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JUN-22 01 11:34 FROM:CDOW • 303-498-9742 <br />' STATE OF t:OLOt1AD0 <br />Sal OMMa Garanar <br />OEPARiNIFM OF oU-TYRAL RESOYRt:6tt <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />~~o,r <br />w~.•a~a,tlr•~• <br />n.w~. reld.a. eoz18 <br />T~Yploirc (~ 287-11~ <br />con:mey tad. wily ~. <br />1]ept. of Planing Services <br />Weld Caunty <br />1555 N. 17th Ave. <br />Cueeley, CO 80631 <br />T0:~38663567 <br />Apr;l lo, 2001 <br />PRGE:03 <br />For A/1ldbJF- <br />ForPropk <br />The T-ivisioa- of Wildlife received the request fro®you agency for cotrenenats camcemiag <br />case USR 1329, I~ve4tod Ready Mnr inc. I~vi®on of WihiBfe biobg'ttits Courtney <br />CtawBord and 1Kike Shermlm visited the site ~ recommend tho folhrwmg <br />A tesjas portion of the property m gnestion lies in the 8nod plain of the Big Thompson <br />Rivwt. Apprwmeately 1000 feet of the Big Thoatpao~a Rives lies adjsceat to this proposal <br />st the east portion ofthe pmptsty. At the presort lime domestic calve ore heavily BAH <br />the hmd. <br />The gravel mine proposal indiates that ~Ys have bees comphued an tbterteaed on <br />sad endangered w0dtifa el/eaee. We recommend dutU. S. Fish and Wr7dtife <br />rapreeaetativos be oontsaed iu tnkreaoe to Prebb:'s lumping 11dOa>le and the ladies' <br />Tresses Ombia Pate 1'lsga (Pteble's) end lea b't~ (t7k~ebid}may be eo~ntactod at 303- <br />275.2370. <br />Gaavel mining activity oa this project will have little imparx on existing wildlife. <br />Davdoptneet of ponds or laloas along with propeaed wetland mitigetioa has the potential <br />to improve habitat fnr wstatfow1, aherebirda, sttglhibians and fah. la cedar W mltxiemza <br />the erte for wn7dliSe and for reraeadon; reclmadon phtns for the pmds should inchrde <br />islands, shallow areas sad itregulrly shaped shordle with ebpes not greater that 4:1. <br />According to this proposal a belch plant-office will be camstruebed near two existing <br />panda loafed in tba Northwest portion of the propaegr. Several, Lsrgq mature <br />crawnwood.traes exist at this lucadoa end it isaot Ilea fmm this proposal if the Gees <br />will be removodm make room for thebatcb plat ord'adjaamtetorsgaoiles The <br />camtonwoods provide nesting and perching habitat for a vsnely of birds including rsptorq <br />old songbirdo. Co~nsideriag the ansple area svailshJe for caai~roctioa at this hxatiom, wro <br />recommend that pins be altered ao that these cattealxood trees ramsin in plce. <br />t~+IgRrltB~IT ~ PMTIJtiA! (Ay E 1M1Yrhs, t]aaaYsOtaebr <br />VYLI7LIFE COIt1~ON lid[ 6a8en1 Off. RotraR 1iFwnriks, laceput fsnoopao~ 3eeer~v <br />