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~ <br />STATE Oh <br />COLORADO <br />nlcher7 D. Lamm, Gurarnor <br />DEPARTAI2NT OF NATURAL RF_SOUP. L'±S <br />Jack R. Grl¢', Director <br />6060 Brc atl vr¢~ <br />Denver, Co;cratlo 002161326-1192 <br />711 Inde1r~.nden~ Avenue <br />Granc] Junco-on, CY} 81501 <br />i III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />_ ,.+.:,• <br />Cl `;`T'ai • ~~ 1 Y1 <br />3s~o +~~ -~J\ Yo~~ <br />~~ OF vj <br />September 9. 1982 r_;~ ; °' ~ "'~'°-' ~ ~. ~ I J r-~~. <br />t•Sr. Fiillia-n C. Bcs~:»rth JC i~ 7. =i 1`itiC <br />9145 E. Hamden Avenue <br />tb. 350 - r~~r.;-c L./\iU C~~C: "If'^:";il;;i;~ <br />ik^nver, CU 80231 CD10. Dept. o. N~fural RESOUt~.c= <br />D=.:ar Bi11: <br />I have revieweri the mat: ~;:.' .''_ you sent me freer your Mun,-::r Canyon Mining an'; Rec- <br />lamation Permit Applicn::'..-'. a-k3er August 27, 1982 cover. Generally, I feel your <br />plan is accept~:ble particulesly at t].e level of production contr~nplated by your <br />ccu-rent permit application (~ 150,000 tons/year) . <br />As on have discussai in various p},-~e cnn~c-.:;aucns, Division of Wildlife field <br />per=~,,vne1 are cen~:~ned w`.th tY:e ,ct yu'.ir mine o; i ll have on winte:::-ny irlule d•~er, <br />raptnrs, and ch ~ »- i->?rtr::.lyz. It ; s our recexnr.,ndat ion yo•,1 gear your monitoring <br />efforts toc,,iTT3 timse spVi:its or genups. <br />As }rou cont~~late full-scale product..on wro are parti-cu].aiy inter. •.:;ted in dwising <br />a dens roa:_. }.i.'.L mon.itoring plan, since ~:rintering mule drer cz,ul~i b` affectcxl hr <br />displacement or loss of h;.bitat wa feel you should intensively monitor deer habitat <br />affinity and level of use. This intonnatio_! will be vitiil in det^_rm-u Ling whe,:]::~r <br />mitigation npasLVes should be actively undertaken at sari latr_r date. The sarrlo nz-:- <br />amuxiations 4rn11d apply for chu}:ar. <br />With regard to raptors it has ]x^Fln our e:`:-p~.cience that intensive sv-veys aro <br />necess<-_:-.~ to detirrtine the presence of nest~rLg pairs. If nestin7 raptors are <br />lo^.:a.teci it has 1_.s-~n generally easy to resolve pot:._ntial confli:.:s by seasonalcloslses <br />or tor~~ographic screening in locating surface facilities. We ?~ .ve found the Fish aiu', <br />A'i1:'life Service's Colorado Coal Ccrurc:inater, Ro~lel Finley, z~ :his staff to be c]ui?._ <br />}sncxoledgesble ;-~? helpful regarcii.rx; .identifying anc'. resolving raptor issues and ury_. <br />you to coordinate close~.y with the Fish anti Wildlife Ser.•icr•. <br />Tly-inks fo_~ your help and interest. We look forward to ~,ror}vsig with you and your staff <br />as you develop ti-1e A'h:nyer Canyon Aline. <br />Cordi a] ly, <br />~~~ <br />William D. C ark <br />S~1ior Wildlife Biologist <br />WDC:ch <br />xc: R. Kruger (FWS), B. Alunson (MLR), D. Schaefer; A. Whitaker, File <br />DEPARTMENT 0` NATURAL RESOURCES, Mon'e P: sroz, Executive Director • WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Donald Fernandez, Chairman <br />James Smith, Vice Chairm=.~ • Richard Drvclblss, Socrelary .Jean K. Tool, h' =:nb^r • James C. Kennedy, Member <br />.. ._-. ...w... r, e.....~ ~,. c.,~n f'a. rlill /domhar • VJilhur Rrrl ~'+n A7nmbnr <br />