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interface specified as Gunnison Sage- grouse habitat in the Rangewide Conservation <br />Plan (CPW 2005). Highway 50, the hay meadow and Tomichi Creek significantly <br />fragment the sage - grouse habitat. There is virtually no possibility that sage - grouse <br />broods transit or utilize this area. Flight- capable grouse are known to move across <br />Highway 50, but ground operations are unlikely to impact that movement. <br />The east end of this parcel is adjacent to an existing gravel pit and industrial area. <br />Expansion of those activities to the west would be logical and would avoid a need to <br />develop in an area that would impact Gunnison Sage - grouse. <br />An indirect impact of heavy equipment- intensive operations such as gravel pits is the <br />spread of noxious weeds. If this parcel is developed for gravel extraction, the south side <br />is of particular concem because of its proximity to Gunnison Sage- grouse habitat. <br />Based upon the information available to me, I find that this project, if approved, will have <br />minimum impacts to Gunnison Sage - grouse or their habitats if the following conditions <br />are applied to the approval: <br />1) Per Section 11 -106 G.3.d.1, of the Gunnison County Land Use Resolution, <br />dogs and cats must be kept under appropriate control, by means which may <br />include kenneling or other physically secure methods to ensure that negative <br />effects to wildlife from pets do not occur. <br />2) Any equipment brought onto the site must be cleaned prior to transport to the <br />site to remove all dirt, plant parts and material that may carry noxious weed <br />seeds onto the property and/or adjacent areas. Noxious weeds shall be those <br />specified as State of Colorado List A, B or C plants. Of particular concern <br />relative to sage - grouse is "cheatgrass ", Sromus tectorurn. "Equipment" does <br />not include pickup trucks, cars or personal vehicles. <br />3) The property owner shall be responsible for noxious weed control as provided <br />for under Colorado State Law (Colorado Noxious Weed Act, 35- 5.5 -1 -1 -119 <br />C.R.S. and any updates/revisions /amendments including regulations <br />Promulgated thereunder) and the Gunnison River Watershed Integrated <br />Weed Management Plan. <br />ames G. Cochran, <br />Wildlife Conservation Coordinator <br />Gunnison County <br />CC.' Applicant <br />Allen Moores, Gunnison County Public Works Department <br />J Wenum, Colorado Parks and Wildlife <br />Nick Gallowich, Colorado Parks and Wildlife <br />Nathan Seward, Colorado Parks and Wildlife <br />200 E. Virginia Avenue • Gunnison, CO 81230 <br />