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STATE OF COLORADO <br />Roy Romer, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />AN EOUAI OPPOnTUNfTV EMPLDYEa <br />Perry D. Olson, Director <br />6060 eroatl way <br />Denver, Calorstlo 80216 <br />Televhon e: 13031 2 9 7-1 1 9 2 <br />151 E. 16th St. <br />Durango, Cu 81301 <br />James C. Stevens <br />Uiv. of Minerals & Geology <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Cu 80203 <br />RE: Mars Pit, File No. M-94-089 <br />Dear Mr. Stevens,' <br />o ' <br />as0 00 <br />Oa <br />L~~~O <br />~o~qy <br />`y OF `~ <br />For llrldlije- <br />For People <br />uctober 18, 1994 <br />I met with Mr. Stephen H. Kinney, applicant for the above <br />referenced project, yesterday to address the wildlife concerns <br />previously addressed in our letter on September 14, 1994. Mr. <br />Kinney explained the permit area boundaries and the reason for the <br />Mars Pit proposal. <br />The gravel pit area is predominantly irrigated hay ground. The <br />area west of Mud Creek has no gravel productivity, and hence would <br />not be disturbed. Therefore the primary concern for wildlife <br />impacts consist of: <br />1. maintaining a spatial buffer on the east side of Mud Creek <br />at least 100'-150' wide. This buffer should protect all <br />vegetative cover between the pit area and the creek. Because <br />of the anticipated excavation of the pit, there will also be <br />created a visual buffer between the creek and the pit as the <br />depth of the pit goes below the rim of the drainage. <br />2. Ainimize any loss of wetland or vegetative cover loss <br />along Mud Creek from the construction of road crossings. This <br />can be accomplished through the use of the existing culvert <br />that accesses the old abandoned lIYCu gravel operation. <br />Complete avoidance of crossing Mud Creek could only be <br />accomplished by accessing the permit area from CR 38. <br />3, Minimive di~tllrh~nEe ~9 win~erinQ deer Rnd eik, Thie can <br />bo accomplished through rogtrletin8 winter hours of opgratlr7n <br />between loam and 2pm. The use of the existing culvert <br />previously mentioned will also minimize disturbance since <br />vehicle traffic would stay more north and CR 37 would not be <br />upgraded beyond its present condition. <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, James S. Lochhead, Executive Director n , r 1~' G <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION. Thomas M. Eve, Chairman • William R. Hepberg, Member • Louis F. Swift, Vice Chairman ~ Mark LeValley, Member <br />Eldon CaoDer, Member • Rebecca L. Frank, Member • Arnold Salazar, Secretary • Jesse Langston Boyd. Jr., Member <br />