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analysis as discussed in Tab 21. Normally, replaced topsoil materials will have adequate fertility. <br />• <br />Shrub and tree seedlings wilt be planted primarily using hand planting methods. Hand planting improves <br />opportunities for seedlings to be placed in available microsites and allows planting where site conditions would <br />restrict larger mechanical planting equipment. Hand planting equipment includes planting hoes, spades, and bars, or <br />portable planting augers. Mechanical seedling planting will be considered as an optional planting method on sites <br />which are not excessively steep or rocky. Mechanical seedling planting will be conducted on the contour. Planting <br />of shrub and tree seedlings will be conducted primarily in the fall as dormant plantings. Spring dormant plantings <br />may be conducted if conditions permit. <br />Mature shrub clump transplant areas will be established using methods similar to those implemented at the Seneca <br />11 and Seneca II-W Mines. Mature shrubs will be salvaged in advance of topsoil stripping operations or from native <br />shrub stands adjacent to the limit of topsoil stripping. The shrub clump transplant area will be prepared by replacing <br />slightly deeper topsoil in the transplant area in order for a basin to be constructed that will retain sufficient topsoil <br />between graded spoil and the transplanted shrub clump. Following the first killing frost, shrub clumps will be <br />salvaged using front-end loaders or similar equipment and transported to the transplant area. Once the shrub clump <br />is placed in the basin, topsoil will be pushed and compacted around each clump. Supplemental watering will follow <br />placement of the shrub clump and final topsoil shaping. <br />• The mature shrub clump transplant areas will vary from 1 .0 to 1 .5 acres in size. The transplant area will contain <br />approximately 100 individual shrub clumps per acre. Transplant areas will be sufficiently spaced to maximize their <br />use by wildlife. <br />Premine Vegetation Type Disturbance Summary. Table 22-9, Summary of Disturbed Acreages for Premine <br />Vegetation Types, lists the acreages of the Premine vegetation types which will be disturbed by mining activities. <br />The area, totaling 986 acres represents the acres of vegetation which will be, or could be, disturbed by mining, <br />facilities, topsoil stockpiles, and roads over the Life-of-Mine. It does not include the 65.0 acres associated with the <br />dragline deadhead road. Therefore, total disturbed acreage is 1,057 acres. Exhibit 22-1, Postmining Vegetation, <br />illustrates the disturbance areas. <br />I• <br />TR-25 25 Revised 9/04 <br />