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1 <br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Depanmenl of Natural Resources , ,. -.~ ~ _,7 <br />1317 Sherman 51., Room 215 ~ ~ ~ r~~i ~ ~ i ~ V <br />Denver, ColoraAo 80207 _ 1 <br />Phone: 170718667567 ..-.. ~.., -rl.'~l. <br />fAX: (7071 87 2-8106 <br />DEPAR7'MEN <br />NATUR <br />Mazch 12, 1998 RESOURt <br />Mr. James Fulton <br />Chief, Denver Field Division <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, Colorado <br />80202 <br />RE: Colorado Noxious Weed Management Grant, Coal Basin Mine <br />~ ~ <br />Dear ton: J ~~ <br />RoY Romer <br />Governor <br />fames 5. LKhheM <br />EaKUlly! OirKiw <br />Michael B. long <br />~IV ISIOn pnKrOr <br />I am pleased to report that our weed control grant application was recently approved by the <br />Colorado Department of Agriculture. As you may recall, Minerals and Geology submitted the <br />application in partnership with Pitkin:County, the Forest Service, the Oftice of Surface Mining <br />and with the Aspen Wilderness Workshop. Each partner committed funding in either cash and/or <br />services. Through the grant, the Department of agriculture .is providing $4,500 in cash. <br />Minerals and Geology will be contracting the weed control work through the State competitive <br />bid process. In order to do this, cash contributions will need to be deposited in a weed control <br />account which we will establish with the State Treasurer. We will contact all partners in the very <br />near future to agree upon the most efficient way of transferring funds to this account. <br />Generally, our plan for 1998 is to initiate field delineation of the project (infested) area as soon as <br />snow melt allows. This will include mapping of the project area, and establishment of permanent <br />reference areas, which will be used to measure the success of the treatment program. <br />Concurrent with the field work, we will develop the necessary bid documents, and invite <br />contractors to provide bids to complete the weed control work contemplated for 1998. I <br />anticipate that the actual weed control work will be accomplished in late spring or early summer. <br />During the summer, the treated areas will be visually monitored. Statistically valid sampling of <br />the reference areas will occur in the late summer in order to measure success, and to help in <br />planning for additional work in 1999. We will. also.be involved in educational outreach activities <br />throughout the year, in an effort to increase public awareness of weed control issues and of <br />reclamation sciences. <br />