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UPPER COLORADO ENVIRONMENTAL PLANT CENTER <br /> P.O. Box 448 <br /> Meeker CO 81641 <br /> (970) 878-5003 <br /> September 18, 1998 <br /> Mr. Dave Bucknam <br /> Division of Minerals and Geology <br /> 1313 Sherman Street# 215 <br /> Denver CO 80205 <br /> Dear Mr. Bucknam, <br /> At the request of Steve Renner, I am writing to inform you of the activities the Upper Colorado Environmental <br /> Plant Center has done or will do for the purpose of providing an increase of seed stock of Calamagrostis purpurascens <br /> for revegetation needs near the Coal Basin Mine. <br /> To date, the UCEPC has cleaned and done a germination test on site collected seed,planted approximately 0.1 <br /> acre with a hand seeder and planted 0.15 acres with a mechanical"cone-seeder" type drill. We have twice sprinkler <br /> irrigated the field and hand cultivated weeds from the planting. We are hopeful that seedlings will emerge next spring <br /> and that seed production will proceed. <br /> A recap of the activities the UCEPC agrees to perform and the compensation the Division of Minerals and <br /> Geology agrees to is provided below. <br /> UCEPC agrees to do the following: <br /> a. Clean, test and plant seed <br /> b. Prepare, irrigate,fertilize and cultivate field <br /> c. Harvest, clean, test, store, and deliver seed as requested <br /> d. Prepare an annual report on activities and accomplishments <br /> Division of Minerals and Geology agrees to: <br /> a. Provide seed collections as necessary to establish field plantings <br /> b. Reimburse the UCEPC for costs incurred for seed increase in the amount of$1,200.00 for FY 1998 <br /> with continuation to be determined by annual review <br /> Included with this letter is billing for the full amount of$1,200.00 for FY 1998 activities. A full annual report <br /> can be expected after the first of the year. <br /> The staff of the UCEPC and I look forward to continuing our efforts to provide seed materials for your <br /> revegetation needs. If you have any questions whatsoever,please contact us. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Steve Parr, UCEPC Manager <br />