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<br />• <br />U .~p"' Y V~ <br />soy°~ ~ <br />~~ <br /> <br /> <br />(2) Earthdams <br />None are necessary or proposed fior this operation. <br />6.3 Wildlife (See D.O.W. report in Exhibit H.) <br />(1) Safety and protection of wildlife with special attention <br />to critical periods in the life cycle of those species. <br />No special safety or protection methods for wildlife are pro- <br />posed. The wildlife species rated by D.O.W. do not have <br />critical periods in their life cycle that will be affected by <br />this operation. <br />(2) Habitat management is not part of the rangeland reclama- <br />tion plan. D.O.W. comments do not suggest any unique <br />opportunities to enhance or benefit wildlife. There is an oii <br />abundance of this type of habitat in. the area, ,/~~~JJ r~~?-rs <br />6.4 Topsoilinq n~~JL~~ ~i (ou ` <br />(1) Topsoil will be segregated for use in reclamation.""."" If <br />topsoil stockpiles remain for over 1 growing season, they <br />will be seeded with 6.5#/~A BLS of Manchar Smooth Brome to <br />prevent erosion and weed-i.n#estation, as well as preserving n^ <br />the integrity of the topsoil. .v ~~„„o_~,~„ ~,~~q <br /><2) Woodyl vegetation present at the site'S"s^h'a_/11 be removed v 1/ <br />rom the existing topsoil prior to excavation within the af- <br />fected areas. The operator will make a reasonable effort to <br />insure that existing vegetation is put to a bend i ial us ~~ <br />most probably firewood. -~ ,l(~y~;,yZ ~..,Tca-/ ,Cc.,f ~"''~° <br />(3 ) T o s o i l s t o c k i 1 e s~ i 1 1~ t~i..~ 1 t ~ `~o av~ e~aaLuZC~,rGd"''~~ <br />p p p perimeters and ~~ti~.t <br />will not be disturbed by the ongoing mining operation. As <br />stated in (1) above, the topsoil stockpiles will be seeded if ' /~/"~ <br />to be left for more than 1 year. Y~~ <br />(4) Topsoil will not be rehandled until it is replaced on ,~„~a,(,f <br />the regraded and topsoiled disturbed areas in reclamation. <br />~~/ <br />(5) The replaced topsoil will be stabilized by chiseling or """X <br />disking the 6ackslope area before replacement. There will be <br />no slippage, since all material in reclamation will be fin- <br />ished at 4H:1V or flatter. <br />(6) The entire affected area is composed of Louviers - <br />Travessilla Complex soils, which sustains an adequate grass <br />cover vegetation. There are no other more suitable materials <br />on site fior sustaining vegetation. <br />(7) Growing media (topsoil) will be rep <br />manner as possible. 40# available P & N <br />fertilizer as per S.C.S. recommendations <br />areas. <br />(8) There will be no vegetative piles to <br />lived in reclamation. <br />laced in an even a app pp.r~ <br />is proposed as the I~~,io„e <br />in this and similar <br />40, 333 ~~p ou <br />be removed or uti- ad17yq~/~ <br />TS <br />