2012-09-07_PERMIT FILE - M2012018 (2)

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Stone Canyon Quarry, LLC 2493 CR 37 E Lyons, CO 80540 Ph 303 - 823 -5659 Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman St., Room 215 Denver, CO 80203 Exhibit E- Reclamation Plan The reclamation plan for this permit is straight forward and will be addressed by the numbers as outlined in Construction Materials Rule 6. There is expected to be minimal disturbance to the native vegetation or slope of the land. The company, Stone Canyon Quarry LLC, is owned by the property owners, 2 of which live in the house on the property and plan on living there into retirement. 1 The removal of moss rock is not disruptive to the land. In most cases the area will reclaim itself the first year. This property was close to the early town of Noland and has numerous abandoned prospecting holes and small sandstone quarries. These historic disturbances resulted in the dispersal of stone on the surface. Over time lichen has grown on this rock becoming what is known and valued as "moss" rock. The removal of this rock will either expose a new layer of rock to start the process again or provide exposed soil for growth of native vegetation to support wildlife. Any dips or swales resulting from the removal or larger slabs or boulders will not be out of character with the surrounding surface. 2 (a,b,c,d,e,f) As the land owners, the travel path for equipment has been chosen to provide access to the western portion of the property for on- going tree thinning and fire mitigation as time and money allow. It is the desire of the land owners that this access is permanent. There is no plan to remove topsoil, thus no plan to segregate, stabilize or compact it. There is no plan to remove forbs, shrubs or trees as a result of moss rock gathering but there will be concurrent thinning for fire mitigation.