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.~ <br />((~~ United Steles <br />~~ DeOerlmenl of <br />~jy{~ Agriculture <br />~,~;t a <br />Soil <br />Conservation <br />Service <br /> <br /> <br />Monte Vista Field Office <br />0881 North Nighway 285 <br />Monte Vista, CO 81144 <br />January 29, 1987 <br />Suzanne L. Benton <br />County Administrator <br />Rio Grande County <br />P.O. Box 396 <br />Del Norte, CO 81132 <br />Dear Mz. Benton: <br />Enclosed ie the Mined Reclamation information you requested, from my <br />office. To simplify the information I have designated the parcels as <br />Site Ill (S~, SE's, Sec. 21, T40N, R6 E) and Site 112 (S'i of NW`s, Sec. 27, <br />T40N, R4E). <br />Site dl - is a Mountain Outwash range site. Soils in this site are (No) <br />Norte gravelly Bandy loam, Class VII; (N r) Norte-Dunul complex, Class VII; <br />~. and (Dn) Dunul cobbly sandy loam, Class VII. These soils are usually deep, <br />sandy gravelly and stony. Because of the coarseness, they lose most of the <br />natural moisture to deep percolation. When the range site is in excellent <br />condition, up to 1,000 pounds per acre of air dry materials are produced <br />in favorable years. Usually, Arizona Fescue dominates the cover, but moun- <br />tain Muhly, Needle grasses, Blue Grams and 311mstem ltuhly, along with fortis <br />and low woody plants are generally present. A detailed Boils information <br />sheet is attached. <br />A visual inspection of [he site was made on January 23, 1987. Due to the <br />snow cover it was difficult to determine present condition and percent of <br />existing species. As near as I can determine, the present condition is poor <br />(overgrazed) range condition. Present vegetation is: Blue Grams, Rabbit- <br />brueh, Western Wheatgrass, Three Awn, Sand Dropseed, Slimstem Muhly, and <br />anakeweed. <br />A complete Reclamation Plan for Site 111 is attached. <br />Site p2 - Soils in this site consist of (Jo) Jodero loam, Class VI; and (Tu) <br />Typic Torrifluvents, Class VII. The loam soils on this natural grassland <br />are deep enough for good moisture storage. And many areas receive water <br />that rune off steeper land. Range site on this soil is Foothill Loam. This <br />site can yield 1,500 pounds per acre, mostly Western Wheatgrass, Needle-and- <br />Thread and other forage plants -- are possible on range in excellent condition, <br />in good years. Tall Rabbitbrush usually becomes edundant on overgrazed <br />range. More detailed range and soils information is attached. <br />O The 9oY Coneerveuon 9ervlce <br />V le en agency of the <br />DeDSAmenl of Agriculture <br />