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(e) A diverse, effective, and permanent cover of vegetation of the same seasonal variety <br />native to the area will be established over all disturbed parts of the affected surface <br />areas with exception of the following: <br />Areas of the commercial postmining land use designated as °Active Area" on <br />Exhibit 6C-A will not be seeded. Also, most of the area described as steep <br />rock face on Figure 14-14 will not be revegetated due to the very steep <br />gradient and nature of the material along the slope. <br />(i) Seeding and planting of disturbed areas will be conducted during the first <br />normal period of favorable planting conditions following final preparation for <br />seeding. Seeding will normally be done in the fall from mid October through <br />mid November for drill seeding and through mid December for hydro or <br />broadcast seeding. Spring seeding will be done during March or April. <br />Summer seeding will be done from mid July through August. The seed mix to <br />be used for an area will generally be determined by the elevation of the area <br />to be seeded, see page 14-25. Table 14-8 presents the upland and lowland <br />seed mixes to be used after December 2001. Tables 14-4, 14-6 and 14-9 <br />through 14-13 present the seed mixes used prior to December 2001. <br />(ii) Species to be planted and amounts of seed per acre are specified in Table <br />14-3 -Temporary Seed Mixture and Table 14.8 -Permanent Seed Mixes. <br />Winter wheat, oats or barley at a rate of 20 - 30 IbsJacre may be used as a <br />temporary cover for dirt work completed between optimum spring and fall <br />seeding periods. <br />(iii) The seed mixture(s) will be drilled on level areas and on slopes which will <br />permit machine work along the contour. On slopes which prevent safe or <br />adequate machine work, the surface will be hydroseeded or broadcast <br />seeded. Broadcast seeding will also be used for small isolated areas. Dozer <br />tracking up and down steep slopes or other roughening techniques will be <br />used before seeding to establish a better seedbed. On predominantly south <br />and west facing steep slopes, the surface will be extensively roughened to <br />provide for increased moisture retention and favorable micro sites for plant <br />establishment. <br />(iv) All seeded areas will be mulched with certified weed free grass hay or straw. <br />Approximately two tons of mulch will be used on each acre seeded. <br />• PR-3 14-16 <br />(Rev. 06/07) <br />