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<br />Rletur0 D. Lamm, Go smo0 ~ III IIIIVIII IIII III <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />Jeek R. 6rleb; Dlrector <br />6060 Broatlwsy <br />Denver, Coloratlo 80216 826-1192 <br />April 5, 1978 <br />TO: <br />FROM: <br />RE: <br />Maggie Koperski <br />Mined Land Reclamation Staff <br />Al Whitaker <br />Senior Wildlife Biologist <br /> <br />~~~~~~~~ <br />APR101978 <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION <br />Colo. Dept. of tilalural Reso~~rces <br />Rockcastle Coal Mining Application, Routt County, 78-45 <br />Appropriate Division of Wildlife personnel have reviewed the above- <br />referenced application and feel it is acceptable with minor modifications. <br />Specifically they wish the number of oak and serviceberry groups to be <br />planted increased to 20 of each species. This area is recognized as a <br />deer winter range and these shrub species are an important part of the <br />winter diet.for deer. <br />Although not related directly to reclamation of affected land surface, <br />illegal harvest of wildlife by commuting miners has proven to be a problem <br />related to other mining activity in the state. It is a common practice for <br />miners returning from work to shoot deer along highways. This problem <br />was alleviated at the Redstone coal mine by a company policy of busing , <br />miners to and from work. The practice has also proven very energy <br />efficient compared to the use of private automobiles and pickup trucks. <br />Finally, the haul road will present a hazard to wintering deer in the area. <br />If the speed of trucks using it can be reduced to 30-35 mph, particularly <br />during dawn and dusk hours, the "road kill" could be reduced considerably. <br />AFW:cs <br />cc: Evans <br />Barrows <br />Taliaferro <br />Clark <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Harris Sherman, Executive Dlrector • WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Thomas Farley, Chairman <br />Sem Caudill, Vice Chairman Roger Clark, Secretary • lean K. Tool, Member • Vernon C. Williams, Member <br />Jay K. Childress, Member • Michael Higbee, Member • Wilbur Redden, Member <br /> <br />