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A rangeland inventory c',1 i h+ • :.,t: 1 r he foyteeieg <br />vegetation: swit.chgrass, yi'l low ".losriom S;weet.clover, cottonwood, <br />cocklebur, hairy goldaster, wormwood, anni;al sunflower, Canada <br />wildrye, wild licorice, sandbur, Japanese hrome, Russian thistle, <br />Russian knapweed, wester►, wheatgras;s, and Louisiana s;nrjewort . <br />site. <br />Permanent Structures <br />No permanent man -made: structure:: ;il'C norcd on or near the <br />Land Use <br />Current land use for the subject land and adjacent land is <br />rangeland and cultivated cro,',lanri. <br />Wetlands <br />No designated wetlands ;u o noted on the s: to nor should <br />mining affect any other wetlands outside the area. <br />RECLAMATION PROCEDURE <br />Prior to excavating the gravel material, the topsoil shall <br />be removed at a depth of one foot and stockpiled at a nearby <br />site. This topsoil will be used after the ruining operation is <br />completed for reclamation pnrper.er: _ i ni nd of the gray. <br />material can begin at this point. <br />After the area has been mined of the ,gravel, all vertical_ <br />excavation areas and other steep elopes shall be leveled to 2:1 <br />slopes or less and smoothed. The disturbed area should then he <br />reseeded to permanent cover suited to the site. <br />The reseeding shall follow the CRITICAL ARE PLANTING <br />specification in conjunction with the MULCHING and RANGE SEEDT( <br />specifications. Copies of these s ;pc:e i f i c;at i ons are attached. <br />Recommended grasses for seeding are western wheatgrass, <br />switchgrass, big bluestem, green needlegre- and yellow Indian <br />grass. It is best to drill the grass seed with a grass drill <br />leaving the seed covered 1/4 to 3/4 i-n::h deep. Tf broadcasting <br />the seed is a desired option, the seed must be incorporated into <br />the soil not to exceed a depth of 3/1 inch. This can be <br />performed by raking, harrowing, or other acceptable methods of <br />seed coverage. The grass seeding may be accomplished anytime <br />between or during the dates of November 1 and Aprii 30. <br />Attached is a GRASS SEEDING PLANNED worksheet showing <br />recommended grasses to be seeded into the reclaimed site. <br />Because the grass seeding is following a critical area planting, <br />the grass seed needed for seeding will he two times the amount <br />seeded under normal grass seed planting conditions. Therefore, <br />column five (5) includes two tines the pure live seed needed for <br />drilling. If broadcast is desired, the required seed will be two <br />times (again) the amount of seed in column five. <br />Mulching can he completed by applying straw or grass hay to <br />the site (after drilling the grass seed) at the rate of 4,000 <br />pounds per acre. Methods for anchoring the straw in pi.ace is <br />outlined in the MULCHING spec i f i rat i on , included using a straight <br />disc as a straw crimper. <br />