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E. Seed and Seeding: Prairie Area <br />1. Acceptable seeding dates for native species are in the spring or summer before August <br />1Oth or in the fall between September 2Oth and freeze-up. This project would likely be <br />seeded in May or June of 2016. <br />2. The grass seed will be spread by broadcasting throughout the project area. <br />3. A raking will follow to incorporate the seed into the soil. <br />4. Following the raking, flower seed will be spread by hand broadcasting onto the soil <br />surface. <br />5. The seed mixes will consist of the following species and amounts: <br />Grass Seed lbs./project area <br />PRI Short Dry Grass Mix: <br />45% Little bluestem, 34% Side oats grama, <br />9% Blue grama by PLS weight. <br />4% June grass, 4% Poverty oat grass, <br />3% Sand dropseed, 1% Prairie dropseed <br />by bulk weight. 3 <br />http://www.Dra i rie resto.com/Categorvlist.ph D?cI D=12 <br />Note: A cover crop of oats will be sown along with the native grasses at a rate of approximately 25 lbs. per acre. <br />Oats is an annual grass species that germinates quickly and will reduce the risk of soil erosion on the site. <br />Wildflower Seed oz./project area <br />Wild lupine (Lupinus perennis) 1 <br />Spiderwort (Tradescantia occidentalis) 1/4 <br />PRI Short Dry Wildflower Mix: <br />17% Purple prairie clover, 16% Black-eyed Susan, 15% Hoary vervain, <br />10% Leadplant, 10% White prairie clover, 4% Bush clover, <br />4% Showy Penstemon, 3% Azure aster, 3% Stiff tickseed, <br />3% Gray goldenrod, 2% Common milkweed, 2% Rough blazing star, <br />2% Wild bergamot, 2% Prairie rose, 2% Stiff goldenrod, <br />1% Fragrant giant hyssop, 1% Prairie cinquefoil, 1% Western spiderwort, <br />1% Golden Alexander, 0.5% Yarrow, 0.5% Northern bedstraw, <br />all by bulk weight. 12 <br />htto://www.orairieresto.com/CategorvListoho?cID=13 <br />4 <br />