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• Upon completion of mining in an area and within the first several yeazs after revegetation actinides, <br />revegetation monitoring studies will be conducted. These monitoring studies will provide both the <br />reclamation manager and postmine manager or landowner with an excellent basis for livestock <br />stocking rates, carrying capacities, and overall management of the area both during the bond liability <br />period and after celease of the lands, In addition, wildlife managers will have detailed vegetation data <br />documenting habitat and the amount and type of food and cover habitat available. Water resources <br />will be doatmented. <br />The postmining land uses, achieved through the reclamation and revegetation plans, will thus provide <br />a high level of utility. It will also improve livestock and wildlife forage resources, aid in mitigating <br />impacts to wildlife; ensure-the establishment of vegetation that is diverse and self-sustaining; and will <br />provide the components to reestablish native plant communities over tune through processes of <br />natural succession. <br />Postminittg Land Use Management. Management of reclaimed lands will be siaulaz to the <br />management of the azea prior to minnig. Proper management of reclaimed lands will be stressed <br />• doting the liability period. Livestock grazing will begin in ]ate Map or early June with areas being <br />grazed into late September or early October Grazing will not be continuous throughout the growing <br />season in every year. Where grazing occurs on reclaimed and adjacent lands under control doting the <br />liability period; area to be grazed, proper stocking rates, and grazing periods will be spedfied to the <br />grazing lessee. This information will be based on vegetation production data from monitoring <br />studies, size of pasture units, and management needs such as rest or grazing deferments. Aay interim <br />fencing will be established towazds the need for special management or consideration of the ongoing <br />mining operation. The pemtit azea will be fenced to exclude livestock and access to non-mine <br />personnel However, upon completion of operations and redamadon activities, peunanent feasting <br />will be emplaced as soon as possible. The fmal fencing patterns will approximate premising patterns <br />or current property owner boundaries at the time in order to restore the premising pasture units. <br />Stock ponds removed by mining will be replaced in the postnuning landscape either as dose to the <br />original location as practicable or is locations to improve management. Additional stock ponds may <br />be constmcted in drainages to stabilize the landscape and provide additional water. These tanks will <br />be designed and pemritted as needed (See Exbibit 20-2, Postmining Topography for -ocation). <br />Sediment ponds will be considered for retention as well. <br />• <br />PR-02 6 Revised 0]/06 <br />