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• <br />iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii • <br />• WILDLIFE STATEMENT S~ EXHIBIT H <br />• <br />• <br />1. General Information <br />Bill Heicher, District Wildlife Manager for the Colorado Division of Wildlife, was contacted in the <br />fall of 1995 to provide an evaluation of the Carol Ann Pit. At that time, the unnamed drainage was <br />included in the plan for disturbance. His evaluation, dated November 13, 1995 and subsequent <br />correspondence to Eagle County is enclosed in Appendix C. In the initial evaluation, it was stated <br />that the operation would have minimal impact to wildlife as long as the operation would not extend <br />past the north toe of the hill to the Eagle River and the two drainages (Spring Creek and the <br />unnamed drainage) were left undisturbed. In the subsequent correspondence to Kathy Eastley of <br />Eagle County dated September 4, 1996, the CDOW reversed its opinion on the north berm slope <br />and stated that it should be retained. Later meetings on site with Mr. Heicher discussed the <br />possibility of mining portions of the north berm and providing replacement for any valuable shrubs <br />that would be removed in the process. Since the landowner strongly desires that the berm be <br />removed to avoid having a long hill dividing the property after mining, B&B has decided to remove <br />portions of the berm and mitigate the removal of shrubs, as described in the Montane report <br />included in Appendix A. This mitigation involves the planting of IS - 5 gallon shrub plants in the <br />area below the perennial spring, where an adequate supply of water will help the shrubs survive. <br />The planting will be done at the time that initial ground is broken at the mine, although the <br />disturbance of the berm will not take place until years later. If any of these plants die during the <br />mine life, they will be replaced by B&B. <br />Also included in Appendix A is a wildlife evaluation of the north berm done by CH2M Hill, which <br />concludes that the area is too small to provide significant wildlife habitat. The CDOW was <br />concerned that the north berm provided a protective barrier for wildlife that was also using the <br />meadow below the proposed operation. <br />Cazol Ann Pemut CDMG Application <br />46 <br />