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and IWM plans,thereby starting the cycle again. The premise behind this plan is that a structured, <br /> logical approach to weed management, based on the best available information, is cheaper and more <br /> effective than an ad-hoc approach where one deals with weed problems as they arise. <br /> 2. Description of the Property <br /> A. Location <br /> The Fedinec Pit is located in the NW%of Section 14,Township 6 North, Range 90 West of the 6tn <br /> principal Meridian in Moffat County, Colorado. The site is approximately 9 miles southeast of Craig,CO <br /> along County Road 120 off County Road 394. <br /> Site boundaries are delineated on DRMS Exhibit C Mine Plan. <br /> B. Resource Base <br /> The Fedinec Pit consists of a channery outcrop and silty loam soil. Area land use is rangeland <br /> intending to support cattle grazing. The Fedinec Pit will be vegetated with NRCS recommended species <br /> rangeland species. <br /> 3. Inventory of Weed Species <br /> A.Inventory of Weed Species <br /> At the time of adoption of Moffat County's Noxious Weed Management Plan (NWMP) List A <br /> weeds species were not confirmed in Moffat County. List A species Mediterranean sage, Myrtle spurge, <br /> Purple loosestrife and Yellow star thistle were believed to be eradicated but were on the watch list. <br /> Several List B noxious weeds species are in the county. <br /> A representative from the Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety(DRMS),visited <br /> the site in October of 2016 and noted in the inspection report that the noxious weeds observed included <br /> mullein, knapweed,cheat grass,thistle and houndstongue. <br /> Specific noxious weeds species were identified with information from the CO Department of <br /> Agriculture(DOA) Noxious Weeds Species webpage. Using the population distribution maps and Moffat <br /> County's NWMP,the weed species fact sheets were downloaded and are provided in Appendix B. List B <br /> species include Bull thistle,Canada thistle, Musk thistle, Plumeless thistle,Scotch thistle, Russian <br /> knapweed and Houndstongue. Cheatgrass or Downy brome is a List C species. <br /> B.Weed Infestations Areas <br /> Infested areas are present in the disturbance that is not rock outcrop or interior haul road. The <br /> Fedinec Pit has not been mined for a few years nor has the site been reclaimed. Because of this, noxious <br /> weeds are establishing where native vegetation was stripped. <br /> Page 2 of 5 <br />