Bear Lodge Project – Bull Hill Mine
January 2013
Weed Management Plan
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before being moved onto the permit area. Equipment must be washed at a commercial truck wash or
private facility where the debris is collected for disposal at an appropriate landfill.
RER will conduct pre-construction spraying in the Bull Hill Mine permit area and along the Miller
Creek Access Route for species listed above according to pesticide label directions. Pre-
construction spraying may decrease the spread of designated and declared weeds and weeds of
concern once construction crews are on site. RER will notify the BHNF-BRD when herbicide
applications are planned.
7.2
During Construction
To ensure protection of the Bull Hill Mine permit area and Miller Creek Access Route from
introduction of invasive weeds and to ensure weed control, the following items will be implemented:
1)
To the best available, gravel and mineral materials transported to and from the Bull Hill
Mine permit area and Miller Creek Access Road will be weed free.
2)
Construction equipment and vehicles are required to be certified weed free when arriving
on the project. This will be verified through inspection and washing of equipment and
vehicles from all accessible points, including use of mirrors as necessary.
3)
The extent of vegetation or soil disturbance will be limited to the minimum required to
safely perform construction activities as designed.
4)
Disturbed areas not needed as work areas/road surfaces, such as road ditches, will be
reclaimed/re-seeded within six months of initial disturbance.
5)
Certified weed free seed (blue tag seed) will be used during reclamation of disturbed
areas within the permit area. The seed mix to be will be reviewed and approved by the
BHNF-BRD. Seed will be tested for noxious weeds at the time of purchase.
6)
Hay, straw, or other material used as mulch within the permit area will be weed free.
7.3
Post-Construction
Inventory, monitoring, and treatment of weed infestations will continue post-construction for three
years following disturbance and will follow the guidelines presented in Section 6. Mapping of weed
populations within the Bull Hill Mine permit area and along the Miller Creek Access Route will
continue into off-permit areas, if the weed population extends out of the permit area and is a direct
result of the project. RER will treat infestations of weeds that occur within the Bull Hill Mine
permit area and along the Miller Creek Access Route and weeds in the adjacent undisturbed area, if
these are a direct result of the Bull Hill Mine project.
To ensure protection of the Bull Hill Mine permit area and Miller Creek Access Route from the
spread of weeds during maintenance and operations, the access roads will be surveyed for weeds as
stated in Section 8.1.
8.0
MONITORING AND RECORD KEEPING
RER will collect and maintain all records pertaining to the control and management of weeds within
