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<br /> <br /> <br />11 ) Soil: once c ~~:ec{c thrcu,hout s.~mmer, <br />* Shzl<ss t:err ;:sed for zll scedl ings e:ccept Four::ing <br />S~ltbush, Fringed Suge and Rubber Ra:bitrush, <br />When planting Baas completed a thin isyer of hay mulch was <br />spread over tl~e entire 3,5 ecres to aid soil moisture retention, <br />The mulch served to buffer the erosion efr'ects of unusually heavy <br />rains in Aucust, <br />Conclusion of the 1982 Summer Reclamation Efforts <br />June and July of this year brou5ht extremely dry weather and <br />upper 90 degree temperatures. The month of August~6rought heavy <br />rains and flash flood conditions. Approximately 25% of the seedlings <br />planted this summer were lost under soil deposition caused by heavy <br />rains. <br />Ho~•rever the remaining seedlings look good. Many show substantial <br />new growth, ecspecially the Fourwing Saltbush, Fringed Sage and Sumac. <br />Much of the Fringed Sage is already producing seed, <br />The dairy -~:.nure used in the pl_nting medium is partially decem- <br />po~cd end resembles humus. The addition of this material incorporates <br />needed oroanic materiel into a soil with a lo~•: percentage of orge;nic <br />matter (,5%), Cation exchange capacity is greater on the surfaces <br />of humus particles as opposed to mineral soil psrticles,2 Soil <br />fertility should improve directly where the young seedlings need ' <br />nutrients for establi_hment end groo:th--the root zone, 'fhe.i9d.dition <br />of .humas`b~fers ~L-.etter e:ch~nge site for the nutrients supplied <br />by the fertilizer pellets, <br />The thick mulch z.pplied will aid in sloo-:ing dov:n evapotrans- <br />poration,rates throueh prolonged dry periods, <br />3 <br /> <br />