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JUL-11 01 12:06 FRUM:CDDW • 303-498-9742 T0:~38663567 III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII STATE OF COLORADO sss Bla Owens, Goremor DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES DIVISION OF WILDLIFE AN EQWL opPORTUnm Qtwnret Russell George. D'reetor 6060 Broadway Denver, Colorado 90216 Telephone: (30]) 297-1192 Jury t0, 2001 Carl Mount Division of Minerals & Geology 1313 Sherman Stn~et Room 215 Denier, CO 80203 Re: L.G Everist Inc., Lohtnann Sand and Gravel Mine, File Plo. M-2001-017 Dear Mr. Mourn: PAGE:02 Tor ~!d/ifi- For Proplr The following constitute the comments of the Colorado Division of Wildlife. Mike Sherman (Field Habitat Biologist) and Mtke Babler (District Wildlife Manager) have reviewed this Reclamation Permit Application Consideration and made a field visit to the site with the applicant/operatnr on Lune 7, 2001. We recommend a 100+ foot setback of the mining operation boundary .from the ditch running along the south and east sides of the proposed project. Although this ditch contains numerous weedy plant species, it does provide for fair wildlife habitat for amphibians, reptiles, and small mammals. We recommend that if any ripazian or wetland habitat (inchtding non-jurisdictional wetlands) will be impacted, then the operator limit disturbance to wetlands and riparian habitat to between September 15 to April 15 to avoid the probable disturbance to bird species that may be using this area d„*+ ~ the critical breeding season We observed an active prairie dog town on the site. Prairie dog removal on this site should be required prior to mining activities beginnbtg. Trapping/transplant efforts or euthanasia aze legal option3 for prairie dog removal Euthanasia efforts must occur through the use of approved toxicants and trapping and transplanting ofpra¢ie dogs requires prior approval of the Colorado Division of Wildlife. I~lote that bulldozing active prairie dog colonies is not an acceptable method of removal. Furthermoto, since prairie dogs are presetrt at this site then surveys ere needed for baM eagle, terrugmous hawk, and western bturowutg owls. All bird species are protected by the law and killing one is illegal. The bold eagle (Federally and State Threatened) and femrgmous hawk (State Special Concern) u~ prairie dog towers for feeding and the western burrowing owl (State Threatened) live in pra¢ic dog holes. The fallowing should be observed: - If construction is to occur between March 1 and October 31, the azea should be checked for the presence of burrowing owls prior to arty earth-moving tal~tg Place. The owls are susceptible to being buried and killed in their holes by construction activity doting the nesting season. Please see the DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Greg E. Welcher. Et®cu9ve DireCwr WILDLIFE COMMISSION, aemard L. Blatlc, Jr.. Chaiman • Rigs Enstrom, Vice-Chairnen • PhITq James, Serlerary Members. Tom Burkn • Mark LeVdIFJV . Marenna ReR00oulos • Robert Shoemaker • Othe Valdez