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Transit Mix Concrete Co. <br /> Additional riparian shrubs will be planted for a greater diversity of species, and the species <br /> selected are recommended by the City of Colorado Springs and El Paso County Stream Design <br /> Guidelines (City of Colorado Springs, 2009). The design guidelines recommend additional <br /> species; however, only those available from nearby nurseries or the Colorado State Forest <br /> Service were included in the list below. The "Wet" riparian planting mix will be used for the Little <br /> Turkey Creek crossing and other areas with sufficient water, but there may not be sufficient water <br /> available to sustain these species in the drainages across the Quarry area and adjacent to the F1 <br /> stockpile. The hydrologic conditions in these areas will be evaluated following construction and <br /> seeding, and these areas will be planted primarily with aspen trees using the "Dry" riparian <br /> planting mix. <br /> Riparian species will be planted at 350 stems/acre. There will be roughly equal number of tree <br /> species and shrub species planted as shown in Table E-5 <br /> Table E-5 Riparian Planting Rate <br /> Wet Riparian Planting Mix Dry Riparian Planting Mix <br /> Narrowleaf cottonwood (35 stem/ac) Aspen (175 stem/ac) <br /> Boxelder (35 stem/ac) Wood's rose (35 stem/ac) <br /> Bluestem willow (35 stem/ac) Serviceberry (35 stem/ac) <br /> Redosier dogwood (35 stem/ac) Golden currant (35 stem/ac) <br /> Mountain birch (35 stem/ac) Buffaloberry (35 stem/ac) <br /> Wood's rose (25 stem/ac) Mountain snowberry (35 stem/ac) <br /> Serviceberry (25 stem/ac) <br /> Indigo bush (25 stem/ac) <br /> Hackberry (25 stem/ac) <br /> Golden currant (25 stem/ac) <br /> Buffaloberry (25 stem/ac) <br /> Mountain snowberry (25 stem/ac) <br /> Native species grown from seed collected near the site or along Colorado's Front Range will be <br /> used to the extent possible. Local seed and bareroot tree providers were contacted in order to <br /> obtain cost estimates for reclamation (included in Exhibit L) as well as to provide the estimated <br /> availability of viable seeds and trees in sufficient quantities as per Rule 6.4.5(2)(d). Sharp Brothers <br /> Seed Company (recommended by the NRCS) was contacted and confirmed that the proposed <br /> seed mixes in Tables E-6 and E-7 are available. Also, CFS was contacted who confirmed that <br /> the mixed conifer, mountain shrubland, and riparian species are available. <br /> Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry Permit Application <br /> March 20,2018 E-11 <br />