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2.05.4(2)(e) <br />The seed mixes for USDA -FS managed lands (Mixes 4, 4a and 5) and for BLM <br />managed lands (Mix 9) are grass dominated. Most of the disturbance on <br />Federal lands is associated with drill sites and roads. Therefore, reclamation <br />of the drill sites and roads will add additional areas to satisfy the grass forage <br />needs of wildlife. <br />Ten seed mixes will be used for the revegetation work, one for temporary soil <br />stabilization and nine for final reclamation purposes. The permanent mixes <br />include a set of core species which will be used and a set of optional species <br />which may be used depending on their availability and price at the time of <br />actual reclamation. Varieties are listed to assist the operator but may change <br />based on the recommendations of the seed company at the time of purchase. <br />Varieties that are best adapted to mine area will be selected. Seeding rates <br />that are listed are drill seed rates which will be doubled for areas that must be <br />broadcast seeded. <br />The first seed mix will be a soil stabilization mix used for the interim <br />reclamation of topsoil stockpiles, cut slopes and other disturbed surfaces <br />associated with the mine construction. This mix is listed below. <br />Seed Mix No. 1 - Soil Stabilization <br />Species Name (VARIETY) <br />Agropyron smithii (ARRIBA) <br />Elymus Ianceolatus <br />Bromus marginatus (BROMAR) <br />Festuca ovina (COVAR) <br />Medicago sativa (NOMAD) <br />Sphaeralcea coccinea <br />Common Name <br />Western wheatgrass <br />thickspike wheatgrass <br />Mountain Brome <br />Sheep fescue <br />Alfalfa <br />Scarlet globemallow <br />POUNDS PLS/ <br />ACRE <br />3.3 <br />2.1 <br />4.0 <br />0.5 <br />1.7 <br />0.2 <br />The loadout cut slopes will be vegetated with the soil stabilization mix. Straw <br />mulch will be applied to the slopes as soon as possible after construction to <br />reduce run-off and sediment loss from the slopes. <br />The second seed mix will be used to revegetate the disturbed portions of the <br />upper and lower disturbed meadows. Two or more of the optional species will be <br />included in the seed mix at a rate of 10 PLS/ft2. The optional species that will be <br />selected will be at the operator's discretion. <br />TR -101 2.05-69 06/15 <br />