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STATE OF COLORADO
<br />8111 Rltter, Jr., Governor
<br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
<br />DIVISION OF WILDt,IFE
<br />AN EOUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
<br />Bruce McCloskey, Director
<br />6060 Broadway
<br />Denver, Colorado 80276
<br />Telephone: (303) 297.1192
<br />April 11, 2007
<br />Deb E. Gonima
<br />~; Environmental Protection Specialist
<br />/ Division of Minerals and Geology
<br />Department of Natural Resources
<br />1313 Sherman St. Rm. 215
<br />Denver, CO. 80203
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<br />Re: Larson Colorado, LLC, Byzantine Quarry, File
<br />Dear Ms. Gonima
<br />For ~ldlifi-
<br />For People
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<br />No. M-2007-014
<br />District Wildlife Manager Bob Carochi has looked at the proposal for
<br />the Byzantine Quarry and would offer the following remarks for
<br />consideration:
<br />No known threatened or endangered species currently inhabit the site.
<br />The proposed development site is occupied by native short grass
<br />prairie plant species. Passerine bird species typical of this habitat
<br />type in the region are: species of sparrows, finches, wrens, swallows,
<br />humming birds, meadow larks, doves, scaled quail, ravens, crows, and
<br />Black-billed Magpie. Birds of prey such as, Red-tailed hawks,
<br />Swainson's hawks, Nighthawks, Kestrels, and owls are also common to
<br />this area. Reptiles of the area include the short-horned lizards,
<br />triploid checkered whiptail lizards, six lined race runner lizards,
<br />racer snakes, western hognose snakes, milk snakes, coachwhips, bull
<br />snakes, garter snakes, and the western rattle snake. The area is
<br />winter range for antelope with numbers ranging from 100 to 700 animals
<br />depending on the snowfall. Other mammals of the area include Mule
<br />Deer, Mountain Lion, Black bear, foxes, raccoons, ringtail cats,
<br />coyotes, cotton-tailed rabbits, jackrabbits, bats, pocket mice, and
<br />other small rodent species. While some species in these lists may be
<br />migratory or only on the property intermittently other species are
<br />currently present on the proposed site.
<br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Hams D, Sharman, Executive Directs
<br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Tom Burke, Cha'e • Claire O' Neal, Vk:e Chair • Robert Bray, Serxetary
<br />Members, Brad Coors • Jeffrey Crawford • Flick Enstrom .Roy McAnally • Richard Ray • Ken Torres
<br />Ex Officio Mambas, Harris Sherman arxi John Stulp
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