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Exriv~.~ D-~ <br />• ~~ SH~ANO SOIL CONSERVATION ~TRICT <br />P. O. BOX 582 <br />MONTROS E. COLORADO 81401 ~ ~ ~ ~ A S ~T <br />september 30, 1977 OCT 11 1977 <br />Montrose County <br />Montrose, <br />Colorado <br />Dear Sirs: <br />lv;il~lE~ LA"~J RECLAN1A,Ii0id <br />Colo. Uep?. et h'sYural P.ese~rces <br />This report covers the reclamation plan for the county gravel <br />pit located above Cedar Creek, approximately 9 miles east of Montrose. <br />This was developed bg the Soil Conservation Service in cooperation <br />with the Shawano Soil Conservation District, <br />The natural vegetation surrounding the pit consists mostly o.f <br />a ?inyon-Juniper Woodland tir-ith a shrub understory. Very little <br />grass is growing in the community. The plants that make up the sate <br />are: <br />Grasses: <br />galleta <br />cheatgrass <br />Indian ricegrass <br />squirreltail <br />k'estern wheatgrass <br />Shrubs: <br />tall rabbitbrush <br />big sagebrush <br />fringed sagebrush <br />serviceberry <br />greasewood <br />Trees: <br />pinyons <br />junipers <br />At the present time, the slopes around the pit are too steep. <br />Shaping and grading will have to take place before any kind of veg•- <br />etation can take hold. 2:1 slopes are a must with 3:1 or L:1 slopc>s <br />more desirable, There is enough soil mixed in with the gravel to <br />d bringing in any additional topsoil. Scarification of the <br />should be done before seeding is to take place, Plantings <br />