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STATE OF COLORADO <br />Bill Ritter, Jr., Governor GO1AR9do <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE 4y <br />AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER OF <br />Thomas E. Remington, Director V? <br />6060 Broadway For Wildlife- <br />Denver, Colorado 80216 For People <br />Telephone: (303) 297-1192 <br />wildlife. state. co. us <br />March 5, 2009 <br />Tom Kroening <br />Colorado Division of Wildlife <br />P.O. Box 128 <br />Brush, CO 80723 <br />Kris Pennington <br />Logan County Planning and Zoning Department <br />315 Main St., Suite 2 <br />Sterling, CO 80751 <br />Subject: Schumacher Gravel Pit Expansion <br />Ms. Pennington: <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed expansion of the Schumacher Gravel Pit <br />located southwest of Peetz, CO. A site visit on Thursday, February 19, 2009 confirmed that the <br />proposed expansion site is located in shortgrass prairie rangeland. In addition to the current gravel pit <br />located adjacent to Logan County Road 45, another gravel pit is located northeast of the proposed <br />expansion site only a few hundred yards away. Several wind towers and gravel roads are located <br />throughout the area surrounding the proposed expansion area. <br />The following species of wildlife may be found on or near the proposed site: mule deer, pronghorn, <br />coyotes, white-tail and black-tail jackrabbits, and various song birds. No threatened or endangered <br />species utilize the proposed site. A raptor nest was found in one of the two trees on the southern border <br />of the current gravel pit; however, the nest currently appears to be inactive. It is recommended that the <br />trees and nest remain intact. Overall impacts to wildlife from the proposal will be minimal. <br />In reclamation of the site, the Division recommends best management practices be applied including the <br />grading of steep slopes and reseeding in native grasses to prevent erosion. If you have questions or need <br />further information, please contact District Wildlife Manager J.C. Webb at 970-522-2016. <br />Sincerely, <br />l <br />Tom Kroening ? <br />Area Wildlife Manager <br />Cc: S. Yamashita, K. Green, J.C. Webb <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Hams D. Sherman, Executive Director <br />WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Robert Bray, Chair • Brad Coors, Vice Chair • Tim Glenn, Secretary <br />Members, Dennis Buechler • Jeffrey Crawford • Dorothea Farris • Roy McAnally • Richard Ray • Robert Streeter <br />Ex Officio Members, Harris Sherman and John Stulp