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• 1. Upcoming Temporary Beetling, on pit expansion site. Plan to seed in March 2004 with <br />ReGreen. <br />2. Upcoming Permanent Seeding, on an area that is still being graded as of spring 2004. It is <br /> expected to be ready for Seeding In August 2004. At that time, depending on moisture <br /> conditions, ReGreen will be planted, or the area may be clean cultivated until seeding in the <br /> fall with the permanent mix (Table E-1 of the Reclamation Plan). <br />3. Upcoming Temporary Reseed. This is the visual berm that was seeded in previous years <br /> with the native seed mix, but was overwhelmed by cereal ryegrass. The east outslope of this <br /> berm is too steep to mow or drill seed. There is a possibility that material may be,available to <br /> add to the west side to lessen the slope, first on that side, and then on the east side by <br /> pulling /pushing material west to create slope that can be negotiated safely by machinery. <br /> This would allow seeding /weed control operations to proceed more effectively and efficiently <br /> using tractor-drawn implements. It is uncertain whether this berm will be permanent or will be <br /> removed during final reclamation. <br />4. Upcoming Temporary Reseed (Interseeding). This topsoil and clay storage area has patchy <br /> cover by previously seeded rhizomatous wheatgrass that was previously seeded. <br /> Interseeding will be done to attempt to improve the cover. Rippin'g2 <br />5. Temporary Accomplished Seeding, on material stockpile. This is (in addition to the visual <br /> berm (3)) the zone of worst cereal rye Infestation. It was seeded in 2001, but was <br /> overwhelmed by cereal rye invasion shortly thereafter. This may be a temporary stockpile or <br /> at least partially temporary. The strategy here is to keep the rye from seeding and making <br /> things worse in the valley in general. Most of the stockpile can be mowed by tractor; that <br /> which cannot will have to be hand mowed, or if this becomes onerous, it may be necessary to <br /> sprey it dead, then reseed. The 1:1 slope along the extreme south end was seeded in 2001, <br />• covered with bonded fiber matrix, and watered by hand. Although the steep south-facing site <br /> has limited capacity to support vegetation cover, the cover from that seeding is regarded as <br /> adequate. Good representation of native species is present. <br />6. Upcoming Temporary Seeding, on graded pit backfill. This should be ready be ripped to a <br /> depth of 12 inches immediately, than seeded with ReGreen. The Temporary seed mix (Table <br /> E-4 of Reclamation Plan) will be sown into the Regreen standing dead In late fall 2004. <br />7. Upcoming Permanent, on outslopes of main pit backfill area. This area will be seeded with <br /> ReGreen in March 2004; areas too steep to drill will be handseeded (some areas approach <br /> 2(h):1(v).. A small area of coarse rock cover will remain as part of pit drainage for now. <br /> Weed control will be especially important here because it is immediately adjacent to the <br /> heavy cereal rye infestation on Site 5. <br />8. Permanent Accomplished, on crusher platform northwest outslope. This area will probably <br /> need mowing to prevent some cereal rye from setting seed. It was seeded in 2001. <br />9. Permanent Accomplished, on the south end of "limestone ridge". This area should be <br /> monitored for weed problems and the need to be mowed. <br />10. Upcoming Permanent Reseeding, at very tip of south "limestone ridge". Here, what may be <br /> excessively calcareous subsoil ended up on top; after shallow (6 Inch) ripping to relieve <br /> possible compaction, approximately 6 inches of growth medium will be brought form <br /> elsewhere on site to topdress this small area. Area will be seeded to ReGreenas soon as <br /> possible and then to the permanent mix (Table E-1 of the Reclamation Plan) In late fall 2004. <br />• <br />