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<br />AGRICULTURE Service Phone: 659-7004
<br />May 23, 1990 RECEIVEp
<br />Mr. Thomas E. Ballard MAY 251990
<br />Tuttle Applegate, Inc.
<br />11990 Grant Street, Suite 410
<br />Denver, CO 80233
<br />RE: information for gravel mining request on land owned
<br />by Mr. Edward Perry
<br />Dear Mr. Ballard:
<br />The following is information you requested on land in Weld County,
<br />Colorado, in part of Section 25, Township 1 North, Range 67 West, and
<br />Section 30, Township 1 North, Range 66 West.
<br />SOILS INFORMATION: Soils for the area requested, according to the
<br />Soil Survey of Weld County, Colorado, Southern Part, are mapped as <3)
<br />Aquolls and Aquents, gravelly substratum. This covers most of the
<br />area. One very small area east of the Platte River is mapped as (10>
<br />Bankard Sandy Loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes. Another small area near
<br />Wattenberg on the west side of the property is mapped as (1> Altvan
<br />loam, 0 to 1 percent slopes. For more information please refer to
<br />Sheet $30 of the Soil Survey of Weld County, Colorado, Southern Part.
<br />A copy of the detailed soil description is attached. For more infor-
<br />mation on soils see the soil survey. A copy can be obtained from this
<br />office.
<br />VEGETATIVE INFORMATION: It appears that this area has been overgrazed
<br />for some time since very few native plants exist on the property. The
<br />property is presently being grazed by cattle. Grasses, grasslike
<br />plants, forbs and a few trees can be seen on the property. Grasses
<br />inventoried consisted of mostly Saltgrass, Cheatgrass, and Western
<br />Wheatgrass. There were smaller amounts of Bluegrass, Quackgrass,
<br />Intermediate Wheatgrass and Smooth Bromegrass. Grasslike plants con-
<br />sisted of sedges, rushes and cattails.
<br />Most of the vegetation, at the time of the inventory consisted of
<br />forbs. These broadleaf plants consisted mostly of Musk Thistle,
<br />Canada Thistle, Murdock and Whitetop with lesser amounts of Bull
<br />Thistle, Pepper Weed, Dandelion, Bindweed, Mustard, Lambs Quarter,
<br />Purple Top, Licorice and Clover.
<br />There were a few trees on the property. They were Cottonwoods, Willow
<br />and Chinese Elm.
<br />On the land area in the SE 1/4, NE 1/4, Section 25, Township 1 North,
<br />Range 67 West. Vegetation consists of mostly cattails, sedges, rushes
<br />and other wetland vegetation.
<br />Before this land is disturbed, you should contact the Colorado Divi-
<br />sion of Wildlife, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and Corps of Army Engineers
<br />for their wetland determination.
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