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_~ . <br />STATE OE COLORAbO • <br />Rlchera D. Lemm. Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />Jstk R. Grle b. Dlractor <br />6060 Broatlwey <br />Denver, Colo ratlo 80216 (825-1192 <br />711 Independent Avenue <br />Grand Junction, CO 81501 <br />September 18, 1981 <br />Mr. Jerry Koblitz <br />Espey, Huston and Associates, Inc. <br />650 S. Cherry Street <br />Suite 320 <br />Denver,'Colorado 80222 <br /> <br />SEP 21 1981 <br />M1NED LAND h'ECLAMAiIUN <br />Coie. Drpt. of Natural Resourco~ <br />RE: Sheridan Coal Mack Loadout Facility <br />Dear Jerry: <br />To answer your request for a list of plant species suitable for revegetating <br />disturbed wetland sites, I checked three sources. I recommend reseeding disturbed <br />areas immediately to inhibit the invasion of tamarisk and greasewood. Excludiny <br />livestock from the Site would help insure the immediate establishment of desirable <br />plant species. Of course, mulching should be considered because of the harshness <br />of the site. Since there will be a great variety of micro sites associated with <br />the fill slopes and around the pond, you may wish to consider using as many species <br />as possible. <br />According to Ecology Consultants, Inc. (1976), the following species occur in <br />marshes and phreatophytic shrublands of the Grand Valley: <br />Scirpus ~. (bulrushes) <br />Salix exigua (coyote willow) .. <br />Juncus arcticus ater (baltic rush) <br />Mu~'~bergia asperifolia (alkali muhly) <br />Eleocharis macrostach a (common spike rush) <br />Care- x ne~askensis Ne raska sedge) <br />A9roPYvon~ intermedium (intermediate wheatgrass) <br />groA stis giganteum redtop) <br />Distichlis stricta (inland saltgrass) <br />PhraT austral-is (common reed) <br />Some of these plants or their seeds are probably not commercia]ly available but could <br />be transplanted from other sites. <br />For this area SCS (1977) recommends: <br />Sporobolus airoides (alkali sacaton) <br />A99ro_PPYYvon trich_ ophurum (pubescent wheatgrass) <br />gr7~opyron a on atum tall wheatgrass) <br />Agropyron smithii western wheatgrass) <br />~ iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiihi _ <br />:`~VUHgGG <br />f't', ^ <br />J• Q <br />NoFw <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Monte Pascoe, Erec Wive Director WILDLIFE COMMISSION,Wilbur Redden, Choirman <br />Donold Fernondez, Vice Chairman • James Smith, Secretary • Jcan K. Tool, Member Vernon C. Williams, Member <br />Mi<ha el Higbec. Member • Som Caudill, Member • Richard D~velbiss, Member <br />