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STATE OF COLORADO <br />D1?`1I?N C?? RE??ATI?DN,1?lNI? AND AF?TY <br />Qepartmer?t cif Naturai Resources <br />13'? 3 herm?n 5?,, Roor? ? 15 <br />Qenver, ?olorao ??2?? <br />Phone: X303) ??-?57` <br />F?A?. {3?3? ??-$1?? <br />DRMSINTERNALMEMORANDUM <br />DATE: September 3, 2009 <br />FROM Dan Mathews <br />TO: Mike Boulay <br />RE: Roadside Mine (Permit No. C-1981-041) <br />2008 Revegetation Evaluation Repark <br />C?1?CR?I?4? <br />aIV[51 CIh1 aF <br />ILA?TIN <br />INII? <br />S?FFT <br />dill Ritter, lr. <br />Gaverr?c?r <br />Harris Q, ?herm?r? <br />?xecrrtwe D? recur <br />Ranal? IN. Cottony <br />Uivi?ion aire?et?r <br />Nat+?ral Re?o?irce ?Cru?tee <br />pursuant to ?raur request, I have revievued the referenced l?evetatian Evaluation le?art, The <br />report was submitted d J.E. Laver and Assaiates, Ins., an behalf of ,na?ap Baal ar??any <br />?na???, a part of nawcap's ??? annual I?eclairnatian Report, The rep?art way prepared <br />bar cedar creek Associates, Inc. ???, the veetatian ansultant to na?rap, <br />?A t?rpicall is the ease, the report uvas verb tharauh and ?ell arc?anzed. arnplin rnetl?ads <br />and lac?tians '?vere fully described uin narrative, maps, and illutratiar?s, and data ?rere +I?early <br />presented. using charts end tables, supplernented Frith color photos of the '?ariaus sampled <br />areas, Summary narrative eras concise end Drell su?pparted, I have one paint of clarifioatian <br />regarding Section ? .? ???? reur?? are S?ar?d'?r?fs far c??ces?, and a number of comments <br />reard`rnq e?ctian 4.? J4ecemer?a?ia??. I lave ?vrtten the ?camments in a format to alla'?r for <br />insertion into e latter to thle operator, <br />Let rye knave if y?a?a have any questions, <br />Section ? . <br />? . At the bottr?m of pale , cantin?iinq onto pege , A presents the species diversity <br />standard end recornrnends a r?adifi?caticn to the standard, The modification CAA <br />recommends is argued to ? necessary, decease `? , , .the ubiquitous and invasive annual <br />brass, cheatgras ?,??i?ar??ha ?ec?er?m?, bas rel?ltive cover value appraachin ar <br />surpassing 7a 1? in years favorable to crcth in bath reference ?Ireas, as '?relJ as sever?I <br />reveetated units", <br />The ?ivisian lees not dispute the heavy presence of cheatras aver r?uch of the permit <br />area, reclaimed and undisturbed areas alike, but the provision of the diversity standard <br />A expresses concern uvith is na lamer in effect. The current standard, approved in <br />???, includes the folla?ving provision ???? revised 1anc?ua?e is in k?old?: <br />off c+? of Q?f i ce c?? <br />Joined Land Reclarrgation Denver + ?ran?d J?nctic?n ? Durango Active a?n? Inactive ?tir?e?