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STATE OF COLORADO <br />Ipelord 0. Wes., Oowstgr <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />J.ek R. 9r1e4, dnetor <br />EOeO Broarlw.y <br />O.nv.r, color.ae~eo2le je~a-i~ez) <br />_ - _ _ `p1A$1~0 _ <br />o <br />Northeast Regional Office <br />317 Wea[ Prospect Street '_ '~oy~„~ <br />Fort Collins, CO 80526 <br />May 15, 1981 <br />Mt. Frank-M. Graham, .Ir. <br />Western 1?awing Construction Company <br />1400 Weat 64th Avenue <br />Denver, CO 80221 <br />Dear Mac: <br />Both of the sites you are applying for mining permits on have been visited <br />recently. The application for the Stromquist/Cottonwood farms are basically <br />farm land located in the Boulder Creek floodplain and situated in Sections 20 <br />and 21, Township 2 North, Range 66 West. There is very little overburden, with <br />sand and gravel mixed in the topsoil, which creates somewhat of a problem for <br />growing row crop. Some of the land is presently in row crop, and the rest is in <br />native pasture. For the most part it is either clean farmed or close grazed, which <br />lacks quite a bit of being good wildlife habitat. <br />Ducks use the creeks and irrigation ditch, and there are a few pheasants in the <br />. area. Approximately four or five miles upstream there is a large heronry, but <br />it is doubtful if any negative impacts will accrue to it from this mining <br />activity.. <br />When the mining is completed in the various segments, the banks of the excavated <br />ponds should be properly sloped at no less than 3:1 and seeded to native species <br />of plant material as recommended by the Soil Conservation Service. Trees and <br />shrubs should be planted on areas that are not mined. Also, the integrity of the <br />stream banks should be maintained and possibly be enhanced by planting some trees <br />as part of the reclamation. <br />The Stagecoach Stop/pickle patch pits at Henderson, located in Sections 26 and <br />35, T15, R67W, are much like [he Eoulder Creek site. The exception is [hat <br />part of this pi[ will be on the terrace above the Platte River. <br />There will be some impacts to pheasant and waterfowl, which will be primarily in <br />the nature of harassment due to humors and equipment in the area. <br />The reclamation should be accomplished as an on-going project as the phases of mining <br />are developed. This should include slcpirg the banks of the ponds and reseeding to <br />native species. This area can actually enhance wildlife values by property seeding <br />and planting of shrubs and trees. <br />Sinc }ely, <br />i <br />ongart <br />°nvironmental Biologist <br />DB/isk <br />DE ARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Monte Pascoe, E. ecutire Director • WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Wilbur Redden, Chairman <br />Dsxsols~ Fernandax, Vice Che,nnan • James Smith, Secretary • Jeon K. Tool, Member • Vemon C. Williams, Member <br />Michael Higbee, Member • Sam Caudill. Member • Richard Direlbiss, Member <br />