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J <br />J <br />n <br />u <br />PART II PROPOSED GPI:RATIONS <br /> <br />A method of progressive rehabilitation concurrent ~•aith mining operations <br />vaill be employed. When overburden is moved it will be placed in its <br />ultimate location or adjacent to its ultimate location to a contour and <br />elevation in accordance with the master plan. Tl,is is illustrated in drawings <br />-- 3-2 through 3-11 whereby islands, mounds and lake banks are constructed <br />I of overburden. <br />2. Progressive Reclamationi Planting: \Ne propose that reclaraation of the <br />site proceed in concert with the year's mining operation. In fact, perimeter <br />~ nex.[ <br />plantings of riparian woodland species would starC-tl~i~s surmner. This ~.vi.ll <br />I <br />~ give these fast growing species a considerable head start. Examination of <br />J <br />i <br />J <br />J <br />7 <br />J <br /> <br /> <br />drawings 3-2 through 3-lI shows the progressive mining and rcclarnatinn of <br />the site. Note that after each year's operai.ion (October-May), revaneratia: <br />will proceed during the growing season on those sites v~~hich will not he <br />further disturbed. The vaater fable will then be allowed to rise during the <br />growing season. In this manner whole sections of the site will he reclaimed <br />years before the last portion is mined. When the final portion is excavated <br />(see dewing 3-10), the perimeter planting will be nine to tell years old! (a) <br />The entire eastern portion of the site will have been producing natural <br />habitats for approximately five years. The access road nail] be moved from an <br />eastern to a western route in order to minimize disturbance of the natural <br />processes in the reclaimed areas. A nursery of native tree species will be <br />started in the area just south of Boulder Cree}: which will be used i.n the <br />revegetation of the areas to be reined during the last several years of <br />operation. Transplanting of these plants will greatly speed up the reclamation <br />of these last year's operations. Thus, by a program of progressive <br />_~.__(a).. RecciiC'coYing of cotta,wood cnu] w; llov"vs at tlrc Sawl,ill ponds l'c~~~e57ccl tli5t trcc~' <br />cf th;ae sl:ecies are 10 to !U fc;etBt ,I1 at u to 7 years aye. 'i'lwce s}:,ecies : l;~ul<i <br />J <br />