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<br />-.:STATE OF'COLORADO
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<br />'. ~'~~DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
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<br />: .. ~ . ,DATE: .February 4, 1977
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<br />On Friday, Februarq~4 in company with 4ir. Dean Schipper, I checked the site
<br />-_ ~i'for the proposed Gypsum mine on the Monroe Ranch. It will be operated by the ' '°
<br />Colorado-Lien Company of Ft. Collins, in Section 32, R. 69W,, T. 11N., 6 P.Pt.. _.
<br />.;'.:•;'-.' in Larimer County...; .. _~ .:' . >.;; ... ~
<br />'The area to be mined will be approximately 10 acres. The overburden will be
<br />removed and stockpiled and at the end of the mining will be replaced and '
<br />,;. y.;,reseeded, as recommended by the SCS.
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<br />Presently, the area has an intermediate stand of Mountain i~tahogany with oc- _ .
<br />".casional clumps of skunk bush. Also present are a few scattered yucca and
<br />in the very strong gyp areas are a few clumps of bluestem grass. However,'
<br />the lower area is grassed with gramma as the dominant species, with a good
<br />- sprinkling .of various forbs. ••
<br />' [7ildlife in the area are deer, rabbits, small rodents, coyotes, 'several species
<br />of hawks, and on rare occasions, antelope. -
<br />~'° Probably, the greatest impact~on wildlife would be the distruction of the ma- _ '
<br />• hogany contained in the overburden. However, this would not be considered
<br />as serious, as the deposit is on top of a dome and there is very little ~.,
<br />utilization of the browse plants on top of the domes. Thie is due to the fact .
<br />that there is excellent forage lower down in the draws, which also afford
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<br />'. The mine will probably not be in operation for an extended period of years
<br />'and should, therefore, be back in production in a few years. So the effect
<br />on resideat.wildlife should be rather minimal.
<br />There are no known threatened or endangered species in the area.
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<br />cc: Jim Brocanhall ,, .,
<br />Colorado-Lien Co.
<br />P.O. Box 1961 „' '
<br />Ft. Collins, CO 80522 .:
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