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Loveland Ready Mix Weed Abatement Recommendations <br />The existing haul roads will remain for access to the ponds and for property maintenance. The <br />batch plant and office area will also remain at their present locations. As can be seen from the <br />photomap of Exhibits C and F, most of the existing trees in the area will not be disturbed. The <br />groundwater ponds will be stocked with game fish that will reproduce. <br />Final reclamation of Cell 21 will be completed in the last six to twelve months of the Mining and <br />Reclamation Plan as indicated by the time schedule found in Exhibit D. <br />Species Recommended Treatment <br />common name) <br />Carduus nutans An aggressive mowing schedule (i.e., mowing four times per growing season to 12" height) in <br />musk thistle) conjunction with annual herbicide application schedule should control herbaceous weeds, <br />Centaurea diffusa although some weeds will always be present. One pesticide applications annually is <br />diffuse knapweed) recommended. Because of the range of plant species to be targeted, the following three-year <br />C. maculosaN <br />rotation is recommended. <br />spotted knapweed) <br />Year 1: Tordon 22K 0 @ 1 pt / ac. (after last freeze in early May) repens <br />caC. <br />V) Russian knapweed) Year 2: Tordon 22K 0 @ 1 pt / ac. (after first October hard freeze) <br />Year 3: Tordon 22K 0 @ 1 pt / ac. (summer) Cirsium arvense <br />M Canadian thistle) <br />Tordon ( which is manufactured as a chlorinated derivative ofpicolinic acid tends to be lessEphorbiaesula <br />leafy spurge) harmful to the reclamation grass mixture proposed than other herbicides, although some <br />mortality may occur. Follow manufacturer's recommendations regarding application at: Linaria dalmatica <br />dalmation toadflax) http.//www.cdms.neUldat/ld0AJ013.pdf.) <br />L. vulgaris A spot application to C. repens (Russian knapweed) may be required. <br />yellow toadflax) <br />Elaeagnus angustifolia Inspect shorelines annually. Both plants grow quickly from seeds, which are dispersed rapidly <br />o• Russian olive) by birds and wildlife. If seedlings appear in unmown areas (i.e., near or below the high water <br />Tamarix species line), hand dig to remove roots to the greatest extent possible. Do not apply herbicide. <br />Salt cedar) <br />The existing haul roads will remain for access to the ponds and for property maintenance. The <br />batch plant and office area will also remain at their present locations. As can be seen from the <br />photomap of Exhibits C and F, most of the existing trees in the area will not be disturbed. The <br />groundwater ponds will be stocked with game fish that will reproduce. <br />Final reclamation of Cell 21 will be completed in the last six to twelve months of the Mining and <br />Reclamation Plan as indicated by the time schedule found in Exhibit D.