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STATE OF COLORADO Roy Romer, Govei DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES MINED LAND RECLAMATION DIVISION DAVID C. SHELTON, Director DATE: February 18, 1987 T0: Steve Renner FROM: Peter O'Connor~~ RE: SENECA II MINE PROPOSED 1987 SEED MIX; PERMIT N0. C-80-005 You recently requested me to review the February 5, 1987 letter from Peabody Coal Company (PCC). This letter was submitted in response to Stipulation No. 3 of the December 31, 1986 Findings Document. This stipulation requires PCC to submit a listing of the proposed seed mixtures annually for Division review and approval. This February 5, 1987 letter represents the seed mixture proposed for 1987. Peabody is proposing to reclaim "as many as 130 acres" in 1987 utilizing one seed mixture: "Seed Mix No. 1 -Southern Exposures and Drier Sites". The 1987 proposed seed mixture mirrors the mixture on page 13-12 of the permit application document with the addition of six additional species. Of these six additional species, four are listed on pages 13-14 to -16 as species that would be used if commercially available. The other two species, Northern Sweetvetch (Hed s~ar~u~m boreale) and Purple coneflower (Echinacea eu-r urea), are not listed in ~ e ermlt pTication document but are a r~ssed e A. Northern sweetvetch - Forb species native to the area that is leguminous and should provide good forage for the intended final land use of rangeland and wildlife habitat. Purple coneflower - A forb species not readily identified in any of my vegetation references but found in one of Mike Savage's references. A telephone conversation with Vern Pfannenstiel today revealed PCC has previously planted this native forb species at Seneca II with good success, even though Mr. Savage's reference specifies this species is adapted to central - eastern United States. In conjunction with seeding the above referenced Seed Mix No. 1, PCC proposes to seed 65 acres with Fourwing saltbush (Arta~~lex canescens) and Corrimon chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) for "concentrate s rTu6-planting areas". The proposed 1987 seed mix is consistent with the seed mix in the permit application document and, according to PCC, consistent with past seed mixtures. I would recommend Division approval of this proposed seed mix for the 1987 planting at the Seneca II Mine. /vj r cc: Mike Savage 7559E 423 Centennial Building, 1313 Sherman Street Denver, Colorado 80203-2273 Tel. (303) 866-3567