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COLORADO <br /> v ,��`,= Parks and Wildlife <br /> C" Department of Natural Resources <br /> Lamar 2500 S Main <br /> rvice Center RECEIVED <br /> Lamar, CO 81052 RECEIVED G <br /> P 719-336-6600 APR 01 2024 <br /> Colorado�hS10n of Rec►ama�on, March 25, 2024 <br /> Mining and Safety <br /> Joel Renfro <br /> Division of Reclamation, Mining Safety <br /> 1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br /> Denver, CO 80203 <br /> RE: Midwest Farms- File No. M-1993-059, Midwest Farms Surety Release Request Application <br /> (SL-1) Full/Final Release <br /> This letter is to express concerns by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) on the Surety Release <br /> Request for Midwest Farms located at Section 18, Township 23S, Range 42W near Holly, <br /> Colorado. CPW recommends that DRMS not approve the Surety Release Request. CPW also <br /> recommends that DRMS do a site visit to evaluate the vegetation and reclamation progress. <br /> DRMS was requested to do a site visit in 2022 but due to time constraints could not do so. <br /> 2024 is supposed to be the next scheduled site visit. <br /> CPW has a few concerns in the current state of recovery of the affected area, two of which <br /> are major. The first concern is the lack of grass growing in the disturbed area after seeding. <br /> The second concern is the presence of noxious weeds, such as tamarisk which should have <br /> been mitigated throughout the last several years, yet new growth remains unhindered. <br /> If DRMS would be willing to do a site visit CPW staff would be made available to join them and <br /> discuss the issues that create concern. <br /> Logan Wilkins ll <br /> l�Y <br /> District Wildlife Manager <br /> 2500 South Main St. <br /> Lamar, CO 81052 <br /> 719-940-3585 <br /> Jeff Davis,Director,Colorado Parks and Wildlife I ( Y b��o� <br /> Parks and Wildlife Commission:Dallas May,Chair•Richard Reading,Vice-Chair•Karen Bailey,Secretary•Jessica Beaulieu I.I 'r-T-' /•, <br /> Mane Haskett•Jack Murphy•Gabnel Otero•Duke Phillips,IV•Gary T.Skiba•James Jay Tutchton•Eden Vardy �'.\,, ., <br /> \�876� <br />