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0 <br />March 29, 2016 <br />COLORADO <br />Parks and Wildlife <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />Pueblo Service Center - Area 11 <br />600 Reservoir Road <br />Pueblo, CO 81005 <br />P 719.561.5300 1 F 719.561.5321 <br />Tyler V. O'Donnell <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />March 24, 2016 <br />REC JVeD <br />APR 0 6 2016 <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMA <br />MINING AND SAFETY <br />Re: 44th Lane Project, File No. M-2016-009 Receipt of 112 Construction Materials Reclamation <br />Permit Application <br />Mr. Tyler O'Donnell, <br />Colorado Parks and Wildlife has received a request to comment on the reclamation permit <br />application for the Fremont Paving and Redi-Mix Gravel Mine, located directly south of Olson <br />Rd, between 41 �/2 Lane and 42nd Lane in Pueblo County, CO. CPW District Wildlife Manager, <br />Gretchen Holschuh, and CPW Conservation Biologist, Ed Schmal, conducted a site visit in <br />March 2016. <br />CPW commented on the gravel mine's potential wildlife impacts on September 2, 2012. The <br />letter is included in the document at the Pueblo County Clerk and Recorders Office, 6.4.8 <br />Exhibit H Wildlife Information. <br />Strict adherence to the recommendations made in the previous comment letter, are critical <br />to ensure native seed mixes are utilized in the reclamation process. The establishment of <br />non-native vegetation, such as Russian Knapweed, is of particular concern in disturbed areas <br />and roadways. CPW strongly recommends contacting the NRCS (Natural Resources <br />Conservation Service), for guidelines and comprehensive seed mixes suitable for revegetation <br />of the area. <br />Proper reclamation, from a wildlife perspective, involves not only stabilizing the soil and <br />establishing ground cover, but fostering plant communities with a diversity of species and <br />plant types (grasses, broadleaf forbs, and woody vegetation) which will fully serve the <br />nutritional and cover needs of wildlife. All reclamation seed mixes should be comprised of <br />native seed only, suited to on-site soil types, and mirror native plant communities. All <br />reseeding should be completed in a timely manner and should be monitored for success and <br />noxious weed establishment. <br />Bob D. Broscheid, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife • Parks and Wildlife Commission: Robert W. Bray • Chris Castilian, Chair • Jeanne Home, Vice -Chair <br />John Howard • Bill Kane • Dale Pizel • James Pribyl, Secretary • James Vigil • Dean Wingfield • Michelle Zimmerman • Alex Zipp <br />