Laserfiche WebLink
COLORADO <br />Parks and Wildlife <br />le,oartment 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 <br />10/14/2015 <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety <br />Attn: Amy Eschberger <br />1313 Sherman St. Room 215 <br />Denver, CO 80203 <br />RECEIVED <br />OCT 211/U, I .i <br />Re: Notice of 110(c) to I I2(c) Construction Materials Reclamation Permit Conversion <br />Application Consideration, <br />Las Animas County, Yocam Pit, Permit No. M 1999 -060 -CNS <br />V <br />Dear Amy Eschberger: <br />Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the proposed Las Animas County Conversion of <br />the Yocam Pit located at the NW '/ of the NW '/ of Section 29, Township 29S, Range 51 West. <br />One of our goals at Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is to provide complete, consistent and <br />timely information to all entities who request comment on matters within our statutory authority <br />and our mission. <br />The majority of this currently undeveloped land comprised of shortgrass prairie. Colorado Parks <br />and Wildlife would expect to find a variety of small ground -dwelling mammals, ground -nesting <br />birds, raptors, pronghorn antelope, mule deer, coyotes, and passerine birds at the site of this <br />gravel pit. <br />This area is not part of any significant migration route or corridor for wildlife. There may be <br />occasional passerine birds migrating through the area in the spring and fall but the impacts to <br />wildlife are expected to be minimal. <br />It is unlikely that any state or federally listed threatened or endangered species are present at this <br />site. <br />Due to the small acreage and high availability of undisturbed habitat adjacent to the proposed <br />site, impacts of the gravel pit, as proposed, may be characterized as minimal. <br />Bob D. Broscheid, Director, Colorado Parks and Wildlife • Parks and Wildlife Commission: Robert W. Bray, Chair • Chris Castilian, Vice Chair <br />Jeanne Horne, Secretary • John Howard, Jr. • Bill Kane - Dale Pzel • James Pribyl • James Vigil • Dean Wingfield • Michelle Zimmerman . Alex Zipp <br />