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COLORADO <br /> Parks and Wildlife <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> 0088 Wildlife Way <br /> Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 <br /> P 970.947.2920 1 F 970.947.2936 <br /> May 3, 2016 <br /> Bob Naracci <br /> Eagle County Planner <br /> RE: Old Castle Gravel Pit Phase 7 <br /> Bob, <br /> This is a letter of explanation and support for the extraction of gravel from Phase 7 of the Old <br /> Castle gravel mining plan in the former LaFarge pit east of Gypsum on the Eagle River. Old <br /> Castle and the property owner have taken a progressive, at your bequest, approach and has <br /> asked the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife (CPW) to meet on site, preview the property <br /> and make recommendations on the removal of the existing berm between the current <br /> excavated pit and the Eagle River valley floor. This involvement at an early stage of the <br /> planning allows potential impacts to be avoided or mitigated. The removal of the existing <br /> berm to an elevation varying between 20 to 30 feet off the current existing pasture area or <br /> floodplain, white removing some older vegetation, will have minimal impacts on the wildlife <br /> resource utilizing the area. Much of the removal will involve standing dead trees which were <br /> not observed to be in use for nesting, roosting or perching on any of the site visits. Other <br /> standing dead and living trees will be untouched and will offer wildlife these Opportunities. <br /> The day lighting of the pit with the associated storm water control measures that are planned <br /> should result in minimal disturbance to habitat or wildlife. The CPW has not received a <br /> formal referral for comments on this project from Eagle County and would request the <br /> opportunity to add or refine comments if that process occurs. Currently, the plan as <br /> explained and diagramed should have minimal impacts and as long as ACOE standards are <br /> preserved the CPW would be supportive of this process. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> 7 <br /> Perry W' , <br /> Area Wildlife Manager <br /> Bob D.Broscheid,Director,Colorado Parks and Wildlife•Parks and Wildlife Commission:Robert W.Bray•Chris Castilian,Chair•Jeanne Nome,Vk,- it I �' <br /> John Naward•891 Kane•Dale Pizey•James Pribyl,Secretary•James Vigil•Dean Wingfield• Michelle Zimmerman•Alex Zipp �. f� <br /> `.�rg76r' <br />