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fast cycle times. They are excellent for
of mulch, binder, tackifier, seed mix and
constructing waterbars, small- to medium- fertilizer. It protects the soil from surface
sized cross ditches, light pullback work, and
erosion for up to two years and gives the seed
rehabilitatingbackspar trails,
mixture time to establish. It is very effective
on ungroomed slopes of varying steepness.
Being sprayed on in liquid form assures
P_vegetatlon
positive contact and total protection to the
Under the Code, grass seed mixture must be applied to
all exposed soft that will support vegetation in the first
growing season afterconstruction. These areas
include; borrow pits, waste areas, road cuts, fill slopes,
pulled-back fallmaterial, and all other disturbed
ground.
Dry seeding
By hand, machine, or helicopter, dryseeding is most
effective immediately affix the groundis disturbed as
the seed is allowed to fall into openings in the soil,
before the surfacebecomes compactedby the effects of
weather.
soil surface, ensuring the complete control of
siltation. It is recommended where the flow
of sedimentation would be a detriment to the
environment.
Identifying potential heU-sites for future access
When permanently deactivating a road, it is prudent to
facilitate future access by identifying and recording
natural helicopter sites on the plan, ideally with satellite
navigational coordinates.
Riparian management areas
Riparianmanagement areas are areas immediately
Hydro seeding adjacentto streams, lakes, and wetlands. There is a
need to ensure that riparian vegetation at stream
By trtmk-motmted tank and gun unit, or by helicopter, crossings is not damaged and continues to provide
hydro seeding speeds up and increases the probability streamside habitat. Equipment must not be refueled
of_l germination by providing the new growth within a riparian management zone. It is important to
with protection, retained moisture, and nourishment,
be aware that effects of activities in the upper reaches
Hydro seeding as a prescription for failing slopes
or headwaters of a system can impact the values of
where water and slope stability have not been
downstream areas.
addressed is not a suitable glue together fix-all cure.
(See the slope stabilization section below.)
Work in and around fish streams
Slope stabilization
Steep or unstable slopes may be stabilized with expert
advicefrom a waterand soils stability expert by some
of the following methods.
Environmental
• Watercontrol, crossings
Work may not commence until a written plan has been
approved by the respective agencies, and may only be
allowed in certain "work windows". If fish are present,
an approved written fish salvage plan must be in place.
objectives and procedures for water
• Wattling,with willow bundles stepped up the A water crossing must be carefully deactivated and
slope, rice paddy fashion, well-protected. It will minimize adverse impacts on
fish and the aquatic environment by:
• Structures -- Engineered retaining walls. • maintaining natural stream conditions,
• providing fish passage,
• Erosionmats -Mats of chopped straw or • preventing pollution,
fibre, containing seed and fertilizer, anchored • avoiding sedimentation, and
and
on groomed
pinned to
slopes
the slope.
where
They
the mat
are
has
effective
an
• preserving riparian vegetation.
assured positive contact.
• Soil guard - A unique thick mat sprayed on
with a hydro seeding gun or by helicopter
bucket It is made up of a patent compound
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