2014-07-03_PERMIT FILE - C1981035A ‎(5)‎

• Permit No: C1981035A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/3/2014
• Doc Name: Fish and Wildlife Information
• Section_Exhibit Name: KII Appendix 08
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

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December 14, 2004
Edith and Mike Savage
Savage and Savage
4610 Haystack Drive
Windsor, CO 80550-2597
Dear Edith & Mike:
Cobr~o Natural Heritage Program
Colorado State University
8002 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-8002
[phone]
FAX: [phone]
www.cnhp.colostate.edu
The Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) is in receipt of your request for infommation regarding the
proposed National King Coal Mine Extension. In response, I have searched our Biological and Conservation
Datasystem (BCD) for natural heritage elements (occurrences of significant natural communities and rare,
threatened or endangered plants and animals) documented from the vicinity of the area specified in your
request, specifically within none-mile radius of portions of Section l6, Township 35 North, Range t l West;
and portions of Sections ] 9, 24, 25, 26, 35 and all of Section 36, Township 35 North, Range 12 West, New
Mexico Prime Meridian, north of the Ute Line, La Plata County, Colorado.
The enclosed report describes natural heritage resources known from this area and gives location (by
Township, Range, and Section), precision information, and the date of last observation of the element at that
location. This report includes elemems known to occur within the specified project site, as well as elemems
known from similar landscapes neaz the site. Please note that "precision" reflects the resolution of original
data. For example, an herbazimu record from "4 miles east of Colorado Springs" provides much less spatial
information than a topographic map showing the exact logtion of the occurrence. "Precision" codes of
Seconds, Minutes, and General are defined in the footer of the enclosed report.
The report also outlines the status of known eleme~. We have included status according to Natural Heritage
Program methodology and legal status under state and federal statutes. Natural Heritage ranks are
standardized across the Heritage Program network, and are assigned for global and state levels of rarity. They
range from "I" for critically imperiled or extremely rare elements, to "5" for those that are demonstrably
secure,
You may notice that some occurrences do not have sections listed. Those species have been designated as
"sensitive" due to their rarity and threats by human activity. Peregrine falcons, for example, are susceptible to
human breeders removing falcon eggs from their nests. For these species, CNHP does not normally provide
location information beyond township and range. Please contact us should you require more detailed
infornation for sensitive occurrences.
There are no CNHP designated Potential Conservation Areas located within your project area. In order to
successfiilly protect populations or occuttenees, it is necessary to delineate conservation areas. These
conservation areas focus on capturing the ecological processes that are necessary to support the continued
existence of a particular element of natural heritage significance. Conservation areas may include a single
occurrence of a rare element or a suite of rare elements or significant features.