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DiR Sitc C'onstntction anJ Reclamation: <br />o r\void operations during or directly aRcr pcriols of heavy rain or w•hcn soils arc wet. ((rutting caused by <br />eyuipnunt or vchides is obsrned, stop mechanical operations immediately. <br />~o The operator would he rcyuired to reclaim all dig sites by tilling with excavated material, rewntouring. <br />replacing tupwil and scaling. <br />o :\II minine spoil will he separated into two distinct piles: l l topsoil and 2) general overburden. 'T'opsoil <br />~~ ill be considered the uppemtost (our inches of miner:d wit and any organic matter (c.g. Goer or dull) <br />above the mincr:d surface. 'fhc topsoil nwst be piled :md clearly iabcled. (ht all ,lopes greater than ICI <br />percent, topsoil and ocerbunlen piles nntst have silt fencing effectively installed down slope o(the piles. <br />\dininl; spoils must be placed inunediatcly upslupe o(di ~ sites.,uch that any crodel nrnerial would be <br />captured by the excavation. <br />c r\II di~~ sites above riparian rune (as defined in the 9A stand:uds and guidelines and tltr Forest Riparian <br />Im cntory) will be accessed from upslopc positions or along contour Iw'hen operator safety permits) to <br />linut soil disturbance anal raveling luwnslope anJ into riparian areas. <br />\ cKctutiun and ~uxious \\ cods: <br />Rcclanu+tiun sccd mixes mint include only native species. and must exclude crestel wheat grass, smooth <br />brontc auJ yellow sacct ciuter. winch arc all potcnpally invasive species. \1'hcn purchasing seed, the <br />operator must obtain a wriucn statement indicating that the seed being purchascl is weed-lire. <br />Thr operator will use the South Park District's dew lower rlccation seed mix, rtpanan sccd mix or willow <br />spikes (l spike per square foot) as designated. Sec ~ppcnlix F a description ul'the rcyuired sccd nuxes. <br />l'hc operator will sccd all rerontourcd dig sites, associated topsoil piles and reclaimcl roals ;u the end of <br />every season. <br />Scedinc will he done in the (all, optimally hclitrc the tint snowfall. Apply a0 Ibs of seed per acre. <br />Rrclamauun in forested area; map regwrc h:uul tool:: m pull c.ccacatcd m:dcnal away fYum trees <br />Fcdcralh I.i,lcd, \Iana!~cmcnt Indicator and Scnsititc Species-\\ ildlifc: <br />U the operator camps overnight. all ti~odstu(fs will be properly cuntaineYl anJ located to minimitc conflicts <br />with wilillitc, cspccully bean. F~x~d rums should be ~rorcd in a bear-proof container away from any Leming <br />or camping sites. <br />In ;m active nurthem goshawk nest becomes known within the projtxt area, standard mitigation mruures <br />would he irnplcmcntcd to protcxt birds irorn human-caused impacts. 'Ibis would prohibit use o(mcchaniicd <br />equipment betw'cen \{arch I and September 30 of each rdcnd:+r year within a (i00-Tool radius (or w ithin 30 <br />acres) of the nest siie. the operator would still be ;dlowed to hand ~1i~~ iiuring this time. <br />IleritaKc: <br />I f a previously unknown site is discovered by either the operator or the Forest Scn•icc, mining operations <br />that could impact the new site would stop inunediatcly until the site is ev;duatcd by the Forest Scn•ice and <br />any needed mitigation rneasures arc decelopcd. <br />((new proposed dig sites arc proposed that arc outside the project area, additional Heritage Resource <br />sun•eys. documentation and OAHp SHPO i:oncutrcnce would be rcyuired <br />Pace 39 of d') <br />