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Prairie Dog Management Plan PRAIRIE DOG MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR TOWN-OWNED PROPERTIES Town of Superior 124 East Coal Creek Drive Superior, Colorado 80027 (303) 499-3675 www.townofsuperior.com TOWN OF SUPERIOR PRAIRIE DOG MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR TOWN-OWNED PROPERTIES 14 March 2005 PREPARED FOR THE TOWN OF SUPERIOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES: Mark Hamilton, Mayor Andrew Muckle, Mayor Pro-Tem Jeff Chu, Trustee Karen Imbierowicz, Trustee Lisa Skumatz, Trustee Dana D’Souza, Trustee Jon Oster, Trustee ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: Planning Commission Open Space Advisory Committee Town Staff Roe Ecological Services, LLC FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS DOCUMENT CONTACT: Roe Ecological Services, LLC PO Box 438 Green Mountain Falls, Colorado 80819 (719) 684-1122 TOLL FREE (866) 4-Wildlife (494-5354) www.YourWildlife.com Notice of Copyright © 2004-2005. All photos contained herein are the exclusive property of Roe Ecological Services, LLC and may not reproduced in any manner except as part of this complete document. In addition, the language contained in this document is an original work by Roe Ecological Services, LLC, is protected under Copyright law, and may not be reproduced or utilized in any manner other than as a part of this complete document in the manner in which it was intended. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................1 1.1. Purpose of Plan..............................................................................................................1 1.2. Previous Policies and Guidelines....................................................................................1 1.3. Open Space and Prairie Dog Management Per Superior Code.........................................2 1.3.1. Open Space and Land Use..................................................................................2 1.3.2. Prairie Dog Management....................................................................................2 1.4. Prairie Dog Management Per Colorado Law...................................................................4 1.5. CDC/FDA Monkeypox Restrictions ...............................................................................5 1.6. Noxious Weed Management ..........................................................................................5 2. BACKGROUND ON BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS .................................................6 2.1. Species Status ................................................................................................................6 2.2. Description and Taxonomy ............................................................................................6 2.3. Life History and Habitat.................................................................................................7 2.4. Species Associated with Prairie Dogs.............................................................................7 3. EVALUATION OF SUPERIOR PARCELS.........................................................................8 3.1. Tributary RB-3 / Community Ponds East and West ........................................................10 3.1.1. Site Characteristics.............................................................................................10 3.1.2. Habitat Evaluation..............................................................................................12 3.2. Wastewater Treatment Plant East Storage.......................................................................14 3.2.1. Site Characteristics.............................................................................................14 3.2.2. Habitat Evaluation..............................................................................................16 3.3. Weinstein Wetland.........................................................................................................19 3.3.1. Site Characteristics.............................................................................................19 3.3.2. Habitat Evaluation..............................................................................................21 3.4. Indiana Street West Drainage.........................................................................................22 3.4.1. Site Characteristics.............................................................................................22 3.4.2. Habitat Evaluation..............................................................................................24 3.5. Indiana Street East Drainage ..........................................................................................25 3.5.1. Site Characteristics.............................................................................................25 3.5.2. Habitat Evaluation..............................................................................................26 3.6. Cemetery .......................................................................................................................27 3.6.1. Site Characteristics.............................................................................................27 3.6.2. Habitat Evaluation..............................................................................................28 3.7. Superior Water Supply and Treatment Plant...................................................................29 3.7.1. Site Characteristics.............................................................................................29 3.7.2. Habitat Evaluation..............................................................................................29 3.8. Old Railroad Bed ...........................................................................................................30 3.8.1. Site Characteristics.............................................................................................30 3.8.2. Habitat Evaluation..............................................................................................31 3.9. Town 9 ..........................................................................................................................32 3.9.1. Site Characteristics.............................................................................................32 3.9.2. Habitat Evaluation..............................................................................................33 3.10. Superior Marketplace Landscaping...............................................................................34 TOWN OF SUPERIOR PRAIRIE DOG MANAGEMENT PLAN i 3.10.1. Site Characteristics ...........................................................................................34 3.10.2. Habitat Evaluation............................................................................................35 3.11. McCaslin Boulevard Right-of-Way ..............................................................................36 3.11.1. Site Characteristics ...........................................................................................36 3.11.2. Habitat Evaluation............................................................................................37 4. REGIONAL EVALUATION.................................................................................................38 4.1. Regional Prairie Dog Evaluation ....................................................................................38 4.1.1. City of Boulder Open Space ...............................................................................38 4.1.2. Boulder County Open Space...............................................................................38 4.1.3. City of Louisville Open Space............................................................................40 4.1.4. City and County of Broomfield Open Space .......................................................40 4.2. Regional Riparian Evaluation.........................................................................................41 4.3. Regional Mid and Tallgrass Prairie Grassland Evaluation...............................................41 4.4. Superior’s Ecological Potential Within the Region .........................................................44 5. PRAIRIE DOG MANAGEMENT.........................................................................................45 5.1. Goals Statement and Objectives .....................................................................................45 5.2. Land Use Designations ..................................................................................................45 5.2.1. Shortgrass Prairie Conservation Area (SPCA) ....................................................45 5.2.2. Prairie Dog Education Area (PEA) .....................................................................45 5.2.3. No Prairie Dog Area (NPD)................................................................................46 5.2.4. Unclassified Area (UCA) ...................................................................................46 5.3. Parcel Guidelines ...........................................................................................................46 5.3.1. Tributary RB-3 / Community Ponds East and West ............................................48 5.3.2. Wastewater Treatment Plant East Storage...........................................................49 5.3.3. Weinstein Wetland .............................................................................................50 5.3.4. Indiana Street West Drainage .............................................................................52 5.3.5. Indiana
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