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Seneca Coa[ Company Weed Management Plan <br />I~ <br />~J <br />-~. <br />Introduction <br />Seneca Coal Co., (SCC), owns and leases land for surface coal mining in <br />Routt County, Colorado. SCC currently has three permitted coal mining <br />areas and one permitted gravel pit-Seneca II, Seneca 2-W, Yoast coal <br />mines and the Mesa gravel pit. (Seneca I Mine is located north of the <br />Yampa River near the old Mt. Harris town site and has been returned to <br />the landowner for management). Please see the attached general location <br />map. Amore detailed land ownership map is available at the mine office. <br />Weed and vegetation surveys conducted on the SCC property have <br />identified a variety of weed species. The management of these species <br />varies according to level of infestation and sensitivity of surrounding <br />vegetation. SCC uses an integrated approach to weed control on <br />property owned in Routt County, Colorado. Management includes <br />prevention, chemical, mechanical and biological controls. <br />Pursuant to the Colorado 1996 Noxious Weed Law and additional 2003 <br />regulations, (35-5.5-101 thru 119), SCC has prepared the following weed <br />management plan. <br />Weed inventory <br />The list of plants classified as weeds are listed in the Colorado Noxious <br />Weed Act, 33-5.5-101 to l I9, CRS 2003. The noxious weeds are listed <br />according to "A", "B", and "C°. No "A" List species have been observed on <br />SCC property. Continued annual monitoring will be conducted to insure <br />that no "A" list plants go undetected. Several species from the "B" and <br />"C" lists have been identified on SCC property. Some invasive and highly <br />competitive species not listed on either "A°, "B" or "C", are found on <br />Seneca owned lands; these species will be managed as deemed <br />appropriate by SCC revegetation personnel. The following weed species <br />have been identified through vegetation studies and field observation to <br />exist on Seneca Coal Co. property: <br />Black henbane <br />Bull thistle <br />Canada thistle <br />Common cocklebur <br />Common mullein <br />Curly cup gum weed <br />Curly dock <br />Dalmatian toadflax <br />Downy brome, cheatgrass <br />Field bindweed <br />Hounds tongue <br />Kochia <br />Leafy spurge <br />Perennial pepperweed <br />Russian olive <br />Scotch thistle <br />Tamarisk <br />Whitetop, Hoary Cress <br />Yellow toadflax <br />1 January 2005 <br />