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Savage and Savage ENVrRONn~EnrT,a~; <br />practical solutions for environmentallssues <br />i <br />4610 Haystack Drive 970 674 8080 telephone <br />Windsor, Colorado 80550 970 674 8088 facslmlle <br />savageandsavageCu~earthllnk.net <br />June 10, 2005 <br />Peter Plage ` <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service <br />755 Parfet, Suite 361 <br />Lakewqod; Colorado 80215 <br />Re: Concurrence Requost for Zapus hudsonius preblei Disqualification - <br />HaII-Irwin's Parker/Dersham Resource site, Weld County, Colorado <br />Deaz Mr. Plage: <br />;. Savage grid Savage conducted a field investigation at the proposed Parker/Dersham <br />Resource site on May 26, 2005 in order to assess the potential for the presence of critical <br />habitat for the Preb[e's meadow jumping mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei), a federally <br />listed threatened species. The Pazker/Dersham Resource site cgnsists of two pazcels. <br />The Parker site to the north is approximately 23 acres and the Dersham site to the south is <br />approximately 30 acres contained within Section 36 in Township 1 North, Range 67 West <br />of the 6`s Prime Meridian, Weld County, Colorado. The properties aze bounded on the <br />north, soutlr; and west by fence lines, and on the east by Hall-Irwin's $aseline Resources <br />site. Currently, the proposed Pazker/Dersham Resource site has ongoing land uses <br />including an auto. mechanic shop and oIl and gas wellheads. Adjacent land uses include <br />mineral extractign and residential. (General Location Map) <br />The most significant natural topographic feature in the vicinity of the Parker/Dersham <br />site is the South Platte River, which is located approximately 0.75 miles east of the <br />proposed site. The proposed project site is, located on the primary alluvial.terrace of the <br />South Platte River and slopes gently toward the river (west to east). <br />