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COLORADO <br /> Parks and Wildlife <br /> " Department of Natural Resources <br /> Lamar Service Center <br /> 2500 South Main Street <br /> Lamar, CO 81052 <br /> P 719.336.6600 1 F 719.336.6623 <br /> q <br /> LA <br /> Patrick Lennberg SEP 2 52020 <br /> Environmental Protection Specialist <br /> DIVISION OF RECLAMATION <br /> Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety MKN,Oj JDSAFETY <br /> 1313 Sherman Street room 215 <br /> Denver CO., 80203 <br /> RE: Ordway Pit-File No. M2006-054, Arkansas Valley Ranch, LLC <br /> Amendment application (AM-1) <br /> Dear Mr. Lennberg, <br /> Colorado Parks and wildlife (CPW) has received a request for consultation on a gravel pit <br /> located in Crowley County, Colorado. CPW staff is familiar with the proposed location of the <br /> project, as well as the area surrounding the site located in Section 16, Township 22South, <br /> Range 58West, Due to the general nature of the request, CPW comments will address <br /> potential impacts to wildlife found on shortgrass prairie habitat. <br /> CPW has a statutory responsibility to manage wildlife species in Colorado; as such we <br /> encourage protection for Colorado's wildlife species and habitats through responsible energy <br /> development and land use planning. Protection of core wildlife areas, quality fisheries and <br /> habitat, big game winter range and seasonal migration corridors, and raptor nesting locations <br /> are of extreme importance. CPW recommends that all proposed projects be assessed to <br /> avoid, minimize, or mitigate impacts to sensitive wildlife habitats and species. That includes <br /> species of concern as well as Federal and/or State listed species, big game wildlife (migration <br /> corridors, winter range, and parturition areas), breeding and nesting habitats for sensitive <br /> ground nesting birds, and nests of raptors sensitive to development in order to prevent loss of <br /> habitat or fragmentation of habitat. US Fish and Wildlife Service should be consulted on any <br /> Federally-listed Endangered and Threatened Species that might be present at the location. <br /> Wildlife species that can be found on the project site include: black tailed prairie dog, <br /> burrowing owls, pronghorn, many additional species of small mammals, a variety of reptiles <br /> including habitat for the Massasauga rattlesnake, and a variety of grassland birds. Golden <br /> Dan Prenzlow,Director,Colorado Parks and Wildlife•Parks and Wildlife Commission:Marvin McDaniel,Chair•Came Besnette Hauser,Vice-Chair o <br /> Mane Haskett,Secretary•Taishya Adams•Betsy Blecha•Charles Garcia•Dallas May•Duke Phillips,IV•Luke B.Schafer•Jay Tutchton•Eden Vardy <br /> y <br /> #!876*s <br />