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Seed Mix #8 has been developed to provide a mix of species that are compatible with the <br />adjacent irrigated pasture type, has a high level of utility, and will provide long term protection <br />of the resource. <br />The varieties included in Seed Mix 8 are preferred but do not constitute the only available <br />adapted varieties. Seed availability problems associated with the above recommended varieties <br />will require that the next best adapted variety or native /common types be used. The alternate <br />selections will be made from regional sources. <br />Species selection criteria centered on species that are drought tolerant, reasonably productive <br />under semiarid conditions, able to provide site stabilization, able to withstand grazing pressure, <br />and have utility for livestock and wildlife. These species are commonly used in this region and <br />this seed mixture was reviewed and approved by the Natural Resource Conservation Service <br />(NRCS) and has been used at the NH2 Mine for many years. All species are introduced, <br />however these are the best available species for the postmine land use and are necessary and <br />desirable to achieve the intended use. <br />Seed Mix #8 - Dryland Pasture <br />Species <br />Drilled Rate <br />Cultivar PLS /Acre** <br />Fairway Crested Wheatgrass Ephriam 0.6 <br />Thickspike wheatgrass Critana 1.4 <br />Russian Wildrye Bozoisky 1.0 <br />Alfalfa Spreador 2 0.6 <br />Western Wheatgrass Arriba 1.6 <br />Forage Kochia Immigrant 0.3 <br />Fourwing Saltbush Rincon 0_3 <br />Total 5.8 <br />Section 2.05.4(2)(e) Page 12 April 2011 <br />