Minimal Technologies Application Project: Planning and installation

Zellmer, S D; Hinchman, R R; Severinghaus, W D; Johnson, D O; Brent, J J

doi:10.2172/10137547

Title: Minimal Technologies Application Project: Planning and installation

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Intensive and continuous tactical training during the last 35 years at the Hohenfels Training Area in West Germany has caused the loss of vegetative ground cover and has accelerated soil erosion rates, resulting in extensive environmental damage, safety hazards, and unrealistic training habitats. The objectives of this project are to develop and evaluate revegetation procedures for establishing adequate vegetative cover to control erosion at minimal costs and disruption to training activities. This project involved the development and installation of 12 revegetation procedures that combined four seedbed preparation methods and seeding options with three site-closure periods. In March 1987, the four seedbed preparation/seeding options and closure periods were selected, a study site design and location chosen, and specifications for the revegetation procedures developed. A German rehabilitation contractor attempted the specified seedbed preparation and seeding on the 13.5-ha site in June, but abnormally high rainfall, usually wet site conditions, and lack of adequate equipment prevented the contractor from completing six of the 12 planned procedures. Planning and execution of the project has nonetheless provided valuable information on the importance and use of soil analytical results, seed availability and cost data, contractor equipment requirements, and time required for planning future revegetation efforts. Continuedmore »« less

Authors:: Zellmer, S D; Hinchman, R R; Severinghaus, W D; Johnson, D O; Brent, J J

Publication Date:: Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Energy Systems Div.

Sponsoring Org.:: Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 10137547

Report Number(s):: ANL/ESD/TM-25
ON: DE92012103

DOE Contract Number:: W-31109-ENG-38

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: PBD: Mar 1989

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; 45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; TRAINING; MILITARY FACILITIES; REVEGETATION; EROSION CONTROL; GROUND COVER; EROSION; PLANTS; LAND RECLAMATION; GRAMINEAE; 553006; 450000; OTHER AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONS; MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE

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                    Zellmer, S D, Hinchman, R R, Severinghaus, W D, Johnson, D O, and Brent, J J. Minimal Technologies Application Project: Planning and installation.  United States: N. p., 1989. 
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                    Zellmer, S D, Hinchman, R R, Severinghaus, W D, Johnson, D O, & Brent, J J. Minimal Technologies Application Project: Planning and installation.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/10137547

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                    Zellmer, S D, Hinchman, R R, Severinghaus, W D, Johnson, D O, and Brent, J J. 1989.  
        "Minimal Technologies Application Project: Planning and installation".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/10137547.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/10137547.

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  abstractNote = {Intensive and continuous tactical training during the last 35 years at the Hohenfels Training Area in West Germany has caused the loss of vegetative ground cover and has accelerated soil erosion rates, resulting in extensive environmental damage, safety hazards, and unrealistic training habitats. The objectives of this project are to develop and evaluate revegetation procedures for establishing adequate vegetative cover to control erosion at minimal costs and disruption to training activities. This project involved the development and installation of 12 revegetation procedures that combined four seedbed preparation methods and seeding options with three site-closure periods. In March 1987, the four seedbed preparation/seeding options and closure periods were selected, a study site design and location chosen, and specifications for the revegetation procedures developed. A German rehabilitation contractor attempted the specified seedbed preparation and seeding on the 13.5-ha site in June, but abnormally high rainfall, usually wet site conditions, and lack of adequate equipment prevented the contractor from completing six of the 12 planned procedures. Planning and execution of the project has nonetheless provided valuable information on the importance and use of soil analytical results, seed availability and cost data, contractor equipment requirements, and time required for planning future revegetation efforts. Continued monitoring of vegetative ground cover at the site for the next two years, combined with cost information, will provide necessary data to determine which of the six revegetation procedures is the most effective. These data will be used in planning future rehabilitation efforts on tactical training areas.},

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