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`\ ,F <br />CO <br />08/22/2014 <br />Parks and Wildlife <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />Lamar Service Center <br />2500 South Main Street <br />Lamar, CO 81052 <br />P 719.336.6600 I F 719.336.6623 <br />Riverside Aggregates, LLC <br />1750 County Rd HH <br />Lamar, CO 81052 <br />-- -- -- - RE: Construction - #112 application - - <br />File # M- 2010 -080 Friederich's Pit <br />Dear Mr. Torres: <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on File No. M- 2010 -080. Our goal at the Colorado <br />Parks ft Wildlife (CPW) is to provide complete, consistent, and timely information to all <br />entities who request comment on matters within our statutory authority and our mission - <br />which is to protect, preserve, enhance and manage wildlife and their environment for the <br />use, benefit, and enjoyment of the people of Colorado and its visitors. <br />District Wildlife Manager Rick Gardner recently visited the site described as SE1 /4 of SW1 /4 <br />section 81, Township 22S, Range 47W, in Prowers County which already has a gravel pit on the <br />site. The land around the proposed site is agricultural and holds relatively tow wildlife value. <br />Wildlife expected at the site would be primarily small ground - dwelling mammals, ground <br />nesting birds, passerine and migratory birds, possibly waterfowl feeding, fox, raccoon, <br />coyotes as well as larger mammals including deer. There is no evidence at this time of any <br />threatened or endangered wildlife using this area nor does this area appear to be critical <br />habitat. <br />Current CPW policy directs our efforts towards proposals that will potentially have high <br />impacts to wildlife and wildlife habitat. The emphasis of the CPW's concerns is on large <br />acreages, critical habitats, wildlife diversity, and impacts to species of special concern, or <br />those that are state or federally endangered. Due to the current uses, size and location of <br />the proposed site impacts of the development, as proposed, may be characterized as <br />minimal. <br />This may not mean that the landscape has no value to wildlife. Therefore, in this case, we <br />want to focus our recommendations on planning and implementing your proposal to minimize <br />negative impacts to wildlife at the site. Reclamation of the site following the mining should <br />Bob D. Broscheid, Director. Colorado Parks and Witdife • Parks and Wildlife Commssion: Robert W. Bray • Chris Castilian, Secretary • Jeanne Horne¢= <br />Bait Kane, Chair • <br />Gaspar Perricone •Date Pizel •James Pribyl • James Vigil .Dean Wingfield •Michelle Zimmerman .Alex Zipp <br />� 8 K% <br />