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• has noticed that wildlife in the area, both elk and deer, have browsed this upland slope extensively since it was reclaimed. Evidence of wildlife on the mine site was noted in the Division's inspection reports a total of eight times during 1988 and 1989 on the following dates: 6/28/88, 9/20/88, 11/3/88, 12/6/88, 1/25/89, 3/22/89, 4/12/89 and 10/19/89. The approved post mining land use for the mine site is wildlife habitat, grazing and recreation. Reclaiming the upland area away from Hubbard Creek to a grassland community fits well with the approved post mining land use. The area involved is relatively small, about 12 acres. It is one of the few slopes in the vicinity that provide a grassland habitat for wildlife since most of the area is dominated by elk brush and rock outcrops, however there are a few grassy meadows in the general vicinity of the mine. Exhibit D of the permit is the Soils Map for the mine. It shows that mine is adjacent to areas that are made up of Work Clay loans, 15% to 30% slopes, Map Symbol III. These soil types can support the grassy meadows mentioned above. According to the U. S. Department of Agriculture's soil survey of Paonia Area, Colorado, published January 1981, the Work soil hsa a native vegetation of wheatgrasaes, bluegrasses, bromes, big sagebrush, oakbrush and serviceberry. Revegetation of the Ripbarian community will be initiated once the surface is graded, scarified and the plant growth media is redistributed. The proposed revegetation complement includes both a seed mix and transplanting or seeding of clustered shrubs. If required, shrubs will be planted in clusters of approximately 0.5 acre with clusters separated at least 50 Yeet. Spacing of shrubs within clusters will be 7-10 feet. The chokecherry shrub will be planted selectively in those clusters bordering the reclaimed Shrub Community. The shrubs will initailly be planted with the seed and the necessary soil amendments during the first appropriate planting season. Since the riparian area is rela- tively level, a straw mulch will be applied at a rate of 1,500 to 2,000 lb/acre and mechanically crimped or netted following seed- ing. The proposed seed mix to be planted in the riparian revegetation area is: PLS GRASSES LB/AC FT2 Streambank Wheatgrass Ag royyron riparian (Sodar) 3.5 13 Western Wheatgrass Ag ropyron smithii (Rosana) 5.5 14 Russian Wildrye El ymus .iunceus (Vinall) 1.5 6 • Basin Wildrye El ymus cinereus 0.5 2 Redtop Ag rostis albs 0.1 11 112 (Revised 3/8/90)