Gravel Excavation Sample Clauses

Gravel Excavation. No commercial gravel sales will be permitted from pits within the HMA. Excavation of new gravel/ledge areas involves the potential removal of shelter stands to access the gravel. Area and cumulative percentage of CDWH and SDWH will decrease when excavation requires the reduction of deer winter habitat. When excavation is completed for a particular area, areas disturbed from excavation will be seeded with a non-invasive "wildlife mix" of grasses and herbaceous plants or planted to native tree seedlings suitable for the site. Existing gravel/ledge pits may exceed one acre in size; however, expansion of these larger gravel/ledge pits can only be made if an equivalent area of the pit is reclaimed and stabilized. Existing open gravel/ledge areas at the time of this Agreement are not considered potential habitat, and thus will not be used in calculating the percent area meeting CDWH and SDWH as explained in Section 2. The excavation guidelines are as follows: ♦ Each new gravel/ledge pit will be limited to 1 acre of working pit area; ♦ Expansion of grave/ledge pit excavation beyond 1 acre will be allowed after an equivalent area in the gravel/ledge pit has been reclaimed, stabilized, and revegetated; and ♦ Development of gravel/ledge pits in travel corridors will be avoided where possible.