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Mitigation sites will be located in selected areas along site perimeter and one azea along access road (Appendix B, W-1 and W-2). Site selection is based on areas abutting undisturbed lands where benches can be hydraulically connected with river groundwater system. Mitigation sites and project area aze within the same watershed sub-basin. 4.1 Mitigation blethods Excavated wetland material will be evenly distributed over prepared bench areas. When bench areas are greater than excavated areas, transplanted materials will be evenly placed, leaving the completed bench interspersed with wetland materials and unplanted areas. The intention of this practice is to facilitate the establishment ofwetland vegetation over the entire bench area. 4.2 Location and size of Mitigation Area Project mitigation efforts will be initiated during construction of access road. A 400 s.f. area of wetland materials in the Monument Creek wetland crossing will need to be transplanted prior receiving fill (Appendix B, W-2). These materials will be directly transferred to a previously prepared area (800 s.f.) adjacent to existing wetland {refer to Appendix B, DS-2). The prepared area will tie in with existing wetland water regime to support vegetative growth. Phase A wetland mitigation, in the Phase I Mining area (Appendix B, MP-1), involves stripping and stockpiling topsoil and subsoil separately for preparing a 200-foot wide and 350-foot long wetland bench. Excavation and replacement ofwetland materials will occur simultaneously to minimize transplant shock and increase success in reestablishing wetland vegetation. The I.OS acres of wetlands occurring in the Phase I area and Processing Site will be transferred directly into the prepared wetland bench creating 1.6 acres of constructed wetlands under the Phase A operative (Appendix B, W-1). Mitigation for wetlands excavated for access road construction in Processing Site area will also be included in Phase A. Project mitigation using this type of strategy is advantageous in that it avoids temporal wetland losses and increases net site acreage ofwetland habitat. Phase B mitigates 2.8 acres of wetlands occurring in the proposed Phase C wetland mitigation in Mining Phase III area (Appendix B, W-1). These wetlands will be used to create a 5.5-acre constructed wetland bench (800' X 350') along the northwest side of Phase II Mining area. Bench substrate will be constructed with backfilled subsoil and topsoil covered with excavated wetland 4-I