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' ~ILDLIFE STATEMENT <br />The following information pertaining to wildlife is provided for <br />use by the Mined Land Reclamation Board in their consideration of <br />a mining permit for Routt County, Colorado <br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife does hereby find, to the best of <br />our knowledge, that the impact of the proposed mining operation on <br />wildlife will be <br />X minor <br />moderate <br />major <br />Mine Location: NW ;, NW;, Sec. 12, T6N, R88W; Approximately two miles <br />Bash of Hayden, Colorado along U.S. Highway #40. <br />Wildlife Species List: (may be attached) <br />Cottontail and Jack Rabbits Mule Deer <br />Sandhill Cranes Ducks <br />Muskrats <br />Raccoon <br />Endangered Species Impacted: Greater Sandhill Cranes <br />Assessment of Impact on Wildlife: (may be attached) <br />The proposed gravel pit is located in the vicinity of the Greater <br />Sandhill Crane staging area near the Hayden power p la nt. I feel <br />that the gravel pit is located in an area where there will be no <br />significant impact on the Sandhill Cranes. Approximate distance <br />between the gravel pit and the staging area would be one mile. A <br />small stream runs along the western boundary and care must be taken <br />thaw this stream is not impacted. The stream is not large enough to <br />support large fish species. It flows into the Yampa River.(Continued on <br />Reclamation Recommendations: (may be attached) attached sheet) <br />Replace topsoil, seed with native grasses, encourage regrowth <br />of sagebrush, minimize soil erosion and minimize disturbance to <br />stream banks and channel. <br />Prepared by Van K. Graham Title District Wildlife Manager <br />Date March 27, 1979 <br />xc: Gerrans; Graham; File <br />