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Getty <br /> <br />Getty Oil Company I 23385 Routt County Road 33.Oak Creek. Coloratlo 80a67 • Telepnone (303) 879-aa26 <br />Dec sober 16, 1983 <br />Jim Morris <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />711 Independent Avenue <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br />Dear Jim: <br />In accordance with feasibility studies to develop Getty Coal reserves in <br />Twentymile Park and fulfill the requirements of Section 2.04.11 of the <br />Regulations of the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board for Coal Mining, a <br />meeting was held at Getty's Middle Creek office on November 16, 1983. <br />Representatives from the Colorado Division of Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife <br />Service and Bureau of Land Management were in attendance. Representatives from <br />the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Division and the Office of Surface Mining <br />were unable to attend, but requested a copy of the results of the meeting far <br />their review. - <br />• Six (6) items of wildlife concern were identified during the meeting. It <br />was concluded that if these items were addressed and study on them conducted, <br />requirements of Section 2.04.11 would be satisfied. We would appreciate your <br />prompt review of these 6 items as listed below in order to verify their <br />completeness and avoid confusion over additional wildlife concerns and last <br />minute requests for additional wildlife information. <br />SAGE GROUSE <br />1. Continued monitoring and protection of sage grouse leks. <br />2. Conduct field vegetation studies in conjunction with snow depth <br />analysis on sagebrush to determine where critical winter range for <br />sage grouse exists. <br />SANOHILL CRANE <br />3. Conduct spring nesting survey of sandhill cranes. <br />• <br />