Marathon PGM-Cu Project site Photo 5- The Pic River (south end of Project site) Photo 6- Bamoos Creek (beaver pond mid-way between Bamoos and Hare Lake) Photo 7- Bamoos Lake Photo 8- Bamoos Lake Photo 9- Hare Lake Photo 10- Hare Lake outlet Photo 11- Malpa Lake Photo 12- Malpa Lake Photo 13- Lake 5 Photo 14- Lake 17 Photo 15- Lake 19 Photo 16- Lake 20 Photo 17- Lake 23 Photo 18- Lake 26 Photo 19- Lake 27 Photo 20- Lake 29 Photo 21- Stream Station S2 Photo 22- Stream Station S4 Photo 23- Stream Station S10 Photo 24- Stream Station S12 Photo 25- Stream Station S13 Photo 26- Stream Station S14 Photo 27- Stream Station S31 Photo 28- Stream Station S32 Photo 29- Stream Station S41 Photo 30- Lake Superior, Sturdee Cove Photo 31- Lake Superior, Port Munroe Photo 32- Black Bear, Ursus Amerisanus, Cubs Photo 33- American porcupine, Erethizon dorsatum Photo 34- Tuckerman's pond weed, Potamogeton confervoides Photo 35- Cisco, Coregonus artedi Photo 36- dwarf Cisco, Coregonus artedi Photo 37- Lake Trout, Salvelinus namaycush Photo 38- Rainbow Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss Photo 39- Stealhead smolt, Oncorhynchus mykiss Photo 40- Burbot, Lota lota Photo 41- Lake Chub, Couesius plumbeus Photo 42- Slimy Sculpin, Cottus cognatus Photo 43- Trout-perch, Percopsis omiscomaycus Photo 44- Northern Pike, Esox lucius Photo 45- Spottail Shiner, Notropis hudsonius Photo 46- Fathead Minnow, Pimephales promelas Photo 47- Archaeological study location on Hare Lake Photo 48- Archaeological artifacts found at Hare Lake Photo 49- Archaeological test pit excavation along Pic River Photo 50- Established bore-holes BH08-3A & BH08-3B near Lake 5 Photo 51- Winter water quality sampling at Lake 10 Photo 52- Winter water quality sampling at Lake 19 Photo 53- Freshet stream gauge measurement

Photo 54- Established transect at stream sampling station 3 Photo 55- Collection of water chemistry data at stream sampling station 29 Photo 56- Electrofishing at stream sampling station 30 Photo 57- Setting minnow traps in Lake 4 Photo 58- Preparing to set minnow traps at stream sampling station Photo 59- Collection of bathymetric data on Lake 5 Photo 60- Kick-sweep benthic invertebrate collection method at stream sampling station 15 Photo 61- Soil profile at location Soil 7 (near Pic River) Photo 62- Soil profile at location Soil 1

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Photo 5- The Pic River (south end of Project site)

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Photo 20- Lake 29

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Photo 31- Lake Superior, Port Munroe

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Photo 32- Black Bear, Ursus Amerisanus, Cubs

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APPENDIX 2 - Summary of Fisheries Resources within the Project Site

SUMMARY OF FISHING EFFORT EXPENDED AND FISH SPECIES PRESENT ON AND AROUND THE MARATHON PGM-CU PROJECT SITE

Northern Effort Lake Coho Rainbow Chinook Brook Lake Lake Round Rainbow Northern Lake Pearl Blacknose Spottail Redbelly Finescale Fathead Longnose Longnose White Silver Shorthead Trout- Brook Threespine Ninespine Mottled Slimy Johnny Yellow

Watershed Station Date Reported by Method Sets (hrs) Sturgeon Salmon Trout Salmon Trout Trout Cisco Whitefish Whitefish Smelt Pike Muskellunge Chub Dace1 Shiner Shiner Dace Dace Minnow Dace Sucker Sucker Redhorse Redhorse perch Burbot Stickleback Stickleback Stickleback Sculpin Sculpin Darter Perch Logperch WalleyePic River Lake 1 L1 Sep-06 NAR FWIN 1 3.2

(Watershed 1) L1 Sep-06 NAR minnow trap 6 3.2L1 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 3 17L1 Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 1 17L1 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 17

Lake 2 L2 Sep-06 NAR FWIN 1 3L2 Sep-06 NAR minnow trap 6 3L2 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 3 24.5L2 Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 1 23L2 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 23

Stream 1 S1 Aug-07 Golder minnow trap 8 20 6S1 Sep-07 Golder electorfishing 9S1 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 587 1 1

S27 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 1267 11 3S2 Sep-07 Golder minnow trap 2 5S2 Sep-07 Golder electrofishingS2 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 1363 8 3 1 6 2

Pic River Sep-83 Noranda gillnet 11 24 2 2 2 14 2 13 2 32Jun-07 Golder gillnet 11 2 1 1 9 5 4Jun-07 Golder hoopnet 8 1Jun-07 Golder nordic net 10 18 1 1

Tributaries S32 Aug-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 959 3S44 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 497S45 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 315S24 May-09 EcoMetrix electorfishing 223

Canoe Lake Lake 3 L3 Sep-06 NAR FWIN 1 3(Watershed 2) L3 Sep-06 NAR gillnet 1 3

L3 Sep-06 NAR minnow trap 6 3L3 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 3 23L3 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 23L3 Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 1 23

Lake 5 L5 Sep-06 NAR FWIN 1 6 1(Canoe) L5 Sep-06 NAR gillnet 2 6

L5 Sep-06 NAR minnow trap 6 3.5 1L5 Aug-07 Golder gillnet 1 41L5 Aug-07 Golder minnow trap 3 42 14L5 Aug-07 Golder nordic net 1 41 303L5 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 2 18.5L5 Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 1 18.5L5 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 18.5 88

