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The use of mycorrhizal innoculants in containerized seedlings is a recently developed tec:h~clogy. <br />These innoculants have been developed from soil resources collected from native areas adja~~ent to • <br />mine sites. It is anticipated that reestablishment of plant-mycorrhizal relationships may aid in mare <br />rapid shrub establishment and development. Big game depredation continues to be a serious prc•blem <br />in planting areas. Use of repellants such as Deer-Away have been somewhat effective through the <br />first growing season. Measures will continue to be researched to extend the period of elfective <br />con VOl. <br />Mature shrub clump transplant areas will be established in the reclaimed pit areas. Approximate <br />locations are shown on revised Exhibit 22-1, Postmining Vegetation. The mature shrub clump ~~ <br />~, transplants will be located in the interior of the reclaimed pit areas to provide structural and spatial <br />diversity as well as shrub regeneration sites. If implementation of this technology is incompatible with <br />concluding mining and reclamation operations, seedling planting areas or concentrated shrub :;ending <br />~~ areas will be substituted. A discussion of the methods to be used m shrub clump transplants may be <br />found later in this tab under Seeding and Planting Methods. <br />~i The distribution of planting arrangements in the mine area has been planned to keep travel distances <br />for wildlife between shrub establishment areas and large areas of undisturbed native vegetation at less <br />than 7000 feet. As can 6e seen on Exhibit 22-1, Postmining Vegetation, distances hom the proposed ' <br />shrub establishment areas to the edge of extensive mining disturbance is 400 feet to 900 feet. • <br />'i Distances between the proposed planting sites vary from 300 feet to 800 feet. Distances for the <br />mesic drainage sites are less. <br />Various factors may affect [he final Iccation of a planting or transplant area. These include variation in <br />localized topographic relief due to final grading or the sequencing of operations that may split a <br />planting area into several years. In '[he latter case, it may be more beneficial to adjust the planting <br />location to complete the entire planting. The availability of better topographic relief or aspec•.t, and <br />hence better planting site, will take precedent in locating a final planting site. <br />Seed acquired for the various seed mixes will be of the highest quality possible. The addition of large <br />numbers of native species (harvested from native sources) will <br />• <br />22 Revised 2/99 <br />