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STATE OF <br />COLORADO <br />Bill Owens, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />Bruce McCloskey, Acting Director <br />Southeast Regional Service Center <br />4255 Sinton Road <br />Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907 <br />Telephone: 719-227-5200 <br />April 19, 2004 <br />Berhan Keffelew, Environmental Protection Specialist <br />Division of Minerals and Creology <br />Department of Natural Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Re: Special Use Permit No: SUP 2004-004 <br />Deaz Mr. Keffelew, <br />Ij'$~Cliols~l' ~ I;.Il1' <br />APR 2 0 2004 <br />Division of Minerals and Oaelogy <br />For ~Idlife- <br />ForPeople <br />The Division of Wildlife has reviewed the infoJrmation provided for Trans Colorado Concrete, St. Barbara <br />Sand and Crravel Mine, File No. M-2004-013, to establish `natural resources extraction and processing' <br />of sand and gravel, and has visited the site on March 2, 2004. The site currently consists of agriculture <br />cropland (turf grass and alfalfa), and is bordered on the south by the Arkansas River. Similar types of <br />agriculture surround the rest of this property. <br />Wildlife found in this area includes two species of deer, elk, turkey, bobwhite quail, raptors, neo-tropical <br />bird species, and various small mammals. The majority of which are located in the riparian corridor of the <br />Arkansas River. <br />The Division of Wildlife offers the following comments and suggestions: <br />Riparian Site: <br />• The Arkansas River and its riparian zone are the southern boundary of the project site. A very <br />small percentage of this type of habitat exists in Pueblo County, therefore making this area quite <br />important for wildlife. This type of habitat is limited to the river corridor and many of the species <br />listed above use this riparian habitat exclusively. Special care should be given to protect these <br />critical habitat zones from both direct and indirect disturbance. <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Russell George, Executive Director <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Rick Enstrom, Chairman • PhtlipJames-Vice-Chairman • Olive Valdez, Secretary, <br />Members, Bernard Black • Tom Burke .Jeffrey Crawford • Brad Phelps • Robert Shoemaker • Ken Torres • <br />tic-Oficio Members, Russel! George and Don Ament <br />