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RECLAMATION PLAN: Pritekel Brothers Gravel Pit PAGE 4 <br />7.) Mulch should be applied to the reseeded area to help moderate soil <br />temperatures, to improve soil moisture absorption, and to improve soil <br />holding capacity of moisture. Grass hay or cereal grain straw that is <br />free of weed seeds is recommended for mulch. Apply 4,000 pounds of <br />mulch per acre to the soil surface. At least half of the material should <br />be ten inches or more in length. Do not use fine materials. The mulch <br />should be anchored either with commercial netting products (on <br />slopes steeper than 3:1) or mechanically. Mechanical anchoring can <br />be accomplished using a heavy disk implement with dull blades to <br />punch the mulch into the soil two to three inches deep. Crimping <br />should not sever the mulch. <br />Do not mulch when wind velocities exceed fifteen miles per hour. <br />Well -cured feedlot or barnyard manure may also be used as a <br />combination mulch/organic matter and nutrient source for the seeded <br />area. Recommended application rate is at least twenty tons per acre, <br />making sure it is evenly spread over the area. The manure must be of <br />a type that contains at feast 60%(by weight) heavy chunks of five <br />inches or more in diameter. Granular or powdery manure will not <br />meet specifications. Repeated applications of manure for fertilization <br />purposes are not recommended due to potential salt accumulation. <br />8.) Supplemental water, if available, should be provided during the first <br />two growing seasons to insure seeding success. Water should be <br />applied at one-week intervals at a rate of 0.75 to 1.00 inches per <br />application. The irrigations should begin no later than May 1st and <br />continue until late July. Additional irrigations after July can be at the <br />discretion of the party responsible for reclamation. During the second <br />growing season, enough supplemental water should be applied so that <br />when combined with natural precipitation, two inches of moisture is <br />received per month during May, June and July. After July of the <br />second year, supplemental irrigations can be discontinued. <br />9.) All tillage, seeding, and crimping operations should be performed <br />across the slope when practical. <br />The area should be protected from grazing and trampling until the <br />seeding is well established. Normally at least two years of protection <br />is needed. <br />