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Mule Creek Gravel ~nvirorunental Assessment • Page 19 <br />' transplantable trees to phase one in random groupings on the <br /> finished slope. <br />' ~ iii) The stockpile(s) will be located in azea(s) of minimal runoff and <br /> disturbance from the gravel mining operations. <br />' iv) The topsoil stockpile will be handled as little as possible. If <br /> relocation of a stockpile is required, the Forest Service and Mined <br /> Land Reclamation Boazd will be contacted for approval by way of <br /> a technical revision. <br /> v) Stability of replaced topsoil will be assured by scarification and <br />' roughening of the final grade (before topsoil placement) to <br /> minimize slippage. <br />' vi) Only suitable quality soil for vegetative growth will be stockpiled <br /> and used in reclamation and will include the top existing surface <br /> horizon(s). <br /> vii) Topsoil will be replaced as evenly as practical. Soil testing will be <br /> performed as needed on disturbed and undisturbed azeas of the <br />' forest. If necessary, slow releasing organic fertilizer, such as <br /> "Biosol", will be applied to topsoil after placement at the following <br />' rate: <br /> Nitrogen: 10 Ibs per acre <br />' Phosphate: 40 Ibs per acre <br /> E. Revegetation: <br />' i) Revegetation of the disturbed area will aim at the reestablishment <br /> of the conditions observed in the naturally occurring forest <br />' community of the surrounding azea. Only certified weed free <br />native seed will be used in the revegetation process <br /> . <br />t ii) The final reclamation will have small groupings of trees <br />lanted from later phases of mining <br />trans <br /> . <br />p <br /> iii) Final slopes will not be too steep to be traversed by livestock or <br />' wildlife. <br /> iv) Environmental factors such as seasonal patterns of precipitation, <br />' temperature and wind, soil texture and fertility, slope stability, and <br /> direction of slope face aze considered in selection of vegetation <br />' species in regarding configuration design. There will be no <br />grazing allowed while the newly planted vegetation establishes <br /> itself. <br /> <br />' H ydrosphere Resourcc Consultants, 1002 Walnut Suite 200, Boulder, CO 80702 <br />