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<br /> <br />Prior to completing Phase 3, Connell will landscape the north, south, and east edges of the property. <br />Landscaping these areas wilt aide in creating a visual scorn of the operation. The landscape plan <br />is diagramed on Exhibit F. The following are notes in regards to the plan. <br />I) Plantings of trees and shrubs will be irregular clusters of 5 trees and 5 shrubs each. <br />2) Tree and shrub selection will be random from the listed plant materials. <br />3) Berms will average 4 to 5 feet in height an 40 to 70 feet in width as show on the plan. <br />4) Landscaping along the north, south, and east boundaries to be completed prior to phase 3 <br />mining. <br />5) All plant material must meet American Association of Nurserymen specifications for number <br />one grade. <br />6) All plant material must be balled and burlapped or container grown. Bare root planting is <br />allowed, but discouraged. <br />Since Connell will be altering the groundwater flow during mining, it might be necessary to irrigate <br />the landscaping. 't'hey will use water ducks andJor pumps to get water to the plants. They will also <br />construct irrigation ditches or construct wells around the plant clusters to capture irrigation water. <br />Cotutell will supplement the water to the landscaped areas for at least the first two growing seasons <br />so these plants will not fail to thrive or die. <br />Reseeding of the properly will be done after an acceptable seedbed is prepared. Grass seed will be <br />planted with a drill equipped with depth bands and press wheels. The grass seed mix will included <br />drought resistant varieties and will be planted in either early spring or fall to insure germination. <br />Grasses planted in early spring will be warm season cover crops. The permanent grass seed wiQ then <br />be drilled into the cover crop in early fall without additional tillage. Grasses planted in the eazly fall <br />will be permanent grasses and covered with straw mulch at a rate of 4,000 lbs. per acre immediately <br />following seeding. The straw will then be crimped into the soil to contra! erosion until the grass <br />becomes established. <br />The reclamation plan will vegetate all disturbed areas with appropriate seed mixes to minimize <br />erosion and reestablish natural terrain. The Fort Collins Soil Conservation Service (SCS) was <br />contacted for recommended seeding mixtures. Below is the seeding recommendation from the SCS. <br />GRASSES <br />Western Wheatgrass (Arriba, Barton) 16#PLS/Ac. <br />Side-oats Grama (Vaughn, EI Reno) 9#PL5/Ac. <br />Blue Gtama (Hachita, Covington) 3#PLS/Ac <br />Blue Needlegrass(Lodorm) 10#PLS/Ac <br />Switchgrass (Nebr.28, Blackwell, Greenville) 4 h#PLSlAc <br />Big Bluestein (Kew) 1 !#PLSJAc <br />Yellow Indiangrass (Eland, Ho{t, Cheyenne) 10#PLSJAc <br />