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07/27/98 15:45 FAb • <br />July 27, 1998 <br />Ross Bjerke <br />Banks and Gesso LLC <br />720 Kipling Ste 117 <br />Lakewood CO 80215 <br />Dear Ross: <br />CNHP. • <br />~! <br />[1nIVGSI[y <br />Colorado Natural Heritage Program <br />College of Natural Re~mrrcn <br />254 General Senicee <br />Fort Colllm. Colorado 80523-60?1 <br />(970)491-1309 <br />FAX: (9701491.3349 <br />The Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) is in receipt of your request for information <br />regazding the Poudre Tech Aggregates project. In response, CNHP has searched its Biological <br />and Conservation Datasystem (BCD) for natural heritage resources (occurrences of significant <br />natural communities and raze, threatened or endangered plants and animals} documented from <br />the immediate azea of T008N R069W NI/2 NEl/4 of section 33. <br />We have enclosed two reports from BCD. One describes natural heritage resources known from <br />the azea and gives location (by Township, Range, and Section), precision of the ]ocational <br />information, and the date of last observation at that location. Please note that `precision" reflects <br />the resolution of original data: For example, an herbaritun record from "4 miles east of Colorado <br />Springs" provides much less spatial information than a topographic map showing the exact <br />location of the occurrence. "Precision" codes of Seconds, Minutes, and Genera] are defined in <br />the report footer. <br />You may notice that some occurrences do not have sections listed. Those species have been <br />designated as "sensitive" due.to their rarity and threats by humans. Peregrine falcons, for <br />example, aze susceptible to human breeders removing falcon eggs from their nests. For these <br />species, CNHP does not provide locational information beyond township and range. Please <br />contact us should you require more detailed information for sensitive occurrences. <br />A second report outlines the status of the known elements. We have included status according to <br />Natural Heritage Program methodology and legal status under state and federal statutes. Natural <br />Heritage ranks aze standazdized across the Heritage Program network, and aze assigned for <br />global and state levels of rarity. They range from "1" for critically imperiled or extremely rare <br />elements, to "5" for those that aze demonstrably secure. For your convenience we have also <br />included habitat descriptions: However, please be awaze that these descriptions aze in draft form <br />and have not been edited for content. Please do not cite CNHP habitat information; instead, cite <br />the original source of the habitat information as indicated. <br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife has legal authority over wildlife in the state. CDOW would <br />therefore be responsible for the evaluation of and final decisions regarding any potential effects a <br />The <br />Nature <br />Lonservanry® <br />L(Zj 002 <br />