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<br />Camilletti Milner Pit # 2, <br />Wetland Seed Mixture <br />Species Seeding Rate # PLS/acre <br />Spreading Bentgrass 3.5 <br />Reed Canarygrass 3.5 <br />Meadow Foxtail 8.0 <br />These seeding rates are for drill seeded areas. If these areas are broadcast seeded then these rates <br />should be doubled. Seeding should occur in the fall as soon as it begins to consistently freeze <br />during the nights and preferably before the ground freezes, but seeding can occur after the ground <br />freezes, provided that the ground surface has been sufficiently scarified to ensure that the seed is <br />covered. Spring seed can occur as soon as the ground is dry enough to seed and preferably no <br />later than the 15`h of May. <br />(d) Seediniz Method. Three different seeding methods are proposed for the reclamation phase of <br />this operation. The primary seeding method will consist of the use of direct-haul salvaged <br />topsoils which will be removed and replaced in a single operational step. This form of seeding <br />has been proven to be tremendously successful in the reestablishment of the native vegetation <br />which existed on the site prior to disturbance. The specific techniques which will be employed to <br />ensure that the use of native topsoil is successful are outlined in the previous discussion <br />regarding seedbed preparation. <br />The second form of reseeding will consist of the artificial seeding of the seed mixture <br />recommended by the USDA - Natural Resource Conservation Service for this site. The third <br />form of reseeding proposed for this location consists of the establishment of native wind borne <br />seeds and native plants which will become established via root sprouting along the proposed <br />shoreline areas. An excellent example of this type of success reclamation at this site is associated <br />with the old abandoned Routt County gravel pits which are found to the south and east of the <br />proposed mine pit and which are represented by the extremely successful reclamation which is <br />shown on the cover sheet of this submittal. <br />Preference will be directed toward drill seeding of all sites which are artificially seeded at this <br />location. In the event that drill seeding cannot be completed then the site will be broadcast <br />seeded at the rates specified in the USDA-NRCS recommendations and which are contained in <br />the soils and vegetation report. <br />(e) Mulching. Due to the high amount of organic matter found in these topsoils and absence of <br />slope which would contribute to erosion, there is no need for mulch to be applied to the topsoil <br />' stockpiles at this site. At the time of final reclamation all of the revegetated areas will be <br />mulched with either clean straw or native hay mulch at the rate of one ton per acre. After the <br />revegetated areas have been seeded, they should be mulched with either locally grown hay mulch