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~u~ y, s IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />RE~CEt1/ED <br />To lZembers of the Plined band Reclamation Boatsi ~ <br />J ll L 11 1989 <br />MINED L.~tw <br />I mould like to make a few specific recommendationsA~Y~4~i~~~~ DIVISION <br />to the revegetstion and reclamation efforts for the Snyder Quazxy <br />Amendment, On June 27, 1989, I talked with Mr, Dan Hernandez, <br />of the liiaed Land Aeclamntioa Division, Mr, Hernandez suggested <br />that I contact the Colorado State Forest Service, Sn Noodland <br />Park, to verify that my recommendations were in general agreement <br />with the State Forest Service, Having been a Landscape Architect <br />in E1 Paso County for the last six years, I feel that I havo a <br />so11d knowledge of vegetation and water requirements for vegetation, <br />!!r, Steve Spaulding of the State Forest Service answered <br />my Dail and said that he had a great deal of experience xorkiog. <br />with revegetation in the Pikes Peak region, Mr, Spaulding <br />suggested that due to the hazseleonditions that exist with <br />predoainately south facing alopsa ouch as this site, trees <br />should be planted on the average of 8 fast aparti This would <br />_-~_ - _ <br />allow for the natural die off that would occur after the <br />reclaimed area is no longer maintained by the mining company, <br />Pith an 8' average spacing, this would equal approximately <br />676 trees per acre, The front portion of the benches x111 not <br />support trees ao the number of trees acre x111 be reduced by <br />perhaps two-thirds which would be 450 trees acre, If there are <br />450 trees "established" per acre when the bow 1s released, <br />!~, Spaulding acid that xe could expect that only about lO%-20~ <br />of the trees would lire to maturity., say 25 to 50 yearn, SLY of <br />the tress there today are 200 to 300 years old, Therefore, <br />of the 450 trsea/acre only abo ` 45 to 90 x111 still be a11ve <br />25 to 5o y~ after the bond Sa released, t+k, Heffner stated 2G~ Jq~'~ <br />that now there are sppzoximatel~0 to 80~t ees~acre, <br />If 'the reconserdatioaa of the State Forest Service are not <br />followed and a leaser number of trees are planted, say 150 to 300 <br />trses~aere, than the us• of one gallon trees instead of 12" <br />seedlings should be impleoeated, One gallon trees Gave a roottall <br />that is at least 800 larger thaw a seedling (231 cubic in, <br />vereua 28 oubic in, for a seedling), One gallon trees would <br />