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_ \ <br />s .l .' <br />f~•'~ United States Soil <br />~~ Department of Conservation <br />Agriculture Service <br />701 Camino Del Rioy Durango, CO 81301 <br />sublet!: Crader Pit Dd1e;10-1-85 <br />T~ Ed Bennett <br />1060 East Second Avenue <br />Durango, CO 81301 <br />III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />sss <br />Per your request for information dealing with soils, present vegetation <br />and revegetation for the Crader Pit located within the Southwest 4 of the <br />Northwest ,'-„ Section 10, Township 34 North, Range 9 lJest, North of the <br />Ute Line, New Mexico PM, the following data is provided. <br />A soils boundary map and soils description is attached for your use. <br />The Falfa soil is associated with a Loamy Foothills Rangesite. Grasses <br />mixed with sagebrush give the site its typical appearance.This site is <br />composed of the following plant community: <br />Western wheatgrass 20% Bottlebrush squirrel tail 5% <br />Muttongrass 20% Big sagebrush 5% <br />Junegrass 5% Antelope bitterbrush 5% <br />Needle-and-thread 2% Utah serviceberry 5% <br />Indian ricegrass 3% Mountain Mahogany 1% <br />Pinyon 4% Rabbitbrush 5% <br />Juniper 15% penstemon 5% <br />Cround cover 30% <br />The Zyme-Rock Outcr op Complex is associated with a Pinyon-J uniper woodland <br />site. The plant community is as follows: <br />Pinyon 20% Juniper 30% <br />Mountain Mahogany 10% Indian ricegrass 5% <br />Cheatgrass 5°,6 Mutton grass 5% <br />sedges 5% Prairie junegrass 5% <br />Big sagebrush 5% serviceberry 5% <br />Rabbitbrush 5% Ground cover 20% <br />All topsoil, where present, should be stockpiled for Future reuse and spread <br />over the disturbed area to form a vegetative growth medium. <br />A recommendation for revegetation of the site is attached for your information. <br />Sincerely, <br />Dan Lynn <br />District Conservationist <br />O ine Sml ConServa~ion Service SCS-AS-2 <br />U is an agency o~ the 10.79 <br />Dep ariment o~ Agnc uuure <br />