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RE: APPROVAL OF ASSISTANCE WITH WILDCAT MOUND - HISTORICAL
LANDMARK, RESTORATION PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home
Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the
affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS , the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
Colorado, has received requests from the landowners of the Wild-
cat Mound area, which is commonly known as the "Wildcat Landowners
Association" , with a request for assistance in restricting access
to this historical property, by motorcyclists, four-wheel drive
enthusiasts, and other individuals and groups who, by trespassing,
have caused damage to said property, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
Colorado, has determined that such trespassing activities are
destructive to the property involved and a safety hazard to those
individuals participating in such activities, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
Colorado, has been advised by the Weld County Landmark Committee
that the Wildcat Mound area is a cultural resource with sig-
nificant historical, geological and archeological importance which
is rapidly being destroyed because of destructive practices
initiated by individuals and groups using this area for motorized
vehicles recreational activities, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
Colorado, has been further advised by the Weld County Landmark
Committee that blocking further access to this area and restoring
the property to a natural state is the most appropriate action
which can be initiated in order to preserve this resource for
the education and welfare of the citizens of this jurisdiction, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
Colorado, has been informed that the Wildcat Landowners
Association, the Weld County Landmark Committee, the U. S. Soil
Conservation Service, and the Weld County Extension Office have
agreed to cooperate in restoring this area to a natural state.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that:
1. Weld County supports the Wildcat Landowners ' Association
in its efforts to restrict access to the property commonly known
as the Wildcat Mound Area, in order to prevent further damage
to said area, and further, in order to promote the health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of Weld County, Colorado, and
2 . Weld County, although supporting the principal of the
restoration of said Wildcat Mound Area, will make no commitment
of support, either by inkind services or by financial contri-
butions to said project, except on a case-by-case basis and by
future Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado.
The above and foregoing Resolution was , on motion duly made
and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 30th day of
November, A.D. , 1977 .
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Date Presented: December 5, 1977
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Wilk. To County Commissioners Date July 12 , 1977
COLORADO From Roy Jost , 1041 Planner
Subject:
Subject : Get acquainted meeting with officials of the National Trust for
Historic Preservation.
Date/Time : Tuesday, July 19, 1977 , 2 : 00-3 : 00 p .m.
Place : Greeley Museum/Library Conference Room
Officials of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and representa-
tives of the State Historical Society are touring a few selected Colorado
municipalities to become more familiar with local efforts to preserve
sites of historical importance and to become acquainted with local
officials.
The 1041 work plan approved by the Board of County Commissioners last
year included an inventory of historical sites in Weld County and the
development of guidelines to protect sites of historical importance .
Also, the Board appointed a Landmark Committee in January of this year
to provide assistance in gathering and reviewing information regarding
historical resources, and otherwise advising the Board and the Planning
Commission on histirical matters (see attached sheet) .
In any case, the meeting will be brief (about one hour) and those of you
who can are invited and encouraged to attend.
Respectfully,
Ro J Jost lann
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Landmark Committee - Background
The Board of County Commissioners finds that there are within
the County of Weld various historical , archaeological and natural
resources of cultural interest that should be maintained in a
manner that will allow man to function in harmony with rather
than to be destructive of these resources . The purpose and in-
tent of the Landmark Committee shall be to :
1 . Gather and review information regarding cultural re-
sources and recommend those sites and areas of interest
to the Planning Commission and County Commissioners
which should be maintained;
2 . Review development proposals which may adversely affect
cultural resources of interest and recommend to the
Planning Commission and County Commissioners methods of
minimizing such impacts if the development takes place;
3 . Review and recommend improvements to County guidelines
concerning development applications around sites and
areas of cultural interest ; and
4 . To otherwise advise the Planning Commission and County
Commissioners on matters concerning cultural resources .
The Landmark Committee will be made up of local citizens and
qualified professionals interested in Weld County Cultural
Resources . This committee will hold regular meetings quarterly.
Special meetings may be called as necessary by the committee
chairman , the Planning Commission or the County Commissioners.
