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STATE OF COLORADO • <br />Roy Romer, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />• DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />AN EQUAL OPPORNNITY EMPL01'ER <br />Perry 0. Olson, Director <br />solo eroadwav <br />Denver, Colorado 80216.1000 <br />Telephone: 13031 297-~ 792 <br />Mazch 6, 1997 <br />Mr. Cazl Mount <br />III IIIIIIIII IIII III <br />9ss <br />RECEIVED <br />MAR 2 0.1991 <br />Ghrirbn of mmera~ ~, (ypplO9y <br />Colorado Division of Minerals & Geology <br />1313 Sherman St. <br />Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />SUBJ: Rocky Road Quany; Permit # M-85-2] 0 <br />Deaz Cazl: <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife has reviewed the above cited proposal and would <br />following observations: <br />The quarry lies along a Ponderosa Pine/Mountain Mahogany ridge west of Buckhom t <br />the Big Thompson River within an azea undergoing residential and commercial develc <br />is historic deer winter range and, as such, provides important winter habitat for Mule I <br />anticipate an negative impact due to mining. However, much of this impact should be <br />reclamation plan which is designed to replace existing vegetation values. It is imports <br />however, as development continues additional stress will occur to resident wildlife wh <br />reclamation for existing values extremely even more critical. <br />It is our suggestion that concurrent reclamation and an intensive monitoring plan be an <br />the reclamation process. The current proposal should be adequate, but it is necessary th <br />compliance be achieved. Additionally, we strongly urge a preproject photo record of th <br />established so we have comparative preprojecUpostproject information. This should be <br />into DMG files as information to be used during compliance checks. <br />If you have any questions, please call me at 303-291-7202. <br />Sincere , <br />C.J. and Pre <br />Wil life Biologist <br />cc: Dave Clazkson <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, James S. Lochhead, Executive Director <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION: Thomas M. Eve, Chairman • Louis F. Swift, Vice Chairman • Arnold Sal; <br />Rev. Jesse Langston Boyd, Jr., Member • Rebecca L. Frank, Member • John Fuller, Mei <br />William R. Hegberg, Member • Mark LeValley, Member <br />REFER TO <br />GO~~o <br />~~~q~ <br />'V OF `~ <br />For Wildlife- <br />For People <br />to offer the <br />:ek & north of <br />nent. This azea <br />;r. We <br />itigated by the <br />to note, <br />t makes <br />tegral part of <br />full <br />site be <br />Secretary <br />