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<br />gMRCS <br />Natural Resources Conservatlon Service <br />State Resource Conservadonls[ <br />655 Parfet Street, Room E2000 <br />Lakewood, Colorado 60216 <br />March 2, 2003 <br />70: Brian McMahill <br />Flying W Ranch Loveland LLC <br />u.rtaa s~ Oepae6nee! eI ay.a<,.Ee... <br />720-54d-2811 - OfFlCe <br />720-544-2965 -Fax <br />w.nv.co. nres. usda. gov <br />Je(fery.4urwell~Cp.usda.gov <br />From: Jeff Burwell, State Resource Conservationist <br />The following seeding mix represents the historic climax plant community that exists on typical <br />Overflow and Wet Meadow ecological sites for your soils and locstion in relationship with the Big <br />Thompson River. These sites receive periodic flooding usually during spring runoff or have high a water <br />table due to their proximity to the river. Included in the recommended mix are a vaziety of forbs and <br />shrubs that provide a food source and habitat for birds and other types of wildlife. <br />VARIETY SPECIES <br />SEEDING RATE/AC (pure live seed) <br />Kaw Big Bluestein 3.3 <br />Alamo Switchgrass 1.2 <br />Holt Yellow Indiangrass 2.0 <br />Vaughn 5ldeoats Grama 1.8 <br />Pasture Little Bluestein I.4 <br />Covington Blue Grama I.0 <br />Arriba Western Wheatgrass 3.2 <br />San Luis Slender Wheatgrass 2.0 <br />Summit Louisiana Sagewort 0.5 <br />Hatch Wlnterfat 0.5 <br />Bandera Rocky Mountain Penstemon 0.5 <br />VNS Purple Prairieclover 0.5 <br />V1V5 I7pright Prairie Coneflower D.5 <br />VNS Colorado Butterflyplant 0.5 <br />VNSFourwing 5altbush (dewinged) 0.5 <br />SEEDING METigODOLOGY: - - - <br />1. SEEDBED - tlrm <br />2. DRILL - use a rangeland style drill that is designed to handle fluffy native seed. If drill is not <br />designed to handle forbs, broadcast forb seed just prior to drilling. <br />3. SEED DEPTH - %a iIICh <br />4. STARTER FERTII,IZER - 40 lbs/acre P205 incorporate prior to seeding <br />5. 1vIITLCH - 30001bs/acre, crimp 3 to 4 inches deep (if supplemental irrigation will be applied to <br />seeding, then mulch Is optional) <br />SEEDING DATES: Drill between November i and April 30 <br />Tha Nawral Resources Conservation krvlu providef leadership i~ a partnership eNOrt 2a help people <br />conserve. mainTaln, and improve our natural resourcec and env{ronmani. <br />qp Equal OpportunHy Provider and Employer <br />E0 39Cd NOS 8 NCN1ddflC1l 3~ICP ~5866L990L6 ZT~ii E00Z/LifEO <br />