Laserfiche WebLink
starting the cycle again. The premise behind this weed management plan is that a <br />structured, logical approach to weed management, based on the best available <br />information, is cheaper and more effective than an ad -hoc approach where one deals <br />with weed problems as they arise. <br />DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY <br />A. Boundaries <br />The McCumber Hill Pit (McCumber) is a sand and gravel mine operated by Fremont <br />Paving & Redi -Mix Inc. (Fremont) located in Fremont County, CO (Figure 1). Mine access <br />is from County Road 11A also known as McCumber Hill Road. Total disturbance at the <br />time of this plan is less than 10 acres (Figure 2) with approximately six (6) acres active <br />mine area (Figure 3). <br />B. Resource Base <br />McCumber is located in semi -arid high desert area of Fremont County. In a November <br />18, 1999 correspondence from Kevin Kaczmarek of Colorado Division of Wildlife, the <br />area was identified as Bighorn Sheep habitat. Historic uses of the property include <br />rangeland, underground coal mine and surface facilities and rural mental health <br />treatment facility. <br />III. INVENTORY OF WEED SPECIES <br />Roy Roper of the Fremont Soil Conservation District performed a vegetation inventory <br />the permit area on August 31, 1999 in preparation of application to the Colorado <br />Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety (DRMS). At that time, noxious weeds were <br />not identified (Exhibit A). <br />Tim Cazier of DRMS performed an inspection on May 20, 2014, identifying tamarisk and <br />bindweed established in disturbed mine areas. <br />IV. MANAGEMENT GOALS AND WEED MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES <br />A. Land Management Goals <br />Final reclamation for McCumber is rangeland vegetation that would allow cattle grazing. <br />Noxious weed infestation prevents establishment of rangeland vegetation, competing <br />with rangeland vegetation and minimizing land productivity. <br />B. Weed Management Objectives <br />Upon completion of mining, in order to be released from the mining permit, Fremont <br />must meet reclamation performance standards described in Division Rules. To that end, <br />the weed management objective is to establish post mining vegetation that will meet <br />Division approval. <br />V. WEED MANAGEMENT ACTION <br />A. Prevention <br />The most important weed management action is to prevent weeds from becoming <br />established in the first place. The old adage that "an ounce of prevention is worth a <br />pound of cure" certainly applies to weed management. Weed management will occur <br />throughout mining, as a component of site evaluation for stormwater and MSHA <br />