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The Reclamation Seed Mix is not required to be watered as irrigation may end up harming the <br />development and germination of the grasses. No watering is planned for the reclaimed areas. <br />Reclamation seeding may take up to 3 to 5 years to fully stabilize. Silt fence and erosion control <br />measures shall remain in place until a healthy stand of vegetation has been established. <br />e) Weed control: <br />The area will be seeded during the winter. This time frame is between December 1 and May 1; with a <br />tentative target date in February/March. The grass seed will be drill seeded and crimped in straw will be <br />added to slow the erosion from wind and moisture. <br />The first year that the grass is seeded, mowing may be used periodically throughout the summer to <br />suppress the invasive weeds. This will limit the growth of the weeds as well as give the grass the best <br />chance to establish with limited competition. Three to five mowing treatments maybe required <br />depending on the amount of moisture that falls. <br />At the beginning of the second year after seeding occurred, the establishment of the grasses will be <br />evaluated. If the grasses are well established and showing good growth, herbicide treatments will be <br />used to further suppress the invasive weeds while the grass is still growing. These treatments will take <br />place in late April and mid -June, depending on the rainfall situation and the size of the weed <br />infestations. These treatments will be made with a product that contains 2,4 -D, Dicamba and Fluroxypyr <br />such as E2. These products are fairly safe on the grasses and very effective on the weed species, except <br />for cheatgrass. <br />If the grass seedlings are still struggling, several mowing operations will be implemented as in the first <br />year. <br />If at year three the grasses are well established, the chemical treatments can be used again. The weed <br />competition should be lessoning so that chemical treatments can be phased out. <br />If at year three the grasses are still struggling and not well established, it would warrant a second drill <br />seeding into the vegetation that is there. This would dictate that mowing is the only option for <br />suppression of the weeds while the grasses are trying to establish. <br />If at the start of year three there are no grasses to speak of and only weeds alive on the site. A <br />treatment of a Glyphosate product may be warranted to kill what is growing before the grasses are <br />planted. This will give the grass seedlings a chance to establish without major competition. <br />If cheatgrass is a problem on the site, once the grasses are established, at the end of year three a <br />chemical treatment of Imazapic (Plateau or Panoramic 2SL) will be used in October /November just prior <br />to or right at germination of the cheatgrass. This application will be very effective controlling the <br />cheatgrass and be safe on the established grasses. <br />4 <br />