PERMFILE60342

• Permit No: M1994118
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 11/2/1994
• Doc Name: LIMITED IMPACT OPERATION 110 2 RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION FORM
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SEA--I-aranG very g:avc!!y fine sandy lozrn, 10 tr. 40 ,--~crecn'L s!or~cs.
This deep, well c!r-a i r:ocl ,oil i s ;n rnoui~ta i rrs i Sias arrd on a rno:-ai ne. A
de ; i neat ! :~;: of t`. i ~ u.^.: t a'. ong G'i.nu{; Cr-ecl: south r:f Howard i s on
rnorair.a. It formed ir. co: luviwn ~ierivcd dominantly from granite,
gneiss, tuff, a:':dcsitc, arrd rhyc~f i'tc and zlso for-rncd in glacial
outwa~h arrd till. TF:e native vagatatior~ is rnain!y conifers.
Clcvatior: is ~,r:,9•=+ to 1',c•00 feet. The average ar:rrual pr-eci~:itztior:
is p 'to ~5 ir:chas, t`:2 average ar:nua! air temF,aratur-e is C'.3 to 'FZ
degrce~ F, and the average frost-free per-iod is 40 to 60 days.
Typical ly, the surface is covar-ed with a mat of t:igY:ly riacornposed
crrgar.ic rnatcrial inch t!,ic!:. The surface layer is rrin!y light
t::^awn vary grave I !y f i rie sar::!y !earn y i nC!-:BS Chic!:. TI':e sutrsurface
I aver i s very grave! !y sar:dy !earn a:~ou'i E• i nct:es ttr i cl:. TF:e subso i I
i s very coGb l y sandy clay I Darn 7 i nchas t~~ i ck. The substratum i s
extrerncly cc~bt:ly szr~dy clay Ic~am G inches tl-:ic!: ever e::tr-crnely cohhly
!oarny sar:d to a daptF: of r_O irich:as r~r- more. TI-:e moil is moderately
acid. Th:e surface I ayer i s sc:rnet i rocs very Cobb I y I Darn, very s'tor~y
I warn, or vary cobt~ I y sar:~iy ! oa:n.
Ir:e 1 udcd i r~ tfr i s unit i s aF~ou'~ 20 percent IIur~do very ccrtrh ly sandy
!Darn on r:ortt:-fac i r:g s i .'!e s I opes. The L'undo soi I s are deeper to a
c I ayey sul-:sc: i I and have a I css perrncab I c substratum tl-rzn this Larand
soi I. Mir~c~r- amounts of soi Is with a waa::ly developed subsoi I are at
e I coat i nos a!-~crvc 11,000 feet. A! sc~ i r:c I udcd are srna I I areas cif Rocl;
outcrop on rnountair:tops and riCg2s. Also included is abaut 5 percent
steal low Whiteman ccrb!'i!y !Darr. under t~rist!econe pine on ridges.
°ar-rneat~ i l i ty of this Larand soil i s moderate. Ava i l at.! a water
capac i ty i s I caw. Cffect i ve rcrc:t i rig depth i s C-•0 i ochres or mere.
Runoff i s med i urn to rap : d, ar:d tt:e hazard of water eros i ern i s high to
very high.
Tt:is unit is used fur wc~od!and, wi Id! ifc t:aY~itat, ar:d recre'.:tior:.
T.:2 potential plant curnrnunity is mainly Engal:nar:n spruce with spine
I odgepo l c p i r:c, Dc,ug I as-fir, ar:C wF: i tc fir ar:d ar: undcrstc~ry of e I !;
sedge, co:nrnon juniper, r:oddir:g bromagrass, arrd ICantuc4;y t~!uegrass.
The poter:t i of prc~duc L i c:r: cif r:at ivc ur:dcrstury vegetation i n r:r,rma 1
years is about ?5 pour:d~ par- acre. Burr:ad nr crit areas are dorninataci
by bristlcccrr:c pir:c arrd quz!:ir~g aspen. A few areas of t!'.is ur:it ire
the upper part of Bar: C:ar:yon, west of Howard, Haar Copper !+'lountain
rrcrrt~:cast c:f Howard arrd i n F!:ar:tom Czrryor:, zre darn i r:ar:t !y Doug I as-f i r
and wtrite fir.
Thris soi I is suited to prc:ductiorr of Engelrnzr:r: sp:-uce. Ttre site
irrCe>: for- Enga!rnar:r: spruce is ~t~uut ^.0.
Ttrc rn:, i:r cor:ccrrrs ; r: produc i r:g arrd t:arvest i ng t :rnt~er are the I r,w
avail~~rle water capacity and stce;,r:ass of slope. ?n Borne arias ~tr,r:es
or: tt:e surface I irn! t fe I I i ng arrd yarding.
Minirnizirrg tt:a rig!; .;f arosior: is es~ar~tial ir: harvestir:g timber.
I'ropcr des i grr of rcrzC d:-a i Wage systcrns arrd care i n th~c p I acerncr: ~ of
culverts hra!p to control erosic:n. Spr,i I from a>:c avations is sut~ject
to ri I I znd gully erosion and to slougY:ing. T.h:c t:azard cif soi I
eros i orr general ! y i s s! i ght to rnor!araLa on we I I rigs i gr:ad roads and i n
rninirnal ly disturbed zr-eas.
To stzbi!izc grades, cuts and fills, and crt!rcr disturbed areas,
roads, Iarrdings, and s4;id trails ~trould tie proviried with water bars
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