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<br />- - <br />United States. Soil ~ 248 Dozier Avenue -~ <br />Department of Conservation Canon City, C0~ 8121`. <br />Agricullure Service Phone (719) 2?5-44E•5 <br />SUBJECT: Soils and Vegetation Report DATE: February c^5, 7990 <br />i <br />% <br />i <br />T0: Marshall Butler ; <br />Fremont County Planning and Zoning Department <br />Canon City, C'0 8121^c <br />SOILS: The soils found in this area are LM~1) .4dderten Loam, 2 to E• <br />percent slopes and RG(97) Rogert very gravelly sandy lva.r:., ,.aa,rm, 15 <br />to 40 percent slopes. <br />The Adderton soil is deep and +Nell drained. It is found on tc,e <br />=_lopes and streem terraces. This =_eil is an e;;cellent scurce of <br />topsoi) for your reclamation effort. However, much of it has been <br />disturbed by previous quarrying. Caro st,ould be tal~.en to stgcl•:pile <br />remaining material for later reconstruction. <br />The Rogert soil is shallow and well drained. It is found on <br />mountainsides. This unit will yield the gravel. The soil pr:vfile is <br />only at~out 17 inches thic);. There is about 5 inches of soil material <br />that would 6e suitable for use in reclama±ion. This material should <br />be saved if possible. <br />VEGETATION: Current vegetation is mainly grasses r.+ith open stands of <br />ponderosa pine. Grasses native tv the site are mountain muhly, <br />Arizona fescue, F3rry eatgrass, and prarie junegrzss. Grasses found <br />en the site were blue arama, western wheatgrass ~=_nd dropseed, ind'arl <br />ricegress, needle and thread, Japanese brume, cheatgrass, and <br />bcttlebrush squirrelrail. orbs found on the sike were twcV;wheat an- <br />penstemon. Half-shrubs and shrubs fc,und ~n the site u%ere fringed <br />sag?brush, broom snal::e~,+eed, rabbitbru=_h, rneuntainmatogany, currant. <br />and seapweed yucca. <br />The seed clan der:elvped contains .9 nati„e species and 2 <br />Introduced SpeC1e5. The iPtYOduCed sPeCleS, haYd fes~L !fo an:_!. <br />pubescent wheatgrass v%ill aloe good 9errn~nat ion in ±he first year, <br />orcvidina ,~,e get any moisture. They represent 4D per cent of the <br />mi?i, If they are not suitable to you yr if yru would prefer ail <br />nati?+e SpeCieS, I +upllld replace the Mari fecCLle „%ith f'n,.3r cr%aaG• <br />fescue (at The same seeding ratei and the pubescent wheat9ras5 arith <br />Sodar streambanl: „+h~eatorass (at 2.?5 Founds Per acrei. ; <br />If you have any au?=_.tions on this yr any other matter, please <br />feel free to call. <br />Sincerely, <br />~~ <br />Ricf.: Romano, Soil <br /> <br />Conservationist <br />