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�& ^4� <br />COLORADO <br />Parks and Wildlife <br />Deoartrnent of Natural Resources <br />Lamar Service Center <br />2500 South Main Street <br />Lamar, CO 81052 <br />P 719.336.6600 1 F 719.336.6623 RECEIVED <br />JUN 2 3 2015 <br />06/15/2015 <br />DIVISION OF RECLAMATION <br />INING AND SAFETY <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safe�y <br />Attn: Amy EschbergerA(A0 <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />Re: Notice of 112 Construction Materials Reclamation Permit Amendment Application <br />Consideration Las Animas County, Branson Gravel Pit, Permit No. M-1997-100-AM01 <br />Dear Amy Eschberger: <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed Las Animas County <br />Branson Gravel Pit located at the E 1/2 of the SW 1/4 and W'/2 of the SE 1/4 of Section 7, <br />Township 35, Range 57 West. <br />District Wildlife Manager Brian Marsh recently visited the site on June 15, 2015. The <br />majority of this currently undeveloped land consists primarily of mixed grass prairie <br />transitioning into Pinion Juniper and scrub oak. Colorado Parks and Wildlife would <br />expect to find a variety of small ground -dwelling mammals, ground -nesting birds, <br />raptors, pronghorn, mule deer, elk, coyotes, and passerine birds at the site of this <br />proposed gravel pit. <br />This area is not part of any significant migration route or corridor for wildlife. There <br />may be occasional passerine birds migrating through the area in the spring and fall. <br />Due to the small acreage and high availability of undisturbed habitat adjacent to the <br />proposed site, impacts of the gravel pit, as proposed, may be characterized as <br />minimal. <br />It is very unlikely that any state or federally listed threatened or endangered species <br />are present at this site. <br />✓ AF & Report <br />✓ No Violations <br />Bob D. Broscheid, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife • Parks and Wildlife Commission: Robert W. Bray, Chair • Chris Castilian, Vice Chair 3 <br />Jeanne Horne, Secretary • John Howard, Jr. • Bill Kane • Dale Pizel • James Pribyl • James Vigil • Dean Wingfield • Michelle Zimmerman • Alex Zipp <br />