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C~ <br /> <br /> <br />`J <br />LJ <br /> <br /> <br />STATE OF COLORADO • <br />Roy Romer, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />AN EOUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER <br />Perry D. Olson, Dlrsetor <br />6060 Broadway <br />Denver, Colorado 60276 <br />Telephone: (303) 297-1192 <br />Southeast Regional Office <br />2126 North Weber Street <br />Colorado Springs, CO 80907 <br />Telephone: (719) 473-2945 <br />February 5, 1990 <br />REFER t0. <br />Mr. Brad Janes <br />Gambit Inc. <br />P.O. Box 5538 <br />Arvada, Colorado 80005-0538 <br />RE: Buffalo Mine Permit Application M-78-11 -Elbert county, Colorado <br />Dear Mr. Janes, <br />Based on review of the Robinson Brick Company Buffalo Mine Permit application, <br />field review of District Wildlife Manager, Tom Seamans, and on our conversation <br />2 am supplying the following reclamation continents on behalf of the Colorado <br />Division of Wildlife. <br />The proposed mining project will not have significant impacts on wildlife <br />species of "special interest" e. g. threatened or endangered, or of high interest <br />economically or recreationally. However, much of the 412 acres to be mined will <br />cease to be wildlife habitat in part or in whole for numerous wildlife species <br />until reclamation is successfully achieved. Accordingly, the Division recommends <br />the following. <br />1. Reclamation be done concurrent to mining such that no more than 10 <br />acres are in an unreclaimed state at any time. <br />' 2. That available soils be saved and stabilized and that grading for <br />reseeding be done at 4:1 slopes. <br />. 3. That drainages and existing vegetation in and along drainages be left <br />undisturbed. <br />4. That native grasses, shrubs and forbs be used for revegetation rather <br />than introduced species. The introduced species are not drought <br />resistant or as hardy, and tend to die out after one to two growing <br />seasons. Accordingly, those species listed in #3 of physical characteris- <br />tics of the Soil Conservation Report August 1984 for this site should <br />be used. <br />' S. Revegetation efforts must prove successful through two growing seasons <br />or reseeding must be redone until such longevity is realized. <br />6. Cattle must be kept off revegetated areas for a minimum of two years <br />following reseeding. <br />DEPA gTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES. Hamlet J. Barry, Executive Director <br />ILD LIFE COMMISSION, George VanDenBerg, Chairman • Robert L Freitlenberger. Vice Chairman . WilNam R. Hegberg, Secretary <br />Eldon W. Cooper, Member • Rebecca L. Frank Member . penms Luttrell, Member • Gene 8. Peterson, Member • Larry M. Wright. Member <br />