A Planning Staff representative will keep a written record of
all meetings . These records will be kept on file with other
inventory information in the Planning Commission office.
Committee members shall be appointed for 3 year terms . No
member shall serve more than two full consecutive terms . Geo-
graphical representation shall be emphasized when replacing local
citizen committee members.
The Landmark Committee will be responsible for establishing rules
of order to be followed during their meetings . The committee will
also supply the County Commissioners with names of individuals
able to fill vacancies as they arise.
Mrs. Florence Clark Greeley Museum
Mrs. Ernestine Koenig Grover Area
Mrs . Clara Witwer Kersey Area
Mrs. Elizabeth Sargent Roggen Area
Mrs . Kathy Engels Anthro .
Dr . Lee Shropshire Geology - U.N.C.
Mr . John Dugan Greeley Area
Dr . Dave Lonsdale History - U.N.C .
Mrs . John Fiori Tri Town
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HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE
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DENVER, COLORADO 80225
IN REPLY REFER TO, MAILING ADDRESS:
Poet Office Box 25387
Denver Federal Center
Denver,Colorado 80225
FEB 1 1980
Mr. Norman Carlson, Chairman
County Commissioners
915 10th Street
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Dear Mr. Carlson:
Due to the responses of landowners within the boundaries of the
proposed Pawnee Buttes and Chalk Bluffs potential National Natural
Landmarks, we are deferring the sites from consideration as National
Natural Landmarks at this time.
If, in the future, after reanalysis of the areas has been completed
it is found that areas in Pawnee Buttes and Chalk Bluffs do warrant
consideration for National Natural Landmark designation, we would like
to meet with the landowners whose lands may be affected. These meetings
would be held prior to any further consideration of National Natural
Landmark proposals for these areas.
Sincerely,
Albert G. Baldwin
Assistant Regional Director
Resource Planning Services
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IN REPLY REFER TO: MAILING ADDRESS:
Poet Office Box 25387
Denver Federal Center
Denver,Colorado 80225
Mr. Norman Carlson, Chairman JAN 4 1980
County Commissioners
915 10th Street
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Dear Mr. Carlson:
I wish to inform you that selected parcels of land within the County
of Weld appear to be nationally significant in illustrating the natural
heritage of the United States. As such, these areas are a potential
for National Natural Landmark designation under the provisions of the
interim regulations for the National Natural Landmarks Program (36
CFR 1212; FR 66599) . These areas are known as Pawnee Buttes and
Adjacent Escarpment and Chalk Bluffs and are described in the enclosed
natural landmark briefs.
As described in the enclosed fact sheet, the National Natural
Landmarks Program seeks to identify and designate areas containing
ecological or geological resources which are of national significance.
Potential National Natural Landmarks are identified through studies
conducted by the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service,
evaluated by professional ecologists and geologists, and, if deemed
to be nationally significant, designated by the Secretary of the
Interior as National Natural Landmarks.
Landmark designation in no way affects the ownership of a given area.
The National Natural Landmarks Program does encourage owners to
employ sound conservation practices in the use, management, and
protection of their property. Owners who agree to adopt basic
conservation practices are given the opportunity to have their
property formally registered on the National Registry of Natural
Landmarks.
Prior to forwarding the recommendation to the Secretary of the
Interior for approval and designation of these areas as National
Natural Landmarks, I would welcome any written comments which you
may have regarding the designation of these areas as National Natural
Landmarks. Your comments should be received by this office within
30 days of the date on which this letter is mailed.
Sincerely,
4;;., Derrell P. Thompson
Regional Director
Enclosures
cc: State Liaison Officer
Natural Landmark Brief
1. Site: Chalk Bluffs--Eagle Rock, Weld County, Colorado.
' 2. Description: Looming above the rolling short grass prairie of the
i a ,A Colorado Piedmont is the massive erosional edifice of the high
plains escarpment known as Chalk Bluffs. This 28,300-ha (70,000-
acre) area is located 40 km (25 miles) northeast of Fort Collins.
