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earthen materials were amended with straw mulch and fertilizer, which were cut into the dirt using a dozer. The entire area was then revegetated using a U. S. Forest Service approved seed mixture. An attempt to revegetate the steep slopes below the south facing side of the Mine 1 entry area was made. Approximately 100 feet of slope length over an approximately 200 feet wide area was mechanically roughened. Seed, fertilizer and mulch were subsequently applied by hand over the roughened slope. A similar treatment was applied to a one quarter acre road outslope near the upper portion of Road D. The upper most half-mile of Road D was reclaimed following completion of the Mine 1 and 2 reclamation. Reclamation of Road D was identical to the mine fan access road reclamation, except on a much larger scale; drainage ditches were eliminated, the road grade was reversed so that it sloped to the fill slope, all culverts were removed, numerous drainage swales were constructed, and the road surface was severely scarified. Seed, fertilizer and mulch were applied to the reclaimed road surface following completion of all other activities. At the time of reclamation, Mid Continent Resources owned the mine entry areas. Subsequently, the U. S. Forest Service obtained these properties. Roads E, F, G Reclamation. Reclamation of Roads E, F and G (including the Mine 5 fan and Mine 3 fan access roads) was undertaken using the same strategy as was employed at the top of Road D; drainage ditches were eliminated, the grade of the road was reversed so that it sloped to the fill slope (outside), all culverts were removed, numerous drainage swales were constructed, and the road surface was severely scarified. Low water crossings were created where the roads intersected significant drainages, such as Oil Well and Coal Creeks. Seed, fertilizer and mulch were applied to the reclaimed road surface following completion of all other activities. Reclamation maintenance was accomplished on Road G in 2002 at the Oil Well Creek crossing. The crossing was widened at that time to accommodate the passing of high flow events without causing cut slope erosion. At the time of reclamation, the road system covered both public and private property. Following land trades with the U. S. Forest Service, the lower half of Road E is privately owned, although a public use easement exists on the road. The upper half of Road E and all of Roads F and G are on property managed by the U. S. Forest Service. 9