Lake 6 L6 Sep-06 NAR minnow trap 3 1 3L6 Aug-07 Golder minnow trap 2 44L6 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 3 19 31

Lake 7 L7 Sep-06 NAR gillnet 1 3.25L7 Sep-06 NAR FWIN 1 3.25L7 Sep-06 NAR minnow trap 6 3.5L7 Sep-08 Golder minnow trap 3 45 3L7 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 3 18L7 Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 1 18 1L7 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 18 149

Lake 8 L8 Sep-06 NAR minnow trap 6 2.5 2L8 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 3 19.5 19L8 Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 1 19L8 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 19 1

Lake 20 L20 Aug-07 Golder minnow trap 3 17(Terru) L20 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 4 23

L20 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 23Lake 14 L14 Sep-06 NAR dip net 7

L14 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 3 17 109L14 Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 1 17L14 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 17 1 1

Lake 15 L15 Sep-06 NAR minnow trap 5 2 9L15 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 4 17 4

Stream 2 S3 Sep-07 Golder electrofishing 12S3 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 1452 14S3 Oct-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 220 8S4 Sep-07 Golder electrofishing 5S4 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 1557 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 26S4 Aug-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 1093 16 2 6 5 1 3 1 17

Two Duck Lake Lake 9 L9 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 3 23(Watershed 3) L9 Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 1 23

L9 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 23Lake 16 L16 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 6 17

L16 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 17Stream 3 S18 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 634

S18 Oct-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 100Lakes 10 L10 Sep-06 NAR gillnet 1 4.5

(Two Duck) L10 Sep-06 NAR minnow trap 3 3.25L10 Aug-07 Golder minnow trap 3 19L10 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 2 18L10 Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 1 18

Lake 11 L11 Sep-06 NAR FWIN 1 5.25(Two Duck) L11 Sep-06 NAR minnow trap 3 3.5

L11 Aug-07 Golder minnow trap 3 19L11 Aug-07 Golder nordic net 1 20L11 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 1 18L11 Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 1 18L11 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 18

Lake 12 L12 Sep-06 NAR FWIN 1 2L12 Sep-06 NAR minnow trap 6 2L12 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 3 26L12 Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 1 25

Lake 13 L13 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 3 19L13a Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 3 16.5

Stream 3 S19 Sep-07 Golder electrofishingS6 Sep-07 Golder electrofishing 1 1 1S6 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 1369 5S6 Aug-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 1059 11 1 23 1

Northern Effort Lake Coho Rainbow Chinook Brook Lake Lake Round Rainbow Northern Lake Pearl Blacknose Spottail Redbelly Finescale Fathead Longnose Longnose White Silver Shorthead Trout- Brook Threespine Ninespine Mottled Slimy Johnny Yellow

Watershed Station Date Reported by Method Sets (hrs) Sturgeon Salmon Trout Salmon Trout Trout Cisco Whitefish Whitefish Smelt Pike Muskellunge Chub Dace1 Shiner Shiner Dace Dace Minnow Dace Sucker Sucker Redhorse Redhorse perch Burbot Stickleback Stickleback Stickleback Sculpin Sculpin Darter Perch Logperch WalleyeClaw Lake Lake 21 L21 Aug-07 Golder minnow trap 3 19

(Watershed 4) Lake 22 L22 Aug-07 Golder gillnet 1 23L22 Aug-07 Golder minnow trap 3 19L22 Aug-07 Golder nordic net 1 23

Stream 4 u/s Sep-07 Golder electrofishingLake 18 L18 Aug-07 Golder minnow trap 3 18 439

L18 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 3 23.5 3 12 25 6 16L18 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 23.5 3 12 2 2L18 Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 1 23.5

L19 L19 Aug-07 Golder gillnet 1 28 1(Claw) L19 Aug-07 Golder minnow trap 3 24 113 157 82

L19 Aug-07 Golder nordic net 1 28 14 3 3 36 1Stream 4 S8 Sep-07 Golder electrofishing 73 4

S8 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 981 1 1 18 17 1 9S43 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 1097 9 2 1 1 7 2 3S43 Aug-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 964 23 2 1 1 1

Malpa Lake Malpa Lake ML Sep-06 NAR FWIN 1 2.3ML Sep-06 NAR minnow trap 6 2ML Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 4 23.5ML Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 23.5

Malpa Creek S49 May-09 EcoMertrix electrofishing 161Hare Lake Lake 4 L4 Sep-06 NAR minnow trap 6 2.5

(Watershed 5) L4 Sep-06 NAR dip net 4L4 Aug-07 Golder minnow trap 2 17L4 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 3 19 1

Lake 25 L25 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 4 22Lake 25 L25 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 22Lake 27 L27 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 4 23

L27 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 23Lake 17 L17 Aug-07 Golder minnow trap 3 20

L17 Aug-07 Golder nordic net 1 20 1L17 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 4 23 3L17 Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 1 24

Lake 23 L23 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 1 22L23 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 22L23 Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 1 21

Stream 5 S9 Sep-07 Golder electrofishing 53S10 Sep-07 Golder minnow trap 4 20S10 Sep-07 Golder electrofishing 2 22

Bamoos Lake 1982 MNR survey p p p p p p p p p p pBL Aug-09 EcoMetrix lg exp gillnet 4 23 2 21 15 34 4BL Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 3 23.1667 4 8 70 15BL Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 2 20.75 2 22 14 4 2BL Aug-09 EcoMetrix trap net 2 23.25 36 4 3 26 1 2BL Aug-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 400 1 17 4BL Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 14 22.0714 50 5 2 1 5 1

