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04/27/2016 20:37 7195615321 PAGE 02/03 <br /> COLORADO <br /> • Parks and Wildlife <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> Pueblo service Center-Area 11 RECEIVED <br /> 600 Reservoir Load <br /> Pueblo, CO 81005 <br /> P 719.561.5300 I F 719.561.53z1 APR 2 8 2016 <br /> April 28, 2016 DIVISION OF RECLAMATION <br /> MINING AND SAFETY <br /> Tyler V. O'Donnell <br /> CO Division Of Reclamation Mining & Safety <br /> 1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 8020:3 <br /> Mike Trujillo, Area Wildlife Manager <br /> Colorado Parks and Wildlife <br /> 600 Pueblo Reservoir Road <br /> Pueblo, CO 81.005 <br /> RE: Notice Of 110 ConAructiou Materials Reclamation Permit Application Consideration Town <br /> of La Veta, La.Veta Town Gravel Pit, File No. M-2016-018 <br /> Dear Mr. O'Donnell: <br /> Thank you for providing the opportunity to comment on the proposed application to conduct <br /> surface extraction of construction materials, (sand, gravel, road base) for the town of La Veta <br /> located NW of La Veta and further described by the following legal description; Section 7, <br /> Township 29S, Range 68W, NE1/4SE1/4, .Huerfano County, CO. <br /> As requested District Wildlife Manager Mike Brown reviewed the application and maps and <br /> conducted a site visit on 04/21/2016. Furthermore, Colorado Parks& Wildlife biologists were <br /> also consulted on the project. <br /> The proposed 9.75 acre surface ruining operation is located on private land within a short grass <br /> prairie type of habitat in close proximity to U.S. Hwy. 160. The dominant grass species consist <br /> of gramla, and western.wheatgrass- Additional sub-dominant grasses include buffalo grass, <br /> squirrel tail, and side oats grama. The proposed mining location is located in an area with a high <br /> degree of wildlife diversity. <br /> The following list of species may be found throughout the area: Elk, Mule beer, Pronghorn;, <br /> Black Bear, Mountain.Lion, Coyote, Swift Fox, Bobcat, Cottontail Rabbit,rack Rabbit, Red Fox, <br /> Red-Tailed Hawk, Ferniginous Hawk, American .Kestrel. <br /> 1301)D.Broseiteid,Director,Cptorado parks and Wildlife-Parks and Wildlife Commission;Robert W.Bra Chris Castilian,Chair•Jea gr° <br /> John Howard•Bill Kane•Dale Pizet•James pri*,Sctreta . Wingfield <br /> nex Flame,Vice-Chair <br /> ry Jflines Vigil•Dean Wingfield• Michelle Zimmerman.Alex Xipp <br /> �9F 7f6i <br />