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~'- MINED L~ WILDLIFE STATEMENT/EVALUATI~Revised) <br />~J <br />for limited impact and select regular mine applications <br />The following information pertaining to wildlife is provided for use by Mined Land <br />Reclamation Board in their consideration of a mining permit for: <br />MURDOCK GRAVEL PIT ~ Open Gravel Plt ~ NW,'7SE,'7-, Sec. 27, T19S, R44W <br />Name/Type and Location of Mine (Legal) <br />Wildlife Species list: <br />Pronghorn <br />Deer (?) <br />Pheasant (?) <br />Scaled Quail <br />Rabbit <br />Tiourning Dove <br />Endangered/critical species/impacted: <br />None that we are axare of. <br />Coyote •• <br />Sxift Fox <br />Raptors (transient) <br />Various nongame bird, <br />Critical habitats/vegetative communities impacted: <br />P7one that xe are axare of. <br />Assessment of impact: <br />mammal, & reptile spp. <br />I•:inimal,due to it's location next to a grazed shortgrass habitat type and cultivated xheat <br />fields. <br />Tune Reclamation recommendations (include key species/habitats for which restoration <br />is designed). <br />I recommend that the site be graded and sloped to 3:1 or less. Because the pit is loc- <br />ated in an arid area I recommend that at least one small depression or dike like struc- <br />ture be left in the bottom of the pit, so as to at least temporarily hold any xater that <br />may accumulate after heaQy Thunderstorms or during wet periods, and thus provide a watering <br />hole for wildlife. The remainder of the pit should be seeded with grasses that enhance <br />game bird nesting (ie: Sand Bluestem,Ta11 Wheat Jose, Switchgrass, Western Wheatgrass , <br />Crested Wheat, and Slde Oats Gramma). Yellow Clover and ladak Alfalfa are also bene- <br />ficial. The establishment of brush thickets xould provide both food and cover for xild- <br />life and is highly recommended. Species to plant i.n order of preference are Plum, <br />Buffaloberry, Chokecherry, Wild Rose, & Sandhill Cherry. A maintenance free system <br />of planting the shrubs is described by h'arren Synder in the April-Nay 1983 Sssue of Colo- <br />rado Outdoors, a Division of Wildlife publication. Although not as beneficial as shrub <br />thickets, brushpiles can also be used. <br />Prepared By: ~! '~/G~ Dale: ~ ~j~ <br />Submitted By: r.~ Date: 1 - 7-83 <br />This statement is void if not processe within 1 year. <br />This analysis does not constitute approval of application. <br />