Bamoos Creek S41 Oct-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 623 6 12Hare Lake Jun-51 MNR stocking s

1953 MNR stocking sJul-60 MNR gillnet p p p pAug-75 MNR survey p p p p p p p pAug-91 MNR survey p p p p p p p p

HL Aug-09 EcoMetrix seine net 1 24 12 3 60HL Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 8 19.9 1HL Aug-09 EcoMetrix trap net 2 18 2 87 293HL Aug-09 EcoMetrix lg exp gillnet 6 20.4 2 8 1 4HL Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 3 20 9 3

Hare Creek S11 Sep-07 Golder minnow trap 4 1 5 7S11 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 1551 10 2 9 2 2S30 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 1814 11 1 2 1 48 1 1 37

Angler Creek Lake 26 L26 Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 3 16.5L26 Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 16.5L26 Aug-09 EcoMetrix sm exp gillnet 1 16.5

Stream 6 S15 u/s Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 5 44 1S15 u/s Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 44S15 d/s Aug-09 EcoMetrix minnow trap 5 42 6S15 d/s Aug-09 EcoMetrix nordic net 1 42 1

S14 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 1143 28Aug-01 MNR survey 1 1 13

S31 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 1126 8 5 8 4Shack Creekper Rag Lake 1949 MNR stocking s

May-51 MNR stocking sJul-51 MNR surveyMay-58 MNR stocking s

Middle Rag Lake 1949 MNR stocking sMay-51 MNR stocking sJun-51 MNR survey pMay-61 MNR stocking s

Lower Rag Lake 1949 MNR stocking sMay-51 MNR stocking sJun-51 MNR survey pMay-58 MNR stocking s

Shack Lake 1954 MNR stocking s1955 MNR stocking s1956 MNR stocking s1959 MNR stocking s1965 MNR stocking s1966 MNR stocking s1971 MNR stocking s1974 MNR stocking s1975 MNR stocking s1976 MNR stocking s1980 MNR stocking s

Aug-90 MNR survey p p p pShack Creek Jul-01 MNR electrofishing 41 12 2 43 3

S23 May-09 EcoMetrix electrofishing 967 22 1 13 39 100 1 6Lake Superior Port Monroe LS Aug-09 EcoMetrix seine net 2 24 1 1

LS Aug-09 Ecometrix lg exp gillnet 2 18 6 1 1 14

p - present; s -stocked1 - misidentified Lake Chub

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APPENDIX 3 - Vascular Plant Species of the Marathon PGM-Cu Project Study Area (source Northern BioScience, in

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Appendices Appendix 1. Vascular plant species of the Marathon PGM study area.

The following species were observed in the Marathon PGM study area in 2009. Taxonomic authority is Newmaster et al. (1998). "P" indicates provincially rare species (NHIC 2009). "R" indicates regionally rare species (i.e. rare in Thunder Bay District; TBFN 2003).

FAMILY EQUISETACEAE Horsetail FamilyEquisetum arvense L. Field HorsetailEquisetum hyemale L. Rough HorsetailEquisetum variegatum Schleich. ex Fried., Weber Variegated Horsetail& Mohr

FAMILY ASPLENIACEAE Spleenwort FamilyAsplenium trichomanes L. Maidenhair Spleenwort

FAMILY DENNSTAEDTIACEAE Bracken Fern FamilyPteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn Bracken Fern

FAMILY DRYOPTERIDACEAE True Fern FamilyCystopteris fragilis (L.) Bernh. Fragile FernDryopteris carthusiana (Vill.) H.P. Fuchs Spinulose Shield-fernDryopteris expansa (C. Presl.) Fraser-Jenk. & Spreading WoodfernDryopteris fragrans (L.) Schott Fragrant Cliff WoodfernGymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman Oak FernMatteuccia struthiopteris (L.) Tod. Ostrich FernOnoclea sensibilis L. Sensitive Fern

P Polystichum braunii (Spenn.) Fée Braun's Holly FernP Woodsia alpina (Bolton) S.F. Gray Northern Woodsia

Woodsia glabella R. Br. ex Richardson Smooth WoodsiaWoodsia ilvensis (L.) R. Br. Rusty WoodsiaWoodsia oregana D.C. Eaton Western Cliff Fern

FAMILY OSMUNDACEAE Flowering Fern FamilyOsmunda claytoniana L. Interrupted Fern

FAMILY POLYPODIACEAE Polypody FamilyPolypodium virginianum L. Rock Polypody

FAMILY PTERIDACEAE Brake FamilyCryptogramma stelleri (S.G. Gmel.) Prantl. Fragile Rockbrake

FAMILY THELYPTERIDACEAE Marsh Fern FamilyPhegopteris connectilis (Michx.) Watt Northern Beech Fern

FAMILY ISOETACEAE Quillwort FamilyIsoetes echinospora Durieu Spiny-spore Quillwort

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FAMILY LYCOPODIACEAE Clubmoss FamilyP Huperzia appalachiana Beitel & Mickel Appalachian Fir-clubmoss

Lycopodiella inundata (L.) Holub Northern Bog ClubmossLycopodium annotinum L. Stiff ClubmossLycopodium clavatum L. Running PineLycopodium obscurum L. Tree Clubmoss

FAMILY CUPRESSACEAE Juniper FamilyJuniperus communis L. Ground JuniperThuja occidentalis L. Eastern White Cedar

