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<br />The total area reclaimed was 20 acres. <br /> <br />In May 1997, CC&V team members planted shrubs as bare root tublings, including, <br />Wood's Rose (Rosa WoodsiQ, Mountain-mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus), and <br />Cinquefoil (Potentilla spp.) on lower moist areas of the slope. This lower area can <br />collect runoff from the slope and provide a seasonal watering area for wildlife. <br />In the spring erosion problems were caused on the slope by the concentration of runoff <br />from the flat area at the top of the hill. The flat area was ripped to encourage infiltration <br />and a small berm was built to detour runoff away from the slope. <br />As a continuation of CC8~V's involvement with the community and reclamation, the Girl <br />Scouts and 4Her's visited the site and helped CCBV plant approximately 900 tublings <br />in late May. In late June the Boy Scouts visited the site and helped CC&V plant an <br />additional 500 tublings. Each group was thanked with lunch which consisted of <br />delicious hamburgers and hotdogs grilled to perfection by CC8~V Environmental Team <br />Members, chips, salads, and ice cream. <br />This area is visible from Cripple Creek and has been disturbed by mining for over 100 <br />years. Several Cripple Creek residents commented on the hillside's new found beauty <br />and its outstanding contribution to the viewshed. <br />Arequa Gulch - 1st lift <br />Reclamation work began on this overburden stockpile in June of 1997 and it was <br />temporarily seeded by July of 1997. The 1996 standard site seed mix was hand <br />broadcast at a rate of one bag per acre onto six inches of topsoil. Fertilizer was <br />applied dry at a rate of 108 Ibs/ac Nitrogen, 276Ibs/ac Phosphorus and no Potassium. <br />The area is scheduled to be fertilized, tilled, reseeded, and mulched this winter. Trees <br />and shrubs, delineated in Table 1, were transplanted from areas to be disturbed at the <br />mine to the site by CC&V operations and environmental team members. Three of the <br />transplanted Bristlecone Pine trees are over 25 feet in height. <br />TABLE 1: Trees and Shrubs Transolanted from Areas to be Disturbed at the Mine <br />Common name Scientific name Approximate <br /># lanted <br />Quaking Aspen Populus tremuloides 25 <br />