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<br />ai <br />CONSERVATION EASEMENT <br />Our management has considered the possibility of a conservation easement, <br />Due to the fact that a previous tract of land (the Yellowjacket Highlands <br />property) was donated for this purpose and the fact that surface and underground <br />activities are scheduled for the next 35 years in this area, this option was <br />ruled out as being inconsistent with the mine plans for the area. <br />ENHANCEMENT OF ADJACENT AREAS FOR NESTING RAPTORS <br />Upon completion of the initial helicopter and ground surveys, in <br />consultation with the CDOW and USFWS, CYCC will consider the need for <br />enhancement. If deemed necessary, a plan will be jointly developed to determine <br />the need and extent of habitat enhancement and the construction of artificial <br />nesting platforms for raptors. <br />SUMMARY <br />CYCC has long had a commitment to environmental values. We are proud of <br />the progress we have made in this area and the recognition our efforts have <br />received both from the USFWS and CDOW. We believe that our record of achieve- <br />ments, commitment, and wildlife database we have accumulated can match or <br />surpass that of any operation in Colorado. Our intent has always been to not <br />only comply with the existing regulations, but to see that the job ~s done to <br />the best of our abilities. Our future commitments will be to the same level of <br />excellence as the commitment we have exhibited in the past. <br />We recoginize that there are gaps in the art of predicting impacts to <br />wildlife and agree that additional intormation on revegetation, elk behavior and <br />raptors may be needed. We will agree to those items as mitigation when it can <br />u.wH e.~ . sCn'lAk.. .'Y . u.ib c`. Y, rwie,+ivw.'aN <br />