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ass cover in this zone. It is also important to control weeds for <br />on to produce any gr the first year may be helpful; especially if <br />grasses will be relied up rrri anon during <br />er. Irrigarion of individual plants could be done, u <br />at least two years after planting. Periodic (load ~ g <br />anon is <br />the soil tends to dry out during the middle of the surmn <br />lanting it would be labor intensive and therefore quite expensive. Flood imp <br />with this high density p resence of abundant Russian <br />mare economical and effective. Only cottonwood will be planted. Due to the p est and <br />live awth in adjacent forests, invasion of this spbQ~o~and sittrahQns isaconsideredlaseuere pdered a <br />O ~ 1 Russian Olive m <br />weed and controlled according y <br />will not be allowed to become established in the Riparian Forest area. does not actin, an <br />For the Shrub/Scrub zones, if naturally recovery willow. <br />ShrublScrua: <br />roblem To encourage the most rapid <br />emulation of similar areas will be tree t ~ e not seem t be acserious phow a high dominance in similar <br />h resent in this ar owing <br />Tarnarix, althoug P etation, cuttings will be taken from existing ~llorsed inin water as they <br />deuelopment of the shrub/scrub veg out but will be immediately inuue <br />habitats. These cuttings will not be allowed to dry <br />are taken. or two (or irrmredtately, if possible} after collection is <br />Planting of the cuttings within a day ound and many will root from the <br />important. The cuttings can simply be inserted into moist or wet gr <br />cutting. But to encourage the highest success rate, when planted each cutting will have the bark on t e <br />knife or single edged razor blade. <br />sliced lengthwise with a sharp owder containing indol-butyric <br />lower two or three inches of the cutting ed in a hormone p ne aids in the <br />The cutting should be danrpened in water and then diPp <br />arden stores at low cost and often called Rootone. The ornro <br />erciall available in g that are below the soil. Through the use of <br />acid, comet Y <br />can be increased tremendously <br />rapid development of root tissue in those portions of the cut n <br />this inexpensive hormone, the success rate of the willow cuttrngs <br />should be inserted six to ten inches into mo~ but in ag ian need not <br />Immediately after treatment, the cutting <br />of the willow cuttings should not be encourag the first year. <br />Grass growth in the vicinity atirn~ would be useful during will be done <br />be controlled. if the ground tends to dry out, flood irrig <br />Grass seeding of dry areas where riparian forest or shrub unrts vnll not be establish <br />11 be used in these locations. It is <br />The following seed Mare wi <br />ll seeding would probably not <br />by heavsly broadcasting followed by raking. <br />canbe done, if desired. For broadcast <br />not expected that much land will need this kind of treatment and therefore ~ referably a hydraulic <br />be efficient. Howeuer> if there are larger areas then drill seeding <br />seeding, the soil should be very lose. For small areas a single pass with a rotofiller (p <br />laces like Home Depot) is sufficient to loosen the soil. The <br />eas to operate. Non-hydraulic rototillers are very lab°r <br />type that can be rented for low cost from p would be more efficient. <br />hydraulic rototillers are quite powerful and very Y <br />er areas treatment with a tractor pulled h h ]d be divided in half. <br />intensive, to say the least. For larg <br />If the seed is drilled, then this mixture, winch is designed for broadcasting, <br />Page 5 of 7 <br />Exhibit E <br />Pueblo East Pit Amendment 2 (2004) <br />