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Revegetation Plan 2016
This re-vegetation plan is designed to satisfy the requirements of the U.S. Forest Service, Pitkin County,
City of Aspen and Town of Snowmass Village.
Aspen Skiing Company has a long history of successful re-vegetation efforts. Knowledge acquired over
the years on site will be applied to all aspects of implementing our re-vegetation plan.
Aspen Skiing Company maintains an extensive Vegetation Management Plan for all four of its ski areas.
These studies were conducted by Western Bionomics, LLC. of Steamboat Springs, Colorado under the
guidance of the White River National Forest perso1mel. The scope of work addresses a total Management Plan and includes both analysis and prescription in areas of forest vegetation, non-forest vegetation, soil
management, wild life habitat and scenic values.
The original Vegetation Management Plan was coordinated with a 1993 study prepared by the Wildlife
Habitat Enhancement Council entitled "Opportunities for the Enhancement of Wildlife Habitat and Environmental Awareness on Aspen Mountain."
Re-vegetation of the disturbed sites on Aspen Skiing Company mountains will have four primary goals:
1)Prevent soil loss and siltation of drainage as a result of removing forest cover,
2)Establish vegetation that is compatible with existing native vegetation in appearance, composition,
and pennanence
3)Creating habitat that will support use by native wildlife
4)To provide quality skiing terrain.
These goals will be accomplished by planting native grasses or species adapted to the
area and using mulch to reduce soil loss and enhance the establislunent of seeding.
In areas with steep slopes and shallow or erodable soils, mulch will be used in combination with an
erosion control mat or netting to provide further protection of soils and seedlings. Follow-up measures,
such as additional seeding and/or fertilization, will be applied as needed.
These measures conform to the Pitkin County Landscape Guidelines, which have been incorporated where appropriate throughout this revegetation plan.
The native seed mixes listed below have been selected to provide visual diversity, prevention of soil erosion and ensure that a variety of feed materials are available throughout the growing season.
Aspen Mountain Mix Kind 0/o MIX
Mountain Brome 25.00%
Slender Wheatgrass 25.00%
Streambank Wheatqrass 9.00%
Rocky Mountain Fescue 18.00%
Tufted Hairqrass 5.00%
Sandbera Bluearass 4.50%
Idaho Fescue 4.50%
Blue Wildrve 9.00%
ASPEN SKIING COMPANY
REVEGATATION PLAN
3/04/2018
3/04/2018