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<br />` Status of Older Revegetation: All older revegetation is in excellent condition. The visual berm <br />is developing well with trees continuing to grow and shrub growth spectacular. The entire area <br />is beginning to develop a somewhat natural appearance. <br />The Phase 1 revegetation is in excellent condition and is totally controlling erosion, <br />even on some of the fill slopes that are quite sleep. <br />Enhanced Reclamation <br />Applicability: Although Castle Concrete is only responsible for the reclamation <br />included in their permit, this quarry, like the other two, also have Enhanced Reclamation <br />Plans. These plans are publicly funded aesthetic mitigation plans that primarily involve more <br />extensive tree and shrub planting than Castle's permit calls for, and rock staining to darken the <br />sites so they are not so evident. The Enhanced Reclamation work performed in to this point is <br />described here and a separate map in this report is provided for this operation to show where <br />Enhanced Reclamation has been implemented. Castle assumes no responsibility for the success <br />or failure of Enhanced Reclamation and is monitoring the Enhanced Reclamation to ensure that <br />no significant damages are done to the permitted reclamation. <br />Alfalfa Planting on Visual Berm: This spring Ranger Alfalfa was planted on the backslopes of <br />the visual berm, as called for in the Enhanced Reclamation Plan. This planting is part of an <br />attempt to increase the growth of the vegetation on the bench backslopes, the most visible <br />portion of the structure. Whether it works or not is dependent upon whether the existing <br />vegetation, which is generally excellent for such steep slopes, is moisture limited or nutrient <br />limited. If the existing vegetation is nutrient limited the alfalfa should help increase cover until <br />moisture limitation takes effect. If the existing vegetation is moisture limited then it is not <br />expected that this planting will have any effect. <br />Fertilizer for Visual Berm: Organic fertilizer (poultry waste) was ordered and delivered. In <br />June 1995 one ton of fertilizer will be placed on the bench backslopes of the visual berm. This <br />will be repeated in September. This fertilization is part of the enhanced reclamation and is <br />intended to help increase the cover of the vegetation on the backslopes. As stated above, if the <br />existing vegetation is moisture limited this action should have little effect, but if it is nutrient <br />limited it should increase the cover and density until moisture limitation occurs. <br />1995 Annual Report Snyder Quarry M-77-210 May 27, 1995 <br />