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7. Plantago lanceolata Buckhorn plantain <br /> • 8. Rumex crisaus Curly dock <br /> Seedin0 and Planting Methods. During the first available (weather dependent) planting <br /> season after topsoil replacement (usually April 1 to May 15 and September 1 to November <br /> 15), the appropriate perennial seed mixes and shrub and tree species will be seeded and/or <br /> planted. Any transplanting, interseeding or reseeding would be accomplished usually <br /> concurrent with the regular planting season. <br /> Seeding will be accomplished by drill or broadcast seeding, with drill seeding the <br /> preferred method. Broadcast seeding will be used for situations where drill seeding is <br /> not practical or feasible. -Drill seeding will be accomplished with a rangeland type drill <br /> equipped with depth bands, while broadcast seeding will be accomplished with an EZEE flow <br /> type seeder and cultipacker or a hand broadcaster (Cyclone type) for areas of restricted <br /> equipment access. <br /> Planting of tree and shrub seedlings will be accomplished with mechanical tree planters <br /> (i.e., a furrow planter pulled by a tractor) or by hand using dibbles, planting hoes or <br /> similar tools. <br /> Surface Stabilization Measures. The planting of a cover crop will establish a relatively <br /> quick vegetative cover and will be the principal means of surface stabilization during <br /> establishment of the perennial vegetative cover. Where mulch will be used to provide <br /> surface protection, the application rate will be approximately 2000 pounds/acre. The <br /> straw will be anchored by mechanical crimping or tacked with one of the various tackifying <br /> agents available on the market. Only clean grain straw that is free of noxious or problem <br /> weeds will be used. The regrading or stabilizing of rills and gullies is presented at the <br /> end of this Tab. <br /> Testing for Successful Reclamation. The methodologies and tests which will apply to the <br /> determination of revegetation success are described below. As stated earlier in this <br /> section, area residents desire abandoned cropland areas to be returned to cropland. Areas <br /> referred to as abandoned cropland were, in most cases, areas that had been in irrigated <br /> hayland or pasture prior to mining activities. The stated objective of the postmine land <br /> use is to develop dryland pasture or rangeland. Dryland pasture will be those areas <br /> • reclaimed with 12 to 15 inches of replaced topsoil and which have the potential to be <br /> 22-9 Revised 07/25/91 <br />