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USDA United Stat~ Natural Resource;: Sler'1~ Field Oilice
<br />~-~, .~- Department of Conselvalion i6Q7 Pheasant Ridge
<br />®Agriculture Service StArlincd, CO 80751.4721
<br />Telephone: 870.522.7554
<br />http:(hnvw.ro nn:a.u=.la.gev
<br />Far: 9'0 5?2-'!52P
<br />Recnmmendatiuus fur site rrilanratinn
<br />Site Preparaliou; tZeClem3h011 l0 the ]vt ',i tUUlil :u. r; Gi,Ir.. _ ..ia o~lP r~` .111 l;a nl!5 fU IIU It1CCe
<br />than 2:1 slopes and should be flatter wL'crr ~2.::,:1,',• ;c7(: ,rc~c;i: a'~;e. I'h~: tol?o~raph} should be
<br />made smooth with no spoil piles nr pits prE'sC-IU.
<br />TupSUihng: Tlie cun~ent topsoil should he 7emn, u. a'orl raerre,l to he used ;,;r r.,aamiQinn.
<br />topsoil should be spread (mifarnil;, ~~~ er tf~e ~Irslurbc~+ area tr. ~ hackcil dPi)th of ri inches. Tn
<br />the et•ent that existing soils h:a-e insufti: i?nt d~pt't, t~:~ps~;il :I(al1 l e br~.~~i~Itt iu a,;d spread ~: tee,
<br />the deficient areas.
<br />Fertilizer and n'.[ulch: A'Iatun'e can he pre~tu cll l;l' },;. ~:;~re:; .:urf„~: c ;, 1. the rate of ^_Q revs per
<br />acre; or nitri,geu lh~~ and p11U?phgl'U i tt-"lt" ~ `Cl tit l.'_:': :--: t.'C ::1 ~) ~~' ~ ::ni. L"C~1 [t:all'8 t,'.d f1t 3 r:itC
<br />of 4U lbs per acre each. Tiulc of applir;,[~ur, si:rt,lr.l h±: i.. ^.:~:n -1; ;'(6x tG sc~dins!, 1f nlanut•e
<br />15 applied, the tttanu-re should be r~r ;1 i)'l iC lie?,l 1115 1?.~":r :?T Iil~ll'~_. ['~' ~'. 21}'I'':, 11Ga~•_•: ,.h1111I:j ?
<br />inches or more iu dianrete.r. Granular or p~.~~•'der•,'rn:utwr sho~.A,.l n-.,t 17e used. ]f ritreg,en and
<br />phosphorus are applied, a nati~: e had or s(tr~s mulelt 's'ill Lat e ti! be spread :rcl c,imped into
<br />the soil at a rate of 4000 lbs per acre etfter fenilizing. ,~1u_rh sho;ild be c;~n'r??ed inti, the soil in
<br />such a way that ti inches of tnulett pronudes fi•o:tt the soil surface. "}?~ese taeasures ~.t ili help
<br />Control wind attd water erosion until tl7e i;rass bec:~mes cst;.L'1isl7eii.
<br />Grass Seeding: Total area to h: seeded should inclu~l•r a!1 Jis;ulbed areas. Chc seeElF,etl
<br />should be well settled and firm, bet not f:i.~ble, frn s,,'i' ~ lay cn~en+ Si its th;a have been
<br />compacted by aquipmet7t should he tilled. v, brca'.; ,~~, :-r, l•, . , ~: I icti,'c ;;,gets, then L'ann•,eed,
<br />rolled or packet to prepare the rec{ttir,il firr~ ,r,~dbcd. Cira:. = : h ,;Il h~: drilled n51;1e. 8 t'~r8ti5
<br />drill from 7\oventber lst to ,'iptil :3Uth, prior r:, a l:rrii~ 1 cf <Jili•_il•nred :noisture :tndr.fter all
<br />other treatment is completed Rccontmer_ded pla:ain>' dept]; is 1.r to ? :inches. See th.e.
<br />attached CO-EC5-5 'Grass Seeding PLnuteci frr recr~nt:r<<,me~I sl,~eie:s to be planted on tl:e
<br />site.
<br />1Veet1 ControL• 'v1'eed conn'nl shoulii be arcurnplih;d o;7 thc• site during grass st:tttd
<br />establishment. '<~%eed control catt'oe ch~ntiral isee che;nicel r9eaL_r far recnrnmendation:
<br />application rates, and tithe of applies*.ionj i,r necl7a~ c;,1 .~:L,•,~,:n~ 6h,r=.s best results ~ehen
<br />completed between mid ?one and e:u'ic aul tin grs.u_ ; ~Lo~.r~:i Ec rllir~~ ea i+-urine t,te first t',~'o
<br />years of establislvttent. After tbi, pia iud, t'le sucoa~ ~~; .',.: sec ~+ir.}; •~h~ ~ulci he e~ ulu:,tcd. If a
<br />lush stand is present, grazing 11781 li~c111 :1 Il 15 ~iC".:.7: II• . ~' ~I~ ~' 1:7 In5ll f.+i: i,: it+ Gt+^d of erBSS
<br />is present, the area should be seeded again.
<br />Tho Natural Resources Goofervalion $ln9ca worke hanA-in•,,a nd with ~T-
<br />lne Amarign people to conserve natural rMO~rcxs oq Vrlvate tangs 0.N FECAL GP'PP.TUkI T'( vR('iViaER AY.C ER,PLG YEP.
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