2013-10-15_PERMIT FILE - C1982057A ‎(2)‎

• Permit No: C1982057A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 10/15/2013
• Section_Exhibit Name: Tab 22 Revegetation Plan
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

Sampling Parameters
Cover: Terms for purposes of monitoring and bond release will be defined as follows:
First -Hit Plant Cover. Percent of the ground surface covered in vertical view by living plant
parts (parts living at the time of observation plus attached parts that were produced during
the current growing season). These data add up to 100 percent and plants beneath other
plants in vertical projection are ignored. With respect to the point - intercept method of cover
sampling, "first -hit" data include only the uppermost hit at each point projection location.
All-Hit Cover. Percent of the ground surface covered by all living plant parts without regard
to whether they are overlapped by other plant species. All plant species "hit" in vertical
projection of a sampling point, even those beneath other species, are named and count
toward the percent cover reported. When all plant species present are considered, these data
may add to more than 100 percent. With respect to point - intercept cover sampling, "all-hit"
data account for interceptions of a projected point with all species, whether or not they were
the first encountered in the vertical descent of the point. Note that multiple hits on the same
species are not named.
Herbaceous Species. Plant species in the native annual and biennial forbs, introduced
annual and biennial forbs, native annual grass, introduced annual grass, native perennial forbs,
introduced perennial forbs, native perennial cool - season grasses and grass -like, introduced
perennial cool - season grass, and ferns life forms. Subshrubs, shrubs, and trees are not
included. Fungi, mosses, lichens and algae are also not included.
All-Hit Total Herbaceous Vegetation Cover. Summed percent cover of all herbaceous
species encountered based on "all-hit" data.
Cover data will include "first -hit" and "all-hit" cover by species (both absolute and relative values),
total vegetation cover and cover values for litter, rock, and bare ground. If present, cover by mosses
and lichens will also be tallied.
Production: Production data will be collected as total current year's herbaceous standing crop
biomass. In sampling for bond release, harvested biomass will be separated by life form. Shrub or tree
• production will not be sampled. Values will be expressed as gm per 0.5 sq. m. and lbs /ac.
TR -65 41 Revised 9/09