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The above grass species may vary slightly dependent on the particular field site. The mixes will be customized <br />per location to optimize reclamation success. <br />The above seed mixes will also include a mix of native forbs from the following list: Coreposis lancelota, Lupinus <br />argentus, Phlox drummondii, Thermopsis Montana, Penstemon strictus, Vicia americanus, Achillea millefolium <br />var. occidentalis (at a very low rate), Aster chilensis, Erigeron speciosus, Eriogunum umbellatum or Geranium <br />viscosissimum. <br />The precise forbs to be included will be prescribed on a case-by-case basis, as the particular site conditions <br />dictate. At least 3 forb species will be included in each mix. <br />The seed mix must be 99% pure live seed and be weed free. <br />Land Use <br />12. Harassment of livestock and wildlife is prohibited. If stock is in the project area, extra precautions <br />must be taken by the operator and their contractors to ensure that stock are not pushed out of the <br />currently occupied grazing unit. <br />13. The Operator will be held responsible for all damage to fences, cattle guards, resource <br />improvements, roads, and other structures on NFS lands that result from their operations. The <br />Forest Service must be notified of damages as soon as possible. <br />14. Reserve/mud pits will be enclosed by a construction-type or barbed-wire fence, or other type of <br />barricade approved by the Forest Service, until they are dry. <br />15. For cutting merchantable timber, a timber contact is required to ensure that tree removal follows <br />USFS timber management practices. <br />Roads <br />16. All road use and maintenance on the Forest Service system roads must be performed according <br />to Bowie's existing Forest Service Road Use Permit. <br />17. Road design packages will be submitted to the FS for approval prior to any construction activity. <br />Roads will be designed and constructed to provide maximum stability and protect the surface <br />resource. Best Management Practices will be used in designing the roads and during <br />construction. All roads will be upgraded or constructed to USFS specified standards for either <br />temporary or classified roads, as appropriate and approved by the USFS, with a design speed of <br />15 miles per hour. <br />18. Sections of temporary roads with roadway gradient in excess of 12 percent or soft areas, which <br />exhibit rutting in excess of 3 inches, shall be stabilized by placing an adequate depth of 3-inch <br />minus clean crushed rock. The surface of the road shall be maintained to minimize ruts and <br />provide for sheet drainage across the roadway. <br />19. The USFS officer may require surfacing of temporary roads where justified by conditions or traffic <br />volumes. Roads constructed within 660 feet of a riparian area will be surfaced with 3-inch minus <br />clean crushed rock. <br />20. New project access roads will be gated and closed year-round to the general public. <br />21. All new access roads constructed for the sole use of this project will be decommissioned by full <br />obliteration when no longer needed for the project and reclaimed. <br />Health/Safety <br />22. All fuel and hazardous material storage will be at lease 100 ft from any water resource and will be <br />double contained. <br />23. Bowie is responsible for using appropriate MUTCD traffic control devices when any heavy <br />equipment is moved on Forest Roads. Bowie will post warning signs, at locations designated by <br />the USFS, to warn the public of increased traffic on roads resulting from project activities.