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1. The affected area of the bench used for prospecting activity will be reclaimed. <br />The smaller benched area will not be reclaimed other than installation of the shaft cover <br />discussed above. In addition, the roads used for access will not be reclaimed since <br />COAG will not upgrade these roads during its prospecting operations, only maintain <br />them. If a mining operation is not pursued, the site will remain as an industrial site per <br />the wishes of the landowner. In this case the goal will be to leave an erosionally stable <br />site. <br />The affected areas needing reclamation will be reclaimed to ensure erosion control and <br />site stability. Site stability may be met through a combination of physical and biological <br />measures. The NRCS will be consulted as needed to ensure that these goals are met. <br />2. In those areas where vegetation will be established, the site will be prepared to <br />provide the best chance for selected plant species becoming established. All tillage, <br />seeding and mulching operations will be preformed across the slope when practical <br />and/or not hazardous to equipment or operators. Following is what is typically <br />recommended by local NRCS Field Offices. <br />Seedbed Preparation: The seedbed will be well settled and firm, but friable enough that <br />the seed can be drilled at the recommended depth. Soils (in this case the operations <br />bench) that have been compacted by traffic or other equipment will be tilled (deep- <br />chiseled or ripped if necessary) to break up restrictive or compacted layers, and then <br />harrowed and rolled or packed if necessary to prepare the required firm seedbed. If seed <br />is to be broadcast seeded, then the seedbed will be left settled and fairly firm, but left <br />rough enough to catch the seed and allow some coverage by soil when tracked in by <br />equipment or harrowed and packed into the soil surface. Seedbed preparation when the <br />soil is wet will be avoided in order to prevent seedbed compaction. <br />Soil Amendments: Soil amendments will be as recommended by the local NRCS. <br />Presently, they recommend that if soil tests are not preformed, that forty (40) pounds per <br />acres of each of the major nutrients, nitrogen and phosphoric acid (P2O5), be applied. <br />They also recommend that a combination of mulch or other organic matter and a nutrient <br />source, such as well-cured feedlot or barnyard manure, be applied. The recommended <br />application rate is at least twenty (20) tons per acre and that it is evenly spread. The <br />manure must contain at least 60% (by weight) large chunks, five inches or more in <br />diameter. Granular or powdery manure will not meet specifications. Amendments will <br />be applied just prior to or at the time of seeding. <br />Seeding: Seed planting depth will be less than one inch. Drill row spacing will not <br />exceed 12 inches. Seeding will be accomplished with a grass drill or rangeland drill. <br />Broadcast seeding will be used where slopes are considered unsafe for equipment and/or <br />operators or in areas not accessible for drilling. When seed is broadcast, it will be <br />broadcast at double the drill seed rate. As stated above, broadcast seeding will <br />appropriately worked into the soil surface. Seeding will occur between September and <br />November. No seeding will occur when the soil is frozen. <br />