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<br />R ~ SH~ANO SOIL CONSERVATION D75TRICT
<br />P. O. BOX 582
<br />MONTROSE, COLORADO 81401
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<br />July 18, 19"~
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<br />xir. .iohn _°titaer,
<br />_ `'ontro~e Cocnty t~otr4rose Courtly Planning Deb,`
<br />P~ontrose, ColOr4d0
<br />Dear Cir:
<br />^: his letter i~ a ic11oW un as o:',your re-.uest, on the reclamation
<br />efforts o. the ~nunty on tnr2e o_" its E-a.el p~~c, t-._ ~EC=r ;,rc-k
<br />Fait, t%~e Cory ~it, snd file 50-..'.;=:ck fait, Th.rE h?vc b_en „i;merous
<br />^ue=ti on: rai=ec abnut file orf-inal reooris, `.:e r:;,:i^ =il:e 'o clarify
<br />and add our ax;e~~ience in heipin= you to ans::ar them,
<br />~e
<br />as Mated in the Pariicr reports t'-E areas to~r~claim=d are very,
<br />very „rnu-hty, The Ceder CrEak nit isn't Quite a, h.,c as ...e other
<br />T?ie "-oc'-.~f< ^c ~Gry ;ite ars loc tsd on stallo::, rocky Boils, It is
<br />ocr et~ininn ;,hat to c;isturb ?neth=_° area '` ^ ?et t~T`sell ; or "ese areas
<br />_.- a r^~1 i.lESs WA ~tE O,`~ t.i-'~=' a~(1 ..~OnPj'. Th?re '~'a." VEr\' li +.'.le still +C
<br />heel.^. ,-_`.~'. ~-;en if t'^E~' w=_re to: ~ni lEd, t}'P?' l•'0~11 i' '.= ^o ..-~- -;. r, i.e PF
<br />that, sr.vt.'.:n~ ,~.ll ire-:, ~~__ to -~e '_ c; o_° ,-: -,....,. c~„e - "'e
<br />,-ram- '. .. .,_.__-_ ..P are .: ii" "l e.. .. .-}' ah ..'. =^C}~e~ _ t:'PC1 rx "._..
<br />-..i_---~~ S=ec;nt= h.=~-e ':~Pn :^~ed hE`G°e Uy tie ;istric+ ~7d ot:,F.=
<br />'.r.th eery r~cr re=ults,
<br />Tt is the o^;ninn o` the Frard ao~' the .Foil Con:=rvat.'_nn °Prvlce fret,
<br />-ha^in~ =.nd ~radin~ o_" st.aer =lores, alp^^ ^ith ~c2rifica+i on of the areas
<br />aouid do as Tuck -oo^ as t~.-=.•^ilinn This xrul~t ana~]e n=t_ve .^eciEs
<br />t0 C^rCh hnid °nC ;'eAeret.ate the n."Pes, ~''e h~~~e rnUnd f.~-at. n?t1 VE snEC les
<br />arE "'+r hettEr In rAcla^at.i en WPrk th%~: '_']t?"JCli CEC st•EC iPG, 1?.`tl']a
<br />long c" and -^ore drJL'=^t tolFr?nt. T^E prohle^ ~:-ith . redln~ '7?tlVes is
<br />t'•at .`=v: are o~•ailahle. `t 's :', eto th?= "'.at :.= feel r.-tural
<br />rE-CE'at at.l0^ is hest. .''E Ca^ th Ol!rh, -iVe VOU ~!lr '^28t 'L'E~ses aF t0
<br />'n 1-,at ;~~L' C2n try,
<br />Cory -nd :;o-rack -pits:
<br />crested w~heaterass- Fairm~a-;- ?.5 1^s,/ =c
<br />nuhscent Whe?t~*rass- Luna - 22 lh=./ ac,
<br />streamhank -~heatera==- Sodar- 12 lhs„/ ac
<br />sand dr~t~;Eed ,5 1'ns,/ at
<br />S~eciES selection dif_°ers alittle hit for the Cedar
<br />Cree'+ nit, This area is got ..,.ite a= dr~,~, thu;, the chan-P,
<br />Vera is also morn soil Fired i n :cit,h the crag el than
<br />on the other t:.•o,
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