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EXHIBIT E-Reclamation Plan <br />The reclamation plan for the original 110 permit area (private land) is expected to be used in <br />that area to complete the reclamation of the 2008 mining area in the upper northeast corner of <br />the site as the harvesting operations move onto the USFS lands to the north. The reclamation <br />plan for the USFS lands is defined by the design criteria in the EA and the Minerals Material <br />Permit stipulations. The existing reclamation plan includes the following components. <br />The disturbed area is rough graded to a 2:1 or shallower slope. <br />The areas that have some soil are seeded and mulched in the Fall. <br />Depressions are created in the slope out of the native materials to hold soil. Soil is <br />brought in to fill the depressions so that small trees or shrubs can be planted. Three <br />trees are planted to replace one 12" diameter tree that is damaged by harvesting <br />activities. <br />On the USFS lands, the reclamation plan includes the following components. <br />Post-harvesting slopes and roads will be re-graded to a 2:1 slope. <br />In the unlikely event that the surface rock is harvested to a depth that uncovers soil, <br />rock will be replaced to cover the bare soil. <br />Reclamation bonding will be consistent with the State permit. <br />The edges of the disturbed area will be graded into the existing slopes as needed. <br />The larger trees, plus 12" diameter will be left in place on private land to enhance the post <br />mining land use of wildlife habitat. The existing land use is wildlife habitat. The areas that are <br />to be avoided on the USFS lands are described in Exhibit D - Mining Plan. <br />Contemporaneous reclamation would be used to keep the net disturbed area less than 1 acre at <br />any one time. The table on Exhibit F summarizes the contemporaneous reclamation activities <br />to date and shows that the net 1 acre of disturbed land at the end of any harvesting season is <br />reasonable. The reclamation bond estimate is included in Exhibit L. <br />The existing access road off Gunnison County Road 3 would remain to provide access to the Robert <br />Raymond property and not be reclaimed. The existing harvesting road on the Gallegos and Associates <br />property will be left in place for the landowner's use as stipulated in the existing permit. Any harvesting <br />roads on USFS lands will be reclaimed when no longer needed by the operations. <br />The EA includes provisions for monitoring of the harvesting area from across the Crystal River from key <br />observation points (KOP) to assess if any scenic resource degradation has occurred on USFS lands. <br />Pictures will be taken on an annual basis from the two KOPs and sent to the USFS with the CDRMS <br />annual report. The scenic degradation concern is the exposure of lighter rock after harvesting creating a <br />contrast with the darker moss covered rocks on the surface. The EA presents potential mitigation <br />measures if needed. The FONSI Record of Decision added the following stipulation regarding staining. <br />"If a review of photographs from the KOPs shows staining is necessary, then one step products such as <br />Permeon will be applied by an authorized applicator using a backpack-mounted manual sprayer. The <br />application will be done under the supervision of the Forest Service and only once in a given area." As <br />the bulk of the harvesting activity on USFS lands will occur in a depression or behind trees, the scenic <br />Revised: 12/2/09