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aawYt/ aYYtYrIYYt tlYYJ ~+( ++su.nu~ .+..(.. v,~ ~~.'.. I ~ np.~mlg . dcy y1oJ I I .~. ,..... Btswa oDl qd o1J ~Crarvrx rwrn+M/1'l n...w.. ~~ . ....,C ... F~~Y. ~N ~r 2ooT DOLORES STAR pps s CFAR ~t.w,~ ~, ~ 9 State's eagle population doing well soli lets dle applicant IusDw what is ade- quate to lulntl the rtquirements according as sale statutes. When tle applicarlt has wmpkud the requiressscrt¢, the DMG then begins to verify she issues. &sckssm said it is na an "ovetmghs pneess. B takes 90 days m get the appli- fXt10n, RVICW 11, and Vlnry (h8111 aallslle5 the atuusory tequrmnrnts. This pasticuiu application went Ill days." He amtinued that the extension was because of significant changes N she sppliratron before rt was approved. BOARD ORDER LS,SUED PRIOR TO iIF+ARING Erickson DoMnrred the, prior to s!K for• ntaF hexing before she State Missed lend Ralastsation Board, a pre-hearing mNer• ence was held. "h is 6rasically an organira- (icmal medirtg, to distill and soearstline tht issues before the !raring. Th>! way. the heating can l+e wnducted in a mots organ- irsd (otstta4" he said Tfiis rewlts in a Board order on what wittlesses arc to be called, how mssch woe they have, and what evrrkdce a to be sub sniped (a the state board) ttom the wnhr- ertce, It was, in fact, the first item the hcsard mnsidercd in dle hearing on the Lim Camp Gravel Pit, Erickson said. 77e State Board asked if anyone heel any oblsxtions to she pre-hearing order. Erickson said that no sme DbjeGed, and the Board then lined out how much time each petsc+n had ri the hearing. "In (acs, the wit- nesses from CFAR were actually given more time than the Ixwd order allowed," he said. "Howevu, late in she formal hear- ing, Borne polrsted that they had nW hero given enough time (or resean:h" The State Mired Lard Ralamation Baud is mate up o! xven memhen. They include people fnan industry, wnsma~ tion, gwerrtrtrnt, and dhcr iruertset, and well az private ci[iuns. TTrry are chatgod with consrdcring every iaue cunctming an application, and snaking sure it satisfies all slamtary rtquirrnentc "It is a rtYtter of law;' said Ericksm "Duy have to bate their decision on all she evidence; on fans and she irs(ormati0lr made available to them" The Iceal office of the Division or Mirsaals and Gravel had presented a 51- page doameot to CFAR two weeks poor m the beating. It oudi,rs and vases exau- !y how and why the decision was made to continue with she applscatlon fa mining gravel at the Line Camp Grand Pit. The sevrew a(IIIC latsc Came Gravel Rt applis:arion was conducted by a seam rmm dle Durango DMG office. Is included Enckson, who has an extensive back- ground in physleal geography and geology or Colorads. The geochemistry and water qualsry isaas are rtvrewed by a shelf metrlber with a Ph.D. in geochettdstry. The Hoodplain and Hooding issues are reviewed by an expert staff tngittw, who is familiar with Ue area's geology and gwgraphy. Erickson said the tearer invev- ed significant anawnts of time to ensure that the statutory tsquirslllenLs on this, and all, applications arc met. He concluded, "71te recwJ rlcarly shows that the pmszss was cartied out proputy and in us entirety. h is rlol a fast pnxesv, arld is, of necessity, a team elTon on our part " Despite severe spring norms shat carved the death of several bald eagle chicks, Colorado"s population of our nation's sym- b01 h doing well. CAkrado Divrsim of Wildlife (DOW) hiologivs mortitnrinR 47 of ere ksrown Si nests docurnuned 37 eagles than Hedged, rneaning lhry reached tltc ability M ny. Of these, 24 were handed. '7 think wt lost more young after the ini- tial hatch thix year than is typical,' DOW volunteer eagle !sander Dearula Mcinke said. She rtported that at least ore was blown out of its test and suspects sevaat deatlu were usxxd by hyptVltertrua doe tD unusual wld and wet spring corsdilions. Unuslully high winds also seated prob- Ivns blowing down neap. "Eleven of tht Deal sllea wile rorssaucled in new trees in the wane. gmrr-.1 sera of Jas year's nest" she added. Tla: 51 pain of outing bald eagles is the highest eve recorded titre DOW balogiv Jerry Craig began the bald eagle monitor- ing program m 1974 whrn he was aMe a locate just one pair of rlesUng hirds Last year 41 nests were observed and 2R the year before shat. Since Craig began she bardio6 program in 19R7, 189 eegleas have been harrded. fact year l l nut of 51 banded and she pre- vwus year, 22 of 57. Many of de banded eaglets have reeumed to their ssev area to buikf nests themselves. OFlrn they ate urasuccesslul the first year or twD of nesting bw eventually are successful. The cider continuous nest siu is on she Dale Snake Rivvsr which has born produc- ing birds sirce 1975. A neat scar Maker has produced young sierra 19AI asd she nest az Bart lake rsotUrrasl of Denver has produced young since 1969. "1'he wt:atha caused same unusual probknu for the eagles this yeas;' Craig Ctallrrltlltefl, 'but that's the way n Ix Wsds Mother Name and I'm optimistic tha our bald eagle population is cow healthy enough m rake a year like this in stride without ssv'ert bog term unpactc" ~a~~~~w~ JUTE Nao0.51F _ 1He sd FalAane Morpape re here b t»efatlte beat ben hrYlrYq~p>; Ia• tllfan ai.x. aom possible fa you to nhlafn your petsornl props' Ptlone: 970-564-0105 • Fax: 9lo-ss4olos • Avatlade IYbn-Sa18,8 ~.~~~~