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EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN(coNT) <br /> PROPOSED SEED MIX <br /> Species Lbs. <br /> PLS/Acre <br /> Western Wheatgrass (Aribba) 5. 0 <br /> Big Bluestem (Champ) 2 .5 <br /> Blue Grama (Hachita) 0.6 <br /> Switch rass (Blackwell) 1.75 <br /> 11 Total 9.85 <br /> It has been our experience on other operations, that the <br /> seeded area will have a heavy cover of weeds after the first <br /> year. The second year, there are fewer weeds as the grasses <br /> start to take hold. By the third year the weeds are mostly gone <br /> and the grass has established itself so it will grow in future <br /> years . These weeds also tend to shade the seedbed, retain snow <br /> in the winter and act as a wind break for the newly emerging <br /> grasses . The area will then be monitored for success of <br /> revegetation until it is released from the permit area by the <br /> Mined Land Reclamation Board. <br /> WEED CONTROL <br /> The revegetated areas will be monitored closely each spring <br /> for the first two years to determine if noxious weeds are <br /> invading the area. L .G. Everist, Inc . will implement a weed <br /> monitoring and control plan that covers the areas actively used <br /> by their operations . <br /> Weed control on the agricultural use areas will be the <br /> responsibility of the landowner or farmer using the land. <br /> Weed control in the mining and reclamation areas will be <br /> initiated if the problem becomes serious or if an excessive weed <br /> cover is still present at the end of the second year. In no way <br /> should this be taken to mean that L .G. Everist will try to <br /> eradicate all the weeds from the site . Some weeds are beneficial <br /> to the upland game species in the area, they provide important <br /> protection from the elements during winter, and nesting sites <br /> during the spring. Total eradication of weeds from the site is <br /> not necessarily desirable or possible, so we will be using <br /> stronger controls on the noxious weeds and controlling the rest <br /> as needed. Weed control may be done through mowing or chemical <br /> means . Control of noxious weeds is important to the state, so we <br /> will follow USDA Extension Service recommendations to control <br /> them. Our Weed Control Plan is included in the APPENDIX. <br /> L G Everist,Inc Ragsdale Reservoirs May 5,2020 <br /> 22 <br />