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Exhibit B - Site Description <br /> The Big Red Park Gravel Pit is a pre-existing gravel pit that is to be re-opened on Routt National Forest <br /> land in northern Routt County. The pit area can be accessed via U.S. Forest Service (USFS) Road 550 <br /> northeast from the intersection of USFS 550 and Routt County Road 129 (approximately 0.75 miles <br /> north of Columbine, Colorado). The operation will be part of the larger Forest Service project known as <br /> the Little Snake North Timber Sale and Fuels Reduction Project. Per Forest Service procedures, an <br /> environmental analysis was done on the area. The analysis is too large to include with this application, <br /> however a decision notice is included. The analysis investigated current conditions and potential <br /> impacts on the environment. It was found that no significant negative impacts would result from the <br /> proposed action. The area is a reclaimed gravel pit that was previously used by the USFS. <br /> Drainage of the site is predominately to the east as sheet flow that eventually makes its way to <br /> King Solomon Creek as its final receiving waters. The vegetation on the site consists of <br /> coniferous trees, sage brush, and typical upper montane grasses and forbs. After a pre- <br /> disturbance site inspection there are no serious noxious weeds present at the site. It was <br /> determined that the area currently does not need any noxious weed control. Currently there <br /> are no NRCS Soils Surveys for the area. A gradation of the pit area was done in 2007 and was <br /> found to have a "Silty Sand and Gravel" designation. A map of existing contours and conditions is <br /> attached. <br />