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UNITED STATES SOIL MONTE VISTA FIELD OFFICE <br />DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 0881 NORTH HIGHWAY 285 <br />AGRICULTURE SERVICE MONTE VISTA, CO 81144 <br />----------------------------------------------------------- <br />Subject: LAND USE 310-11-11 - Mine Reclamation Plan for <br />Travis LESTER. <br />Travis Lester <br />23236 Highway 160 <br />Sout~ Fork, CO 81154 March 3, 1988 <br />Dear Mr. LESTER: <br />Encl~~sed is the Mined Reclamation information you requested from <br />out office on the designated 5 acres parcel on SE1/4 NE1/4 Sec- <br />tion 18, T40N, R1W. <br />The Marcel is a Subalpine loam range site. Soils on this site <br />are 'louga-Gateview complex, 3-5% slopes (16), Cryohemists- <br />Crya~auolls association, 0-12% slopes (176). <br />The 'fouga soil is deep and well drained with the lower part of <br />the :substratum a dark yellowish brown very gravelly sandy loam <br />that extends to 60 inches or more. The Gateview soil is deep and <br />well drained with the substratum composed of a dark brown ex- <br />trem~aly cobbly sandy loam that extends to 60 inches or more. The <br />Cryoliemista soils are deep and poorly drained with the lower sub- <br />stratum composed of very dark gray gravelly loam extending to a <br />depths of 60 inches or more. The Cryaquolls soils are moderately <br />deep or deep and poorly drained. The substratum is yellowish <br />brown very gravelly silt loam extending to a depth of 60 inches <br />or more. A detailed soils information is attached. <br />When the range site is in excellent condition, in a normal year, <br />it c:3n produce approximately 2800 lbs./ac of air dry materials. <br />It is; composed of approximately 65% grasses and 20% shrubs. A <br />visual inspection of the site was made on February 27, 1988. Due <br />to thie snow cover it was difficult to determine the present con- <br />dition and percent of existing species. As near as I can deter- <br />mine, the present condition is poor (overgrazed) range condition. <br />A complete Reclamation Plan for the site is attached, as you <br />requested. <br />If you have any questions, or if I can be of further assistance, <br />plea:~e don't hesitate to contact me. <br />~GU~er~ `y11. ~C~/o~a~ <br />Lawrence KAWANABE <br />Soil Conservation Technician <br />