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For drill hole 2009-D thru I, final reclamation activities will follow the completion the hole as <br />closely as possible. For the three exploration turned MDW holes, the roads and pads will be <br />downsized to accommodate operation of the exhausting blowers. MCC, will to the extent <br />possible, conduct contemporaneous reclamation. <br />1. Upon completion of drilling activities at a given site, all debris, trash, and drilling related <br />equipment will be removed from the site. <br />2. When the mud pit is sufficiently dry, it will be filled with stored subsoil material and <br />compacted to minimize any settling. All remaining subsoil will be redistributed on and <br />around the drill pad with a backhoe and/or bulldozer to achieve as closely as possible, the <br />original contour of the site. <br />3. Stored topsoil will be distributed as evenly as possible over the disturbed pad area. <br />4. The entire drill pad area will be re-seeded using the following seed mix, which has been <br />approved by the USFS for drill sites in this area. <br />PAONIA RANGER DISTRICT SEED MIX <br />Habitat Type Grass Species Mix Seeds/lb. Lbs./Acre <br />P/J Woodland Galleta 159,000 51bs/A <br />Western Wheatgrass 126,000 51bs/A <br />Great Basin Wildrye 100,000 51bs/A <br />Indian Ricegrass 141,000 5lbs/A <br />Cicer Milkvetch 145,000 l lbs/A <br /> 21lbs/A <br />Mountain Shrub Mountain Brome 90,000 5lbs/A <br />Prairie Junegrass 2,315,400 4lbs/A <br />Western Wheatgrass 126,000 6lbs/A <br />Indian Ricegrass 188,000 4lbs/A <br />Cicer Milkvetch 145,000 l lb/A <br />20lbs/A <br />Aspen/Spruce/Fir Slender Wheatgrass 160,000 31bs/A <br />Mountain Brome 90,000 6lbs/A <br />Canby Bluegrass 926,000 3lbs/A <br />Idaho Fescue 450,000 21bs/A <br />201bs/A <br />This seed will be 99 percent pure live seed (PLS) and hand broadcast at a rate of 30 pounds per <br />acre. <br />5. After seeding, the cleared brush will be redistributed over the drill pad area to act as natural <br />mulch. This method has proven successful for the revegetation of previous drill sites. <br />6. Newly created access roads will be restored as closely as possible to the original contour and <br />re-seeded as above. Drill pads and access roads will be reclaimed shortly after the <br />completion of the drill hole. <br />11