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• was developed to provide wildlife with cover and forage throughout the
<br />growing season. Graminoids, forbs, and shrubs to be seeded provide a
<br />mix of plant morphologies and structures.
<br />Application Methods
<br />Drill seeding will be employed in all areas where slopes are 3:1 or less
<br />and equipment access is not a problem. In the remaining cases,
<br />broadcast seeding will be employed.
<br />The drill should be regulated to place seed between 0.25 and 0.5 inches
<br />in depth from the ground surface. The seeding rate identified in each
<br />seed mix table is the rate of application to be used when drill seeding.
<br />Drill rows should be positioned so as to be perpendicular to the
<br />predominant wind direction and along the contour. In azeas where
<br />marginal seeding conditions exist (rocky, windswept, shallow soil), two
<br />passes of the drill seeder are appropriate, the applications being
<br />perpendicular to each other and 45° offset from the predominant wind
<br />direction.
<br />Broadcast seeding will be employed in areas where drill seeding cannot
<br />be employed due to limitations in azea or slope. Where broadcast
<br />• seeding is employed a centrifugal, fan, airblast, or hydroseeder should be
<br />used to distribute the seed. Whenever broadcast methods are employed
<br />it is critical to ensure that the seed is subsequently covered through
<br />raking, harrowing, disking, cultipacking, or mulching. Seeding rates for
<br />broadcast seeding are twice those employed for drill seeding.
<br />Mulching
<br />Mulch will be employed to minimize loss of seed due to wind and water,
<br />and to provide additional moisture retention. Any of the following mulch
<br />methods may be employed depending on time of anticipated reseeding,
<br />mulch availability, and site specific factors such as slope and aspect.
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<br />National King Coal, LLC King II Mine
<br />Section 2.05.4
<br />Page 6 May, 2006
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