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• <br />• <br />• <br />Grazing Plan <br />No domestic grazing will be allowed on any Dryland Pasture areas until the interim reclamation <br />monitoring data show that the reseeded plants are adequately established and then these areas <br />will be grazed only at a stocking rate where only half of the forage produced is consumed. These <br />management practices were discussed with Jim Boyd, of the NRCS, and he felt they were <br />acceptable. <br />Interim Revegetation Monitoring - Reclaimed Irrigated Pastureland and Dryland Pasture <br />For reclaimed Irrigated Pastureland and Dryland Pasture, interim sampling will occur in Years 3 <br />and 7. The Year 3 sampling will allow all parties to evaluate progress for a Phase 2 bond release. <br />The Year 7 sampling will allow evaluation prior to final bond release. The interim monitoring is <br />to provide the Division, the landowner and WFC the information needed to assess the progress <br />and make any necessary adjustments, if needed. For the interim monitoring, a qualified <br />professional will make an assessment of the following items and provide the results in a report, <br />which will be submitted to the landowner and the Division: <br />(A) Assess species composition to determine the approximate percentage of alfalfa, weeds, <br />oats/barley, annuals and perennial grasses. This test will be done immediately prior to the 1 cut <br />time frame. <br />(B) Make a determination to determine the perennial herbaceous production. <br />(C) For reclaimed Irrigated Pastureland, if the reclaimed area is harvested and if small bales are <br />used (< 100 lbs.), a minimum of 15 samples might be randomly taken and weighed using a <br />portable scale. No drying will be conducted. If the very large bales are used ( >500 lbs.), a <br />minimum of 6 bales will be randomly selected and weighed, by taking the bales on a truck for <br />weighing at the truck scale at the local power plant or a nearby gravel pit. If none of these are <br />available, a scale will be rented to conduct the weighing. The bale weights will be converted to a <br />production per acre of the desirable species. <br />Section 2.05.4(2)(e) Page 30 April 2011 <br />