restoring your land after energy production

By Paula D. Maywald Restoration Ecologist

Land Steward Consultants, LTD

Surface Use Agreement Annual Drilling Plan

Central Point of Contact Current Map of Surface

Qualified Personnel to Evaluate and Implement Plan

Re-evaluate Plan Periodically

Site Selection

Salvage

Separate Soils

Pipeline & Flowline ROWs

Stockpile Topsoil

Old Production Sites

Plug Non-producing or abandoned

wells

Remove Equipment

Remove Caliche Or Base Material

Remediate

Compacted Soil

Rip Old Pads & Roads

Fix Erosion &

Blend Topography

Purchase Adapted Native Seed

Hire Competent Professionals

Clean & Prepare Seedbed

Plant with Favorable Conditions

Rain!!

Plant Against the Slope

Need Good Soil

Moisture

Planted Seedbed

Bare Soil

Native Forb

Covering

Minimize Exotic Species Transfer

Common Sources for Invasive Species Introduction

Rehabilitate Mixed Soils

Soil Amendments •  Humate •  Mulch •  Sulfur •  Gypsum •  Micronutrients •  Macronutrients •  Green Sand •  Bone Meal •  Fish Emulsion •  Seaweed •  Macrofauna

Application of Soil Amendments

Microbial Inoculation

Seed Coating Hay Inoculation

Cover Crops