FAMILY PINACEAE Pine FamilyAbies balsamea (L.) Miller Balsam FirPicea glauca (Moench) Voss White SprucePicea mariana (Miller) B.S.P. Black Spruce

FAMILY TAXACEAE Yew FamilyTaxus canadensis Marshall Canadian Yew

FAMILY ALISMATACEAE Water Plantain FamilySagittaria latifolia Willd. Broadleaf Arrowhead

FAMILY ARACEAE Arum FamilyCalla palustris L. Wild Calla

FAMILY CYPERACEAE Sedge FamilyCarex adusta Boott Crowded SedgeCarex aurea Nutt. Golden-fruited SedgeCarex bebbii (L.H. Bailey) Olney ex Fern. Bebb's SedgeCarex brunnescens (Pers.) Poir. ex Lam. Brownish SedgeCarex buxbaumii Wahlenb. Buxbaum's SedgeCarex canescens L. Hoary SedgeCarex chordorrhiza Ehrh. ex L. f. Creeping SedgeCarex crinita Lam. Fringed SedgeCarex deflexa Hornem. Short-stemmed SedgeCarex deweyana Schwein. Short-scale SedgeCarex houghtoniana Torr. ex Dewey Houghton's SedgeCarex interior L.H. Bailey Inland SedgeCarex lasiocarpa Ehrh. Slender SedgeCarex lenticularis Michx. Shore SedgeCarex leptonervia (Fern.) Fern. Finely-nerved SedgeCarex limosa L. Mud SedgeCarex magellanica Lam. Boreal Bog SedgeCarex michauxiana Boeck. Michaux SedgeCarex oligosperma Michx. Few-seeded SedgeCarex pauciflora Lightf. Few-flowered Sedge

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Carex peckii Howe White-tinged SedgeCarex retrorsa Schwein. Retrorse SedgeCarex stipata Muhlenb. ex Willd. Stalk-grain SedgeCarex tenuiflora Wahlenb. Sparse-flowered SedgeCarex trisperma Dewey Threeseeded SedgeCarex utriculata Boott Bottle SedgeCarex viridula Michx. Little Green SedgeCarex vulpinoidea Michx. Fox SedgeDulichium arundinaceum (L.) Britton Three-way SedgeEleocharis acicularis (L.) Roem. & Schult. Least SpikerushEleocharis ovata (Roth) Roem. & Schult. Ovate SpikerushEleocharis smallii Britton Creeping SpikerushScirpus atrovirens Willd. Dark-green BulrushScirpus cyperinus (L.) Kunth Cottongrass BulrushScirpus microcarpus C. Presl Red-tinge Bulrush

FAMILY ERIOCAULACEAE Pipewort FamilyEriocaulon aquaticum (Hill) Druce Seven-angled Pipewort

FAMILY IRIDACEAE Iris FamilySisyrinchium montanum Greene Strict Blue-eyed-grass

FAMILY JUNCACEAE Rush FamilyJuncus effusus L. Soft RushJuncus filiformis L. Thread RushJuncus nodosus L. Knotted RushJuncus tenuis Willd. Path RushLuzula parviflora (Ehrh.) Desv. Small-flowered Woodrush

FAMILY LILIACEAE Lily FamilyClintonia borealis (Aiton) Raf. Blue Bead-lilyLilium philadelphicum L. Wood LilyMaianthemum canadense Desf. Wild-lily-of-the-valleyMaianthemum racemosum (L.) Link Feathery False Lily of the ValleyMaianthemum stellatum (L.) Link Starflower False Solomon's-sealMaianthemum trifolium (L.) Sloboda Three-leaf Solomon's-sealStreptopus amplexifolius (L.) DC. White MandarinStreptopus lanceolatus (Aiton) Reveal Rose Twisted-stalkTrillium cernuum L. Nodding Trillium

FAMILY ORCHIDACEAE Orchid FamilyCypripedium acaule Aiton Pink Lady's-slipper

R Listera convallarioides (Sw.) Nutt. ex Ell. Broad-leaved Twayblade

FAMILY POACEAE Grass FamilyI Agrostis gigantea Roth Black Bentgrass

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Agrostis scabra Willd. Rough BentgrassAgrostis stolonifera L. Spreading BentgrassBromus ciliatus L. Fringed BromeCalamagrostis canadensis (Michx.) P. Beauv. Blue-joint ReedgrassCinna latifolia (Trevir. ex Goepp.) Griseb. in Slender Wood ReedgrassDanthonia spicata (L.) P. Beauv. ex Roem. & Poverty OatgrassDeschampsia flexuosa (L.) Trin. Crinkled HairgrassElymus trachycaulus (Link) Gould Wild-ryeGlyceria borealis (Nash) Batch. Small Floating MannagrassGlyceria canadensis (Michx.) Trin. Canada MannagrassGlyceria grandis S. Watson American MannagrassGlyceria striata (Lam) A.Hitchc. Fowl Mannagrass

I Lolium persicum Boiss. & Hohen. ex Boiss. Persian RyegrassR Milium effusum L. Tall Millet-grassR Oryzopsis canadensis (Poir.) Trin. Canada Mountain-ricegrass

Panicum acuminatum Sw. PanicgrassI Phleum pratense L. Meadow TimothyI Poa annua L. Annual Bluegrass

Poa glauca Vahl Glaucous bluegrassPoa palustris L. Fowl BluegrassSchizachne purpurascens (Torr.) Swallen Purple OatTorreyochloa fernaldii (A. Hitchc.) Church Fernald's False Mannagrass

FAMILY POTAMOGETONACEAE Pondweed FamilyPotamogeton amplifolius Tuckerm. Large-leaf Pondweed

