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111 M-2001-001 Line Camp Pit Amendment#2 (Expansion) Seeding will be done in late fall, unless irrigation equipment is available,in which case it will be done after mining is completed before the year and before August each year. This mix is based upon recommendations by USDA-NRCS(Robert Fuller, Letter of 17 AUG 2000 and Fax of 30 AUG 2000): For areas where pasture will be restored, not immediately adjacent to ponds: a pasture mix consisting of meadow brome (Bromus biebersteinii, var. regar), timothy(Phleum pratense, var. climax), orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata, var. latar), intermediate wheatgrass (Elytrigia intermedia, var. greenar) and cicer milkvetch (Astragalus cicer, var. lutana). These species can be planted without irrigation but should be dormant seeded in late fall so that they come up in spring with winter and spring moisture. If irrigation water were available then any time between April and August would work. 6. Seed mixes for landscaping as required by the County after reclamation: Mr. Fuller recommended the following,without going into detail regarding quantities. Unless otherwise specified, plants would be seeded, not transplants. For areas around ponds: collecting native willow cuttings (Salix exigua) from adjacent sites along the river and planting them at the interface between water and land. Another species of native shrub ... is buffaloberry(Shepherdia argentea). ... also recommend planting hardstem bulrush (Scirpus acutus), Olney threesquare bulrush (Scirpus americanus), and bluejoint reedgrass (Calamagrostis canadensis) along the pond margin. The bulrushes can be planted in water to a depth of one foot. For permanent berms[if they are left]: For the shrub plantings on top of the berms, recommend woods rose (Rosa woodsii), chokecherry(Prunus virginiana), skunkbush sumac (Rhus trilobata), and golden currant(Ribes aureum). Based on Mr. Fuller's recommendation, for this landscaping planting, seed for shore and berm plants would be broadcast at a rate of 5 pounds PLS per acre. Native willow cuttings would be collected and planted at a one-foot spacing along the shore of each area. Bullrushes would be planted in mixed clusters of a dozen plants, about one foot apart, in water up to one foot deep. This is NOT part of reclamation to DMG standards, but only for County landscaping requirements. 6. General instructions regarding seeding and care: All seedings will be mulched with approximately 4000 lbs. of weed-free straw spread and crimped into the seedbed to a depth of 4 inches,with tracked equipment. For drilling,a grass drill with depth bands and press wheels to a planting depth of'A to 1 inch will be used. Unless irrigated, seeding will be during the period from 15 October to 15 December(late fall), but depending on weather conditions, may be done as late as 30 April (when free of frost). If irrigation is intended for at least the first full growing season, planting will be done between April and August at the end of mining and reclamation operations for the year for the particular piece of land being reclaimed. Weed control will be mechanical (mowing)after establishment,on or about 1 June(before annual weeds have a chance to seed)for the first year. Other control (chemical) should be coordinated with the land owner and County weed and pest control agency. Use of chemical control will be evaluated on an annual basis,and the agency will recommend specific applications, rates and schedules based on weeds observed and other conditions. Beyond the first year, use of mowing,grazing,and other weed control measures will also be evaluated and carried out in accordance with agency instructions. Livestock need to be kept off all areas for several years after seeding. 5182-22-001 WASTELINE, INC, Page 48 of 65