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• <br />A hat of the native and introduced grace species, and the quantities of these <br />• grasses that will be planted on the reclaimed tailings impoundment area ie <br />~ivEii belv7.. SVruC Jf the ~i d36 dp6Gloo Ou thin li6t my ~ dtietixi Gi n"11'iutitiited <br />following the cempletien of the field tests that will be conducted on mneolideted <br />mill tailings. <br />• Application Rate <br />I~ratiae braes Species Pound_4 Per P_cre <br />Ivicuntait: biuhly 2 <br />Slender Wheat-or~raee 8 <br />• Thurber Fescue 3 <br />lntrroritxwd lirAAa SperiPa <br />Hard Fescue 4 <br />Intermedrate Jvheat-grass 8 <br />• Orrohard grass G <br />Red Fescue 2 <br />month Brorue 5 <br />Timothy 2 <br />• The time of the year when tailings deposition finally ceases will determine tlia <br />se390n tat the°_°_ o as species 3.r'° planted on the tailings retention °t".'.'.ct':re. <br />These erasaea will be planted in either the late fall or early aprme months; <br />depending upon how much time is available for grround prepar-a~on follow;ng <br />the ceeeatien of mi!!ino operations. The optimum eeaeen for eeedir_g the pre- <br />pared mill tailings is in fire late fall, ao that seed germination will isles place irr <br />• the foL'owirrg sp. ~.b. Hor•c :•er, if the grass seeds are planted in the early <br />spring, they wi Il haves amnl? t~mP. fnr growth prior Yn the ground ti-eP7ing, and <br />tare grasses will Ixuefii, from several ruouths of precipitation. <br />~._ A sprinkler irrieation avete>n 'i ioe used to avoid dehydration of ttre two <br />~,--_~ <br />• 6e- - 6 ur1IIg 6nCh Ga uld n66 6 2rn11ndtiGn peri 8. auultiJnal <br />f r rzer,_ a danno e rn .. f~ loW!n~ the re <br />tilizer eatments ane discontinued a.,zr e 6 ' n s been ea'ecti<<ly <br />eatabliahed, it iA expertprl that the native grstenee will eucresefiilly rnmpete <br />with Lhe introduced grass species. v oluniary re vegetation ie also ea-pa;ted to <br />• occur as natic~e seeds from adjacen~fores~germinate and grow in the <br />improved soil of the reclaimed tailings rmpoundment area. <br />In order to create a div lent community on the reclaimed tailings reten- <br />ai has of the re vegetation p]an will involve <br />• plan : indigenot:s bees an s-rte.-~~~., a atrrface of the former ..at~,]incs <br />n ThraTaet rt. o e re v . etahon program will e~atart~ cTunna tTie-" <br />flat yd~ ear after the cesaataou of a Cposr on. a weeu 20 and 30 <br /> <br />