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Shrub and tree seedlings will be planted primarily using band - planting methods. Hand planting <br />• improves opportunities for seedlings to be placed in available microsites and allows planting where <br />site conditions would restrict larger mechanical planting equipment. Hand planting equipment <br />includes planting hoes, spades, and bars, or portable planting augers. Mechanical seedling planting <br />will be considered as an optional planting method on sites, which are not excessively steep or rocky. <br />Mechanical seedling planting will be conducted on the contour. Planting of shrub and tree seedlings <br />will be conducted primarily in the fall as dormant plantings. Spring dormant plantings may be <br />conducted if conditions permit. <br />Premine Vegetation Type Disturbance Summary. Table 22 -9, Summary of Disturbed Acreages for <br />Premine Vegetation Types, lists the acreages of the premine vegetation types, which will be disturbed <br />by mining acti vities. The area, totaling 1,034.6 acres represents the acres of vegetation within the <br />mining area which are disturbed by mining, facilities, topsoil stockpiles, and roads over the Life -of- <br />Mine. Exhibit 22 -1, Postmining Vegetation, illustrates the disturbance areas. <br />Postmining Vegetation type Summary. Revegetation of acreages disturbed by mitring operations, <br />haulage roads, and associated facilities will establish five primary vegetation types: shrub grassland <br />• upland areas in the mine area and haul road corridor, upland shrub sites, mesic drainage tree and <br />shrub sites, mesic drainage areas in the mine area, and alkaline lowlands in portions of the haul road <br />corridor. The locations of the primary tevegetation types are shown on Exhibit 22 -1, Posmrining <br />• <br />Vegetation. The estimated acreages for these types are presented in Table 22 -10, Estimated Acreages <br />- Postntining Vegetation Types. In addition, haul roads "A" and `B" will be narrowed and retained in <br />order to provide access to the postmine land users. The road will be reclaimed by eliminating the <br />existing safety berms and topsoiling the outslope, as necessary. <br />PR -02 23 Revised 01/06 <br />