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a <br /> STATE OF COLORADO <br /> DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY WOW <br /> Department of Natural Resources <br /> 1313 Sherman St.,Room 215 <br /> Denver,Colorado 80203 <br /> Phone (303)866-3567 <br /> FAX.(303)832-8106 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF <br /> NATURAL <br /> April 22, 1998 RESOURCES <br /> Roy Romer <br /> Governor <br /> Ms. Evelyn Pinney <br /> James S.Lochhead <br /> Colorado Friends of John Denver Executive Director <br /> P.O. Box 1596 Michael B.Long <br /> Division Director <br /> Vail, Colorado <br /> 81658 <br /> RE: Coal Basin Arbor Day Foundation Grant <br /> Dear Evelyn: <br /> Thank you for your E-Mail message, which I picked up on Friday, April 10, 1998. 1 thought that <br /> I should take a moment to respond to your mail, and the message attached to it from Kevin <br /> Sander of the National Arbor Day Foundation. <br /> The Division of Minerals and Geology is in the process of accomplishing reclamation of the now <br /> inactive Coal Basin Mine located west of Redstone. The State is accomplishing reclamation <br /> because the permittee is unable to do so as a result of its insolvency. The State is receiving <br /> funding for reclamation through the liquidation of the coal mining company, pursuant to its <br /> bankruptcy petition. The Division attempts to supplement the liquidation generated funds via <br /> grants from various public and private entities. <br /> Tree planting is a part of the reclamation which is required by the operating permit. In 1997, <br /> approximately 5,000 trees were planted within the Basin. Most of the trees were planted by <br /> volunteers at areas where other reclamation activities had been finished. <br /> National Arbor Day Foundation has offered a grant in the amount of$7,500 for the purpose of <br /> purchasing and planting trees in Coal Basin. We have agreed to use these funds to purchase trees <br /> and to help underwrite planting expenses. Trees purchased with these funds will be planted on <br /> properties managed by the U. S. Forest Service. We understood that this money was to have <br /> been provided by April 15, 1998. It will be expended at the discretion of the Division in the <br /> summer of 1998. <br /> In late 1997, we spoke by phone and discussed the possibility of planting a John Denver <br /> Memorial grove within Coal Basin as part of the reclamation process. This planting would have <br /> been accomplished using the $7,500 previously committed by National Arbor Day Foundation, <br /> and with volunteers doing the planting. Since that time, the concept has gone through a number <br />