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Live vegetative cover measured in 2011 on the greasewood reference area was 24.98% with <br />13.20% live vegetative cover comprised of non - noxious perennial species. The reclamation <br />success standard requires the reclaimed area to meet or exceed 90% of the perennial vegetative <br />cover on the approved reference area at a 90% confidence interval (PAP pg. 12 -22). Cheatgrass <br />contributed 55.75% live vegetative cover in 2011. 90% of the perennial live cover equaled <br />11.88 %. The Division finds the greasewood reclaimed areas successful for vegetative cover for <br />2011. <br />Live vegetative cover measured on the greasewood bond release block during the 2012 <br />vegetation sampling was 36.05 %. The average perennial vegetative cover was 20.72 %. 11.5% <br />live vegetative cover was attributed to Cheatgrass. <br />Live vegetative cover measured in 2012 on the greasewood reference area was 20.72% with <br />9.53% live vegetative cover comprised of non - noxious perennial species. The reclamation <br />success standard requires the reclaimed area to meet or exceed 90% of the perennial vegetative <br />cover on the approved reference area at a 90% confidence interval (PAP pg. 12 -22). Cheatgrass <br />contributed 31.90% live vegetative cover in 2011. 90% of the perennial live cover equaled <br />8.58 %. The Division finds the greasewood reclaimed areas successful for vegetative cover for <br />2011. <br />Productivity: Greasewood Areas 2011 & 2012. <br />Total herbaceous productivity measured in the greasewood bond release block for 2011 was <br />872.1 lbs /acres. The average perennial herbaceous production for 2011 was 182.0 lbs /acre. <br />The average total herbaceous production measured in 2011 on the greasewood reference area <br />was 982.4 lbs /acre with 103.79 lbs /acre vegetative productivity composed of non - noxious <br />perennial species. The reclamation success standard requires the reclaimed area to meet or <br />exceed 90% of the total herbaceous production on the approved reference area at a 90% <br />confidence interval (PAP pg. 12 -23). 90% of total herbaceous production equals 93.41lbs /acre. <br />The Division finds the greasewood reclaimed areas successful for total herbaceous production <br />for 2011. <br />Total herbaceous productivity in the greasewood bond release block in 2012 was. 262.8 lbs /acre. <br />Perennial herbaceous production was 107.9lbs /acre. <br />Total herbaceous productivity measured in the greasewood reference area in 2012 was <br />66.14lbs /acre. Reclamation success standard requires the reclaimed area to meet or exceed 90% <br />of the total herbaceous productivity on the approved reference area at a 90% confidence interval <br />(PAP pg. 12 -23). 90% of the total herbaceous productivity in the greasewood reference area <br />equals 59.53lb /acre for 2012. The Division finds the greasewood reclaimed areas exceeded the <br />standard for herbaceous productivity and is deemed successful for 2012. <br />2 <br />