P Potamogeton confervoides Reichb. Algae-like PondweedPotamogeton epihydrus Raf. Ribbon-leaf PondweedPotamogeton gramineus L. Grassy PondweedPotamogeton natans L. Floating Pondweed

R Potamogeton oakesianus Robb. Oakes PondweedR Potamogeton pusillus L. Slender Pondweed

Potamogeton spirillus Tuckerm. Spiral Pondweed

FAMILY SPARGANIACEAE Bur-reed FamilySparganium angustifolium Michx. Many-stalked Bur-reedSparganium emersum Rehmann Greenfruit Bur-reedSparganium fluctuans (Morong) Robinson Floating Bur-reed

FAMILY TYPHACEAE Cat-tail FamilyI Typha angustifolia L. Narrow-leaved Cattail

Typha latifolia L. Broad-leaf Cattail

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FAMILY ACERACEAE Maple FamilyAcer spicatum Lam. Mountain Maple

FAMILY APIACEAE Parsley FamilyHeracleum lanatum Michx. Cow-parsnipOsmorhiza berterii DC. Sweet-cicely

FAMILY APOCYNACEAE Dogbane FamilyApocynum androsaemifolium L. Spreading Dogbane

FAMILY ARALIACEAE Ginseng FamilyAralia hispida Vent. Bristly SarsaparillaAralia nudicaulis L. Wild Sarsaparilla

FAMILY ASTERACEAE Sunflower FamilyAchillea millefolium L. Yarrow

R Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. Annual RagweedAnaphalis margaritacea (L.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex Pearly EverlastingC.B. Clarke

I Chrysanthemum leucanthemum L. Oxeye DaisyI Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten. Bull Thistle

Conyza canadensis (L.) Cronquist Canadian HorseweedI Crepis tectorum L. Narrow-leaf Hawksbeard

Doellingeria umbellata (Mill.) Nees Parasol WhitetopErigeron philadelphicus L. Philadelphia FleabaneEupatorium maculatum L. Spotted JoepyeweedEurybia macrophylla (L.) Cass. Large-leaf Wood-asterEuthamia graminifolia (L.) Nutt. Flat-top Fragrant Goldenrod

I Hieracium aurantiacum L. Orange HawkweedR Hieracium kalmii Kalm's HawkweedI Hieracium piloselloides Vill. Tall Hawkweed

Lactuca biennis (Moench) Fern. Tall Blue LettuceI Matricaria maritima L. Scentless Chamomile

Megalodonta beckii (Torr. ex Spreng) Greene Water-marigoldPackera aurea (L.) A.& D. Löve Golden RagwortPrenanthes alba L. White RattlesnakerootSolidago canadensis L. Canada GoldenrodSolidago gigantea Aiton Smooth GoldenrodSolidago hispida Muhlenb. Hairy GoldenrodSolidago juncea Aiton Early Goldenrod

I Sonchus arvensis ssp. uliginosus L. Moist SowthistleSymphyotrichum puniceum (L.) A.& D. Löve Swamp Aster

I Tanacetum vulgare L. Common TansyI Taraxacum officinale G. Weber Brown-seed Dandelion

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FAMILY BALSAMINACEAE Touch-me-not FamilyImpatiens capensis Meerb. Spotted Jewel-weed

FAMILY BETULACEAE Birch FamilyAlnus viridis (Villars) DC. Green AlderBetula cordifolia Regel Heartleaf BirchBetula papyrifera Marshall Paper BirchCorylus cornuta Marshall Beaked Hazelnut

FAMILY BORAGINACEAE Borage FamilyMertensia paniculata (Aiton) G. Don Tall Bluebells

FAMILY BRASSICACEAE Mustard FamilyArabis divaricarpa A. Nelson Limestone RockcressCardamine parviflora L. Small-flower Bitter-cressCardamine pensylvanica Muhlenb. ex Willd. Pennsylvania Bitter-cress

I Conringia orientalis (L.) Dumort. Hare's-ear MustardR Draba cana Rydb. Hoary DrabaI Erysimum cheiranthoides L. Worm-seed Mustard

Rorippa palustris (L.) Besser Marsh Yellow Cress

FAMILY CALLITRICHACEAE Water Starwort FamilyCallitriche palustris L. Vernal Water-starwort

FAMILY CAMPANULACEAE Harebell FamilyCampanula aparinoides Pursh Marsh BellflowerCampanula rotundifolia L. American Harebell

FAMILY CAPRIFOLIACEAE Honeysuckle FamilyDiervilla lonicera Miller Northern Bush-honeysuckleLinnaea borealis L. TwinflowerLonicera canadensis Bartram American Fly-honeysuckleLonicera involucrata (Richardson) Banks Fly-honeysuckleSambucus racemosa L. European Red ElderViburnum edule (Michx.) Raf. Squashberry

FAMILY CARYOPHYLLACEAE Pink FamilyCerastium nutans Raf. Nodding Chickweed

I Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke Maiden's TearsI Spergularia rubra (L.) J. & C. Presl Purple Sandspurry

Stellaria borealis Bigelow Northern Stitchwort

FAMILY CHENOPODIACEAE Goosefoot FamilyChenopodium album L. Goosefoot

FAMILY CLUSIACEAE St. Johnswort FamilyHypericum ellipticum Hook. Pale St. John's-wortHypericum majus (A. Gray) Britton Larger Canadian St. John's-wort

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R Hypericum mutilum L. Slender St. John's-wortI Hypericum perforatum L. Common St. John's-wort

