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<br />~f'R Z 9 1994 <br />UNITED STATES <br />DEPARTMENT OF <br />AGRICULTURE <br />-----------------'------ <br />Ross Gub4;a <br />Western Fuels - Cc,Iorada <br />F'.G. L;c~x r_.ZS <br />Nuc 1 a, CCU ~:14~4 <br />Dear Ross: <br /> <br />SOIL P.G. L;o:: 4c:c: <br />Ci_iNSERVATI~]N N,;rwoc,d, CO 2,14'Z~: <br />SERVICE (~:C>:i> v:'~7-4'46 <br />------------------------------------ <br />Apr i I ~7, l:r:~4 <br />Ear-I ier this rnc,r~th we visited a ...6 acre site 4~r~owrr as thie f;ice <br />H~~use Tract. We discussed several unsuccessful attempts to establish <br />vegetatic,n urn this ;,they-wise reclaimed rnirie site. The following is my <br />recarnrnenda.t i r: n for steps to be taken tc~ er~har:ce t!-~e I i 4::e I i huc,d of a <br />successful r-evegetatic,n effort in the future. <br />The current reclamation plan identifies the past mining land use <br />as rangeland and dr-yland pasture. The approved seeding rni:: <br />(appro%:irnately ~D species) appears to be an attempt t.. meet or- e;:ceed <br />tt~e r-equirernents ..f Moth post rniriir~g land_ uses. Thee rni;: coritairrs rnariy <br />rnor-e species than the SCS would normally r-ecomrnend. In terms :.f <br />rnanag i ng I i vestc~ck grazing after vegetat i c.r. i s re-estat, I i shed, i t <br />would be rnor-e desirable to have fewer- species in the mix and a!I c=.6 <br />acres c I ass i f i ed as cane pest rni n irng use. I recc~rnrnend that the <br />reclamation plan be revised to identify a post-coining land use of <br />dryland pasture on all 66 acres and the following seed rnix: <br />SPECIES <br />------- CULTIVAR <br />-------- OF MI;(TURE <br />---------'-- <br />Fa i r-way Cr-ested Wheatgr-ass Ephr i am ~r]i: <br />Pubescent Wheatgrass Luna ~~ii: <br />Smooth L'r-orne Manchar Oi: <br />Russian b! i I dr-ye L-:i~zo i s4::y :_Cti: <br />xRS Wheatgr-ass Newhy SOi: <br />Alfalfa Spr-eador- ~ iii`: <br />~If RS wheatgrass is not available, increase pubescent wheatgrass by <br />1.C> pound/acre. See attached For-rn CG-ECS-6. <br />I would a I sc~ I i 4::e to surnrnar- i ze y~~ur- opt i ores fc,r seed heel <br />prepar-atic,n that wi I I need to occur- pr-i~,r to a fal i 1:494 seedir~q. <br />i]p+. i r~ri #1 w~~ul d tie tc. disc a second time i r. t'iie r.~pp~;s i to d i rec ~. i c~r~ as <br />soc,n as the v~~lunteer a~inter- ~..~heat corner tack. Weeds wi I I need to tie <br />cantr-o 1 I ed thr-aughout the gr-~!w i n3 seasor~ +.rir-ough add i t i ~~na! t i i I age <br />opera+,ions and/or' her-t~icides. The field wil! have to tie wor4.:ed with a <br />I'~arrow prior- tc seeding i n ~_.rder t.. srm~o'th~ and f i rrn th:e see gibed. I <br />ha,ie enc I used i nforrna'c i..r. on spr- i ng toi~th arn~ sp i 4:: c- tooth harrows <br />since y~~u w~~uld need ~bo borrow, rent or purchase one. hound uF, {_: <br />z.!ac) carp tie used t.. cor~tro I •n~ I unteer- ~.aheat and ~,~-D fo.- broad I eafi <br />