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Colo~~do <br />[ niversih <br />%nawledo a to Go Places <br />January 11, 2005 <br />Kathryn Cloutier, M.S. <br />Environmental Scientist <br />Greystone Environmental Consultants, Inc. <br />3231 South Quebec Street <br />Greenwood Village, CO 80111 <br />Deaz Kathryn: <br />Colorado Natural Heritage Program <br />Colorado State University <br />8002 Campus Delivery <br />Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-8002 <br />(970)491-1309 <br />FAX:(970)491-3349 <br />www.cnhp.colostate.edu <br />The Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) is in receipt of your request for information regarding the <br />Greystone Environmental Consultants, Inc. area of interest. In response, I have searched our Biodiversity <br />Tracking and Conservation System (BIOTICS) for natural heritage elements (occurrences of significant <br />natural communities and raze, threatened or endangered plants and animals) documented from the vicinity of <br />the area specified in your request, specifically within atwo-mile radius of Township 1 South, Range 67 West, <br />Section 26 in Adams County. <br />The enclosed report describes natural heritage resources known from this area and gives location (by <br />Township, Range, and Section), precision information, and the date of last observation of the element at that <br />location. This report includes elements known to occur within the specified project site, as well as elements <br />known from similar landscapes near the site. Please note that "precision" reflects the resolution of original <br />data. For example, an herbarium record from "4 miles east of Colorado Springs" provides much less spatial <br />information than a topographic map showing the exact location of the occurrence. "Precision" codes of <br />Seconds, Minutes, and General aze defined in the footer of the enclosed report. <br />The report also outlines the status of known elements. We have included status according to Natural Heritage <br />Program medtodology and legal status under state and federal statutes. Natural Heritage ranks are <br />standardized across the Heritage Program network, and are assigned for global and state levels of rarity. They <br />range from "1" for critically imperiled or extremely raze elements, to "5" for those that are demonstrably <br />secure. <br />You may notice that some occurrences do not have sections listed. Those species have been designated as <br />"sensitive" due to their rarity and threats by human activity. Peregrine falcons, for example, aze susceptible to <br />human breeders removing falcon eggs from their nests. For these species, CNHP does not normally provide <br />location information beyond township and range. Please contact us should you require more detailed <br />.information for sensitive occurrences. <br />There are no CNHP designated Potential Conservation Areas located within your project area. In order to <br />successfully protect populations or occurrences, it is necessary to delineate conservation areas. These <br />conservation areas focus on capturing the ecological processes that are necessary to support the continued <br />existence of a particular element of natural heritage significance. Conservation areas may include a single <br />occurrence of a rare element or a suite of raze elements or significant features. <br />`~CTifq~e~ <br />w+YSa ~ <br />//f~-~~ ~ <br />C~ /.V/ <br />°~toeno° <br />