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<br />Delta, Colorado 81476
<br />January <0, i976
<br />Dir, Ja.;k Starner
<br />Delta Sari:] a i,ravci
<br />~, 0, :'ox 103
<br />Deltz, Colorario 81i~16
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<br />ne:h;ineci Lind Reclzuaa.tio ~ Ferroit for :it ?wnber 3, in 5~~;" Sr.c 31
<br />i 1~S i? 91Vd 6tii F'Ii, i)elia County near Fant,ia,
<br />' Dear i•ir, Siarncr,
<br />The proposed area hies uor.th Df ;iinnesota Creek, includes the bed o;
<br />' the north Pori: of the Gunnison River and an existing-, pond, 7_,61 acres,
<br />which lies in the ':a corner of the area, h small portion lies just
<br />':':! of the :'orth Fork oi' the r;unnison liiver,
<br />' the land is not nresnntly heinrt used for. forest, ranr'e, crop, horticultura]
<br />or ary a~;r.icultural use, The ini.ended usr: after rro.vel removal is for
<br />the area to become an e~i~iy of the river i~uttom, atural sediwentation
<br />' a~ul fi.llin~, •.rill occur as the river flow rises :lowers,
<br />The soil type, on tine terracr_ above the river hottorn proper, is a
<br />' o-ret mixed alluvium, Loony drained ar~r; 7.v to 30 fee;, deep, It contains
<br />a hir;h percentage of rowel rock col;ulc, Tiris area is in fire flood
<br />Main.
<br />existing ve~;et.a.tion 1.:; typical river cotton Flood plain wi'ch willows,
<br />~oarce cottonwood tree.;, sornc russian oli.vo and mixtuccs of sparse
<br />annual c pcrennlal uec,~s, Scattered salt grass is a~,parcnt where silty
<br />clay loan ton soil rlero:;its Deco;:, There is sane cleat „rays,
<br />nover;etation of the uan-: slop.-a maf l,e accomplished by planting native
<br />' species of trees, J't;o tree species to he used are russian olive and
<br />cottonwood ,
<br />' ":,e olives> si~o.rld be planted in clurnns of 10 to 15 trees, with trues
<br />spaced about 1°-:G Beet ~.nart and frith tl~e clwnns aL.out 100 to 150
<br />feet auart, Cottomrood trees should Le sparsely oi.nr,te~l here and there
<br />uo closer than i00 feet from one ar;other at lea:;t 20 feet from any
<br />' russian olive,
<br />It will not l;e necessary to use ~ras~es u~ lc~;umca For rever;etation,
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<br />10(„ :•:ain, Delta, Colorado 81w16
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