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r C STATE OF COLORADO REFER TO Roy Romer, Governor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES `0 RAZ DIVISION OF WILDLIFE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER �O7 Perry D.Olson, Director v 6060 Broadway Denver,Colorado 80216 '�OF Telephone:(303) 297-1192 RECEIVED For Wddlj/e- Larry Rogstad For People 1528 28th ave court SEP 3 �991 Greeley, Colorado 80631 Mike Applegate Tuttle Applegate Inc. 11990 Grant St. suite 410 Denver, Colorado 80233 Re: Bucklen pit/Island Grove Park Dear Mike: I have been on this site many times during the last nine years, and am familiar with the existing pits. I also spoke with Dick Quaco, City of Greeley, about their plans for the eventual use of this area for recreational purposes. The existing large pond currently contains a diverse warm water fishery including: sunfish (mixed species) , largemouth bass, crappie, black bullhead, carp, suckers, and a variety of forage fish. Additionally, one can find several species of reptiles and amphibians associated with the pond and adjacent shoreline. A riparian area of approximately three acres can be found sit- uated between the Poudre River and the north pond. This area is characterized by cattails, sedges, wetland grass species, cottonwood/willow growth, russian olive and boxelder. Several species of songbirds can be found in this area throughout the year. Raptors also roost and hunt from the trees in this area. No nesting activity by hawks has been documented in this area. A variety of mammals also use this area including: racoon, fox squirrel, rock squirrel, red fox, beaver, small rodents, bats and whitetail deer. Surrounding the ponds, one can find a variety of woody vegetation predominated by russian olive. These trees provide food,cover and nesting space for a wide variety of animals. The trees also provide shading to the pond. Shorelines are steep in many areas of the pond, and should be considered unsafe for recreational purposes. Much of the shoreline can be described as highly disturb- ed with bare ground interspersed with patches of "weedy" cover. It should be mentioned that bald eagles have a winter roost on the north side of the river approximately } mile from the site. Mining activity on the Bucklen's pit and the county pit does not seem to disturb the birds, however. Therefore mining activity DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Hamlet J. Barry, Executive Director WILDLIFE COMMISSION, William R. Hegberg,Chairman . Dennis Luttrell,Vice Chairman . Eldon W. Cooper, Secretary Felix Chavez, Member . Rebecca L Frank Member . Louis F. Swift. Member . George VanDenBerg, Member . Larry M. Wright. Member