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oaooa <br />Banks and Gesso, LLC <br />The riparian corridor along the South Platte River in this location is good wildlife habitat <br />and may be used by a variety of bird, mammal, reptile and amphibian species including <br />but not limited to the following. <br />Birds <br />• American Coot (Fulica americans) <br />• Barn Swallow (Nirundo rustics) <br />• Eastern Kingbird (Tyrannus trannus) <br />• Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) <br />• Western Kingbird (Tyrannus verticalisJ <br />Mammals <br />• Deer Mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) <br />• Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) <br />• Raccoon (Procyon lotor) <br />• White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) <br />Reptiles <br />• Plains Garter Snake (Thamnophis radix) <br />Amphibians <br />• Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) <br />• Woodhouse's Toad (Bufo woodhousii) <br />Seasonal use of the land could include migratory and resident bird summer nesting, <br />winter habitat for deer, and a corridor for deer during migration periods. The habitat is <br />suitable for small mammal, reptile, and amphibian habitat year round. The CDOW <br />District Wildlife Manager Mike Babler considers the area as important wildlife habitat for <br />deer, wild turkey, waterfowl, shore birds, eagles, and other raptors. It is not critical <br />habitat for any federally listed threatened and endangered species. <br />WWE reviewed the CDOW's NDIS (Nafural Diversity Information Source} maps for the <br />site and determined that habitat which is suitable to the PMJM exists along the South <br />Platte River within the proposed expansion area. <br />The Applicant is proposing to mine in the eastern portion of the expansion area within <br />200 to 300 feet of the South Platte River. Because mining within 300 feet of the river <br />would be a disturbance of existing suitable PMJM habitat, a trapping survey for the <br />PMJM would be required by the USFWS in the riparian area along the South Platte <br />River to the east of the existing mining site. However, the PMJM may be delisted in the <br />next several years due to new biological findings. Depending on the proposed mining <br />schedule for this area, several options are available regarding the PMJM in the riparian <br />area. <br />Fort Lupton Santl and Gravel Mine - L.G. Evedst, Inc. September 20, 2004 <br />Amendment to Permit No M-1999-120 Page 18 <br />