The escarpment is exposed for many miles along a line which stretches
east from Highway 85 to Nebraska. The Chalk Bluff--Eagle Rock area
includes an exemplary portion of that escarpment. Headward erosion
has carved the face of the escarpment into bluffs and canyons with
excellent exposures of all three of the Tertiary Age rock units
• - (the White River Group, the Arikaree Formation and the Ogallala
Formation) . These sediments were washed out onto the plains by
;; streams during the various stages of the Rocky Mountain uplift.
The exposed formations are also rich in terrestrial vertebrate
fossils. The work done in these formations has done much to enrich
paleontological knowledge of terrestrial life during the Oligocene,
'' Miocene, and Pliocene Epochs. Below the bluffs and within the
" boundaries of the landmark site is an example of the grama grass-
buffalo grass-short grass prairie plant community. This prairie
type once stretched from the Rockies to Ohio; but because of
agricultural exploitation of the plains, the short grass prairie
is limited to remote enclaves never subjected to the plow or
overgrazing. Intermixed with the prairie grasses and occurring
in microhabitats among the bluffs and canyons at Chalk Bluffs--Eagle
Rock are relictual plant populations of ponderosa pine (Pinus
ponderosa) and mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius) . At
the end of the Pleistocene, the climate became warmer and drier;
the range of these plant species retreated to the front range
f leaving only small pockets of ponderosa pine and mountain mahogany.
Significant plant communities at Chalk Bluffs--Eagle Rock include
p;4. the "clay barren" community, existing only in association with the
Brule Formation of the White River Group. The bluffs of the landmark
site are especially noted for raptor nesting sites. The Audubon
Society administers the Eagle Rock Ranch as a sanctuary. Golden
t eagles, prairie falcons, hawks, and a variety of other birds of
prey rely on the bounty of one of the most diverse ecosystems in
Colorado.
-'. 3. Owners: U. S. Government, administered by the U. S. Forest Service;
and private (multiple) .
4. Proposed bz: A. T. Cringan in the Great Plains Natural Region Theme
Study (Ecological Themes) , 1973.
• 5. Significance: This site embodies a unique array of outstanding geologic
[ 7 and ecological values. Geologically, it is an exemplary portion of
the High Plains escarpment whose canyons and bluffs divulge the
significant features of the Tertiary development of the Great Plains
in Colorado. Ecologically, the site encompasses
one of the few
remaining examples of the short grass prairie community which
F : formerly extended from the Rockies to Ohio. There are relictual
populations of ponderosa pine and mountain mahogany, characteristic
of the montane life zone communities. The clay "barren community"
made up of such species as Parthenium alpinum, Astragalus gilviflorus,
and Cryptantha cana are examples of plant species associated
exclusively with the Brule Formation. The bluffs also provide
nesting sites for several raptor species.
6. Land use: Audubon sanctuary, grazing.
7. Dangers to integrity: Falconers still raid eyries of raptors nesting
in the bluffs.
8. Special conditions: None known.
9. Evaluated : William Harmon, University of Northern Colorado,
K. Lee Shropshire, University of Northern Colorado; Ralph Root,
National Park Service; Carse Pustmueller, State of Colorado; and
Wally Hansen, U. S. Geological Survey.
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Natural Landmark Brief
1. Site: Pawnee Buttes and Adjoining Escarpment, Weld County, Colorado.
2. Description: This site covers 10,280 ha (25,400 acres) in northern
Colorado about 76 km (47 miles) northwest of Sterling. The Pawnee
Buttes are two erosional buttes which rise 45-60 meters (150-200
feet) above the valleys of tributaries to South Pawnee Creek and
offer contrast to the nearby flat prairie grasslands surrounding
the area. The Buttes are erosional remnants of a tableland scarp
located .8 km (1/2 mile) east. This scarp has retreated due to
headward erosion by eastward flowing tributaries of South Pawnee
Creek. Pawnee Buttes are capped by about 25 meters (80 feet) of
the Late Miocene Ogallala Formation, a remnant of the high plains
surface. This formation is composed of silty, poorly cemented
channel sandstones with lenses of coarse sand and gravel. Like
the underlying White River Formation, the Ogallala yields numerous
remains of fossil mammals. The area surrounding the Buttes contains
a good representation of the Plains, Shortgrass Prairie, while the
adjoining escarpment contains populations of disjunct Limber Pine
(Pinus flexilis) , Ponderosa Pine (Pinus ponderosa) , and Montane
Species (Juniperus scopulorum) , as well as having considerable
diversity of high plains flora of Colorado. The Pawnee Buttes
area has long been famous for its yield of well preserved fossils
of late Tertiary mammals. Restored skeletons of Oredonts, Titanotheres,
Calicotheres, Entilodonts, ancestral horses, camels, etc. , have been
recovered from the rocks in this area.
