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Ken Coal Company <br />INTRODUCTION <br />Ken (Man) Mine -Grazing PJan <br />Kerr Coal Company (Kerr) operates the Kerr (or Marr) Mine, an existing <br />surface coal mine located approximately ten miles east of Walden, <br />Colorado in Jackson County. Consistent with the objective of returning <br />disturbed lands to productive postmining use, Kerr has progressively <br />reclaimed disturbed areas. The following summarizes reclaimed acreages <br />and corresponding dates for completion of permanent revegetation <br />seeding: <br />^ Seeded 1986 - 11.24 acres <br />^ Seeded 1984 - 1.27 acres <br />^ Seeded 1983 - 23.26 acres <br />^ Seeded 1981 (Includes minor areas reseeded in 1983) - <br />43.07 acres <br />^ Seeded prior to 1981 (Includes minor areas reseeded in <br />1983) - 30.25 acres <br />A total of approximately 109 acres has been reseeded to date. <br />Consistent with the commitments presented in Sections 780.18(b) and <br />816.115 of the Kerr Permit Application Document, Kerr proposes to <br />implement a grazing plan for most of the existing reclaimed area. The <br />proposed plan reflects Kerr's desire to encourage woody plant <br />reestablishment, increase vegetative diversity, and demonstrate <br />revegetation success. The parameters and practices presented in this <br />plan have been developed in consultation with both the Bureau of Land <br />Management (BLM) and the Colorado State University -Cooperative <br />Extension Service (Extension Service). <br />1 <br />