Triadenum fraseri (Spach) Gleason Marsh St. John's-wort

FAMILY CORNACEAE Dogwood FamilyCornus canadensis L. BunchberryCornus rugosa Lam. Roundleaf DogwoodCornus stolonifera Michx. Red-osier Dogwood

FAMILY DROSERACEAE Sundew FamilyDrosera rotundifolia L. Roundleaf Sundew

FAMILY ERICACEAE Heath FamilyAndromeda polifolia ssp. glaucophylla L. Bog RosemaryChamaedaphne calyculata (L.) Moench LeatherleafEpigaea repens L. Trailing ArbutusGaultheria hispidula (L.) Muhlenb. ex Bigelow Creeping SnowberryKalmia polifolia Wangenh. Pale LaurelLedum groenlandicum Oeder Common Labrador TeaVaccinium angustifolium Aiton Late Lowbush BlueberryVaccinium oxycoccos L. Small CranberryVaccinium vitis-idaea L. Mountain Cranberry

FAMILY FABACEAE Pea FamilyLathyrus ochroleucus Hook. Pale Vetchling PeavineLathyrus palustris L. Vetchling Peavine

I Lotus corniculatus L. Birds-foot TrefoilI Medicago lupulina L. Black MedicI Melilotus alba Medik. White SweetcloverI Trifolium pratense L. Red CloverI Trifolium repens L. White Clover

Vicia americana Muhlenb. ex Willd. American Purple VetchI Vicia cracca L. Tufted Vetch

FAMILY FUMARIACEAE Fumitory FamilyCorydalis sempervirens (L.) Pers. Pale Corydalis

FAMILY GENTIANACEAE Gentian FamilyHalenia deflexa (Sm.) Griseb. Spurred Gentian

FAMILY GERANIACEAE Geranium FamilyGeranium bicknellii Britton Bicknell Northern Crane's-bill

FAMILY GROSSULARIACEAE Currant FamilyRibes glandulosum Grauer Skunk CurrantRibes hudsonianum Richardson Northern Black CurrantRibes triste Pall. Swamp Red Currant

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FAMILY HIPPURIDACEAE Mare's-tail FamilyHippuris vulgaris L. Common Mare's-tail

FAMILY LAMIACEAE Mint FamilyI Galeopsis tetrahit L. Brittle-stem Hempnettle

Lycopus uniflorus Michx. Northern BugleweedI Melissa officinalis L. Garden Balm

Mentha arvensis L. Corn MintPrunella vulgaris L. Self-healScutellaria galericulata L. Hooded Skullcap

FAMILY LENTIBULARIACEAE Bladderwort FamilyUtricularia intermedia Hayne Flatleaf BladderwortUtricularia minor L. Lesser BladderwortUtricularia vulgaris L. Greater Bladderwort

FAMILY MONOTROPACEAE Indian Pipe FamilyMonotropa uniflora L. Indian-pipe

FAMILY MYRICACEAE Bayberry FamilyMyrica gale L. Sweet Bayberry

FAMILY NYMPHAEACEAE Water Lily FamilyNuphar variegata Durand in Clinton Yellow Cowlily

FAMILY ONAGRACEAE Evening-primrose Circaea alpina L. Small Enchanter's NightshadeEpilobium angustifolium L. FireweedEpilobium ciliatum Raf. Hairy Willow-herb

R Oenothera parviflora L. Northen Evening-primrose

FAMILY OXALIDACEAE Wood Sorrel FamilyOxalis acetosella L. Irish Shamrock

FAMILY PLANTAGINACEAE Plantain FamilyP Littorella americana Fern. American Shore-grassI Plantago major L. Nipple-seed Plantain

FAMILY POLYGONACEAE Buckwheat FamilyPolygonum amphibium L. Water SmartweedPolygonum cilinode Michx. Fringed Black BindweedPolygonum viviparum L. Viviparous Knotweed

FAMILY PRIMULACEAE Primrose FamilyLysimachia ciliata L. Fringed LoosestrifeLysimachia terrestris (L.) B.S.P. Swamp LoosestrifePrimula mistassinica Michx. Bird's-eye PrimroseTrientalis borealis Raf. Northern Starflower

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FAMILY PYROLACEAE Wintergreen FamilyMoneses uniflora (L.) A. Gray One-flower WintergreenPyrola minor L. Lesser Wintergreen

FAMILY RANUNCULACEAE Buttercup FamilyActaea rubra (Aiton) Willd. Red BaneberryAnemone canadensis L. Canada AnemoneAnemone quinquefolia L. Wood AnemoneAquilegia canadensis L. Wild ColumbineCaltha palustris L. Marsh MarigoldCoptis trifolia (L.) Salisb. GoldthreadRanunculus abortivus L. Kidney-leaved Buttercup

I Ranunculus acris L. Tall Butter-cupRanunculus flammula L. Greater Creeping SpearwortRanunculus pensylvanicus L. f. Bristly CrowfootThalictrum dasycarpum Fischer & Avé-Lall. Purple Meadowrue

FAMILY ROSACEAE Rose FamilyAmelanchier bartramiana (Tausch) M. Roem. Bartram ShadbushFragaria vesca L. Woodland StrawberryFragaria virginiana Miller Virginia StrawberryGeum aleppicum Jacq. Yellow AvensPhysocarpus opulifolius (L.) Maxim. Eastern NinebarkPotentilla norvegica L. Norwegian CinquefoilPotentilla palustris (L.) Scop. Marsh CinquefoilPotentilla tridentata Sol. ex Aiton Three-toothed CinquefoilPrunus pensylvanica L. f. Pin CherryRosa acicularis Lindl. Prickly RoseRosa blanda Aiton Smooth RoseRubus pubescens Raf. Dwarf RaspberrySorbus americana Marshall American Mountain-ashSorbus decora (Sarg.) C.K. Schneid. Northern Mountain-ash

