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STATE OF COLORADO BiII Owens, Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WILDLIFE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Bruce McCloskey, Director 6060 Broadway Denver, Colorado 80216 Telephone: (303)297-1192 August 23, 2004 Wallace H. Erickson Division of Minerals and Geology Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 RECEIV!E® AUG 2 7 2004 Division of Minerals & Gaolopy Re: Robert Daugherty, Cedaz Point Picture Rock Quarry, File No. M-2004-048 Mr. Erickson, For Wildlife- For People On August 22, 2004, I visited the proposed site for Robert DaugheRy's Cedar Point Picture Rock Quarry located at or near section 25, Township 45N, Range 18W, New Mexico Prime Meridian, in San Miguel County. The area where the site is proposed is part of a larger piece of valuable winter range for deer and elk. The site provides important habitat for mountain lions, bobcats, and other wildlife as well. Plants at the site are composed primarily of pinion juniper, with scattered mountain mahogany,;abbitbrush, big sagebrush, yucca, and other forbs, providing both cover and forage for wildlife. I did not see any non-native vegetation at the site. While the loss of habitat at the proposed site will not have a significant effect on wildlife, the increase in human activity in this area will create more stress on the azea's big game herds. The Division of Wildlife recommends that if the site is to be developed as a rock quarry that the concentration of activity is restricted to the summer and eazly fall. If the quarry operates during winter/spring we recommend that the activity occur during daylight hours. These recommendations will minimize the impact on the deer and elk herds that frequent the azea during the winter and spring. Also, the native vegetation that exists at the proposed site is a valuable mixture for wildlife. If developed, care should be taken during the reclamation of the site to replace the natural vegetation. We would recommend that weeds be controlled to prevent non-native species that maybe introduced while the quarry is in operation. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this proposal. Sincer~el~y~ Bill deVergie Area Wildlife Manager -Montrose . e -, DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Russell George, Executive Director WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Philip James, Chair. Jeffrey Crawford, vice-Chair • Brad Phelps, Secretary Members. Bernard Black • Tom Burke • Rick Enstrom • Claire O'Neal .Robert Shoemaker. Ken Torres Ex Officio Members, Russell George and Don Ament