PERMFILE111465

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DCPARTMENT Or NATURAL RC90URCC9
VISIOPI OF ~}I/ILDLIFE
~K R. BrIaE, Dtraetor
6060 Broatlway
Danvar, COlOratlO 80216 623-119:17
P 0 Box 2287
Fort Collins, Colorado 80522
April 10, 1979
Mr. C. Carew DScFall
25600 La Lane Court
Los Altos, California 94022
RE: Faltiron Coal Strip Mine
Dear Mr. McFall:
There are several items of concern involved in the area that you are working on
for the Flatiron Company. Probably the number one concern is the Sage Grou<e
strutting ground adjacent to the mine. This is the largest strutting ground in
North Park, and possibly the whole state. If the haul road transacts or approaches
too closely it will seriously impact the breeding potential for a very con-
e rable number of Sage Grouse. ~ '
Other items of cencer^ is the H•>,nte° ra^oe for a_ztelepe, deer an3 e'k. Yo•,: per-
haps satin the large herd o: antelope t;at were in the area the day we met you.
This group numbered abou*. 75 to 80 animals. The deer use this area as a migraton•
route to lower winter ranges as well as somewhat of an intermediate range as trey
eve through during the fall-spring migratien5. The use b}• elk is of a much
lesser extent, but it is also used during a hard winter.
There are also other species that will be negatively affected to a certain extent,
these 1nClU:;E 5UC}r an is sl_ a_ COyO tc. iJt., rc}. t'u= ~: 5pelie.i, nliir=rvU_ - ~?ii
IOdCn:.S, weaSCl, Si W.'.:, ha:: yc;: , OJL~:.L., .._:,;r1C, n:.Ter0:15 r1ptU1'S 3:a 50 :e'Ji:..,: ,
and especially the ground nesting songbirds.
lye appreciate the fact that you plan to hire a graduate student to continue to
IIIC,^.l.tOr th0 Saba GrO:sc US::.b t~:0 .._.,_. T':Orc 25 s-^,7 1^FC^^3 ~1C^ Lr ~0 `~o rre_
sent time and the i~acts of coal development is, of course, an uril.-noHTi factor.
Therefore, the continued monitoring of the breeding population will be vital to
their survival and management.

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DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Harris Sherman, Execurlve Director • WIIDIIFE COMMISSION, Sam Caudill, Chairmen