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<br />'i • EXHIBIT H <br />WILDLIFE INFORMATION <br />Description <br />This pit is located on the East and lJest sides of Highway 83 (Academy <br />Blvd), between Drennan Road on the North and Bradley Road on the South., <br />E1 Paso County, South of Colorado Springs. It is on 2 irregularly <br />shaped plots totaling 317.2 acres. The majority of the land is native <br />grassland with some wild species of plants present, affording habitat <br />far a Timited amount of wildlife. <br />Observations <br />• The Wildlife Conservation Office made a study of this area to determine <br />the various birds and animals living in the pit (See attached statement). <br />Daniels Sand personnel have observed numerous unidentified birds, some <br />ducks on the Fountain Mutual Irrigation Ditch and cottontail and Jack <br />rabbits from time to time. ' <br />Impact and Reclamation <br />Reclamation of this site will include sloping, topsoiling and planting <br />of additional vegetation (See attached soils information - Exhibit J). <br />This should increase the grass cover somewhat, creating habitat for <br />birds and small game animals. <br />The continued operation of this pit will have no significant negative <br />• impact on wildlife. The reclamation program should replace and enhance <br />the habitat for wildlife species. <br />