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were left in a roughened condition during construction, and then topsoiled, mulched and <br />seeded after construction. The seed mixture used for road cuts is the same as the mixture used <br />for exploration sites as described in Section 2.02. <br />Upon the completion of all coal mining and reclamation operations by Colowyo, the office, <br />shop, coal crushing facilities and other related surface facilities will be removed and the sites <br />reclaimed according to the grading, topsoil and revegetation procedures set forth in this plan, <br />providing there are no continuing beneficial uses forthese structures. <br />Reclaimed areas will be appropriately fenced, if necessary, to reduce grazing or browsing by <br />livestock or wildlife. <br />Planting and Seeding Methods <br />Planting and seeding methods will vary depending on degree of slopes, reapplied topsoil <br />depth, new techniques, etc.; however, the same planting sequence will be used in most cases. <br />A chisel plow will be pulled across the slope or on the contour to reduce any compaction of <br />the topsoil and erosion potential will also be reduced by eliminating any tracks or ruts lefr by <br />topsoil respreading equipment. <br />Following seedbed preparation, the area will be drill seeded with a heavy duty rangeland drill <br />with depth bands using the perennial mixture as shown on Table 7, Reclamation Seed <br />Mixture. At times, broadcast seeding may be required on steeper areas, wet areas or simply <br />areas that were missed by the drill seeding. Broadcasting may be used with the drill seeding <br />to broadcast a portion of this mix. The shrub establishment seed mix will be broadcast <br />seeded. Any broadcast seeding is conducted in the fall or early spring, as soon as possible <br />after snowmelt. <br />During the early spring or, fall months following a previous year's seeding, any containerized <br />or bare root shrub seedlings will be hand planted into the new seeding. <br /> <br />2.05-53 <br />