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Pagel 5 <br />18. Comment: Rule 6.4.5(2)(d) states the revegetation plan shall contain a list of the preferred species of grass, <br />legumes, forbs, shrubs or trees to be planted, the method and rates of seeding and planting, the estimated <br />availability of viable seeds in sufficient quantities of the species proposed to be used, and the proposed <br />time of seeding and planting. Please provide the Division the information above the for the following <br />revegetation areas indicated on Exhibit F - Reclamation Plan Map: <br />a. Habitat Diversity Area <br />b. Shallow Water Habitat <br />Response: Where shown in the drawings, a roughly equal mixture of the following species will be <br />planted on 50' centers in the habitat diversity area: <br />? Narrowleaf cottonwood (Salix angustifolia) <br />? Geyer willow (Salix geyeriana) <br />? Booth willow (Salix boothh) <br />? Sandbar willow (Salix exigua) <br />Cuttings shall be taken from live but dormant willows and cottonwoods in late fall or very early <br />spring before the buds start to break. Branches rather than young suckers shall be used since <br />suckers do not possess adequate stored energy reserves. The apical bud plus about 1-2 feet shall be <br />removed from each cutting prior to planting. Cuttings shall generally be at least 1/2 inch diameter <br />or larger. Larger diameter cuttings have more energy and stored reserves than the smaller diameter <br />cuttings. <br />Cuttings taken in late fall shall be stored in a cooler at 26-321 F until just before planting. If a cooler <br />is not available, cuttings shall be harvested and planted in early spring. Cuttings shall be kept in a <br />moist, cool, and dark environment until planting. <br />Prior to planting, the bottom 1/2 of the cutting shall be soaked in water for 2 to 5 days, which <br />initiates the growth process within the inner layer of bark. Soaking significantly increases the <br />survival rate of cuttings. Cuttings shall be planted to a depth that extends 3-4" into the mid-summer <br />water table. At least 3-4 buds should remain above ground, and no less than 1/2 the total length <br />must be below ground. <br />Cuttings shall be installed utilizing a tractor-mounted post hole digger, a one or two man post hole <br />digger, a soil auger, a large bar, a planting shovel, or just by pushing the cutting into moist soil, <br />depending on site conditions and cutting diameter. It is essential to have good contact between the <br />cutting and the soil in order for the roots to sprout. Air pockets around the cutting will kill the roots. <br />The understory shall be seeded with wetland seed mix, supplemented with Canada reedgrass, <br />spreading bentgrass, and meadow foxtail. The wetland seed mix is as follows: <br />Species Seeding Rate #PLS/acre <br />Spreading Bentgrass 3.5 <br />Canada Reedgrass 3.5 <br />Meadow Foxtail 8.0 <br />As for the Shallow Water Habitat, Precision Excavating, Inc. plans to grade the area at 10:1 <br />slopes and allow the entire shallow water habitat area to naturally regenerate with <br />herbaceous wetland vegetation. <br />and 6:1 <br />emergent <br />The proposed seeds mixtures and plantings are readily available.