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41/4 °�� COLORADO <br /> CO Parks and Wildlife <br /> Wt <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> Pueblo Service Center-Area 11 <br /> 600 Reservoir Road <br /> Puebo, CO P 7191 81005 <br /> 561..5 00 I F 719.561.5321 RECEIVED <br /> Tyler V. O'Donnell MAY 17 2016 <br /> Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety DIVISION OF RECLAMATION <br /> 1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 MINING AND SAFETY <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> May 17, 2016 <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 1/2 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 wilt 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 /> °-,d <br /> � + <br /> Bob D.Broscheid,Director,Colorado Parks and Wildlife•Parks and Wildlife Commission:Robert W.Bray•Chris Castilian,Chair•Jeanne Home,Vice-Chair N <br /> John Howard•Bill Kane•Date Pizel•James Pribyt,Secretary•James Vigil•Dean Wingfield• Michelle Zimmerman•Alex Zipp ,, , ;*, <br /> ��7876V x, <br />