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~, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />E X H I S~ T D <br />W I L D L I F E <br />Walker Pit North is located 4.5 miles southeast o Lamar, <br />Colorado. Access is by F='rowers County Road CC, east 4 miles to <br />an e::isting ail well accesas road, south C/4 mile to ,-~ co ~atructed <br />haul road and east .1~ miles. The pit is =_~_i~ rounded by e>;isting <br />rangeland. <br />' The area is classified as a shortgrass rangeland wi h mi;;ed <br /> yr'asses and fortis. Wildlife species common to the s ortyrass <br /> rangeland could he e::peci:ed to be present on 5i1_e. IVo species <br />t were ob=_erved during a fifald review on hiar'ch 1, 1984. <br /> Species of wildlife whicFi could inhabit the site incl.ud Desert <br /> cottontail, Plains har-vest mouse, Western Yiarvest mouse, NusF::r~at, <br />' Coyote, Mule deer-, Scaled quail, Common nighthaw4;, Western <br /> meadowlarL;, EullsnaL:e, F='rairie rattlesnaL;e, Antelope, hlourning <br /> dove, Swift fo;:, and Raptors (transient). <br />' <br /> Other species could be e:;pected due to nomadic or igratory <br /> movements including passerines, raptors, small mammals, rodents, <br />' a,nd desert reptiles. Na threatened ar endangered spe ies are <br /> L:nown to inhabit the site.. <br /> This operation will temporarily disturb a 9.9 acre p reel of <br />t rangeland. This site is„ however, surrounded by simila habitat <br /> and the operation is not expected to have any perceptib a impact <br /> on wildlife species. <br />' <br /> A Division of Wildlife report is attached. <br />' W A T ER <br /> <br />' There is no ponded surfaeea water present on the site. <br />resulting from occasional. precipitation events may tend Moisture <br />to pond <br /> before being absorbed by the soil. Clay L'reeL; north an east of <br /> the area to be mined will not be affected by the mining peration <br />' due to a lU0 foot setbac4:. Water for dust suppression will be <br /> used on the pit access road and will be trucked to t e site. <br /> Reclamation is to be carried out using native vegetation Vege- <br /> tation establishment will, be auymented by watering im ediately <br />' following seeding operai:ior~s. There are no water rig its that <br /> will be affected anti the operation is not e>;pected to ave any <br /> measurable effect on the Hydrologic balance in the area. <br />' <br /> <br />1 <br /> U-1 <br />1 <br />