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4. Follow guidelines as put forth in previous sections and in the <br />appendices for interim management and final reclamation. <br />Seed Mix <br />The seed mix has been updated to reflect the defined usage after mining. <br />Plant species were selected to provide fall through early spring grazing as <br />well as be a stable plant community in a dry climate. See the previous <br />discussions, Table 6, and Appendix H. The seed mix from the 1995 reclaim <br />plan (Appendix I) only included two grass species and yellow sweet clover <br />while the new mix has a greater number of primary species and alternatives. <br />The availability of specific species and cost vary, thus including a selection of <br />alternatives addresses potential difficulties in obtaining specific seed and <br />increasing cost. A set of temporary seed mixes is also provided in Table 5. <br />Storage and Stockpile Area <br />As previously noted the use of the storage area has been grazing and storage <br />of materials utilized in the ranching operation under the current ownership <br />(current owner purchased the ranch in 1979). Since the permit to <br />commercially mine rock products was obtained in 1995 this area has been <br />designated for product stockpiles, a crusher, and being used to support the <br />mining. The area is still designated for usages related to mining. With the <br />limited extraction of product, no fencing, and the ready access in inclement <br />weather, this area is still being used in support of the ranch. There are no <br />safety or environmental issues (e.g. excessive erosion) associated with the <br />continued use of the area for ranching, storage, stockpiles, and a dual usage <br />scena rio. <br />There is an area of mature vegetation within the storage area (see the <br />Storage and Stockpile section and Photo 5). It is suggested that this area <br />not be disturbed if at all possible (see Map 8 and Appendix E for location). If <br />this area is disturbed it should be seeded and returned to vegetation as soon <br />as possible using the seed mixes in either table 5 or 6. <br />43 Page <br />ll-L610VI.LI'II \,+IADE1.YAHi,NCII <br />BY CRI A 1 INV lltr_ V\iE v 1 \L \'vD -\t-,U.\ I R'1i - kV%V v.GR1--1113A%1N1-N k- I L <br />