"The White Pine Power Project (WPPP) is a proposed 1500 megawatt coal-fueled, steam electric generating facility to be located in White Pine County, Nevada...the Project consists of a power transmission system, a water supply system, and a coal transportation system...This technical report presents baseline data on ecological resources using four basic ecosystem components: 1) soils; 2) vegetation; 3) terrestrial wildlife; and 4) aquatic ecology. A separate section on threatened and endangered species is also provided"--Pages i-ii.