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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />OBJECTIVE 1: Restore Riparian Health. <br />Apply grazing management practices in riparian areas as dictated by each participant's "Individual <br />Grazing Management Plan". The overall success of the project is dependent upon the future <br />management of the stream corridor and the health of the vegetation of the banks and the riparian <br />area. Planting vegetation and grazing management is a key component. The L-DPA states that <br />vegetation planting and grazing management is a large portion of the participant's in-kind <br />contribution. The preferred plan is for three years of deferred grazing followed by short-term grazing <br />in spring or in the fall. Fencing will be installed along the riparian buffer zones. <br /> <br />TASK 1: Coordinate development of individualized grazing management plans with landowners <br />and federal agencies involved with range management. (NRCS) <br /> <br />This involves; <br />Designing a grazing management plan which includes 17 landowners and approx. 200 acres <br />of riparian area that actually borders the river corridor. Meadows and other land may be <br />involved in long term grazing strategies. The NRCS will encourage landowners to <br />participate in other programs which are offered by their agency. <br /> <br />Product: Grazing management. <br />Units & Cost: (based on NRCS and local prices) <br />Management alan to be developed by NRCS along with 17 landowners and approx. 200 <br />acres for three years or more; $6,666. OO/year. <br />Total 3 years; $20,000.00. <br />Particiaation bv landowner (see LAA) includes time management and deferred grazing for <br />three years. Time management and labor includes 50 hours/year @ $10.00/hr <br />management and $lO.OO/hr labor. Total; $1,OOO.OO/year. Total for 3 years; <br />$3,000.00. Totalfor l7landowners; $51,000.00. <br />Deferred '{razinr: is rated at$I2.00/animal unit per month (AUM). At $12.00/ AUMfor 100 <br />animal (one AUM/ 2 acres) for 1 year; $14,400.00. Total for three years; <br />$43,200.00. <br /> <br />TOTAL COST: $114,200.00. FUNDING SOURCE: $20,000.00, in-kind (NRCS), <br />$94,200.00 in-kind (LAA). <br /> <br />TASK 2:. Plant woody species and grass in areas where bank stabilization and canopy cover are <br />critical. <br /> <br />This will involve: <br />Planting grass, willows, and trees along approx. 60 acres of the restored river corridor. <br /> <br />Product; (Planting) material and vegetation in riparian area. <br />Units &Cost; (based on Colorado Forest Service and the NRCS) <br />Grass seed at 10 lbs./acre totals 600 lbs.@ $5.00/lb; $3,000.00. <br /> <br />Page -14- <br />