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• also reproducing from seed. These species, unfortunately, are not available from plant material <br />suppliers. Adjacent undisturbed stands will rapidly reinvade the reclaimed areas by means of plant <br />popagules (seed or extension of rhizomes). <br />Anticipated disturbance relates only to those activities necessary to the construction ofthe diversion <br />ditch. Salvaged topsoil will be replaced following necessary grading to reclaim the ditch and shape <br />the final contours. As part of seedbed preparation, the replaced topsoil will be disked with the first <br />pass made partially into adjacent native vegetation to "tie" the reclaimed and native sites together. <br />This operation also serves to pull and mix native plant rooting materials into the edges of the <br />reclaimed area, thus hastening reinvasion. As with any sod forming species, the cutting up and <br />dispersal of rooting materials tends to increase regeneration and stimulate the stand. I n the interim, <br />Seed Mix #6, Irrigated Pasture-Poorly Drained Phase (Section 2.05.4(2)(e), Revegetation) will be <br />seeded on all reclaimed areas on or immediately adjacent to the buffer zone in order to stabilize <br />the site. Creeping foxtail (Alooecurus arundinaceus) contained in Seed Mix #6, is one of the few <br />other grasses available on the market that has the potential to tolerate poorly drained sites. <br />Creeping foxtail is also a valuable species for wildlife, providing both early spring growth for food <br />and later growth for nesting and escape cover. Birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) is included in <br />the mix because it is adapted to wet or poorly drained sites and will provide soil nitrogen benefits <br />to the established plant community. It is anon-bloating legume that will also provide forage and <br />• cover benefits to wildlife. Reestablishing native vegetation will eventually crowd it out of the stand, <br />particularly if it is consistently an understory plant. Revegetation will follow the methods described <br />in Revegetation Methods -Irrigated Pasture. Maintenance, monitoring, and management activities <br />are detailed in various sections of Section 2.05.4(2)(e), Revegetation. <br />The foregoing discussion has been provided to support WFC's right to enterthe stream buffer zone <br />of a perennial stream to construct parts of the East Ditch directing runoff to Pond 007. The <br />approval is predicated on WFC's commitment to protect the hydrologic balance by minimizing and <br />mitigating the disturbance using the above-referenced engineering design and mining and <br />reclamation plans. <br />• (REVISED 6lOii 2.05.6 (3) - 9 <br />