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• <br />• <br />Valco T Pit <br />Las Animas County <br />Exhibit H <br />Wildlife Information <br />Va/co Inc. <br />MINRD LAND WILIILIFE STATEMENT/EVALUATION (Revised) <br />^or limited impacC and select regular mine application <br />The following information pertaining to wildlife is provided for use by <br />Mined Land Reclamation Boarfl in their consideration of a mining pcrmie <br />for: VALCO - Inc. <br />200 S. 17eh Street PO Box 550 Rocky Ford, CO 81067 <br />Name/Type and Location of Mine (Legal} <br />Valco T Pit! Gravel Pit. R63W T32S Sec 3S 5W1l4 W1t2 W112 (38 acres) <br />Wildlife Species List <br />Typical Upland Species <br />various Passerine sirds <br />Mule Deer <br />Whitetail Deer <br />Pronghorn <br />Scaled Quail <br />Western Rattle Snake <br />endangered/critical 3peciea/Impacted: <br />No known endangered or threatened species <br />No Prairie Dogs <br />Critical Habitats/Vegetative Cosnnunities Impacted: <br />Axes contains shortgrass prairie with shallow soils <br />Recommend that all areas disturbed be reclaimed back to shortgrass <br />grairi.e habitaC <br />Assessment o£. Sstepact: <br />Site visit was conducted on June 3, 2044, by Jeremy Gallegos - <br />District Wildlife Manager for the Colorado Division of Wildlife. <br />*Jisturbance to shprtgracc habitat is likely to occur by the proposed <br />actions. There are no kno.vn species present in the area that are of <br />special status. Although impact to shortgrass habitat will be likely, <br />tho overall impact to wildlife species is minimal. <br />Mine Reclamation Recommendations <br />which restoration is designed}: <br />The Division of Wildlife should <br />activities bsgin to ensure benefits <br />should be consulted for seed mixes, <br />of the reclamation plan. <br />(include key species/habitats for <br />be consulted before reclamation <br />to wildlife. The CDOW and/or ATRCS <br />site preparation, and implementation <br />Prepared By: J emy Gallegos - DWM, CDOW Hate: June 3, 2004 <br />Submitted By: _ ~ CC j~, Date: 6^ E~o~/ <br />This statement is void if not grocessed within 1 year. <br />This analysis does not constitute approval oL application. <br />Page 1 of 1 <br />