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<br />fo'S United States <br />~~ Department of <br />Agriculture <br />,~ iiiiiiiiiiiniiiiii <br />~J <br />Soil <br />Conservation ~° ~ ~ ~ 4„ P ~ fr <br />Service <br />~~ - ~o~ <br />J;;~ ~ n ~_~~, <br /> <br />January 23, 1981 <br />Mike Stanton ~~:~. "~ ^i. C"'.~'.u_.... ~.._ _,. <br />1313 Sherman St. 1 I <br />Room 423 ~ , .. ~ t ,' ~ ~ `+ o <br />Denver, CO 80203 ~" ~ r~ <br />Subject: Livestock calving and feeding area excavation project. <br />Enclosed is the information that you requested on behalf of the proposed Eccher live- <br />stock calving and feeding area project. The area to be excavated, for the most part, <br />is located in the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of Section_2,:T,14S. <br />R, 86~•~. of the 6 P,M. Gunnison County. The proposed calving and feeding area encom- <br />passes approximately nine acres of which about two acres of gravel is planned to be <br />excavated. <br />Mr. Eccher wo~ild like to maintain the excavated slope void of most vegetation, so <br />as to maximize the benefits from the morning sunlight. The bare slope will act as <br />a heat absorbing shield allowing the calving and feeding area to remain warmer and <br />dry. <br />I do not forsee any conservation problems with Eccher's proposed use of the area. <br />However, in my opinion, special consideration should be given to the excavation <br />procedure. I believe excavation of the desired slope should be from the top down. <br />This should provide a more stable slope and minimize the accumulation of erosive <br />materials at the toe of the slope. The proposed 60 to 70~ slope would be too steep <br />for revegetation.unless netting is used. I checked several nearby slopes (highway <br />slope and roadcut slopes) that are in the 60 to '706 slope range on the same soil <br />and are void of vegetation, and they all appeared to be stable. <br />The plant species observed in the inventory covered about a nine acre area and not <br />just the proposed excavation site. Part of the proposed site is presently void of <br />vegetation from previous excavation. <br />I hope this information will satisfy your request, but if additional information is <br />needed, please feel free to contact our office. <br />Si cerely, <br />~~~~r~r~ <br />is Antonia <br />District Conservationist <br />Gunnison,Field Office <br />encl: <br />o The Sod Conservation Serv~Ce <br />V is en epancy of the <br />Department of Apricuitura <br />SCS-AS-1 <br />10-79 <br />