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"All seed shall be furnished in bags or containers clearly labeled to show the name and <br /> address of the supplier, the seed name, the lot number, origin, the percent of weed seed <br /> content, the guaranteed percentage of purity and germination, pounds of pure live seed <br /> (PLS) or each seed species and total weight. All brands furnished shall be free of <br /> noxious seeds. Seed which has become wet, moldy or otherwise damaged in transit or in <br /> storage will not be acceptable. SME will approve all seed mixes prior to seeding. Seed <br /> shall have a minimum germination and maximum purity of 85%. Seed shall not exceed <br /> I% weed content. The contractor shall broadcast or drill seed specified seed mixes upon <br /> completion of grading and confirmation of the SME. Seed shall be worked into the <br /> topsoil to a depth of'/a - '/ inch below the surface by hand rakes or equivalent method to <br /> insure good seed to soil contact, and prevent the loss of seed due to rain or flood events <br /> (if seed is buried greater than Y2 an inch below the surface the rate of germination for <br /> wetland species will be decreased). " Specifically, a Montane Wet Meadow Mix was <br /> used for wetlands and Montane Erosion Control Grasses was used for uplands, <br /> specifications included below. <br /> MONTANE WET MEADOW SEED MIX <br /> *seeding rate: 8oz per 1,000 sq.ft. <br /> 14%Elymus canadensis(Canada Wildrye) <br /> 14 %Poa palustris (Fowl Bluegrass) <br /> 12 % Glyceria grandis (Giant Mannagrass) <br /> 12 %Deschampsia cespitosa(Tufted Hairgrass) <br /> 12 %Beckmannia syzigachne (American Sloughgrass) <br /> 8 % Carex simulata(Slender Sedge) <br /> 5 %Eleocharis palustris(Spikerush) <br /> 4 %Agrostis scabra (Ticklegrass) <br /> 4 % Carex rostrata(Beaked Sedge) <br /> 4 % Carex nebrascencis(Nebraska Sedge) <br /> 3 %Juncus balticus (Baltic Rush) <br /> 2 % Carex aquatilis (Aquatic Sedge) <br /> 2 % Carex lanuginosa(Woolly Sedge) <br /> 2 %Scirpus microcarpus (Small Fruited Bulrush) <br /> 1 %Juncus longistylis (Meadow Rush) <br /> 1 %Juncus ensifolius(Dagger Leaf Rush) <br /> HIGH PLAINS FOOTHILLS WILDFLOWER MIX <br /> *seeding rate: 2 lbs per 1,000 sq.ft or 25 lbs per acre <br /> 45 %Bromus marginatus(Mt Brome) <br /> 45 %El mus track caulus Slender Wheat grass) <br /> Y Y ( g ) <br /> 10 %Pascopyrum smithii(Western Wheatgrass) <br /> • The disturbed areas surrounding Pit A that are not a permanent road or below the water <br /> line of Pond A have received either erosion control blankets or a spray on mulch tackifier <br /> with a seed mix in the spring of 2018, this area was approximately 2.06 acres (Figure 1). <br /> The areas where materials are currently stockpiled (2.04 acres) will be seeded once the <br /> existing fill material has been used for projects at the ranch, this area is flat and the <br />