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• REVEGETATION <br />• Seeding and Shrub Planting <br />No new seeding was conducted at Seneca II; however 9.8 acres were re-seeded at the solid waste landfill area. <br />The re-seeding was done with a shrub grasslands seedmix (see Table No. 08-2, Upland Sites and Ephemeral <br />Drainages). An actual seed tag taken from a seed bag used is contained in attachment 2008 Seed Tags. No <br />shrubs or trees were planted at Seneca II Mine in 2008. <br />• Weed Control <br />Survey for noxious weeds was carried out on the Seneca II Mine permit area in 2008. Canada thistle was the <br />primary target species, with lesser activity directed towards areas of hounds tongue and whitetop. The weed <br />control areas will continue to be monitored in 2008 for effectiveness and necessary retreatment. <br />See the attached weed control daily log spreadsheet for more detailed description of the 2008 herbicide <br />application (actual log is on file at the mine site) and the 2008 Weed Control Areas map for locations of <br />spraying areas. <br />• Revegetation Monitoring <br />Revegetation monitoring of permanently revegetated areas was conducted during the summer of 2008 by <br />ESCO Associates, Inc. The 2008 Annual Revegetation Monitoring report will be submitted as a separate <br />• document. <br />• Grazing <br />Cattle (1,027 long yearlings) were moved on to the Seneca II reclaimed area between July 23,d and August 15C. <br />All cattle were moved off the Seneca II Mine area between September 12th and September 14th, 2008. See <br />attached 2008 Grazing Plan Map for pasture locations. <br />This grazing scheme resulted in a total of 2,042 AUM's for 2008. <br />Assumptions: 7 longyearling = 0.8 AUM, requiring 648 pounds of forage per month. (One AUM requires 810 pounds <br />of forage). <br />The AUM usage is calculated using the following assumptions: <br />Assumptions. <br />Average production = 2,219 lbs./acre (see 2004 Revegetation Monitoring Report) <br />Total reclaimed area = 2213 acres (included Pre-Law area) <br />One AUM requires 810 lbs. of forage <br />2,219 lbs/acre (x) 2,213 acres = 4,910,647 lbs. of total forage produced <br />8101bs. of forage (x) 2,042 AVM's = 1,654,0201bs. of forage required; <br />Therefore, <br />1,540,020 (/) 4,910,647 (x) 100 = 33.7 % utilization of the total Seneca II reclaimed area <br />•