FAMILY RUBIACEAE Bedstraw FamilyGalium trifidum L. Small Bedstraw

FAMILY SALICACEAE Willow FamilyPopulus balsamifera L. Balsam PoplarPopulus tremuloides Michx. Trembling AspenSalix eriocephala Michx. Heart-leaved WillowSalix humilis Marshall Tall Prairie WillowSalix pellita Anderss. ex Schneider Satiny WillowSalix petiolaris Sm. Meadow Willow

FAMILY SARRACENIACEAE Pitcher Plant FamilySarracenia purpurea L. Northern Pitcher-plant

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FAMILY SAXIFRAGACEAE Saxifrage FamilyMitella nuda L. Naked Bishop's-capParnassia parviflora DC. Small-flower Grass-of-parnassusSaxifraga virginiensis Michx. Virginia Saxifrage

FAMILY SCROPHULARIACEAE Figwort FamilyI Euphrasia stricta D. Wolff ex Lehm. Drug Eyebright

Melampyrum lineare Desr. American Cow-wheatRhinanthus minor L. Yellow RattleVeronica americana (Raf.) Schwein. ex Benth. American SpeedwellVeronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis L. Neckweek

FAMILY VIOLACEAE Violet FamilyViola pubescens Aiton Downy Yellow Violet

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APPENDIX 4 - Birds of the Marathon PGM-Cu Project Study Area (source Northern BioScience, in preparation).

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Appendix 2. Birds of the Marathon PGM study area.

The following species were observed or heard in or near the Marathon PGM study area. Taxonomic order and nomenclature follow AOU (1998). Species not observed in the 2009 study, but reported in Golder Associates Ltd. (2009) are indicated �. Additional species recorded on a Breeding Bird Survey (1976 to 2004) adjacent to the study area are indicted �. Nesting Evidence Nest evidence codes follow the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas (Cadman et al. 2007):

Possible nesting H - Species observed in breeding season in suitable habitat. S – Singing male present or breeding calls heard observed in breeding season in suitable habitat. Probable nesting A – Agitated behaviour. Confirmed Nesting CF - Adult carrying food to young FY – Recently fledged young or downy young NU – Nest used in current nesting season

Conservation Status

* Partners in Flight Priority Species (Ontario Partners in Flight 2006) + Species at Risk (COSEWIC or COSSARO listed species)

Loons FAMILY GAVIIDAEH Common Loon Gavia immer

Cormorants FAMILY PHALACROCORIDAE� Double-crested Cormorant Phalacrocorax auritus

Bitterns and Herons FAMILY ARDEIDAE� American Bittern Botaurus lentiginosusH Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias

Ducks and Geese FAMILY ANATIDAE� Canada Goose Branta canadensis� Wood Duck Aix sponsa� American Wigeon Anas americanaH American Black Duck Anas rubripesH Mallard Anas platyrhynchos� Blue-winged Teal Anas discors� Green-winged Teal Anas crecca� Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis

FY Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangulaFY Hooded Merganser Lophodytes cucullatus� Common Merganser Mergus merganser

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Vultures FAMILY CATHARTIDAE� Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura

Eagles and Hawks FAMILY ACCIPITRIDAE* � Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus

� Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilisH Broad-winged Hawk Buteo platypterusH Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis

Falcons FAMILY FALCONIDAE� American Kestrel Falco sparveriusH Merlin Falco columbarius

Grouse and Quail FAMILY PHASIANIDAE* H Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus

FY Spruce Grouse Dendragapus canadensis

Plovers FAMILY CHARADRIIDAE� Killdeer Charadrius vociferus

Sandpipers FAMILY SCOLOPACIDAEH Solitary Sandpiper Tringa solitariaH Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia� Wilson's Snipe Gallinago delicata

Gulls and Terns FAMILY LARIDAE� Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis� Herring Gull Larus argentatus

Doves and Pigeons FAMILY COLUMBIDAE� Rock Pigeon Columba livia� Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura

Cuckoos FAMILY CUCULIDAE� Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus

Goatsuckers FAMILY CAPRIMULGIDAE+ � Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor

Hummingbirds FAMILY TROCHILIDAEH Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubri

Kingfishers FAMILY ALCEDINIDAE* NU Belted Kingfisher Ceryle alcyon

Woodpeckers FAMILY PICIDAE+ � Red-headed Woodpecker Melanerpes erythrocephalus

* H Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius� Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescensH Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus

* H Black-backed Woodpecker Picoides arcticus* H Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus

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H Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus

Tyrant Flycatchers FAMILY TYRANNIDAE* + H Olive-sided Flycatcher Contopus borealis* � Yellow-bellied Flycatcher Empidonax flaviventris* S Alder Flycatcher Empidonax alnorum

S Least Flycatcher Empidonax minimus� Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus

Swallows FAMILY HIRUNDINIDAE� Tree Swallow Tachycineta bicolor� Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis� Bank Swallow Riparia riparia� Cliff Swallow Hirundo pyrrhonota� Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Jays, Crows and Ravens FAMILY CORVIDAEH Gray Jay Perisoreus canadensis� Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristataH American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos

NE Common Raven Corvus corax

Chickadees FAMILY PARIDAEH Black-capped Chickadee Parus atricapillusH Boreal Chickadee Parus hudsonicus

Nuthatches FAMILY SITTIDAEH Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis

