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STATE OF COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <br />Department of Natual Resources <br />1313 Sherman St., Room 215 <br />Denver, Colorado 80203 <br />Phone: (303) 8663567 <br />FAX: (303) 832-8106 <br />January 25, 2006 <br />Mr. James F. Fulton <br />Chief, Denver Field Division <br />Office of Surface Mining <br />1999 Broadway, Suite 3320 <br />Denver, CO 80202-5733 <br />COLORADO <br />DIVISION OF <br />MIN SRALS <br />GEOLOGY <br />RECLANATION•NINING <br />EAFETY•SCIENCF <br />Bill Owens <br />Governor <br />Russell Geolge <br />Executive Director <br />Ronald W. Cattany <br />Division Director <br />Natural Resource Trustee <br />RE: Nomination for 2006 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Award <br />Seneca II-W Mine <br />Dear Mr. Fulton: <br />The Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology is pleased to forward the attached <br />nomination for the 2006 Excellence in Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Award for the <br />Seneca II-W Mine. This mine is permitted and operated by Seneca Coal Company <br />(Seneca), in Routt County Colorado. <br />The Division endorses this nomination. The aspen research effort undertaken at Seneca <br />II-W has the potential to guide future reclamation in aspen habitats in Colorado and the <br />wider region. The operational implementation of vazious state of the art strategies to <br />enhance successful establishment of the native shrub component is noteworthy. Finally, <br />the long-term commitment to awell-designed and consistently implemented program of <br />vegetation monitoring on the reclaimed azeas at Seneca II-W and other Seneca operations <br />in northwest Colorado is commendable. The program has provided, and will continue to <br />provide, valuable information regarding initial success or failure of various reclamation <br />practices, as well as a solid foundation for assessing long-term trends for the revegetated <br />plant communities. <br />Please contact me if you have any questions. <br />lager <br />Office of Office of Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Active and Inactive Mines Geological Survey <br />