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• Section 4.6 provides details on methods. Such transplants will have the added benefit of using native <br />species and genotypes of plants for revegetation. This will be a valuable source of difficult to obtain <br />native species. <br />Tables 3.6-7, 3.6-8, and 3.6-9 list the preferred species for reestablishing on each range site occurring <br />within the proposed mine permit area. The proposed species mixes favor grasses and forbs. At a mini- <br />mum, 14 herbaceous plant species will be seeded and/or transplanted within each range site to be <br />revegetated. The total number of genera and species to be reseeded are based generally on the domi- <br />nant species determined by the diversity index for each range site (Section 2.3). A comparison of the <br />species mixes in Tables 3.6-7, 3.6-98 and 3.6-9, and the diversity Tables 2.3-15 through 2.3-20 will show <br />that Trapper Mine species mixes are more diverse than what existed prior to mining. Such an approach <br />is necessary since one may not predict precisely how reseeded species on reclaimed mined land will <br />react over time. By March 15 of each year, the Division will be provided with the proposed species list to <br />be seeded that year according to range site or area of use. This is necessary since seed availability on <br />a year-by-year basis varies. <br />Not less than 30 PLS per square foot will be seeded 9 drilled or 45 PLS per square foot if broadcast <br />seeded. <br />Range Site B <br />• For revegetation purposes, range site B is mountain shrub type below 7200 feet and above 6700 feet in <br />elevation. The species mix for this range site is presented in Table 3.6-7. During the permit period, <br />select species continued in Table 3.6-7 will be seeded and/or transplanted within the described approxi- <br />mate elevation range. Generally, all seeding will be accomplished in the fall of the year. Spring seeding <br />may be used for drainageways, cropland areas and transplants may be planted fall through spring. <br />Introduced species found in the species mix for range site B are fairway crested wheatgrass, Agropvron <br />cristatum; pubescent wheatgrass, A. trichophorum; <br />3-127 'EVISION APPPOV D <br />D ;TE '? JF3