Creepers FAMILY CERTHIIDAE� Brown Creeper Certhia americana

Wrens FAMILY TROGLODYTIDAE� House Wren Troglodytes aedon

* S Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes

Kinglets FAMILY REGULIDAES Golden-crowned Kinglet Regulus satrapa

* S Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula

Thrushes FAMILY TURDIDAE� Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialisS Veery Catharus fuscescensS Swainson's Thrush Catharus ustulatusS Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatusS American Robin Turdus migratorius

Mockingbirds and Thrashers FAMILY MIMIDAE� Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis� Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum

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Waxwings FAMILY BOMBYCILLIDAEH Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum

Starlings FAMILY STURNIDAE� European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

Vireos FAMILY VIREONIDAE* S Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius* S Philadelphia Vireo Vireo philadelphicus

S Red-eyed Vireo Vireo olivaceus

Wood-warblers FAMILY PARULIDAE* S Tennessee Warbler Vermivora peregrina* S Nashville Warbler Vermivora ruficapilla

S Northern Parula Parula americana� Yellow Warbler Dendroica petechia

* S Chestnut-sided Warbler Dendroica pensylvanica* S Magnolia Warbler Dendroica magnolia* � Cape May Warbler Dendroica tigrina

S Black-throated Blue Warbler Dendroica caerulescensS Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronataS Palm Warbler Dendroica palmarum

* S Black-throated Green Warbler Dendroica virens* S Blackburnian Warbler Dendroica fusca* S Bay-breasted Warbler Dendroica castanea

CF American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla * S Ovenbird Seiurus aurocapillus

S Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis* � Connecticut Warbler Oporornis agilis* S Mourning Warbler Oporornis philadelphia

S Common Yellowthroat Geothlypis trichas� Wilson's Warbler Wilsonia pusilla

* + A Canada Warbler Wilsonia canadensis

Cardinals and Allies FAMILY CARDINALIDAE� Rose-breasted Grosbeak Pheucticus ludovicianus� Indigo Bunting Passerina cyanea

Emberizids FAMILY EMBERIZIDAES Chipping Sparrow Spizella passerina� Clay-colored Sparrow Spizella pallida� Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus� Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis� Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca� Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia� Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii

* S Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana* S White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis

S Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis

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New World Blackbirds FAMILY ICTERIDAE� Bobolink Dolichonyx oryzivorus� Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

* + FY Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus� Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus� Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula� Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater

Finches FAMILY FRINGILLIDAE* S Purple Finch Carpodacus purpureus

� Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra� White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucopteraS Pine Siskin Carduelis pinus� American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis

* H Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus

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APPENDIX 5 - Butterflies, Damselflies and Dragonflies of the Marathon PGM Study Area (source Northern

BioScience, in preparation).

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Appendix 6. Dragonflies and Damselflies of the Marathon PGM study area. The following species were observed or heard in or near the Marathon PGM study area in 2009.

DragonfliesDarners FAMILY AESHNIDAE

Canada Darner Aeshna canadensisVariable Darner Aeshna interrupta

Emeralds FAMILY CORDULIIDAEAmerican Emerald Cordulia shurtleffiRacket-tailed Emerald Dorocordulia liberaOcellated Emerald Somatochlora minor

Clubtails FAMILY GOMPHIDAEDragonhunter Hagenius brevistylusZebra Clubtail Stylurus scudderi

Skimmers FAMILY LIBELLULIDAEHudsonian Whiteface Leucorrhinia hudsonicaVariable Whiteface Leucorrhinia proximaChalk-fronted Skimmer Libellula juliaFour-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculataBand-winged Meadowfly Sympetrum semicinctum

DamselfliesBluets FAMILY COENAGRIONIDAE

Subarctic Bluet Coenagrion interrogatumBoreal Bluet Enallagma borealeNorthern Bluet Enallagma cyathigerumHagen's Bluet Enallagma hageniEastern Forktail Ischnura verticalisSedge Sprite Nehalennia irene

Spreadwings FAMILY LESTIDAECommon Spreadwing Lestes disjunctus

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Appendix 4. Amphibians of the Marathon PGM study area.

The following species were observed or heard in or near the Marathon PGM study area in 2009. Taxonomic order and nomenclature follow Conant and Collins (1991).

Lungless Salamanders FAMILY PLETHODONTIDAENorthern Redback Salamander Plethodon cinereus

Mole Salamanders FAMILY AMBYSTOMATIDAEBlue-spotted Salamander Ambystoma laterale

Toads FAMILY BUFONIDAEEastern American Toad Bufo americanus americanus

Treefrogs FAMILY HYLIDAENorthern Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer crucifer

True Frogs FAMILY RANIDAEGreen Frog Rana clamitans melanotaMink Frog Rana septentrionalisWood Frog Rana sylvatica

Appendix 5. Butterflies of the Marathon PGM study area.

The following species were observed or heard in or near the Marathon PGM study area in 2009.

Skippers FAMILY HESPERIIDAECommon Roadside Skipper Amblyscirtes vialisPeck's Skipper Polites peckius

Swallowtails FAMILY PAPILIONIDAECanadian Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus canadensis

Whites and Sulphurs FAMILY PIERIDAEPink-edged Sulphur Colias interiorMustard White Pieris oleracea

Coppers, Hairstreaks and Blues FAMILY LYCAENIDAEDorcas Copper Epidemia dorcas

Brushfoots FAMILY NYMPHALIDAEWhite Admiral Basilarchia arthemisMourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopaNorthern Crescent Phycoides cocytaHoary Comma Polygonia gracilisGreat Spangled Fritillary Speyeria cylebeRed Admiral Vanessa atalanta