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2.05.4(2)(e) <br />Seed Mixture No. 9 for Use on BLM Public Lands <br />Name (Variety) <br />Species <br />Western Wheatgrass (Arriba) <br />Pascopyrum smithii <br />Slender Wheatgrass (San Luis) <br />Elymus trachycaulum <br />Mountain Brome (Bromar) <br />Bromus marginatus <br />Big Bluegrass (Sherman) <br />Poa ampla <br />Bottlebrush Squirreltail <br />Elymus elymoides <br />Canada Wildrye <br />Elymus canadensis <br />American Vetch <br />Vicia Americana <br />Rocky Mountain Penstemon <br />Penstemon strictus <br />Western Yarrow <br />Achillea lanulosa <br />Double rate for broadcasting <br />(iii) Planting and Seeding <br /># PLS/Acre <br />0.96 <br />0.66 <br />1.50 <br />0.18 <br />0.96 <br />0.94 <br />0.60 <br />0.09 <br />0.06 <br />Total 5.95 <br />Planting will be accomplished with the use of a rangeland drill pulled behind a <br />rubber -tired tractor or other suitable equipment. Broadcast seeding will be <br />used for areas where drill seeding is not practicable. <br />(iv) Mulching Techniques <br />A straw mulch will be used to provide surface protection and store moisture <br />during the first growing season. The application rate will be about 4,000 <br />pounds per acre. Only clean grain straw that is free of noxious or problem <br />weeds will be used. The straw will be anchored by mechanical crimping, <br />polypropylene erosion control netting or with one of the various tackifying <br />agents available on the market. <br />On drill sites and roads the Operator may use straw or coconut mats in lieu of <br />straw mulch. <br />(v) Irrigation and Weed Control <br />Use of the planting and mulching methods specified above will result in <br />satisfactory plant establishment, barring abnormally dry conditions. There are <br />no plans to irrigate the reclaimed areas. <br />TR -101 2.05-74 06/15 <br />