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<br /> <br />Exhibit E -Reclamation Plan (continued) <br />• <br />4. General ReveEetation Program <br />Baseline information on vegetation is presented in Exhibit J -Vegetation Information. Although it <br />is undecided whether irrigation will be used for the post-mining site, the revegetation plan will be <br />based on dryland pasture which is planned as the post-mining use at the time of this application. <br />The plan is designed to create a vegetative cover that is at least equal in extent to the cover of the <br />natural vegetation prior to mining. Grass species native to the area have been included. <br />Since minor portions of the reclaimed site (<5%) will be 2.OH:1.OV, these areas will be broadcast <br />seeded. For flatter areas, drill seeding may be used at'/, the broadcast rate. Prior to reseeding, B&B <br />will collect samples of the redistributed soil, have it analyzed, and add fertilizers specifically <br />• designed for the actual soil conditions and proposed revegetation plan. This will be done before any <br />reseeding of two or more acres at any time. <br />When the soils and any suitable fine material have been spread, the surface will be smoothed and <br />worked until moderately fine where the seed is to be drilled; the surface will be left fairly rough <br />where seed is to be broadcast. Fertilizer will be added to the seedbed at the same time that seeding <br />is performed and will be added, if it is needed, to improve vegetation in the years after the initial <br />seeding to improve the vegetative cover and productivity. <br />[n order to mitigate the removal of some shrubs located on the north berm by partially mining this <br />berm, B&B will plant 15 - 5 gallon shrubs in the meadow azea located immediately north of the <br />permit area. This planting will be done when ground is initially broken on the site, although the <br />berm may not be mined for years later. The planting will consist of chokecherry, serviceberry, <br />mountain mahogany and wood's rose.. This is planned due to comments received from the <br />• Colorado Division of Wildlife stating that the shrubs/trees on the north berm are valuable and <br />Carol Ann Pemtit CDMG Application 2 9 <br />