TABLE OF CONTENTS
17. Black Bear
17.1 Existing Environment
17.1.1 Environmental Assessment Boundaries
17.1.1.1 Administrative Boundaries
17.1.1.2 Technical Boundaries
17.1.2 Methods
17.1.3 Existing Conditions
17.1.3.1 Habitat
17.1.3.2 Life Stages
17.1.3.3 Mating
17.1.3.4 Denning
17.1.3.5 Population Size
17.1.3.6 Encounters Between Humans and Black Bears
17.1.4 Likely Future Conditions
17.2 Environmental Effects Assessment
17.2.1 Human and Black Bear Encounters
17.2.2 Noise and Visual Disturbance
17.2.3 Habitat Alteration or Loss
17.2.4 Bioaccumulation
17.2.5 Accidental Events
17.2.6 Cumulative Environmental Effects
17.2.7 Environmental Design and Mitigation
17.3 Residual Environmental Effects
17.3.1 Construction
17.3.2 Operation
17.3.3 Decommissioning
17.3.4 Post-Decommissioning
17.3.5 Accidental Events
17.3.6 Follow-up Program
17.4 References
Appendix 17A Environmental Effects Assessment Synthesis: Black Bear
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 17.1 Black Bear Assessment Area
Figure 17.2 Overlapping Home Ranges of Radio-collared Black Bears
Figure 17.3 Den Locations and Blasting Noise
LIST OF TABLES
Table 17.1 Potential Environmental Effects
Table 17.2 Summary of Residual Environmental Effects
