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(8) Vegetative piles, if any, will be minimal and shall be removed from the area or utilized in <br /> the reclamation of the mine site. <br /> 3.1.10 Revegetation <br /> (1) In the revegetated areas, the reclamation plan has been designed for pasturing cattle with <br /> grasses that self-regenerate without continued dependence on irrigation. Fertilization will be <br /> as per NRCS recommendations. <br /> (2) No forest planting is planned. This is not consistent with the reclamation plan of rangeland. <br /> (3) The operators/applicant and landowner choose to have this site reclaimed as rangeland, <br /> therefore, all slopes will be 3H: 1V or flatter. Seeding will be accomplished by grassland drill <br /> equipment, where feasible, and broadcast in other areas. <br /> (4) Since this mine site will reclaimed for cattle grazing, grazing will not begin until the grasses <br /> have been established to a point that the landowners, in conjunction with the Division of <br /> Reclamation, Mining and Safety, and the local Soil Conservation District/NRCS, determine it <br /> is ready. <br /> (5) The site will be prepared to provide the best chance of grass being established by doing <br /> the following as recommended by the local Soil Conservation office: <br /> Seedbed Preparation: The seedbed should be well settled and firm, but friable enough that <br /> seed can be drilled at the recommended depth. Soils that have been compacted by traffic or <br /> other equipment should be tilled (deep-chiseled or ripped, if necessary) to break up restrictive <br /> or compacted layers, and then harrowed and rolled or packed to prepare the required firm <br /> seedbed. If the seed is to be broadcast, then the seedbed should be settled and fairly firm, <br /> but left rough to catch the seed and allow some coverage by soil when tracked in by heavy <br /> equipment or harrowed and packed into the surface. Avoid seedbed preparation when the soil <br />