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3-33 <br />3.9.6 REVEGETATION <br />• For this plan involving reclamation of the existing disturbance, most of the area to be <br />revegetated will be in the juniper woodland p.3 acres). The edges of the road (1.50 acres) <br />and a small area (0.8 acres) where the road transitions from the valley floor to the canyon side <br />is in the Big Sagebrush community. Unfortunately, the juniper woodland wilt not be safe to seed <br />with equipment. Reclamation of the road will block access to the area. Therefore, the juniper <br />woodland will be broadcast seeded with the mix shown in Table 3.4-1a, and mulched afterward. <br />Prior to mulching, a chain drag or other method will be used to work the surface and enhance <br />seed cover. ff the slopes are greater than 3:1 netting will be used to stabilize the mulch. In <br />both cases, mulch of native hay or clean straw will be applied at the rate of 3,000 pounds per <br />acre. <br />In accordance wrth BLM requirements, the mulch used shall be certified weed free by the <br />Colorado Deparbnent of Agriculture per Federal Register Vol. 61, No. 143, July 24, 1996. A <br />copy of the 'Transit Certificate" shall be submitted to the BLM and approved prior to the use of <br />• the mulch. ff the mulch is grown outside of the state of Colorado, BLM shall be contacted and <br />the state inspection program shall be identified. BLM must approve the state inspection program <br />methods and receive proof of inspection by that program prior to using the mulch. <br />The Big Sagebrush community encompasses 2.3 acres of the area to be reseeded. The <br />edges of the road will not be recontoured but will only be chisel plowed and disk harrowed prior <br />to seeding. The recontoured area near the base of the upper road also has slopes that are <br />typically shallow and will be drill seeded. The surface of this recontoured area will be ripped rf it <br />was compacted by vehicle or equipment traffic but the seedbed will be left rough to enhance the <br />moisture retention in the area. Mulch will be applied at the rate of 2,000 pounds per acre and <br />then crimped into the seedbed. The seed mix listed in Table 3.4-1b will be applied. Fnally, the <br />area will be mulched with an additional 2,000 pounds per acre of native hay or clean straw. <br />• <br />M~ Volume I 12 - 18 - 96 <br />