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• <br />December 14, 2000 <br />Ross Bjerke <br />Banks & Gesso, LLC <br />720 Kipling Street, Suite 117 <br />Lakewood, CO 80215 <br />Dear Mr. Bjerke: <br />~ Colo~ac~o <br />J~ `nrve~rs~eet3' <br />Colorado Natural Heritage Program <br />College of Natural Resources <br />254 Geeeral Services <br />Fort Collies, Colorado 80523-6021 <br />(970)491.1309 <br />FAX: (970) 491-3349 <br />www.cohp.oolostate.edu <br />The Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP) is in receipt of your request for information regarding a <br />reclamation project. In response, CNHP has searched its Biological and Conservation Datasystem <br />(BCD) for natural heritage resources (occurrences of significant natural communities and rare, threatened <br />or endangered plants and animals) documented from the area of T3N R67 W Section 28 in Welsd County, <br />Colorado. <br />The enclosed report describes natural heritage resources known from the area and gives location (by <br />Township, Range, and Section), precision of the locational information, and the date of Last observation at <br />that location. Please note that "precision" reflects the resolution of original data. For example, an <br />herbazium record from "4 miles east of Colorado Springs" provides much less spatial information than a <br />topographic map showing the exact location of the occurrence. "Precision" codes of Seconds, Minutes, <br />and General are defined in the report footer. <br />The report also outlines the status of the known elements. We have included status according to Natural <br />Heritage Program methodology and legal status under state and federal statutes. Natuml Heritage ranks <br />are standardized across the Heritage Program network, and are assigned for global and state levels of <br />rarity. They range from "I" for critically imperiled or extremely rare elements, to "5" for those that are <br />demonstrably secure. <br />The Colorado Division of Wildlife has legal authority over wildlife in the state. CDOW would therefore <br />be responsible for the evaluation of and final decisions regarding any potential effects a proposed project <br />may have on wildlife. If you would like more specific information regarding these or other vertebrate <br />species in the vicinity of the area of interest, please contact the Colorado Division of W ildlife. <br />The information contained herein represents the results of a search of Colorado Natural Heritage <br />Program's (CNHP) Biological and Conservation Data System (BCD). However, the absence of data for a <br />particular area, species or habitat does not necessazily mean that these natural heritage resources do not <br />occur on or adjacent to the project site, rather that our files do not currently contain information to <br />document their presence. <br />The information provided can be used as a flag to anticipate possible impacts or to identify areas of <br />interest. If impacts to wildlife habitat are possible, these data should not be considered a substitute for on- <br />the-ground biological surveys. <br />