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• The proposed seed mixture, as shown in Table 1, Proposed Seed Mixture, <br />contains the diversity essential for ecological site stability. On the <br />areas to be disturbed by the surface facilities, reclamation will take <br />place following the conclusion of mining activities. The revegetation <br />will be conducted during the first normal planting season following the <br />application of the topsoil and the preparation of the site for seeding. <br />The most favorable time of revegetation will be in late September or <br />early October; therefore, the seeding will be done just prior to the <br />season when the probability of moisture is at its greatest. <br />Planting and Seeding Methods. Once topsoil has been reapplied and <br />leveled, a farm tractor or motor grader mounted scarifier will be used <br />to chisel plow the topsoil. Chisel plowing or scarifying alleviates any <br />compaction. Following the chisel plowing, a straw mulch will be surface <br />blown onto all topsoil areas. Next the area will be disked to anchor <br />the mulch into the soil and prepare a mellow, yet firm seed bed. <br />Following the mulching and disking, the area will be seeded with the <br />• perennial mixture as shown in Table 1, Proposed Seed hlixtures. On <br />steeper slopes, seed will be broadcast using a cyclone seeder at twice <br />the drill seed rate. On level areas, all seed will be drill seeded with <br />the heavy duty rangeland drill pulled by a rubber tire farm tractor or <br />small crawler dozer. Seed coverage on areas broadcast seeded will be <br />accomplished by chisel plowing and disking where possible and by the <br />freeze-thaw action of these roughened soils as they receive moisture <br />from fall and winter storms. <br />During the early spring following late summer planting, the <br />containerized or bare root tree plantings will be hand-planted into the <br />new seeding. Hand shovels and/or augers will be used to transplant <br />these species. Planting during this period will result in minimal <br />damage to the seeded vegetation and lessens the potential mortality that <br />can be expected when seedlings are transplanted into stands having a <br />more developed root system. <br /> <br />-27- <br />