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United States Department of Agriculture <br />D BRCS <br />Natural Resources Conservation Service <br />Meeker Field Office <br />PO Box 837 <br />Meeker, CO 81641 (970) 878-5628 <br />January 7, 2009 <br />Mr. Leif Joy <br />JOY Surveying <br />646 Main Street <br />Meeker, CO 81641 <br />Mr. Joy, <br />The Natural Resources Conservation Service (MRCS) has evaluated the ecological sites and soils <br />for the Piceance Pit site and the Western Gravel Site, Phases One and Two. Based on this <br />evaluation, the following seed mixes are recommended for drilling on these sites. The NRCS <br />does not recommend seeding of forbs at either site in the initial planting due to concerns with <br />weed management. It is recommended that the sites be managed for two years following <br />establishment prior to planting the recommended forb/shrub mix via broadcasting on these sites. <br />The Western Gravel Site shows the same ecological site (Rolling Loams) and similar soils at <br />both the Phase One and Phase Two locations. The NRCS recommends the following seed mix <br />for initial establishment at both of these locations. <br />Western Gravel Site - Phases One and Two <br />Species Variety PLS/ac % in Mix Rate <br /> Irr/Non-Irr (PLS lb/ac) <br />Western Rosana 16.0/8.0 25 2.0 <br />wheatgrass <br />Bluebunch Secar 12.0/6.0 25 1.5 <br />wheatgrass <br />Sandberg Sherman 2.0/1.5 15 0.8 <br />bluegrass <br />Streambank Sodar or 11.0/5.5 10 0.6 <br />wheatgrass Bannock <br />Indian Nezpar 8.0-12.0/ 15 0.9 <br />ricegrass 4.0-6.0 <br />Bottlebrush Wapiti 9.0/4.5 10 0.5 <br />squirreltail <br />The Piceance Gravel Site is comprised of two significantly different ecological sites, Foothills <br />Swale and Salt Meadow. These sites have significantly different vegetative and hydrologic <br />characteristics. Two seed mixes are recommended for this site, one for the upland (Foothills <br />Helping People Help the Land <br />An Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer