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June 6, 1986 Memorandum To: Kathleen Moss From: Samuel Bamberg Re: 1986 Amendment Application for the Menzer Quarry Expansion: comments by the Colorado Division of Wildlife, District Wildlife Manager. The District Wildlife Manager, Mr. Jerry A Apker, has commented on Cooley Gravel Company's amended mining application for the Menzer Quarry expansion to the Land Use Department of E1 Paso County. These comments are in the fo-m of statements, comments and recommendatio*~ by the CDOW based on information supplied in the application of April 1986. This memo is a response to Mr. Apker's comments based on thc: baseline studies on the proposed quarry project site that Dr. Pete Davis, wildlife biologist, and I conducted last summer. In the assessment of impacts on wildlife species and their habitat utilization, we agree that impacts to big game animals will occur try loss of some habitat utilization, and by the human activity at the operations. Displacement of game animals and some increased mortality may occur. At the present quarry operations, mule deer have habituated to the disturbance and move freely through the operations area. T1ce proposed quarry operations is designed to operate to disturb an addi- tional 25 acres (in addition to the 55 acres in the present operat:_on) over the next 20 years so that the rate of mining will not greatly accelerate. Under these quarrying conditions, large additional acre- ages will not be disturbed and resident deer should not be greatly affected. This foothills part of the Front Range is under considerable pressure from various types of development. However, in this specific site and in the surrounding areas to the west and north, there is no public access, and the property owners have protected the area from tresp~~ss, hunting and other overuse such as livestock grazing. There are no public roads and the condition of the wildlife habitat is good to excellent. If conditions are such that there is heavy winter use ley