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WILDLIFE STATEMENT <br />~ • The following information pertaining to wildlife is provided for <br />use by the Mined Land Reclamation Board in their consideration of <br />a mining permit for "Chambers Pit", Elam Construction Co., <br />1225 South 7th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br /> <br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife does hereby £ind, to the best of <br />our knowledge, that the impact of the proposed mining operation on <br />wildlife will be <br />X minor <br />moderate . <br />major <br />Mine Location: S~ Sec. 11, N~. Sec. 14, T65, R93W; two miles east of <br />Rifle on north bank of the Colorado River. <br />Wildlife Species List: (may be attached) <br />Mule Deer Grey Fox <br />Raccoon Ducks (Mallard, Teal, Widgeon, Goldeneye, etc.) <br />• Cottontail Rabbit <br />Canada Geese <br />Endangered Species Impacted: Bald Eagles frequent the area, but <br />definitely will not be impacted if nolfgature cottonwood trees are cut. <br />Assessment of Impact on Wildlife: (may be attached) <br />The wildlife values associated with this site are primarily dependent <br />on the deciduous woodland vegetation on the bank of the river. <br />Protection of this vegetation will minimize adverse impacts. <br />~_. i <br />Reclamation Recommendations: (may be attached) ~ <br />1. Follow SCS rehabilitation and revegetation plans. <br />2. Leave the shoreline as irregular as possible and regrade to 3:1 slope.: <br />3. Piie the spoils randomly on the pond bottom to make the bottom <br />as irregular as possible. <br />4. The berm between the pit and the river should be 100' wide. <br />5. Vegetation, especially cottonwood trees, must be left undisturbed <br />on the bank of the river. <br />Prepared by Gene Byrne Title District Wildlife Manager -i <br />i <br />Date 3-14-79 <br />xc: Byrne; Leslie; File . <br />