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KING MOUNTAIN SAND AND GRAVEL MINE <br />ECOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT <br />1.0 INTRODUCTION <br />1.1 Purpose of the Report <br />This report presents an ecological resources assessment for the King Mountain Gravel <br />Mine property (the "Project"), owned and operated by King Mountain Gravel, LLC. The <br />Project has an active 110 limited operations permit, and is in the process of converting <br />the permit to a regular 112 regular operation reclamation permit. All references herein to <br />the "Project" refer to both [he existing 110 permit, and the application for [he 112 permit. <br />The Project is located on a parcel approximately 383.21 acres in size. <br />The purpose of [his report is as follows. <br />1. Conduct an overall assessment of the vegetation and wildlife habitats on the Project <br />site, and identify any statutory wildlife species (threatened or endangered species), <br />and any other species of concern (non-statutory species) that may be impacted by <br />Project development. <br />2. Update site specific ecological data available from public sources. <br />3. Review Project documents in order to insure that appropriate ecological issues have <br />been adequately described and addressed. <br />4. Verify Project compliance with applicable state and federal regulations. <br />5. Comment on the reasonableness of the suggested greater sage grouse mitigation <br />requested by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. <br />6. Review the ecological and environmental issues described in the objection letters <br />received by the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety in June, 2006, <br />that express concerns about the Project. <br />7. Present a conceptual "limited development plan" whereby a portion of the Property <br />would be mined, and a portion would be conserved by means of a grant of <br />conservation easement. <br />8. Conduct field work and assemble ecological and real estate data suitable for inclusion <br />into a conservation easement baseline report. <br />9. Verify adequacy and diligence on the part of the client and Project consultants with <br />respect to the mitigation requirements being negotiated with the Colorado Division of <br />Reclamation, Mining and Safely. <br />1.2 Regulatory Jurisdiction <br />At this time the Project requires no federal permit or federal funding. Therefore, it is <br />assumed that wildlife resources regulatory jurisdiction for the Project is under the <br />primary and active authority of the CDOW. CDOW submitted referral letters to the <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, dated January 7, 2005, and to <br />