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RECLAMATION PLAN <br />• EXHIBIT E (CONY) <br />established adequately and may require reseeding. The cattle <br />tend to utilize the new grass growth heavier than surrounding <br />areas thus damaging the seeded area. <br />MULCH <br />We will use a clean grass hay or straw as mulch on the slab <br />rock area. It will be applied at a rate of 4,000 lbs per acre <br />and will be crimped into the seedbed. No mulch will be used <br />where surface stone is removed. <br />TREES <br />While there are trees on the site at this time we do not <br />plan to plant replacements for the ones we have to remove. They <br />are primarily scrub oak, Juniper, various shrubs and a smattering <br />of Pinon trees. We plan to preserve as many as possible, <br />particularly around the perimeter of the mined area and along the <br />canyons. From reviewing the site these trees tend to grow in <br />isolated clumps around the site and are not evenly dispersed like <br />normal forested area. They grow on rocky outcrops or thin soil <br />areas. <br />WEED CONTROL <br />It has been our experience that a seeded area will have a <br />heavy cover of weeds after the first year. The second year there <br />are fewer weeds as the grasses start to take hold. By the third <br />year the weeds are mostly gone and the grass has established <br />itself so it will grow in future years. These weeds also tend to <br />shade the seedbed, retain snow in the winter and act as a wind <br />break for the newly emerging grasses. <br />The revegetated areas will be monitored closely each spring <br />for the first two years to determine if noxious weeds are <br />invading the area. Weed control will be initiated if the problem <br />becomes serious or if an excessive weed cover is still present at <br />the end of the second year. <br />In no way should this be taken to mean that we will try to <br />eradicate all the weeds from the site. Some weeds are beneficial <br />to the upland game species in the area, they provide important <br />protection from the elements during winter and nesting sites <br />during the spring. Total eradication of weeds from the site is <br />not necessarily desirable, so we will be using controls on the <br />22 <br />