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<br />STATE OF COLORADO
<br />1301 Rittdr, Jr., Governor
<br />L)EPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
<br />AN i;_?QUAI_ OYPQRCtJNiTY EMPLOYER
<br />Thomas E. Ren-,inaton, Director
<br />6660 Broad-ay Colorado 80216
<br />Telephone: (3031 297-119Z
<br />wfld;ifc, state, co. us
<br />lust ij.. Cz%pla;, Environmcntai Y?rOtecziOni SIPe.cr?lt t
<br />t`. iviimu of r eclatlt.rtion, 4ir ing and Safety.
<br />131, 3 Shern pan Stn: et, ReOtn `Z i 5
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<br />v_.jfat Coo nty, Lyons Pif No. 2
<br />?CrnJiT -No. wigso- 48
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<br />mining And S&J", 1 or lVildfife-
<br />.For People
<br />To Ivlr. Cz,nla:
<br />to ccrnr'tent on the Lyons No.2 P;t expansion operated by Moffat County Board of
<br />Thank yo :for the opportunity
<br />County Commissioners. The proposed site is located 3 miles southeast of Craig 'Sectia1 2, Township b?F,
<br />Range 90W, of Moffat County. The Colorado Civision of Wildlife (CROW) has reviewed this application, and '
<br />would like to provide the foiiowilig comments.
<br />The CDOW believes that the habitat within the development area has a high %vildlife value. Wildlife species in the
<br />area include deer, elk; eagles, coyotes, bobcats, and numerous other species. Specifically, the area of proposed
<br />expansion ties within an identified Elk t -n.ter Concentration Areas. Additional wildlife habitats include
<br />Columbian Sharptail Grouse Winter Range and Elk Severe Winter Mange.
<br />Potential impacts to wildlife from this proposal could include habitat fragroemai-Ion, disruption to migration a_rid
<br />habitat connection corridors, as v ;ell as diminished value to the beneficial buffer cone this property provides.
<br />During the mining operaitioii as Well as once zhe site is reclaimed, ;Orisideratlor, sholild be give to r' irrln+lzr ?
<br />impacts to wildlife Through sound operational procedures and reciarralioris Flat enhances lie opi rrtunily for
<br />wiidliPe-
<br />Conside ration should also be talt;en or the amount of &ravel pits that are stacking up in the immediate area. around
<br />this pit on the Yampa- River corridor- Thtsc ripariar, areas are vitai'_o wildlife and rnost species use thc>e we4iland
<br />areas for some aspect of their life Lvcte. Ti he cumulative effect of Lela, entire disturbance from the prt, if: the area
<br />shou0d be looked at seriously- Big game species inc`udinag deer and elk use the river area as a inlarmlon corridor
<br />and cumulative disv.;rbanee may have an effect on migration. With the niigyation eorriuor and tv'inter range bi
<br />mind Nve would recommend that a seasonal closure on the milling Operation during the, critical whiter/early spring
<br />period ilanuary I to March: 311. This would rr:itigate sortie of the sire ssidisturbance to w.r!eriag deer/elk and
<br />allow movement to winter grounds.
<br />. <<,.. , . . ? _ _. - .. ;-.; ? ?+ ? , t . rca:•' The.iilvasicn of
<br />!ive weed spec e?,lia?'e became estLlb;;Sht-d on -m-ky dish:rbed'"sbi,s
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<br />non-native weeds reduces ibe density of native vegetation 4.!id l"esseris'"t?ie'habit.:r•vafdr,- ??, db c
<br />Spgeies:..Nimly of, these! non-, lue_Vreds are n61 used as forage by wildlife. Thcontinual.Coil4roi aild:removal
<br />is V?lS12l11C.to
<br />0f;non-native,weeds.on;iti?. isiuztietl!reSaHi-rated s'eteS will liclp.£e.toI' Ilc'v'G `.'e atltiCril that
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