3. Owner: U. S. Government, administered by the U. S. Forest Service;
and private.
4. Proposed by: D. E. Trimble in the Great Plains Natural Region Theme
Study (Geological Themes) , 1972. r.
5. Significance: This area is notable for the outliers of the High Plains
surface preserved as the Pawnee Buttes. The Buttes illustrate the
retreat of the High Plains escarpment by badland erosional processes
and the growth of the Colorado Piedmont at the expense of the High
Plains. The Buttes and the escarpment provide well exposed sections
of middle Tertiary rocks (Oligocene, Miocene, and Pliocene) . These
rocks consist of sediments eroded from the rising Front Range, and
they illustrate pauses and accelerations in uplift in the mountains
and corresponding deposition on the plains.
Additional areas of good shortgrass prairies surround the Buttes,
containing two avian species of special biological interest (McCown's
Longspur and Chestnut-collared Longspur) . These species are known
to breed only in this area. Also, the adjoining escarpment contains
small stands of ponderosa and limber pine as well as juniper which
represent disjunct populations at the eastern edge of their range.
6. Land use: Grazing.
7. Dangers to integrity: U. S. Forest Service has tentative plans to
develop Pawnee Buttes as a high intensity recreational area.
Unauthorized, potentially disruptive use by the general public
is evident.
8. Special conditions: None.
9. Onsite evaluation la: Paul O. McGrew and Thomas M. Brown, University
of Wyoming.
Further evaluated by: Carse Pustmueller, State of Colorado;
Ralph Root, National Park Service; Lee Shropshire, University
of Northern Colorado; William Harmon, University of Northern
Colorado; and Wallace Hansen, U. S. Geological Survey.
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OF THE INTERIOR 9
THE NATIONAL NATURAL LANDMARKS PROGRAM
Fact Sheet
America has a wealth of natural resources which constitute a rich and
diverse natural heritage. National Natural Landmarks are among the best
examples of this natural heritage.
A National Natural Landmark is a select portion of America's land and
waters -- a true and representative example of the Nation's natural
history. National Natural Landmarks range from such famous areas as
Mount Katandin, Maine; The Great Dismal Swamp, Virginia; Point Lobos,
California; Shishaldin Volcano, Alaska; and Okefenokee Swamp, Georgia,
to other equally significant but lesser known areas. Taken together,
National Natural Landmarks illustrate the array of terrestrial and
aquatic communities, landforms, geological features, and habitats of
threatened plant and animal species that constitute the Nation's natural
history.
The National Natural Landmarks Program was established in 1963 by the
Secretary of the Interior to encourage the preservation of areas that
illustrate the ecological and geological character of the United States,
to enhance the educational and scientific value of the areas thus
preserved, to strengthen cultural appreciation of natural history, and
to foster a wider interest and concern in the conservation of the
Nation's natural heritage. The program was transferred from the
National Park Service, which had administered it from its inception, to
the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service (HORS) when it was
created in January of 1978.
The mission of HORS is to plan, evaluate, and coordinate the
conservation of the Nation's natural and cultural resources, and to
assure adequate recreation opportunities for all its people. One of the
major responsibilities of HORS is to assist in the conservation of a
variety of significant natural areas which, when considered together,
will illustrate the diversity of the Nation's natural history. This aim
is realized through the identification and designation of National
Natural Landmarks and listing them on the National Registry of Natural
Landmarks, which is periodically published in the Federal Resister.
