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roe Hosmw a. Blake .. <br />.$'~ 2~ <br />11 Mf!' <br />PBA1(: Jews L. Schmiediag, Miaed Land Aeclamseion Specialist <br />SUBJBCTt Field Trip to E1 Paso County to Look ax Saad and <br />Gravel Pita: <br />On July 23. 1974 sob Campbell and I mat Faith Fd Bryant, Highway <br />Liaison sad Safety Mseetor, to make afield check of egad a~ <br />gravel pits found in 81 Paso County. <br />We vent east of Colorado springs to where ohs B1 Paeo County <br />Highway Uapartennt has numerous (small) sand and gxavel pica. <br />Thoas pi to era locaesd in arroyos ahich are far away from the <br />main road and have a variety of vegetaeion such aa: <br />1. Suckaheat Eriognum Bpacies <br />2. Blue Grams • Bouteloua GraCilis <br />3. Western Wheatgrass - Agropyron Smithii <br />4. Callers • Hilaria Jamssii <br />These spenias seemed to be maiataiaing themsalvu sad teproduaing. <br />The cidgas and pod:.a around .the pit had beau nontoured to conform <br />vit6 the surrounding area. E1 Paso County has also resloped sad <br />refeacsd areas to preveat soil eiesion. Moat of these arses Nava <br />bean revagatated althe <br />1. Blue Grams • Bouteloua Gracilis <br />2. Western Wheatgraes agropyron smith!! <br />Bosh Bob and I observed aaetle driakiag attar frog tacks ahich <br />vere at a 4 to 1 slope so that the nettle could nos hurt themselves. <br />Re:t ve observed a pit stn the lam} PWt Sac. Y8, T118, s67W sear <br />lbaument, Colorado. this seed and gravel pit was large and sill <br />be aced for a five-year period. <br />The topsoil has been pwhsd aside sad the pit ie being contoured <br />to donfora vieh the aurrouadiag area ahich hw the following <br />vegetation: <br />1. Gambol Oak • Quercus Gambelii <br />2. Poadereea Pins • Pines Paoderosa <br />3. Western Whaatgrase - Agropyroa Smiths! <br />~.. ; ~ . <br />