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<br />STATE OF COLORADO <br />Richard D. Lamm, Governor <br />DEPARTMENT OF NATURALRESOURCES <br />DIVISION OF WILDLIFE <br />Jem ea B- Ruch, DlreGlor <br />6060 Broadway <br />Denver, Colorado 80216 <br />Telephone: (~0~) 297-1192 <br />Nor[hcasL Hogion <br />317 W. Prospect Street <br />F[. Collins, CO 80526 <br />AprT1 29, 19[36 <br />Mr. John Althouse <br />P.O. Box 359 <br />Keensburg, Colorado 8D643 <br />Re: Reclamation of turned area. <br />Dear Mr. Althouse: <br />C,p~RAOo <br />3 `~'' <br />J~o'Y OF ~v0 <br />ac ~ ~ ~. ~~~r: <br />I would like to thank you for your time spent in showing me around your mining <br />operation and the reclamation site. <br />The reclamation work you are doing is very impressive, particularly when one <br />considers the whole general ecosystem in which you are operating. <br />.) <br />Your request concerning the use of fringe sage is very pertinent to the final <br />reclamation of the site and also presents somewhat of a paradox for you. As <br />you are perhaps aware, sage will not tolerate very much irrigation, and since <br />irrigation is absolutely necessary for the survival of the other seedings in the <br />mix, it is recommended that sage be omitted from the mix. <br />The sage will invade the grass community, even after the grass is well established. <br />Since the reclamation area is surrounded by sage in the natural range, it is <br />inevitable that it will also invade the reclamation seeding in a short period of <br />time after the grasses are established and the irrigation has been concluded. <br />I£ I can be of furCher assistance, please let me know. <br />Sin rely, <br />r ~~~ <br />Don Bogart <br />,Environmental Biologist <br />DB/1 j //`~ ~~ / Z S3 <br />~r ~ <br />u <br />99a <br />DEPARTMCNTOF NATURAL RESOURCES Dar.d M. Getche s, E.eculwe Director • WILDLIFE COMMISSION, T~molhy W. Schutt r. Chairman <br />James T Smith, Vice Ghauman • Richard Divelbiss. Seuelary • Donald A Fernande r, Member • Robecca L frank Alembrr <br />Robcrl L Fr C~dr•nDrrp nr. Mi•mhcr • Jnhn 1 av, Mrm hiv • (;nn~rn~ Venrlrn n...n Ar~~•, ~,... <br />