PERMFILE57933

• Permit No: C1981014A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 10/28/2002
• Section_Exhibit Name: 2.05.4 Reclamation Plan
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

• As part of EFCI's comprehensive reclamation plan, shrub and tree seedling
transplants will be established on disturbed areas to meet regulatory
shrub density requirements, provide vegetative diversity, and establish
effective winter browse for domestic livestock and wildlife species.
These seedlings will normally be transplanted in early spring as soon as
ground conditions are suitable for transplanting activities.
Generally vegetative materials occurring within those areas disturbed by
Southfield operations consist of grasses, fortis and small to medium woody
plants. These materials do not interfere with topsoil removal operations,
consequently EFCI recovers all vegetative materials including seeds, roots
and plant fragments during topsoil stripping operations, incorporating
these vegetative propagules with soil materials. Where regraded areas are
available for placement of soil and incorporated plant materials, direct
placement, or live topsoil handling, promotes re-establishment of
indigenous plant species and can increase vegetative diversity. With
• placement in the fall, live handled topsoil lies fallow through the winter
and native vegetation germinates from plant propagules contained in the
soil during the spring when soil moisture/temperature conditions are
favorable. The resulting initial vegetative cultural has proven effective
in promoting subsequent establishment of a diversity of native vegetative
species. Live topsoil handling will be utilized to the extent
operationally feasible as a supplemental seeding method to increase
vegetative diversity and promote re-establishment of native plant species.
Seedbed Preparation. Prior to seeding, EFCI will prepare regraded and
topsoiled areas to provide a firm uncompacted seedbed. As previously
noted in the discussion of topsoil handling presented in Section 2.05.3,
Operation Plan - Permit Area, topsoil replacement thicknesses are limited
in certain areas by the volume of topsoil available for removal. In these
areas, surface manipulation of replaced topsoil would result in
significant mixing of topsoil and underlying surficial materials. In
order to minimize such mixing, surficial materials will be deep ripped
• prior to topsoil replacement. Following replacement of limited topsoil
depths, surface manipulations will be minimized and generally will be
limited to surface disking or tine harrowing in order to alleviate
compaction and provide a suitable seed bed. Similar practices will be
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