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~~ ~ ~ ~ <br />~~ <br />October 20, 1977 <br />Colorado Mine Reclamation Board <br />Denver, Colorado , <br />Attention: ?fembcrs of the Board <br />Gentlemen: <br />.~lf~~ -- <br />Caoprratrvr Ezttnsian Srrvlco <br />County ExlCnsion Oftlce <br />County Court Hose Annex <br />Steamaoat Springs. Colo., EDn17 <br />Phone 879 0845 <br />Dn October 18, 1977, F.ent Crofts, cI Energy Fuels, rolled ste to gee if I fia? anyone <br />dram the Colorado Stair D33ivrrs3ty 3taage Science D. parts~at coning frog Fr-. rolllas <br />to 3toutt Counrr. llis Loncexn,~s Lo have oae of tt,.~<e .people 1maY aver xc-a sP She <br />=nrl ~,n~ripa 51tLS 131 I:Ile2ay ~.S rr.rl ar.n Lipp prpsra,~ <br />The purpose of having somconc~from t3~e Range Science ~epartnent look these sates <br />over was to dete3r_ine whether an adequate job of reclamation was done and w::•=ther <br />the plant species planted and crowing have sufficient viability to support brazing <br />and, thus, release these two sites frog bond. - <br />As the field representative of Colorado State l;niversity activities in P.ouct County, <br />I felt I should contact the Range Science Dapart;zent co see if this could to done. <br />Knowing at any time we could get snow cover to prevent onsite inspection e' the <br />sites, I called Dr. Eob Hyde, Extension Range Specialist at Colorado State r.ivrrsity, <br />to see if he might fly over while the weather was good and an adequate insi~ccion <br />could be ,rode. <br />On October 19, I accompanied Dr. Bob Hyde of Colorado State University and men[ Crofts <br />of Energy Fuels, and inspected the two reclamation tracts, one on Fish Creci and the <br />other at Pit v3, near the old Sonny Liske ranch. <br />At each site we walked over the ground, examined the ground cover, slope, e-_osioa, <br />plant species percentage and plant vigor. , <br />I will leave the professional opinions of these two sites to Dr. Hyde for f3:rthcr <br />co3nment and opinion. <br />I grew up in range country in northwest Colorado and eastern Utah, raised cattle all <br />of my life, have seen ranges that were abused, and I felt both of tt~csc sites looked <br />excellent. I would like to have this much vegetation on the land Chat our :amily <br />owns and operates. <br />Sincerely yo~ur~s, ~ . <br />Sam lIaslem <br />~ County Extcnsion'Dlrector <br />Roust County Ertcnsion is acditatco to serve ill people on an roual ana non ei;erlm matory Lash <br />COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, U.S. D[PARTM[NT OF AGRICULiUR[ AND ROUT? COUNTY CGOPERATING <br />