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Grantee shall seed all disturbed areas in the following manner, except on cropland, where instead, the agricultural tenant shall perform reseeding and Grantee shall pay the agricultural tenant for said work at the same hourly rate and in the same manner as listed above. 1. The Grantee shall not seed in extremely windy conditions or when the soil is frozen or too wet, as determined by the Primary Contact. 2. The Grantee shall complete seeding between October 15th in the same year of Grantee's work in the Easement Area and the following March 1st, or as otherwise directed by the Primary Contact. 3. The Grantee shall order, pay for and obtain all seed required for reseeding. Each bag or container of seed must have its original seed tag attached at time of delivery, and the tag must remain attached until the seed is used. The test date shown on seed tags must be current. The Grantee must save and provide all seed tags to the Primary Contact along with seed certification papers with warranty analysis from the seed dealer. 4. To drill seed, the Grantee shall use a drill capable of placing the specified seed at the specified rate at a 3/4" depth. The drill should have an 8" or less drill row spacing and be equipped with packer wheels to firm the soil over the drill row. Dragging chains behind the drill to cover seed is not an acceptable substitute. 5. Areas that cannot be drilled may be broadcast seeded. The specified seeding rate in these areas shall be doubled. Hydroseeding is not acceptable. Broadcast seed shall be raked, harrowed or otherwise covered by soil to a depth of 1/2" to 3/4". 6. Areas that cannot be drilled may be broadcast seeded; however, hydroseeding is not acceptable. The specified seeding rate in these areas shall be doubled. Broadcast seed shall be raked, harrowed or otherwise covered by soil to a depth of 1/2" to 3/4". Mulching (Non -Crop Land Onlv) Seed shall be applied separately and prior to mulching. Within 24 hours of seeding, the Grantee shall apply mulch to all seeded areas, and Grantee shall re -seed and re -mulch at Grantee's sole expense any and all areas not properly mulched within 24 hours after seeding and any areas where seeding or mulching fails due to improper application. Grantee shall avoid walking or driving on the seedbed and mulched areas. For slopes that are less than 3:1 or flatter, Grantee shall use mulching method A or B: A. Colorado Certified Weed -Free Hay or Straw Mulch: Only native hay or straw mulch that has been certified by the Colorado State Department of Agriculture as weed -free may be used, and additionally, the mulch may not contain cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum and Bromus japonicas). Straw must be from the State of Colorado and comply with the Colorado Department of Agriculture Weed Free Forage regulations. See the following webpage for Callahan Open Space Access and Utility Easement 19