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Page 4 e. Protect the revegetated areas from livestock grazing until they are satisfactorily reclaimed by temporary fencing or other means. f. Place rocks and woody debris, including logs, slash, and trees onto the sites being reclaimed to improve the microclimate and visuals, and in the case of woody debris, to start recycling of organic matter and reintroducing microorganisms that are needed for . the reestablishment a forest ecosystem. A portion of the slash should be lodgepole pine with closed cones still attached to allow the natural process of the heat from the sun to open them. 7. Remove power lines, power poles, and all buildings including powder bunkers. 8. Monitoring of the reclamation work should be on-going during the time-frame allowed by current bankruptcy laws, and revisions made where necessary. 9. The following reclamation recommendatiois are made for private land in Coal Basin with the full realization that we do not have any jurisdictional authority on it, but also with the belief that if this work is not completed National Forest could be impacted. a. The refuse disposal pile in the area of the lamp house and main entrance of the mine should be moved back from the active Coal Creek floodplain. b. The culvert situation (aspen logs that are being used to shore up the road bank were placed in the culvert) on the paved Coal Basin road, located on Redstone Corporation' s property, will invite the road being washed away if a major hydrologic event occurs. We view the reclamation of Coal Basin as an opportunity to work with you, Mid-Continent Resources, and all the others involved to insure that Coal Basin is restored to a shape the majority owners, the public of the United States, can be proud of. Sincerely, KEVIN T. RIORDAN District Ranger CC: Forest Supervisor Diane Delaney, Mid-Continent Resources --Kevin Wright, Colorado Division of Wildlife