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Domtar Gypsum ~ "''" ~IIIII <br />Coaldale Quarry <br />COLORADO MINED LAND RECLA'•MTION DIVISION <br />1988 ANNUAL REPORT- COALDALE, COLORADO <br />File No,: M-77-247, Fremont County <br /> <br />OOMTAR <br />(P) <br /> <br />CCQ ~ 1989 <br /> <br />1988 reclamation efforts were focused on the Gillespie Hill Area in <br />the Southern end of Coaldale's Affected Land. (see attached map), <br />Reclamation work included native grass mixture broadcasting, mulching, <br />and native tree and schrub plantings in the Southern and Southeastern <br />aspects of Gillespie Hill. Grass mixtures were planted at 4011/acre and <br />mulching rates 4OO01k/acre. Detailed information on species and relative <br />percentages of species can be found in the attached field reports. <br />Approximately 2000 seedlings were planted over the seven acre reclamation <br />site during the months of April, May, and June, 1988. These included <br />400 tree seedlings purchased from the Colorado State Forest Service, <br />430 dormant bare root schrub seedlings (2 yr), from Pleasant Avenue <br />~ Nursery, Buena Vista, CO, and 1200 live tubeling schrub and forbe seed- <br />lings also from Pleasant Avenue Nursery. The shrub seedlings are <br />Coaldale Valley progeny from seed stock taken from parent colonies at <br />the site. Detailed information on species type and numbers can be <br />found in the attached field notes, <br />Survival rates for 1987 plantings were disappointing, 55-60%, due to <br />heavy winter kill during a year of minimal snow cover and severe deer <br />browse. Tree seedlings are especially susceptible to mortal damage by <br />deer browse, even those specimens several years old and too large for <br />protective cages placed over the tree for the first few years of growth, <br />Ten year old trees with major damage due to horn rubbing and browse on <br />Juniper were noted for the first time, Overall, survival rates are in <br />the range of 70%, but unfortunately much less for Chase species more de- <br />sireable and more susceptible to serious damage, such as Ponderosa pine, <br />~~~~-1.~ <br />y J ~~ , <br />~ 1-~ <br />Hayden Creek R <br />P. O. Box 80, Coaldale. Colorado 81222 71 - 942-4200 719 - 942-4164 <br />