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on land in the Gunnison National Forest near Grand Mesa. These <br />were the only sites found to be operating on federal or state <br />lands. They are operated (under Forest Service permits) by a <br />number of individuals from the Grand Junction area. <br />A distinction about what constitutes the size of an <br />operation is needed. Three methods are available for determining <br />operation size: 1) the area of the entire peatland; 2) that <br />portion of the peatland which has been, and will be excavated; <br />or, 3) the portion of the peatland that is actively being <br />excavated. In this discussion all operation sizes refer to the <br />active site (unless otherwise specified). <br />In general, the active excavation occupies less than ten <br />acres. In some instances the active site is only one or two <br />40 acres. However, there are a few sites in the South Park area <br />that in their entirety encompass hundreds of acres. In those <br />cases the site comprises land that was previously excavated but <br />has not yet been reclaimed. <br />Appendix B lists and describes each of the sites <br />specifically. The sites described are those where active or <br />recent excavation is or has taken place. The list may not <br />include all present and past sites, but should be considered a <br />best representation of all active sites based on the information <br />made available to this study. <br />40 23 <br />