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<br />• Wildlife Habitat Improvement or Mitigation Measures-Woody materials may be <br />redistributed on adjacent undisturbed lands or on reclaimed areas for interim or fmal <br />wildlife mitigation measures; <br />• Firewood-Cleared woody materials may be made available to the public at locations <br />adjacent to public access routes; <br />• Erosion and Sediment Control Structures and Practices-Cleared woody materials may be <br />used as construction materials for wattles, brush revetments and other erosion control and <br />stabilization measures; and <br />• Vehicle Deterrents-Cleared woody materials may be placed on the surface of reclaimed <br />features so as to discourage vehicle access (visual recognition and physical barriers) and to <br />promote visual aesthetics of the reclaimed area. <br />It may be necessary to stockpile and redistribute tree stems, stumps and larger branches to be <br />used for these features or purposes. Merchantable forest products and other large woody <br />debris will not be sold, mulched or removed from federally owned surface areas contained <br />within the site without BLM's prior written approval. The disposition of such woody materials <br />will be a component of panel-specific determinations developed in consultation with the BLM <br />as mininb activities progress. <br />Soil removal operations will be conducted in a manner that maximizes recovery of suitable <br />resources for soil reconstruction and minimizes physical handling. Full area salvage will be <br />conducted to the extent possible. Where suitable soil is available, it will be salvaged to a <br />minimum depth of six inches or the bottom of the A-horizon, whichever is greater. <br />Whenever possible, suitable A-horizons will be salvaged, handled and stored separately from <br />subsoil materials. Complete salvage of the A-horizon will be performed since it serves as a <br />"reservoir" for important macronutrients and micronutrients essential to plant growth and <br />development. Organic material accumulations in the O-horizon and A-horizon also serve to <br />promote plant growth through improved nuvient retention and better moisture availability. <br />Suitable A-horizon materials will normally be salvaged in their entirety. However, subsoils <br />that have superior soil reconstruction and plant growth characteristics will be preferentially <br />salvaged over inferior quality topsoil. Suitable subsoil materials may be used to make up <br />short-falls in topsoil-poor areas. Site specific judgment, in combination with NRCS ratings <br />(Table 2) will be used to determine whether or not a particular soil material will be salvaged for <br />reconstruction purposes. The best suitable soil reconstruction materials available within the <br />area to be disturbed will be identified and scheduled for salvage. <br />Soil salvage will be performed using equipment best suited for the volume of tna[erial to be <br />handled and the physical characteristics of the disturbance area. Handling of soil materials will <br />be minimized in an effort to reduce impacts on soil structure. Bulldozers, loaders, haul trucks <br />and scrapers may be used in soil salvage operations. To avoid unnecessary compaction, <br />ingress and egress from the soil salvage area will, to the extent possible, avoid routes over <br />surface areas where materials have not yet been salvaged. To avoid unnecessary damage to <br />soil structure, handling of soil will be avoided or minimized, especially when soils are <br />saturated with water or when they are excessively dry. <br />American Soda. L.L.P. 4-3 <br />Soil Conscrvauen. liosion and Sedimcnl <br />Conwl. Rcclamnnon, and Rcvegetanon Plan <br />(h:lober ?8. 1998 <br />Revised April 9. 1999 <br />