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STATE OF COLORADO <br />Bill Owens, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />BnKe L. McCloskey, Acting Director <br />Soudreast Region: <br />2126 N Weber Street <br />Colorado Springs, Colorado 60907 <br />Telephone: (719)227-5200 <br />August 11, 2000 <br />Mr. James C. Stevens <br />Division of Minerals & Geology <br />1313 Sherman Street, Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />• <br />RECEIVED <br />AUG 16 20~ <br />Division of Minerals and Geology <br />III IIII_IIIIIIII_I III <br />~~~~ <br />~~OF`^- <br />For ~ld/ife- <br />ForPeople <br />~7~ <br />Subject: PK Enterprises, Inc., Mule Creek Pit, File No. M-2000-077. <br />Dear Mr. Stevens: <br />The Division has reviewed the above referenced 112 application and is familiar wilh the site. Overall, we <br />believe the application to be very thorough. Although short term impacts to wildlife due to this proposal are <br />inevitable, long term benefits regarding reduced erosion and improved wildlife habitat will be achieved. We would <br />offer the following suggestions regarding this permit application: <br />1. Tree and shrub guards should be used to surround seedling trees and shrubs to protect them, to the extent <br />practical, from browsing by deer and elk. <br />2. Trees and shrubs should be monitored for athree-year period to ensure survival. Trees and shrubs that do not <br />survive during the monRoring period should be replaced. <br />3. The perimeter fencing should be removed once reclamation has been successfully completed and bond <br />released. This will ensure unimpeded movement across the site by big game ungulates and other wildlife <br />species. <br />4. Sediment ponds constructed to control erosion and sediment deposition should be left in place following <br />reclamation as an additional water source for wildlife. <br />Thank you for providing us this opportunity for input. Please feel free to contact me at (719)227-5227 should <br />you have any questions or require additional information. <br />Cc: Tonya Sharp, CDOW <br />Steve Tapia, USFS <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Greg Waldrer, Executive Director <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Bernard L. Black Jr., Chairman • Rick Enstrom, Vice-Chairman • Philip James, Secretary <br />Members, Tom Burke • Mark LeValley • Marianna RaRopoulos • Robert Shoemaker • Olive Valdez <br />Ex-Offiao Members, Greg Welcher and Don Ament <br />