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Acres Seeded /Planted for the Last 10 Years or more <br />The total number of acres seeded or planted and not released from Phase III bond within <br />the NH1 and NH2 permit areas is 506.52. <br />Grazing on NH1 and NH2 AREAS <br />Grazing operations on NH1 — <br />Garvey Brothers grazed both dryland and irrigated pasture in the NH1 area. <br />Approximately 350 head were present on approximately 71 acre parcel from November <br />25, 2010 to February 1, 2011. <br />Grazing operations on NH2 — <br />Ward Burbridge has grazing operations on two areas of the permit and has maintained <br />approximately 20 head of bovine. This year's operations started approximately <br />November 19, 2011 on the Benson east area and continued there for approximately 3 <br />weeks on 59 acres. Operations progressed to Benson south, Goforth, San Miguel, and <br />Burbuidge properties with a total of 152 acres. Mr. Brubridge stated that he started <br />supplementing his herd with grass hay around December 1, 2010 and will continue the <br />operation until May 1, 2011. <br />Staats Family grazing operations consist of properties south of 5 Avenue that are <br />owned by Western Fuels Colorado, Staats Family, and San Miguel Power. <br />Approximately 210 head of bovine were present from February 1 through the March 5th <br />of 2011. The 210 bovine were allowed to pasture on a combination of 120 acres; 84 <br />acres off Permit and 36 acres are the previously mentioned, on Permit, WFC, Staats, <br />and SMP owned properties. That brakes down to approximately .058 bovine per acre. <br />Therefore, 36 acres multiplied by 0.58 equals approximately 21 bovine within the <br />Permit area in that time. Approximately 15 head were left there for calving operations <br />and were moved out March 15, 2011. <br />The reference area was winter grazed starting September 1, 2010 and ending <br />November 26, 2010. 3 -7 horses occupied approximately 7.8 acres. In place of a <br />second cutting WFC opted to have it grazed. Six Horses grazed from October 26 <br />through December 9, 2011. <br />The above referenced areas are depicted in Exhibits 2011 -3 (NH1) and 2011 -15 (NH2). <br />A total of 247 acres were grazed on the NH2 Permit area. An unknown quantity of deer <br />and elk have frequented the area throughout the year browsing, grazing, and bedding <br />down when not being hunted in the later seasons; December 2011 - February 2011. <br />F: \Eng \DATA \Word \Ann Reclaim Report \2011 \2011RECRPT.doc <br />5 <br />