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STATE OF COLORADO <br /> DIVISION OF MINERALS AND GEOLOGY <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 WN <br /> DEPARTMENT OF <br /> NATURAL <br /> March 12, 1998 <br /> RESOURCES <br /> Roy Romer <br /> Governor <br /> Mr. Kevin Riordan <br /> James S.Lochhead <br /> District Ranger Executive Director <br /> Sopris Ranger District Michael B.Long <br /> Division Director <br /> P. O. Box 309 <br /> Carbondale, Colorado <br /> 81623 <br /> RE: Colorado Noxious Weed Management Grant, Coal Basin Mine <br /> Dear Mr.JR. <br /> I am pleased to report that our weed control grant application was recently approved by the <br /> Colorado Department of Agriculture. As you may recall, Minerals and Geology submitted the <br /> application in partnership with Pitkin County,the Forest Service, the Office of Surface Mining <br /> and with the Aspen Wilderness Workshop. Each partner committed funding in either cash and/or <br /> services. Through the grant, the Department of Agriculture is providing $4,500 in cash. <br /> Minerals and Geology will be contracting the weed control work through the State competitive <br /> bid process. In order to do this, cash contributions will need to be deposited in a weed control <br /> account which we will establish with the State Treasurer. We will contact all partners in the very <br /> near future to agree upon the most efficient way of transferring funds to this account. <br /> Generally, our plan for 1998 is to initiate field delineation of the project(infested) area as soon as <br /> snow melt allows. This will include mapping of the project area, and establishment of permanent <br /> reference areas, which will be used to measure the success of the treatment program. <br /> Concurrent with the field work, we will develop the necessary bid documents, and invite <br /> contractors to provide bids to complete the weed control work contemplated for 1998. I <br /> anticipate that the actual weed control work will be accomplished in late spring or early summer. <br /> During the summer,the treated areas will be visually monitored. Statistically valid sampling of <br /> the reference areas will occur in the late summer in order to measure success, and to help in <br /> planning for additional work in 1999. We will also be involved in educational outreach activities <br /> throughout the year, in an effort to increase public awareness of weed control issues and of <br /> reclamation sciences. <br />