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,.~ <br /> <br />S1ATE OF COLORADO . <br />DI`lISIOy OF V~JILDLIFE <br />DI r•AR TrAI NI OF NniURAL RESOURCES <br />DATE <br />10: Rcx 1'.Ill.~~erro <br />1 <br />r <br />F.;C,~1: Don Gu:.,,•t ~7 <br />~I ~' I~ I I~ I I~ II~~ I~~ <br />399 <br />March 3, 1977 <br />On ~1aT•Llt 7, 1977, I checked the gravel mining operation at Lyons for the <br />licstern Paving Company of Denver, Colorado. <br />Currently, they are working on Phase I which will probably be finished this <br />year. Then they plan to move on to Phase II, which will start this year <br />and continue for the next three or four years. <br />The impact analysis fairly well outlines their plans for use and reclamation, <br />and I would concur with their plans. <br />Actually, the impact on wildlife will not be serious, and with the planned <br />reclamation, wildlife will benefit. T}Tis is due to the fact that they plan <br />to stay ataay from the riparian areas along the main stem of the St. Vrain <br />and also the South Fork of the St. Vrain. These areas presently support <br />nesting waterfowl, which may be temporarily disturbed during the mining process <br />but increased use should be realized with reclamation. The area to be mined <br />is presently in pasture land and grazed rather closely. <br />T}tere aT-e no known threatened or endanged species in the area. <br />DB:cp <br />cc: lvestern Paving Construction Company <br />L100 L4; st 64th Avenue <br />P.O. Box 21649 <br />Denver, Colorado 80221 <br />ATTV: Frank h1 Graham Jr. <br />...~.i <br />