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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />M Owrns, Govarr+or <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RFBOIRtCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />~w 9~tu avpoR,1a91r e~lonas <br />Rawer ~. Oiador <br />D~reer. Cdorado 60218 <br />Takprw~c (d0~i)?87-1192 <br />Courtney Crawford, District Widl. Mqr. <br />Dept. of Pla++*+;*+q Services <br />Rim Oqle <br />Weld Count <br />1555 N. 17 Ave. <br />Greeley, CO 80631 <br />Dear Rim, <br /> <br />ForWi/dlift- <br />ForPropk <br />February 7, 2001 <br />The Divieioa of Wildlife received the request from your agency for <br />wmments concerning case IISR-1306, Rocky Hoffschneider development <br />permit and special use permit for a concrete, asphalt and pre-cast <br />batch plant and gravel m;n;nq operation in the agricultural zone <br />district. <br />Oa August 18, 2000 the Colorado Division of Wildlife provided <br />comments to Environment Inc. (Steve O'brian)after a visit to the <br />site and verbal explanation by Mr. O'brian of the proposed m;n;nq <br />operation. Those c~~*+ts aze attached and we have included <br />additional wildlife impact comments after having obtained the <br />written proposal from your office. <br />This project proposal lies adjacent to approximately 3 miles of the <br />South Platte River corridor. The river bottom consists of <br />cottonwood-willow, lowland ripazian habitat, providing an atr +1. *±~a*+t <br />sad diverse wildlife resource. Sc~e of these include Morning Dove, <br />Ducks, Canada Geese, Herons, 9ongbirda, Raptors (including Sald <br />Eagle and Great Horned Owl), Rio Grande Turkey, Fiah, Reptiles, <br />Amphibians, White-tail deer, Mule deer, Coyote, Muskrat, Beaver, <br />Striped Skunk and raccoon. The proposal states that the final use <br />DEPAfZiIYBdi OF NATURAL RESOURCES, ~a9 E Watdrar, Ef~aiWs fiador <br />YYLDLFE COhO~ESSION, Barad L Sack ,t, CJretmat ~ Riek Enesorn 1AosCJ~imr.+ . gin.l~nr c....r~.. <br />