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<br />t.dorsAO Dlnson ar `AVdifs - omment IrLr <br />Caaaillam Grartl P1t a: - Conc~paW Spga1 C'aa Parftt <br />Pays <br />• POSSIBLE STRATEGICS TO 11mYIl14ZF NEGATIVE IMPACTS TO WII.DLIP'E: <br />I would rncourage the pstitoner to redesign the rxlatttatioa catr>Qoneot of this pmjact f don't feel the mitigation for the bse of <br />valwbla.edge habius u adequately ttuogated by the development of two mono-culwre ponds. <br />The majority of gravel pit sits ate rxlatttted mm some farm d wetlatth and or weer lubitsb, anti the rxlaroatian proposed by <br />the peatiaoc is somewhu standard The teclamatianltnttigatian ptopoted by the petitions is an exampk d on-stwout-ot•I~nd <br />compeasanoa The reclata,tton plan wbmioed by the petitoner preaenu a replacement d the sage flu, iaterspenad wtth <br />wetlands habitats with two prrvue poach. <br />The sage Du mterspened with wetlands habitats curtrntly found oo the petitioner s property haw a fairly sign cant wnldlife <br />value. These habttaa are located ~ndiately adjaoeat m ~tportant rtpartan aoosyuems and compnx valwbk trmtinoo zones <br />with vahabk edge habitats Traaaitiaa morn and edge habitau cootribme sigrufxagtty m high levels d species diversity and <br />specie abutdaooe. <br />The two privue Ponds prapaed by the petitioner. based ao ctvtent datgn Plena, represeet prttnarily a mooo-cutture habitat. <br />This claas~catiaa u , mooo-ouhtste habitat u aw®mg the pettoner msmda far these panda to be amcicad weh 5ah upon <br />txto~letim d the ptopred txlstaatioo d the property. ti a ads none, nay firma 5ah aaocYiog tmW foDow and sdhae ra <br />gttihliax eatabliahed by the Coklrado Diviaiao d Wildl~e anti the Depctotmt dAgrcdtiva The aptiaa m not smelt these <br />pooh with mY fish species. would annuli m . aoosyssam that had vary little wNdlde vahts aaaociased with it <br />[f the petitioner dawbp any form d ponds as thin property, ptoPv embrl®eats should also be dtrvebpad Any Ponds <br />Proposed adjacent m the Yampa River mad b haw the devobps oaoaider the devabpmmt d m embrltmmt d atonable 6wgtrt <br />to eltmmate/taitr®im 9oodmg from the Ytt~ts Rive lob the hvelopd Pooh dmias the armual 8oodsl9owe asaaciaaed with <br />those fiwmd throttsheta this err dt:mg atandad y... The ptarpor for dowlopm{ a witable embml®mt pertama to the mad <br />• to etie the expwim d ptb habits; >draotb bretdmg and foraging m ioastnamrmty aaooecsed waurwaya The <br />proposed depth d rhea two pooh world ahro allow tar pile b establish psmomt tridmoe m these panda, u brag u a food <br />base wu readily available. Ths Colorado Divvim d Wildlde anti the U.S. Fish anti Wilmde Savioe tse bah ittwlwd m <br />P~~ ~t~ b rsdooe populations d pike m the Ysttys Riot dntitags sysarm In ttid P~~ PrJrt preps <br />embaal®eab should be deaigtted abag Ttat Ctrt is well, doe to the proximity d thu project wrth the aortfhteaoe d the <br />Yampa Rive sod Trout Creels <br />Again I would eooomaga the petitiotts to tsdri~ the teelamatim atayotamt d Ihis ptojaat I don't foal the raiegaooo f« the <br />lea. d vahubb edge habrtau u adequamly mitig,tsd by the dewbpmeot dtwo macro-calms pwh, that represem , paential <br />trao-aatiw apeeis Problem <br />The petitioner could rotatively ~y ~~' ~ Pfd raoiamatiaa plm m mare soooesdWly mitigsae the loog.term lea d <br />vahubb tvilt!!6e habem by maitmg some caitiosl ehmgee b the destpt Plm <br />m Proper med'aostio~ d.a pttoposad tthorelms world hey stem mQe suiorbM std vahuble wildlife 6abiuta Ideally. the <br />sbotelim ahsaW httw • kqs masse m the wmbs d ahaselme varistiaas proposed Shaelme variations and iodeotatiooa <br />oomnbub b mssotitr amtta d edge habitr famd m a wetland area The mtaease d edge habitat onrrelata directly m as <br />artisans m boats dapssias divttraity sad species abttodmoa The props dewlopmmt d uLttth also cr caatribtme <br />sigotfacmdy b as eaesss in edge habeab. whits ,loo adattimg oeetam svtldlde speeia protection from predators. Island <br />developm®t can bs mamixed b hrelp sass eland drama lmlring wetland habitus sad maximtaog the ctsatio¢ d valuable <br />edge habitats <br />m Proper mod~catiaa tithe propwed ahorelim gndiem would heFp crease more witabk and vahtabk wildlife 6,biutt The <br />gradient d rvetlaoh asd pooh providmg wirabb tvtlt0i[e habirm should be a r~ d a width depth ratio d 4:1. The <br />shorolim gradient proposed by the petitioner don tea albw far the dt:wkpmeai d say signt5cant vvildl>le haboata along the <br />shoreline. Ideally. the grattkot d wetlands sad pooh providing vahubb svtldlile habrtaa b+t'mg aign~caat species diversity <br />sad species,brmd.ooe should be mameaioed ae a width depth ratio ebas to 1o- I. Sttalbwar gradienea allow for a greater <br />number and diversity d pltsu species b thrive. thus, covvibuttag stgtt~candy to the food anti nowt aomoes rvailabk w a wider <br />• variety d svddlife spacrea mcludmg avmhrbiaos. aborolios gradieota don't need to be uniform throughout the carve pervnets <br />of the ponds Vatyirtg gradi®b an aRm extremely beoe6cial b wildlife. u tong u the rnalortty d the shoreline gradtean <br />contain ,shallow slope with ,width depth ratio d 4:1 b IQ 1. A peroemage d the propaed pooh should tetlLm u deep <br />w.vr area ss 17+~ ~a~x ere rnnorirttfarfitfi sP'r+e9 b pearl s othCr tnld!;fe Wain i'+thding d+ving d:•et¢ <br />