Common use of REVEGETATION Clause in Contracts

REVEGETATION. Native plants may be seeded or planted to increase the cover and diversity of native vegetation on a project site, discourage potential spread and establishment of exotic and woody species, and improve habitat for Fender’s blue butterfly and other associated species. Adding native nectar plants to sites where native nectar plants are depauperate may be essential for successful butterfly habitat restoration (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 2001, as cited in Fish and Wildlife Service 2005). Additionally, most of the current Fender’s blue butterfly sites are isolated from one another and in order to “connect” these habitats for Fender’s blue butterfly dispersal, native prairie habitat patches will need to be reestablished. Revegetation will involve many of the treatments to remove exotic vegetation as previously described, followed by the planting of native species, including ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ lupine. This work will be conducted in early spring or late winter in occupied habitat, while Fender’s blue butterflies remain in diapause, and at some distance from extant ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ lupine plants, where the inactive larvae may be present. Spot tilling may be used to control monotypic weed patches. Revegetation may occur on all enrolled lands each year. Seed and plant parts from native prairie plants may be collected to create nursery stock for restoration projects, and a variety of native forbs, including nectar species for Fender’s blue butterfly. If listed species occur at a site where collection of seeds or plant parts of non-listed plants is to take place, care will be taken to avoid trampling or otherwise harming listed plants.

REVEGETATION. Native plants may be seeded or planted to increase the cover and diversity of native vegetation on a project site, discourage potential spread and establishment of exotic and woody species, species and improve habitat for Fender’s blue butterfly and other associated species. Adding native nectar plants to sites where native nectar plants are depauperate may be essential for successful butterfly habitat restoration (▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ 2001, 2001 as cited in Fish and Wildlife Service 2005). Additionally, most of the current Fender’s blue butterfly sites are isolated from one another and in order to “connect” these habitats for Fender’s blue butterfly dispersal, native prairie habitat patches will need to be reestablished. Revegetation will involve many of the treatments to remove exotic vegetation as previously described, followed by the planting of native species, including ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ lupine. This work will be conducted in early spring or late winter in occupied habitat, while Fender’s blue butterflies remain in diapause, and at some distance from extant ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ lupine plants, where the inactive larvae may be present. Spot tilling may be used to control monotypic weed patches. Revegetation may occur on all enrolled lands each year. Seed and plant parts from native prairie plants may be collected to create nursery stock for restoration projects, and a variety of native forbs, including nectar species for Fender’s blue butterfly. If listed species occur at a site where collection of seeds or plant parts of non-listed plants is to take place, care will be taken to avoid trampling or otherwise harming listed plants.