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484 -3 <br /> bark on tree trunk and/or tree roots. Light mulch Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2002. <br /> applied after the first cold weather may prevent National Agronomy Manual 190-V. USDA- <br /> rodents from nesting. NRCS. Washington, D.C. <br /> Renard, K.G., G.R. Foster, G.A. Weesies, D.K. <br /> PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS McCool, and D.C. Yoder. 1997. Predicting Soil <br /> Specifications shall be prepared for each site Erosion by Water: A Guide to Conservation <br /> and purpose and recorded using approved Planning With the Revised Universal Soil Loss <br /> specification sheets,job sheets, technical notes, Equation (RUSLE). U.S. Department of <br /> and narrative statements in the conservation Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook No. 703. Pp. <br /> plan, or other acceptable documentation. <br /> 175,177-179. <br /> Documentation shall include: Shaffer, M.J., and W.D. Larson. 1987. NTQM, A <br /> • Type of mulch material used Soil-Crop Simulation Model for Nitrogen, Tillage, <br /> and Crop Residue Management. U.S. <br /> • Percent cover and/or thickness of mulch Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research <br /> material Service. Conservation Research Report 34-1. <br /> • Timing of application Pp. 83. <br /> Toy, Terence J., and George R. Foster, Co- <br /> • <br /> Site preparation <br /> editors. 1998. Guidelines for the Use of the <br /> • Listing of netting, tackifiers, or method of Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) <br /> anchoring, and Version 1.06 on Mined Lands, Construction <br /> Operation and maintenance. Sites, and Reclaimed Lands. U.S. Department <br /> • of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining and <br /> Reclamation. <br /> OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE Wischmeier, W.H., and D.D. Smith. 1978. <br /> Mulched areas will be periodically inspected, and Predicting Rainfall Erosion Losses-A guide to <br /> mulch shall be reinstalled or repaired as needed Conservation Planning. U.S. Department of <br /> to accomplish the intended purpose. Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook No 537. Pp. <br /> Removal, incorporation, bio- or 19, 26, 31, 50. <br /> photo- <br /> degradation of mulch and associated materials Wischmeier, W.H. 1974. New Developments in <br /> shall be consistent with the intended purpose Estimating Water Erosion. In: Proceedings of <br /> and site conditions. the 29"'Annual Meeting of the Soil Conservation <br /> Operation of equipment near and on the site <br /> Society of America. Syracuse, New York. <br /> shall not compromise the intended purpose of <br /> the mulch. <br /> Prevent or repair any fire damage to the mulch <br /> material. <br /> Properly collect and dispose of artificial mulch <br /> material after intended use. <br /> Monitor and control undesirable weeds in <br /> mulched areas. <br /> REFERENCES <br /> Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 2000. Plastic <br /> Mulches for Commercial Vegetable Production. <br /> Canada-Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification <br /> Centre. Outlook, Saskatchewan. <br /> NRCS, NHCP <br /> July 2002 <br />