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Revegetation <br />Revegetation is a part of the reclamation plan. After <br />backfilling, grading and leveling, planting and seeding will be <br />initiated as soon as practicable. This will usually be at the <br />beginning of the next growing season after mining is completed. <br />The following seed mix and rate of application will be used: <br />Proposed Seed Mix <br />Pounds Pure <br />Live Seed <br />Species % of Mix Per Acre <br />Western wheatgrass, Barton 20% 3.2 <br />Streambank wheatgrass, Sodar 10% 1.1 <br />Slender wheatgrass, common 10% 1.1 <br />Switchgrass, Blackwell 10% 0.5 <br />Little bluestem, Pasture 10% 0.7 <br />Blue grama, Lovington 20% 0.6 <br />Sideoats grama, Vaughn 10% 0.9 <br />Cicer Milkvetch, Monarch 10% 1.;.; <br />9.4 <br />The mixture for water edges will add Reed Canary grass to the <br />above species at the rate of 0.5 lb. per 1,000 linear feet <br />shoreline. <br />The grass seed will be planted with a grass drill equipped with <br />depthbands and press wheels. Seed will be planted 1/2 inch deep <br />and will be drilled between November 1 and March 1. Fertilizer <br />and soil amendments will be applied as needed. <br />In the shallower area of the small coves, marsh and aquatic <br />plants will first establish themselves. These plants will <br />probably include species of Cattails, Sago Pondweed, <br />Widgeongrass, Wildmillet, and Bullrushes. Over time, the aquatic <br />plants will spread around the entire shoreline and buffer against <br />shore erosion from wave action and water level fluctuation. <br />The purpose of the reclamation is to establish a vigorous, native <br />plant community. A significant invasion of noxious weeds would <br />be detrimental to this purpose. The area will be mowed <br />periodically to control weeds. The weeds will be mown when they <br />reach a height of 12 inches throughout the first growing season. <br />Fire lanes will not be necessary since the area is not forested. <br />No portion of this area will be reclaimed as forest land or range <br />land. <br />E-3 <br />