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COLORADO <br />Parks and Wildlife <br />- Department of Natural Resources <br />Salida Service Center <br />7405 W Highway 50 <br />Salida, CO 81201 <br />P 719.530.5520 1 F 719.530.5554 <br />Mr. Zac Langston <br />Langston Concrete Inc. <br />902 South Union Street <br />Florence, CO 81226 <br />CPW respectfully submits our comments and recommendations based on our review and collaboration <br />on this project. As always, CPW encourages, through thoughtful design and careful development, any <br />actions that avoid or minimize impacts to wildlife. We believe collaboration, along with our <br />recommendations, offers the greatest opportunity for avoiding developmental impacts where we <br />believe they may be high and difficult to remedy. <br />At this time, CPW has not identified or mapped any terrestrial species of special concern within the <br />proposed expansion site. Mule deer, elk, pronghorn, and black bear can be found in the proposed <br />manipulation, along with numerous other small game and non -game species. Transitory wildlife, such as <br />raptor nesting sites, could be present within the project area and CPW recommends a pre -construction <br />survey of the area to identify and avoid disturbances to the nest sites if present. <br />CPW does not foresee any significant impact to terrestrial wildlife species in the proposed expansion <br />area. However, CPW encourages the implementation of any actions that avoid or minimize potential <br />impacts to terrestrial wildlife. <br />CPW is concerned about potential impacts to aquatic species on the edge of the proposed manipulation <br />area. Oak Creek flows through the proposed site. Amphibians and native fish assemblages occupy this <br />riparian corridor. Given our concern regarding this riparian corridor, CPW staff recommends mitigation <br />measures that not only meet the landowner's needs for removal of overburden soil on the landscape of <br />the property, but are also protective of this important riparian habitat. CPW recommends a setback of <br />100 feet on each side of Oak Creek to protect this critical riparian corridor. <br />Throughout our consultation on this project, it was apparent the landowner is concerned about impacts <br />to this stream as well as aquatic wildlife. In addition to the proposed Oak Creek setback, CPW <br />recommends best management practices be utilized by Langston Concrete during their project to <br />include the following: <br />1. A down cut at the edge of extraction, rather than the creation of an upland berm, that will help <br />prevent potential erosion occurring outside the mined area. <br />2. A down cut of 7-12 feet for soil extraction, which will not break into the water table, thus <br />minimizing the potential for the extraction activity to dewater the stream. <br />Kue,r�� <br />Dan Prenzlow, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife • Parks and Wildiife Comnnssron: Marvin McDaniel, Chair o (ar re Besnette Hauser, Vice Chair <br />Marie Haskett, Secretary • Taishya Adams • Betsy Blecha • Charles Garcia • Dallas May • Duke Phillips, IV • Luke B Schafer . Jay Tutchton • Eden Vardy <br />r : H7k, • <br />