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sraTE oa= cotoRaDo <br />Bin owena, tRovemo. <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL. RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />AN EC111A1, OPPOR7lAath' EhPLOYErt <br />RwaeB Geaga, D'neddor <br />6080 aroada'ar <br />Denver, Colorado 902[6 <br />Telephone: (303) 297-1192 <br />October 12, 2001 <br />Farnsworth Construction and Gravel Co. <br />1494 Hwy 133 <br />Paonia CO 81428 <br />RG: Farnsworth Gravel Pit #2 <br />Dear Mrs. Farnsworth, <br />I inspected the proposed site of gravel pit #2 with you on October 11, 2001. <br />c°~°~Oo <br />~~. <br />~OF <br />Far Wildlrfa <br />For People <br />The site is a previously disturbed floodplain area. The vegetation on site is made up ofyoung narrow leaf <br />cottonwood trees interspersed with a stand of young willows. There is a very smaD stand of mature <br />willows in the middle of the s4e. The ground cover is mostly low mustard and cheat grass with a lot of <br />bare ground. <br />The impacts to wildlife, if this site is developed, will be minimal. There is evidence of deer and elk ttse in <br />the area. Deer use the area year round while elk use it during the winter months. Both species use it <br />mostly for hiding cover since there is very little palatable plants fotmd on site. The site is not boated <br />abng a migration corridor. Song birds and small mammals are also present. The mature willow stand <br />does meet the criteria for habitat of the endangered Southwest Willow Flycatcher but at this time of year <br />it is not possible to assess their use of the area. <br />Any wafer depletion of the North Fork River will have a possible effect on the endangered Sshes found <br />downstream Ifany water depletion is anticipated you should contact the US Fish and Wildlife Service in <br />order to assess the impacts caused by the depletion. <br />If you have any other questions feel free to contact me. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~~~ <br />---~ <br />Kvk Madariaga <br />District Wildlife Manager - Paonia <br />cc: J. Young, Area Wildlife Manager -Gunnison <br />P. Jones, Habitat Biologist -Gunnison <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Greg E. Walther. 6arcutive Diector <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Rids Eratrorn, Chair Rout Shoemaker, V'ceChai• Marenna Raftopoulos, Secretary <br />Members. L?emard Blxk • Tom Burke • PhiTO James • Brad Phebs • OGea Valdez <br />North Fork Pit Mazch 04 13 <br />