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<br />Messrs. P,anta and~c <br />August 29, 1980 <br />Page 2 <br />maps (Eckman Park Postmining Vegetation and Energy Mines No. 1 and 2 Post- <br />mtning Vegetation), the area within Permit 79-177 will be either planted <br />to seed as described on pages 7A0-124 through 780-129 of the permit appli- <br />cation, or transplanted to bare root, containerized, or mature transplants. <br />Areas to receive each or all of these treatments are shown on the enclosed <br />maps. Data collected at the liuergy Fuels mines was presented to O.S~M. <br />via a lette'r''"~i'd'ressed to Mr. Ri<~hard A. Mills of C.M.L.R.D. dated <br />.January 14, 1980, whQrein Energy Fuels provided doeumentati~a .shawing <br />s~p~i®g to be successful methods of r¢ssLeb}i9Ming tzees,. <br />and sAaru s.~ <br />Seeding Methodology <br />All Lands that supported a preinining vegetation community of either <br />low or tall sagebrush will be drill seeded with the following shrub spe- <br />cies and at the following rates: <br /> Bulk Pounds/ PLS lbs/ <br />Shrubs Acre Acre PLS /f t2 <br />Mountain Big Sagebrush 1.00 0.81 47.78 <br />Actemisia tridenta[a sue. <br />Antelope Bitterbrush 1.0(I 0.76 0.26 <br />Purshia tridentata <br />Rubber Rabbitbrush 1.00 0.03 0.48 <br />Chrysothamnus nauseousus <br />Yellow Rabbitbrush ].. 00 0.03 0.54 <br />Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus <br />Saskatoon Serviceberry 1.OU 0.76 0.79 <br />AmelanchLer alnifolia <br />Black Chokecherry 1.00 0.73 0.07 <br />Prunus virginiana var. <br />melanocarpa <br />Woods Rose 1.00 0.76 0.79 <br />Rosa woodsii <br />SHRUB TO'T'ALS 7.0 3.88 50.71 <br />Seedling Transplants <br />The previously referenced postmining vegetation maps of Eckman Park <br />and Energy 141nes Number 1 and 2 show the areas to receive seedling trans- <br />plants. Basically premining vc};e tattoo ar~;is containing OakhCUah, <br />mountain shrub and aspen will he transplanted with both hareroot and <br />containerized shrub seedlings. The exact stocking requirements to be <br />utilized in each area are unknown due [o the uncertainty of being able to <br />obtain native plant materials. I[ has been Energy Fuels' experience that <br />even the signing of contracts with n~irserymen does not assure the avail- <br />ability of necessary plant materials. however, Energy Fuels will do <br />y <br />M. <br />:', <br />~~~.. <br />i.\ <br />~,,', <br />