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0 <br />0) <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Richard D. Lamm, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />James B- Ruch, Dlrselor <br />6060 Broadway <br />Denver, Colorado 60216 <br />Telephone: (303) 297-1192 <br />Mr. John Althouse <br />P.O. Box 359 <br />Keensburg, Colorado 80643 <br />Re: Reclamation of mined area. <br />Dear Mr. Althouse: <br />Northeast Region <br />317 W. prospect Street <br />Ft. Collins, CO 80526 <br />April 29, 1986 <br />C,p�RAOo <br />J�o'Y OF <br />v0 <br />I would like to thank you for your time spent in showing me around your mining <br />operation and the reclamation site. <br />The reclamation work you are doing is very impressive, particularly when one <br />considers the whole general ecosystem in which you are operating. <br />Your request concerning the use of fringe sage is very pertinent to the final <br />reclamation of the site and also presents somewhat of a paradox for you. As <br />you are perhaps aware, sage will not tolerate very much irrigation, and since <br />irrigation is absolutely necessary for the survival of the other seedings in the <br />mix, it is recommended that sage be omitted from the mix. <br />The sage will invade the grass community, even after the grass is well established. <br />Since the reclamation area is surrounded by sage in the natural range, it is <br />inevitable that it will also invade the reclamation seeding in a short period of <br />time after the grasses are established and the irrigation has been concluded. <br />I£ I can be of further assistance, please let me know. <br />Sin r/e/ly, <br />I <br />Don Bogart <br />,Environmental Biologist <br />DB/1 j //`l bey / I S3 L <br />99a <br />DCPA RIM CNTOF NATURAL RESOURCES David M. Gelches, E.eculrve Director • WILDLIFE COMMISSION, Timothy W. SchulIZ, Chairman <br />James T Smith. Vice Chairman • Richard Dwelbiss. Secretary Donald A Fernandez. Member • Rebecca L Frank Member <br />Robert L Fr C�dr•n Drrp nr. Mi•mhcr � Jnhn 1 av, Mrm hiv � (;nnrnVend i•n n...n A��•, �,... <br />