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<br />WILDLIFE STATEMENT ~x6~'b~f <br />The following information is provided for use by the Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board in consideration of a mined permit for- _ <br />Amilk - Stout c/o Jack Raley, Meeker, CO 81641 <br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife does hereby find that the impact <br />of this operation on wildlife will be: X Minor Moderate Major. <br />Mine Name: Amilk - Stout Pit <br />Mine Location: S 1/2 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 Section 31, TIN, R93W 6th PM <br />Wildlife Species List: (May be attached) <br />Mule deer Coyote Badger Whitetailed jackrabbit Sage grouse <br />Elk Red fox Bobcat Nuttalls cottontail <br />Numerous passerine birds <br />Endangered Species Impacted: <br />None <br />Vegetation Communities: (May be attached) <br />Sagebrush - forb mixture <br />A sessment of Impact: (Flay be at~ached) <br />his area is deer winter range an in some years elk winter range. <br />Sage grouse are also found at the ~,roposed site. The operation <br />will displace some deer and sage grouse but no significant adverse <br />impacts to these species are anticipated. <br />Reclamation/Mitigation Recommendations: (May be attached) <br />1. Stabilize topsoil stockpiles to reduce erosion. <br />2. Pit sides should be sloped no greater than 3:1, preferably 4:1 <br />to reduce erosion and facilitate revegetation <br />3. Revegetate using native shrubs and grasses. <br />Prepared By:_Chuck Reichert _ _ _ __ -Title: District Wildlife Manager <br />Prepared By: Michael R. Grode -Title: Wildlife Biologist <br />Date: July 27, 1981 <br />Copies furnished to: T. Lines; C. ReiSh rt; File Amilk-Stout <br />Pit- Rio Blanco `2ej <br />