THE DESIGNATION PROCESS
HORS conducts studies of ecological and geological resources in the 33
natural regions (e.g. Appalachian Plateaus, Gulf Coastal Plain, etc. ) of
the United States, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Pacific Trust
Territories to provide a logical and scientific basis for designating
National Natural Landmarks. Each study produces a classification and
description of the ecological and geological features of the natural
region, plus a list of areas recommended for National Natural Landmark
status.
These recommended areas are reviewed by ecologists and geologists and
the appropriate HCRS regional office to assess their potential national
significance. Their recommendations are forwarded to the central
landmark staff located in the Mid•Continent Regional Office in Denver,
where they are reviewed and submitted to the Secretary of the Interior
for final approval and Landmark designation.
CONSIDERATIONS FOR NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
Landmark status is ascribed to areas which best illustrate or interpret
the natural history of the United States.
Examples of this natural history include several types of ecological and
geological resources: ( 1 ) terrestrial and aquatic communities, such as
an ecological community that illustrates the characteristics of a biome,
or a relict flora or fauna persisting from an earlier period; (2)
geological features and land forms, such as geological formations that
illustrate geological processes or fossil evidence of the development of
life on earth; and (3) habitats of rare or restricted native plant and
animal species.
Criteria for National Natural Landmark status are used to evaluate
examples of the types of ecological and geological resources outlined
above. These criteria include, but are not limited to, the following
considerations: ( 1 ) how well the nominated example typifies the
ecological and geological resource; (2) the present condition of the
nominated example; (3) the anticipated long-term viability of the
example as reflected in the size and quality of the surrounding natural
area which contains it; (4) the defensibility of the example from
detrimental outside influences; (5) the rarity of the type of resource
represented by the example; and (6) the number of high quality examples
of different natural resources which the area contains.
CONSERVATION OF LANDMARKS
In view of their national significance, it is important that the
qualities of National Natural Landmarks be maintained.
Official recognition of an area in the National Registry of Natural
Landmarks often stimulates its owner or manager to protect the area's
nationally significant qualities.
Indirect protection is provided by the National Environmental Policy Act
of 1969, which requires Federal agencies undertaking major actions to
file statements which detail the effect of such actions on the
environment, including National Natural Landmarks. In addition, an
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annual report to the Congress is prepared by liCRS which identifies those
National Natural Landmarks which exhibit damage or threats to their
integrity.
The owner of each newly designated National Natural Landmark is invited
to adopt basic conservation practices in the use, management, and
protection of the property. When this commitment is formally made, the
area becomes a registered National Natural Landmark. The owner
relinquishes none of the rights and privileges for use of the land, nor
does the Department of the Interior gain any possessory interest in
lands so designated. The owner may later receive a bronze plaque and a
certificate which recognize the significance of the property.
For further information on the National Natural Landmarks Program, write
to the Director, Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service, 440 G
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20243, or the following HCRS Regional
Offices:
NORTHWEST Regional Director, 915 Second Avenue, Seattle, Washington
98174; (Idaho, Oregon, Washington)
PACIFIC Regional Director, Box 36062, 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San
SOUTHWEST Francisco, California 94102; (American Samoa, Arizona,
California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada)
MID-CONTINENT Regional Director, P.O. Box 25387, Denver Federal Center,
Denver, Colorado 80225; (Colorado, Iowa, Kansas,
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Utah, Wyoming)
SOUTH CENTRAL Regional Director, 5000 Marble Avenue, N.W., Albuquerque,
New Mexico 87110; (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico,
Oklahoma, Texas)
LAKE CENTRAL Regional Director, Federal Building, Ann Arbor, Michigan
48107: (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio,
Wisconsin)
SOUTHEAST Regional Director, 148 International Boulevard, Atlanta,
Georgia 30303; (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Virgin Islands)
NORTHEAST Regional Director, Federal Office Building, 600 Arch
Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106; (Connecticut,
Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,
Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of
Columbia)
ALASKA Area Director, Alaska Area Office, 1011 E. Tudor, Suite
297, Anchorage, Alaska 99503
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