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<br />2,2_1.1 Prul!r", In Rurrl.'r l.nnr :\hnaecmrnl <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />2.2..\ Burr,.rZonr:\bna2rn'rnl <br /> <br />Wilhln Ibe M,\, ~ total of llJ1pru\imalely ij(li) acres of upland habila15 OC(:ur within the <br />nn.r v~lley bunomland (Table 1). As described previously, the condition oflhese <br />h~bilulsgrelltlyatTC(ll;thefunelionillcondilionsoflhe riparianhahilill theyl'oordcr, The <br />I't'Ill00al ofe\Cl."&Iive liveSloel griVlng and the lrcalmelll of",ccd problem areas will <br />grcallyimprovcthccondilionof!heuplandbulTers, In audilion101beremuval of <br />exces~i"e livestock grwjng. Reo;lamalion continues 10 manage lhes<: upland bahitals to <br />restore,'cgctalivecovcragc. <br /> <br />Recillm.llionisinc1utlingbuffcr7oncrnanagetllClltin its onguingweOO <br />managemClll, t,!:rlllinll managemenl and in planting mitigalion DClivitics. RuiTer <br />ilCn.'S...crelreulcd lorwccd lnfestalion in 1003 and 2004. TbclarlleloffCllcmg <br />lbCSt' arcas was 001 me! In 20c..l4. No buffer area re..secdinll occurred in 21104 <br />Rcdamalion e\P'XLS 10 re.s<<d appro\imaldy 20 buffer acres in 200S. <br /> <br />2,2.-1 \"l'lI.Ma.inn\lonitnrinl: <br /> <br />RociamalJoncompletodmitil\allonvegetalionmnnilOringl11l11liCC1andphOlUjlO10ldaJa <br />col1<<h"nin2002,lOO3and2()t~IOp"widequanlitaliveandqua1italive(rl.'Speeti\'elyl <br />e\aminalions of various vegelalion communilies 10 be found within the La PlaIa River <br />dmina!!c, pilJ"licularly within the MA. Fi~urc 33 hdnw sbo....' lbe localion of these <br />Ir.lO\L'CtS 1111d phoh'jlOil\ls. Photopoim records arc prol'idod in Apl>Cndi\ A. This onl.lolng <br />moniloringalsoi1!u.fT11ICSlbenaliveplanlnalUrnlrte-Ovcryand...illilluslf",11C'the <br />elTeetiwnc..s of Reclarnalion's planting effon' in future >'ears, Thepreviousfigures <br />\FII1Ures ~..~) show bow rnanyoflhe various"'~ ~pccies spread, raluecd "r <br />rcJislrihllled sigl1lfiennll>' (rum 2fHJ2..200-l across the entire monilored Mea. The <br />foUowing figures (Figures .H:..351 show the improvements made in nalural nalive <br />\c!!clation Jensily rttoveries betwccn the 2001 and 2004!lCl1SOns. ilistmpon,mllunole <br />Ihalln2lJOland2003tbesedalauscdlrnnsec1S1l1atincludcdslgnificantportionsof <br />bordL'Tinlj: pn\'ile and tnba! iand!< thaI are nol receiving similar lypes ofln:mmel1l and <br />wbCre...eedJlspL'TSalandspreaJwasalTeclingn1<1nilnringresult.~. In21)jI4,Rcclamannn <br />has usOO only T'rojecllands for a more accurnle assessmenl ofwecU managemen1 targC'\s. <br /> <br />WalL'" condillon, were sillf\ifiCaDll>' dllTerent bL1....'CC11 ail momlllred years (see La Plal,l <br />River Oow monitoring. Fi~lIle (\ ahLl\'e) lIlld tberefore some el"'eragc readings related 10 <br />foharcll~C'rdensityvarialion is likely Juc to relalivcwaleravailabihly. Then:isan <br />across the hoard increase in "cgctalivcJensilies...bichl'erylih:lyai....r el1cc1scal\lc <br />grll.l.inl! rcmo'al frum most reaches oftbe moniturcd river eolTidnr. Mucb of !he non. <br />Projocl ian,ls that w<:re included in lbe M..s. \'cgelation mom.onng In 2002 and 2003 are <br />slillsub)L'C'llorelatl\'e1yintcoshe gl11llngpre'\.~ure. <br />