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Seed Mixes and planrin <br />lists Four seed mixes have been dsvelapetl for permanent <br />revegatation of the II-W and !f•W South permit areas and the Tie-Across Hau( Roatl. In <br />atltlizion, a mix of small grains for use as a cover crop and a mix of native shrubs species to be <br />sown alone [o generate shrub islands have been developed. Also inclUdetl here are fists of tree <br />antl shrub species to bs used in direct nursery stock planting areas again intended to establish <br />shrub islands. <br />lnifial considerations in Tha devefapmant of the permanert mixes and seedling (nursery stock) <br />Sists included the anticiAaied reclaimed area site conditions and ih¢ desired revegeTafion <br />communities. Specific goals which factored into the permanont sped mixes and seedling lists <br />included rapid antl long-term surface stabilisation, ease of establishment, maximum use of <br />native species, adequate species diversity, high levels of utility for livestock and wildlife, good <br />forage prgduction potemiah compatibility with naturaNy regenerating native species present in <br />replaced topsoil, and the ability i4 be self-sustaining or compliment successional processes in <br />the reclaimed plant communities. Attaihment of these goals, in turn, facilitates achievomenk of <br />toe pasimining land uses. <br />7o finalize the pfant materials lists, dominant or commonly occurring species identified in the <br />Seneca II•W and II-W South Extension arEa vegetation baseline sTLdies were evaluated for <br />inc)usiorr in the seed mixes or planting fists- Tha list of these species eves further refined fn <br />include the moro desirable li.e„ no noxious or strong increaser species) or high utility species. <br />Rea}isYrc and consistent market availability was a strong selection crrtarion for al( potential <br />sAaeias and varieties. lnaluded species which were not prosent in vegetation baseline studies <br />wets added to aid in achievement of the revegetation goats specified earlier, Finaffy, analysis <br />of revagetation moniTOring data collected aY the Seneca (l Mine since 1985 and review of <br />pertinent revogetation literature was perfprmetl. The resulting inforrrratiort provided insights <br />into seeded species Aerformance, seeding rates, stand composition, planting rates and survive} <br />percentages, and the degree to which natural regeneration complimonis the seed mixes. <br />Seed Mrx No. S (Table 22-}1 has been designed for alt reclaimed upland sites and eAbemaral <br />drainages on the mine area. It will be used for Upland areas on the tie-across haul road. 7»e <br />23 species contained in the mix are adapted to a broad range of site conditions <br />PR03 <br />Y3 <br />Revised (1(02 <br />