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=. ' <br />' MINED LA~'ILDLIFE STATEMENT/EVALUATION~evised) III III III IIIIIIIIII <br />999 <br />for limited impact and select regular mine applications <br />The following information pertaining to wildlife is provided for use by Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board in their consideration of a mining permit for: <br />City of Lamar Pit~Open Sand & Gravel Tract of Land in NW» Sec. 15, T23S, R46W <br />Name/Type and Location of Mine (Legal) see attached sheet <br />k'ildlife Species list: <br />Mule Deer Ducks, spp. <br />White-tailed Deer (?) Geese, spp. <br />Antelope Mourning Dove <br />Pheasant Coyote <br />Scaled Quail Fox <br />Bobwhite (?) Rabbits <br />Endangered/critical species/impacted: <br />None that xe are aware of. <br />Critical habitats/vegetative communities impacted: <br />Norte that xe are aware of . <br />P=sessment of impact: <br />Raptors <br />Various nongame bird, <br />mamasal, & reptile spp. <br />RECEIVED; ~; <br />.y <br />SEP 141984 <br />MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISIQN <br />Colo. Dept. el N~turel Resources <br />Minimal, due to the fact that this x111 be an extension of an already existing pit, <br />and due to it's location in a very sandy sagebrush habitat. In fact, since the City <br />of Lamar stores water in the existing pit during certain times of 'the year, the ex- <br />tension of this pit x111 increase the size of this temporary lake and the surface area <br />avalible to wildlife, especiall waterfowl. <br />"_'ne Reclamation recommendations (include key species/habitats for which restoration <br />is cesigned). <br />I recommend that the site be graded and sloped to 311 or less and reseeded with native <br />grasses to SCS specifications. Since this pit x111 recieve periodic flooding with <br />the temporary storage of water by the City of Lamar, additional plantings in the bottom <br />or on the lower sides of the pit x111 be fruitless. However, in other areas that may <br />have been impacted by the operation, such as along the haul road, the planting of shrub <br />thickets would be very beneficial to wildlife, especially to small game birds. Species <br />to plant, in order of preference, would be Wild Plum, Buffaloberry, Chokecherry, Wild <br />Rose, or Sandhill Cherry. Planting techniques can be found in the April-May issue of <br />Colorado Outdoors, 1983r a Colo. Division of Wildlife publication. Although not as ben- <br />eficial to xildlife,.brush piles can also be constructed. The planting of trees like <br />Cottonless Cottonwood and~or Russian Olive would be beneficial to Raptors and other <br />bird species. <br />/~ ~ r ~ ~j~~~ <br />-.,-aced b~•: ~ZJ/7 ~'~//~1L~~~~~//~/ _ <br />-.-.s st.=.te-.ent is v id if not nra_essed t•ithin 1 tear. <br />-.__ ~-.a 1,:=is dc~s not cor titute za~ro~'al of application. <br />Date: p//~~ ,/9g~/t~ <br />Date• % ~~/b/ <br />