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?. • T construction and use of this site. The company could elect to set up a mitigation fund earmarked for habitat improvement projects on adjacent lands. Travel management should be taken into consideration in the planning of development. Road kills and indirect disturbance from noise both occur with increased traffic. Inform workers of appropriate speed limits and discourage travel during dawn and dusk when wildlife is most active. For wildlife, the less fence the better. Wildlife generally will move through an area at one point or another. This has to be taken into consideration when planning a fence. If fencing is necessary, then it should either allow for relatively free movement of wildlife or be designed to prohibit wildlife from crossing or getting caught in the fence. Generally speaking solid rail or low wire fences provide highly visible boundaries that are easy for wildlife to overcome. Chain link fences severely restrict wildlife movement. Incorporating Wildlife friendly fencing designs into development plans would mitigate many of the impacts associated with development occurring within wildlife migration corridors. To obtain a copy of the Fencing with Wildlife in Mind bulletin visit the CDOW website link at http://wildlife.state.co.usNR/rdonlyres/BOD65D61-6CBO- 4746-94F 1-6EE 194E 1 C230/0/fencing_pdf. Wildlife such as deer and elk use the riparian area near the project for various activities such as eating, drinking and resting. Most of this critical time of use is during the hours of dawn and dusk. The Division of Wildlife recommends that no work is conducted during the hours from dusk to dawn. This allows wildlife to use the area without being pressured by the noise that is produced at the gravel pit. Wildlife can become a nuisance and cause damage when it finds an easy food source such as garbage. The project should store any garbage in closed containers, such as wildlife proof trash cans. Residual garbage odors can be reduced by periodically cleaning the trash cans with hot water and chlorine bleach. Wildlife proof trash containers should be required at any location where animals could access it. In response to increasing bear-human conflicts throughout the state, the Colorado Wildlife Commission adopted regulations which make it illegal for people to knowingly place food or edible waste in the open with the intent of luring a wild bear. Further, after an initial contact or conflict with a bear, it is illegal for any person to continue to provide, or otherwise fail to secure or remove, any likely food sources or attractants, including, but not limited to, outdoor trash and grills. The applicant should be advised that the Division of Wildlife will not relocate bears that are attracted to the project site being requested due to garbage or waste storage. For additional information on wildlife proof trash container designs and avoiding human-wildlife conflicts go online to CDOW website at http://bearsmartdurango.org/avoid conflict.shtml and/or http•//wildlife state co us/WildlifeSpecies/CoexistingWithWildlife/Mammals/BearCount!y.htm The applicant should be advised that, as per Colorado Revised Statute 33-6-109 (1), it is unlawful for any one to hunt, take or possess wildlife except as permitted by Colorado Statute or by Colorado Wildlife Commission regulation. Criminal and civil actions resulting in penalties for wildlife that is illegally taken could be imposed against the applicant. These comments will help relieve stress on wildlife in the area. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the project. If you have any further questions please contact the local District Wildlife Manager, Tom Knowles at (970)878-6072. Sincerely, Bill deVergie Area Wildlife Manager PO Box 1181 Meeker, CO. 81641 (970) 878-6061