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<br /> <br />from streams and property lines, to eliminate slides or <br />siltation problems. A 200-foot buffer zone for wildlife <br />xould be left between drainages. All spoils would be left <br />graded in a xay to create good bond between spoils and the <br />redistributed topsoil. <br />Topsoil from the A and B horizons would be redistributed <br />xith scrapers. Fourteen inches of loose topsoil would be <br />deposited in areas receiving only grasses, which would leave <br />approximately 8 to 12 inches after compaction, Where trees <br />and shrubs would be planted, topsoil would be 2 to 3 feet <br />deep, if available. These sites would be areas of high <br />moisture retention, such as the backs of ridges created <br />during spoil grading. These areas would be reclaimed in a <br />manner closer to the natural habitat trees and shrubs grow <br />in, and should help establish better stands, After topsoil <br />replacement, the affected land would be graded with a blade, <br />then disced and harroxed on the contour to create an ade- <br />quate seedbed or readied for farming. Planting of peren- <br />nials would preferably take place in the fall or early <br />spring. In the event an area is ready for planting after <br />the growing season starts, annuals xill be used to control <br />erosion and create a mulch for soil building. Land planned <br />for return to farming would be planted xith a partial year <br />of stabilizers if needed. <br />1~ <br />