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<br />• MINED L~ WILDLIFE STATEMENT/EVALUATIO~Revised) <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: S-12SW4SW,', Sec. 7, & <br />CHIVINGTON GRAZING ASSOC. GRAVEL PIT ~ Open gravel pit <br />and Lo <br />Wildlife Species list: <br />Pronghorn (?) <br />Deer <br />Pheasant <br />Scaled Quail <br />Rabbit <br />Mourning Dove <br />Endangered/critical species/impacted: <br />None that we are aware of. <br />of Mine <br />G`oyote ' <br />Swift Fox <br />Raptors (transient) <br />Various nongame bird, <br />Critical habitats/vegetative communities impacted: <br />None that xe are aware of. <br />Assessment of impact: <br />Sec. 18, T185, R46W <br />mammal, & reptile spp. <br />N,inimal, due to it's location next to a county road, near inhabited dwellings, and in <br />a grazed pasture. <br />Mine Reclamation recommendations (include key species/habitats for which restoration <br />is designed). <br />I recommend that the pit be graded & sloped to 3:1 or less and , due to it's proximity <br />to Rush Creek, an area that does support pheasant & quail populations, I also recom- <br />mend that the area be reseeded xith grasses and forbes that enhance game bird nesting. <br />Sand Bluestem, Tall IJheat Jose, Switch~rass, and Side Oats GT~^!^~a along xith Yellow <br />Clover & Ladak Alfalfa are the best species. The establishment of Shrub thickets would <br />not only provide food & cover for wildlife but also a visual barrier for the pit from <br />the nearby County Road. Recommended species to plant, in order of preference, are <br />Plum, duffaloberry, Chokecherry, Wild Rose, Z Sandhill Cherry. The planting of trees <br />like Russian Olive and Cottonless Cottonwood xould benefit raptors and other bird <br />species and is also recommended. A manintenance free system of planting the above tree <br />and shrub species is described by 47arren Synder in the April-ifayYissue of Colorado <br />Outdoors, a Division of Wildlife Publication. i4B3 <br />Prepared <br />Submitted By: <br />'T'his statement is void <br />•n.i~ nnalvtis does not <br />if not processed within 1 year. <br />constitute approval of application. <br />Date: ~~ ~~ <br />Date:~8,},,x` ~`~1g3 <br />