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1 1 Revegetation ' Prior to completing Phase 3, Connell will landscape the north, south, and east edges of the property. Landscaping these aeeas will aide in creating a visual screen of the operation. The landscape plan is diagramed on Exhibit F. The following are notes in regazds to [he plan. 1 1) Plantings of trees and shrubs will be irregular clusters of 5 trees and 5 shrubs each. 2) Tree and shrub selection will be random from the listed plant materials. ' 3) Berms will average 4 to 5 feet in height an 40 to 70 feet in width as show on the plan. 4) Landscaping along the north, south, and east boundaries to be completed prior to phase 3 mining. ' S) All plant material must meet American Association of Nurserymen specifications for number one grade. ' 6) All plant material must be balled and burlapped or container grown. Bare root planting is allowed, but discouraged. Since Connell will be altering the groundwater flow during mining, it might be necessary to irrigate the landscaping. They will use water trucks and/or pumps to get water to the plants. They will also construct irrigation ditches or construct wells azound the plant clusters to capture irrigation water. ' Connell will supplement the water to the landscaped areas for a[ least the first two growing seasons so these plants will no[ fail to thrive or die. ' Reseeding of the property will be done after an acceptable seedbed is prepared. Grass seed will be planted with a drill equipped with depth bands and press wheels. The grass seed mix will included drought resistant varieties and will be planted in either early spring or fall to insure germination. ' Grasses planted in early spring should be warm season cover crops. The permanent grass seed should then be drilled into the cover crop in early fall without additional tillage. Grasses planted in the early fall should be permanent grasses and covered with straw mulch at a rate of 4,000 lbs. per acre immediately following seeding. The straw should then be crimped into the soil to control ' erosion until the grass becomes established. The reclamation plan will revegetate all disturbed areas with appropriate seed mixes to minimize erosion and reestablish natural tertain. The Fort Collins Soil Conservation Service (SCS) was contacted for recommended seeding mixtures. Below is the seeding recommendation from the SCS. GRASSES Dryland mixture: Thickspike Wheatgrass (Critana) 5 1/2#PLS/Ac. Side-oats grama (Vaughn) 2 1/4#PLS/Ac. Switchgrass (Nebc28) 1 1/4#PLS/Ac. 1