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Mitigation Area <br />Acreage <br />Mitigation Activity* <br />Proposed Monitoring Plan ** <br />1 <br />Enhanced <br />Upland <br />Area <br />0.09 <br />• 150 upland shrubs planted/mulched in <br />clumps of 3 to 5 10 feet on center. <br />• One 100 meter transect <br />Four 1m plots <br />• Count established shrubs <br />2 <br />Restored <br />and <br />Enhanced <br />Riparian <br />Area <br />0.04 <br />• Excavate 2.0 feet with 6" of topsoil <br />replaced laced and seeded/mulched. <br />• 70 riparian shrubs planted/mulched in <br />dumps of 3 to 5 10 feet on center. <br />• One 100 meter transect <br />• Two 1 m plots <br />• Count established shrubs <br />3 <br />Restored <br />and <br />Enhanced <br />Riparian <br />Area <br />0.02 <br />• Excavate 6" of soil and replace with <br />topsoil. Seed/mulch. <br />• 30 riparian shrubs planted/mulched in <br />clumps of 3 to 5 10 feet on center. <br />• One 100 meter transect <br />• <br />• Two 1 m plots <br />• Count established shrubs <br />4 <br />Restored <br />and <br />Enhanced <br />Riparian <br />Area <br />0.01 <br />• Excavate 6" of soil and replace with <br />topsoil. Seed/mulch. <br />• 20 riparian shrubs planted/mulched in <br />clumps of 3 to 5 10 feet on center. <br />• One 100 meter transect <br />• Two 1 m plots <br />• Count established shrubs <br />5 <br />Restored <br />Riparian <br />Area <br />0.09 <br />• Phase 1 — Fine grade /rip 4" before <br />seeding. Seed/mulch with combination <br />wetland /transitional area seed mix. Plant <br />1,000 willow stakes. <br />• Phase 2 — Plant/mulch 40 riparian trees. <br />• One 100 meter transect <br />• Four 1 m plots <br />• Count established trees (after <br />Phase 2) <br />6 <br />Restored <br />Upland <br />Area <br />1.3 <br />• Fine grade /rip 4" before seeding. <br />Seed /mulch with upland seed mix. <br />• Plant 18 upland trees and 120 upland <br />shrubs (in clumps of 3 to 5 as staked in <br />field. <br />• Three 100 meter transects <br />• Six 1 m plots <br />• Count established trees and <br />shrubs <br />7 <br />Ralston <br />Creek <br />Riparian <br />Area <br />Approx. <br />2.75 acres <br />of riparian <br />area <br />Irrigation System Installed <br />• 10 1 m plots (monthly <br />monitoring during growing <br />season) <br />• Photographs <br />IRIS <br />MITIGATION AND DESIGN, INC. <br />Environmental Consulting <br />* All mitigation activities will occur during Phase 1 unless otherwise specified. <br />* *A11 proposed monitoring will occur annually unless otherwise specified. <br />Schwartzwalder Mine Phase 1 <br />Response to USFWS Comments <br />Table 4 <br />Phase 1 - Mitigation/Monitoring Area Summary <br />Page 12 <br />IRIS MITIGATION AND DESIGN, INC. <br />3450 W. 32nd Avenue, 2nd Floor <br />Denver, Colorado 80211 <br />Phone: 720 - 272 -1985 <br />bleisure @irismitigation.com <br />October 2011 <br />