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material. The site will be tilled either after the first fall rains, or irrigated in August to <br /> prematurely germinate annual species, and then tilled again. Tilling prepares a seedbed that <br /> approximates the natural beneficial effect of fire. <br /> Herbicide treatment, using a contact herbicide, may also be desirable in some areas where <br /> noxious broad-leafed weeds are abundant. Special precaution will be taken not to allow <br /> spray into sensitive areas. Herbicide, for example, will not be used with 200 feet of vernal <br /> pools. Each site will be surveyed for important species of native plants before this general <br /> recommendation is made, however. Lastly,it is important to emphasize that the use of <br /> ' herbicide will not be an ongoing practice, but will be employed only during the <br /> establishment phase. <br /> Seeding. The site will be seeded with native perennial grasses. Seeding rates for native <br /> J <br /> perennials have varied from 15-25 pounds/acre to 60-100 pounds/acre. <br /> It is important that seeds make good contact with the soil,preferably below the soil <br /> surface. If the seed is broadcast on the soil surface, it should be covered either by raking, <br /> harrowing, or mulching. Special seed drills are now available (and some of which can be <br /> used directly without tilling). <br /> For the first year seeding, an equal volume of blue wildrye,meadow barley, California <br /> brome, and purple needlegrass will be utilized. <br /> Fertilizers. Native perennials respond favorably to nitrogen fertilizers. However, where <br /> heavy weed competition exists during the establishment phase,fertilizers are best applied <br /> during the second year. <br /> Mowing. Grazing.or Use of Fire. Two early spring mowings (early March, early April) <br /> will suppress annual grass growth and allow the later-growing perennials to establish <br /> Buckeye Ranch Resource Plan (November, 1993) <br /> 148 <br />