Grasslands. Many impacted native grassland communities require intensive management to restore vigor and species diversity and to provide habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife dependent on native grasslands. Grassland management and restoration tools include fire, grazing, native species planting, invasive plant removal, haying, and mowing. Many grasslands have evolved with a natural fire and grazing regime and the successful restoration of native grasslands may require multiple techniques.
Grasslands. The Grasslands Manufacturing Facility (Grasslands, or GMF) is the facility licensed to process biosolids using alkaline lime stabilization and/or composting to create Class A biosolids products owned and operated by the Contractor and located in Chateaugay, NY. Residuals: The materials referenced in this Agreement are wastewater biosolids generated at the Plants. Liquid Sludge:Liquid Residuals produced at the Essex Junction, VT Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) that have not been dewatered. Class A Biosolids: The dewatered Residuals produced and/or manufactured by the South Burlington Airport Parkway Plant that (1) meet United States Environmental Protection Agency Chapter 503 A and Exceptional Quality Standards, (2) meet all of the regulatory requirements for general distribution (unfettered by regulatory burden such as requirement for site-by-site usage permits) as a soil product within the State of Vermont, (3) do not generate nuisance odors, (4) meet all requirements for land application in Vermont, (5) meet all the conditions in the Solid Waste Management Facility Certification (“SWMFC”) issued by the Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation on April 18, 2012 (attached as Exhibit D to this Agreement), (6) are considered an agricultural amendment and do not require an improved surface for on-farm storage or have storage time limitations, (7) have an N-P-K nutrient value of approximately 7-3-0 (within a variance of 25% +/- from such values); and (8) are spreadable with conventional farm equipment and do not require specialized spreaders. Agronomic Utilization: Agronomic Utilization means the beneficial use of the Residuals as a soil amendment at farms or other locations, according to applicable laws and regulations and permits specific to each location. Sites: Sites are locations where Contractor provides the service of Agronomic Utilization for Residuals from the Customer. Containers: The 40-50 cubic yard capacity trailers selected by the Customer after consultation with the Contractor and utilized in the removal of the Residuals.
Grasslands. The Contractor shall operate, or cause to be operated, Grasslands in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and in compliance with all permits issued for Grasslands by any governmental authority with jurisdiction over Grasslands. In the event that the State of Vermont establishes standards and regulations that are more restrictive than the standards set by the State of New York as they relate to the operation of the Grasslands facility or for the utilization of processed Residuals for land applications, then the Contractor shall, if requested by the Customer, use its best efforts to abide by the more stringent standards adopted by the State of Vermont for the utilization of processed Residuals for land application. If Customer requests that the Contractor operate Grasslands in accordance with more stringent Vermont standards, then the costs of abiding by such more stringent standards shall be borne by the Customer in accordance with Article 2.4.
Grasslands. The Temperate Grasslands Conservation Initiative The Temperate Grasslands Conservation Initiative (TGCI) operates under the World Conservation Protected Area (WCPA) Grasslands Specialist Group as part of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The TGCI has sponsored symposia and met at the World Conservation Congress of the IUCN, the conference of the IUCN that is held once every four years. xxxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx/theme/protected-areas/wcpa/what-we-do/grasslands Life in a Working Landscape Temperate grasslands occupy ~8% of the earth's terrestrial surface and are now considered the most altered and beleaguered ecosystem on the planet, with only 5.5% protected. Temperate grasslands used to be home to some of the greatest assemblages of wildlife on earth. A Record of The World Temperate Grasslands Conservation Initiative Workshop Hohhot, China - June 28 & 29, 2008, Xxx Xxxxx, Project Coordinator xxxxx://xxx.xxxx.xxx/content/life-working-landscape-towards-conservation-strategy-worlds-temperate-grasslands From The Hohhot Declaration, July 2008 We the participants of the Hohhot World Temperate Grasslands Conservation Initiative Workshop from five continents and 14 countries, declare that temperate indigenous grasslands are critically endangered and urgent action is required to protect and maintain the many valuable ecological services they provide to sustain human life. We call upon all sectors of society to collaborate towards this goal. xxxxx://xxxxxxx.xxxx.xxx/downloads/aug_9_final2_workshop_report.pdf World Conservation Congress Declaration September 2012, Jeju Republic of Korea The following are excerpts from a motion to conserve grasslands, moved by The Wildlife Conservation Society and co- sponsored by organizations including the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. The World Conservation Congress
Grasslands. Treeless. Areas dominated by native grass species. Tablelands and some western areas.
