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For the areas to be disturbed by mining, a timetable for reclamation has been established in <br />. order to allow for proper scheduling of reclamation activities. The acres to be reclaimed are <br />shown in Section 2.03 on Table I, Affected Areas for Mining and Reclamation. The <br />revegetation will be conducted during-the first normal planting season following the <br />application of the topsoil and preparation of the site for seeding. The most favorable times for <br />seeding in this area are in the early spring and late fall. Spring seeding is usually severely <br />limited by high soil moisture conditions, which prohibit the use of seeding and seed bed <br />preparation equipment at a time when conditions are best for germination and seedling <br />establishment. For this reason seeding will be done primarily during late fall months prior to <br />the winter season when the probability of moisture is at its greatest. Broadcast seeding may <br />be done in early spring, as detailed under Planting and Seeding Methods in this Section. <br />Shrubs will be re-established on the reclaimed areas using several alternative approaches. <br />Several shrub species are included in the proposed seed mixture and will be seeded directly. <br />Bare root and containerized shrub seedlings will be planted into the seeded areas in early <br />spring or late fall. On areas where herbaceous vegetation has been established, chemical <br />fallow may be used during [he summer months to reduce competition from grass and forb <br />species on selected areas where shrubs will be planted or transplanted. Mature shrub <br />transplants will also be used on slopes of less than 4h:ly where front-end loaders or similar <br />equipment can be operated safely. Shrub seedlings and shrub transplants will be planted in <br />irregular clumps approximately 50 to 250 square feet in size. The clumps of shrubs will be <br />distributed over the reclaimed surface in a manner to maximize edge effect and provide cover <br />for access into the reclaimed area by deer and elk. Depending on available quality and <br />quantity, plant materials adapted to the area will also be planted as seedlings. In addition to <br />• the approved species found in the Table 7 and 8 Seed mixes in this section, species could <br />include serviceberry, Gamble's oak, bitterbrush, snowberry, sumac, chokecherry, wild rose, <br />silver sage, buffaloberry, currant (Cercocarpus), golden and sandbar (exigua) willows, <br />narrowleaf cottonwood, aspen, and junipers. Additional species will be approved by the <br />Division. <br />Several methods have been used to stabilize access road embankments. Where possible, road <br />cut slopes were reduced from 1:1 to 3h:ly, retopsoiled, seeded, and mulched. Several other <br />cut slopes <br />L I <br />2.0~-52 Revision Date: 7/24/01 <br />Revision No.: TR-51 <br />