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1 <br /> EXHIBIT E RECLAMATION PLAN(CONT) <br /> cover rate on the grass revegetated areas when reclamation is <br /> complete . <br /> No trees will be planted, because they are not compatible with <br /> reservoir development as their root systems affect the liners . It <br /> is expected some natural invasion from adjoining areas will occur . <br /> PROPOSED SEED MIX <br /> Species Lbs. <br /> Western Wheatgrass (Aribba) 5.0 <br /> Big Bluestem (Champ) 2 .5 <br /> Blue Grama (Hachita) 0. 6 <br /> Switchgrass (Blackwell) 1 .75 <br /> Total 9.85 <br /> It has been our experience on other operations, that the seeded <br /> area may have a heavy cover of weeds after the first year. The second <br /> year, there are fewer weeds as the grasses start to take hold. By <br /> the third year the weeds are mostly gone and the grass has established <br /> itself so it will grow in future years . These weeds also tend to shade <br /> the seedbed, retain snow in the winter and act as a wind break for <br /> the newly emerging grasses . The area will then be monitored for <br /> success of revegetation until it is released from the permit area by <br /> the Mined Land Reclamation Board. <br /> WEED CONTROL <br /> The revegetated areas will be monitored closely each spring for <br /> the first two years to determine if noxious weeds are invading the <br /> area. L.G. Everist, Inc. will implement a weed monitoring and <br /> control plan that covers the areas actively used by their operations . <br /> T. eee , +-1 e , , , , <br /> vv-�--c-cc-�iz-�r-6T-6-13 "�i cc�rcu�-d�-:rC—c�re-d�s-�id'3�r-be the- <br /> LGE understands their responsibility for weed control on the permit <br /> area and will . e. k }e ,-tave the farm lessee r,.Yfei .fn ensure that weed <br /> control on non-mining areas is performed. <br /> Weed control in the mining and reclamation areas will be <br /> initiated if the problem becomes serious or if an excessive weed cover <br /> is still present at the end of the second year. In no way should this <br /> be taken to mean that L.G. Everist will try to eradicate all the weeds <br /> from the site . Some weeds are beneficial to the upland game species <br /> in the area, they provide important protection from the elements <br /> during winter, and nesting sites during the spring. Total <br /> L.G. EVERIST, INC.-WEST FARMS RESERVOIR May 2023 <br /> 21 <br />