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UTTR Habitat Restoration 2022 (FY23)
Region: Northern
ID: 5753
Project Status: Completed
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2023
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Final Methods
At the Pad 2 location, we first used a spike-tooth harrow to prepare the soil. The soil was mostly bare as a result of having burned in June of 2021 and being sprayed with Imazapic in Oct 2021. We then drilled this site using the Truax OTG with our "Pad 2" mix. We drilled perpendicular to the slope. The soil was a bit wetter and sometimes harder (frozen) than ideal, but we postponed when necessary to get favorable seeding conditions. At the HAG Site, we prepared the soil with a spike-toothed harrow. The soil had small cheatgrass and Russian thistle plants present as a result of having burned in Oct 2020. We then seeded with a P&F drill and a Truax Basin drill using our "HAG Drill Mix." The soil seemed firm enough while drilling. We then broadcast seeded our "HAG Broadcast Mix" using a UTV broadcaster. The soil was moist while broadcasting, with rain/snow occurring during or shortly after broadcasting. For our Greenstrip sites, we prepared the soil with a spike-toothed harrow. We then broadcasted our "Greenstrip Mix" using a UTV broadcaster.
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We felt good about the execution of the project. The soil conditions seemed mostly favorable. The soil was firm and moisture came to the sites shortly after seeding. Hopefully this results in good soil contact and a lack of wind loss. There is a degree of concern that the HAG Site did not have sufficient soil prep to give the cultivated species enough of a competitive advantage over cheatgrass and Russian thistle. The harrowing made the soil surface look good, but did not reduce the seed source.
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Future Management
We'll perform some vegetation monitoring surveys in these locations in the future to monitor the successfulness of the seeding efforts. If successful, we hope that no more management will be needed. If unsuccessful, or if fire occurs in the future, we will likely perform a similar seeding effort in these locations.
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Jace Taylor
Submitted Time
08/14/2023 14:30:14
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