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i~ivisional Correspondence Only <br />~ III 1111111111111111 • <br />J ~++ i t OF COLORADO <br />DIVISIOi~ OF ~~VILDLIFE <br />DEPAkTMENT OF N~TUR4L RESOURCES <br />DATE: a/zo/~6 <br />T0: Pete Barrows <br />FROId: lion Bogart <br />}IO'Ndrd Spear and I inspected the area northeast of Pierce, Colorado t~+here <br />[de ivin C; icb plans to mina gravel. It is located 1; ;, DIG4, 57, Tf~r7, H65[d <br />of the 6th Pbt. and is the total BO acres +. The liFe of the mire is <br />expected to be somewhere in the vicinity of 20 to 25 years. ThE~ gravel <br />will be mined in 2 or 3 acre increments. A11 top soil will be =_tripped <br />and stockpiled during the mining operation and used to rehabilitate the <br />mined area. <br />The area is presently being dry land farmed and is in winter wheat and <br />fallow strips. <br />Wildlife involved in the area would consist of a Few passerine birds <br />and an occasional pheasant. Antelope may use the ar,-a on rather rare <br />instances, however, not on~a regular basis. <br />There are no threatened or endangered species involved. <br />In conclusion, it would be recommended that the rehabilitation could <br />include soma shrubby cover plants, which would create habitat for pheasants. <br />DB/edy <br />cc: Joseph Surprenant <br />1025 Hillcrest Drive. <br />Ft. Collins, Co. 80521 <br />,.a-F <br />