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Parkdale Project ~ 8 • Reclamation Permit <br />greater than or equal to 1500 lbs. of mulch per acre. A tackifying agent will be added to <br />the slurry to ensure mulch stability. The pH of the mulch slurry will be greater than or <br />equal to 3.5. This technique will be applied immediately after seeding but will not be <br />applied under freezing conditions or over standing water. The hydromulch machine <br />should be equipped with an emulsion induction system. <br />The prescribed amount of water, mulch, and tackifying agent will be loaded into the <br />mulch tank. (Seed will be applied in a separate operation.) These components will be <br />mixed into a homogeneous slurry in the tank. The slurry will remain agitated throughout <br />the mulching process and be applied uniformly over the seedbed to be treated. <br />Straw Mulch Netting: Netting will be used to anchor applied straw mulch on all areas <br />too steep for, or inaccessible to, agricultural machinery. Netting will be applied in the <br />following manner immediately following mulch application. <br />All rocks and debris which would inhibit the proper installation of netting will be <br />removed from the slope prior to mulching. The netting will be applied over the straw <br />smoothly but loosely without stretching from the top to the bottom of the slope. The top <br />edge of the netting will be buried in a narrow trench 6 inches deep with staples anchoring <br />the netting within the trench. Where netting ends meet, the upslope end will overlap the <br />downslope end by 4 inches. Where lateral edges of rolls meet, an overlap from either <br />side of 4 inches will be made. Staples will be inserted on a 1-toot spacing along the top <br />and bottom edge of the netting. Staples will be inserted every 4 feet down each edge and <br />the center to form an x-shaped pattern. All staples will be inserted so that they aze flush <br />with the seedbed. <br />2.8 Railroad and Road Reclamation <br />When no longer required by the owner, the railroad loading loop will be reclaimed by <br />removing the rail and ties. The roadbed will be graded to conform to the surrounding <br />topography and drainages, then ripped, topsoiled, fertilized, mulched and seeded. <br />Upon road downsizing or abandonment, the roads will be graded to conform to the <br />surrounding topography and drainages, then ripped, topsoiled, fertilized, mulched and <br />seeded. The reconstructed access roads will be maintained and remain as access to the <br />interior ranch. <br />2.9 Seasonal Reclamation Schedule <br />Revegetation activities will be timed to coincide with a reco,nized planting season. <br />Grading may ordinarily occur doting any month of the yeaz. However, recoiling and <br />revegetation activities are more limited with respect to the time of year in which they should <br />be completed. The following table depicts the preferred revegetation schedule, on a monthly <br />basis, to be followed to achieve the reclamation objectives set for this project. Site conditions <br />and/or climatic variations may reyuire that this schedule be modified somewhat to achieve <br />revegetation success. <br />