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<br />The inoreased food base could benefi.tgreat blue herons; armljdr winter night reost fer this sJile(liesi!>I~f:)ated'
<br />iimmecliiatlj!ly,a4jaeent to ,.mn.gfis1rer Pdi'!'l.ton CattailCh\iltl'lsNa_a1.AilJea. , '
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<br />Plantfu~s ofl1ative grasses and Mldflowers wotild,iRlprove tb:ew&Mli.fesJ;ieeiesdiVel'sityef1the, site;N~tivXI.
<br />p.lantana,~i1lIl;ll!1 sp.eeiesare Searee iJ;l~plandaJ1easal!ld seed~g~ese'area'swit1larnl~ofhative,s~lq\~S;'
<br />and wildil!j:j.')'wers:woult}gJieat1yill!,pr0've.,the', sitel s.,potetltial,'.to .s~li11!!~J.'t,a'di\velfSityonet'l'~trial'an:d'wetX~~
<br />wHj4Jl1lJ1e. ,_yweJtta:l'):dbir,dsattdstjtall m_afstelylreavi1Y!\\1i u~lan&are~sfotf~Qt1; s0l.1rees'd~~v1i!Jli0i,ls
<br />J;i\ilfltli0ns,of1t11llilylillUr.
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<br />'J?;he 4;,n,pollfanee bf tltel'roposei.lQutpllts. ,1'heriv:er otter is'aColorado:Elndangerec[ Speciesthatl:n\sJbeenre-
<br />introduced i1\1.the last 15 years tothePoll.d:re River Corridor, put isoftl)' rltrel~, seen ll!long the riyer,il,1"1ilwis#~.
<br />']}l'!:eno'jftjJ.iJ:~le0pardft"og is el'!l$s'tfiedas a Colorada Specles;(jf()~ll.c.em:and vetyrarely seenat\~re in the
<br />FlilrtC\illl1n!>area,bll.ttlsedto b'e,ct1l.iteCdmtnon. '
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<br />1"h.e. are~l?euldpreYide increased feeding areas fer rarer birds; Ulclud'i'4gFei:!eral Threatened Speei~s~aM
<br />eagle),Ce;J;e~ad()$~edes',G.fCl:f1i:cern(}imericanwhitepetielll$),a:ndeolo~adbNa'tlll:'al.Heritag<\ BFe~a:m.
<br />&:pecrces (!jf'Spe\1i~t'CeliI(ler.n~Sl'll1lwy egret,wliite~f,,(lec1 Iblis,p'raek~J;l'llckedstilt, wil1r<\t, l(jngA~rllel!1 cJ:1!itl~w, "
<br />~ils~'g.,@Il:iJ)llUil1l~~, Fot:stefs tertJ'). '
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<br />ErihanceJ;l1entofri>paria:n areas coUfdbeliIefi.t rarer sma1lfi'Slies.~swellasprQviae adiitionalperch $itlil~;J:'(I)tthe
<br />baldeagle,fei;hrg'ittous hawk;andetherra,pt0rS., It could in()r~e food aritt nest sites for .a varietyo~~:pliri:'all
<br />mrgrat;l1ltya,)ad nesting bird species, including tlrreeS'peciesofBta.'tecot'lcelil1: ye'i<l!\wbilled euckoe,wlflilW
<br />:61ycat<lfle.11, and veery.
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<br />Enhancing terrestrial habitat by increasing prey species diversity and abundance cO)lldbenefit Fec1:erM' .
<br />EndangereaorTMeatened Specres(bald eagle, peregrine fa:lce1'l),Colorlldo$pecies l1lfConc.em~ferrJ'fginQus
<br />hawk, s8l'ldhiH crane), and ColoFadl1l NatuFal Heritage Progt'atllS'pe'CillS' Of,Sp:ellialCl1lncem(prairie fallllon,
<br />sh\!)];t~ea:redowl). '
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<br />Lan'ils,Easements, Relo'Clttions,Rjghts.of-way~ and Dispo~a:lAXeas<LElUUl). The City of Fort Collins
<br />0\VtlS almostaH the project site. Approximately 100 al,)res wQutdhe involvlld. These currently haye,a,'totM
<br />estimated value ofaIrout$1.2 miUi~n. 1;he sponsor wishes tQar,lqui1'e s:ll):aJladditional areasa1engilhe1Jiver,
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<br />The updatedprojl;lcl costestimate showsLERRDvalues insuiffi'l,)iefitto cover fue sponsor'sshlUre.lf'l1l1lWeve'r'
<br />total costs are revised back down, high LERRD values ceuld,thtowtheeo~t~shareout<;lfbalanee,prli!5ectitlga
<br />p(1jte1i:tiaI reimbwsel1.1ent tethe' sJileli1serof severalh.undred th:0usand dollars.' It is not tlte intent of fut~ p:t'clJ'ilet to
<br />gi:vea'sub$tantial reimbtltsement to the sponsor,an.dthe City dO~tl.(;)tnecessarlly desires'Ucha:t\llim~tirg'eR'l'ent.
<br />Thespen$0rhas indicated,wi11ingnessto. explore options thateou:l:dtimtt' ~ER.'l$ereditstoa:boutitS', Jil~o~ect '
<br />costshmre. Ifneeded, the Feasibi1ity phase wiH investigate <;lptionssuch as a modifi.'c.ationofPCA l~~age;of
<br />encumbering so.meofthe llmds with a conservation ease.mentt0prec1'i.tde, eConomic development, witll..tne ,
<br />sponsor's keepingsuffieient rights as fee holder to aceol1lplishap:ti protect the COfpS pr0Jeet.
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<br />Asman ameunt ofland north of the river, which the City desires to study, is in private ownership. Thiswi'11:b~
<br />investigated for its restorationpoterttial and cost. '
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<br />Th.e Kingfisher Point site adjoins lalla owned by a private d~veloper andshlUies watered areas partly with that
<br />owner. This prevents conducting shoreline improvements oathose private lands. Itmay lil1litfiUing and' ..,
<br />shallowlng,of some pond areas. It may limit loweringefthepontts, since the private party and'Cityl'ta:veeJgreed
<br />to limit lowering of one pond, which is linked by groundwater ,to the oth:ers, It is p0ssible the pre.tectmt~t '
<br />seek a standard "Pond (Channel) Improvement Easement"frOl1l the private owners for some underwater fill.
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