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In the production tables, data are expressed as oven -dry pounds per acre (lbs /acre). These <br />figures were extrapolated from the average weights for the 0.5 square meter samples. For woody <br />plant density, data collected in each 100 square meter plot were extrapolated to estimate the <br />number of individuals expected per acre. <br />Interim Monitoring <br />2006 RECLAIMED AREA <br />(Photographs 1 -18) <br />Cover <br />(Table A -1) <br />Introduced perennial fortis were the predominant lifeform observed in the 2006 Reclaimed Area, <br />contributing 20.9 percent all -hit cover with alfalfa (Medicago sativa) comprising the majority with <br />19.7 percent all -hit cover. Native perennial cool season grasses were the second most <br />encountered lifeform with 9.6 percent all -hit cover. Within this group, Agassiz bluegrass (Poa <br />pratensis ssp. agassizensis) and thickspike wheatgrass (Elymus lanceolatus ssp. lanceolatus) <br />were most common, having 3.1 and 1.5 percent all -hit cover, respectively. Native perennial fortis <br />(4.7 percent all -hit cover) were the third most common lifeform having numerous species with low <br />percent cover values and no dominant species. Also observed in the area were the noxious <br />weeds hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale, 0.44 % cover)), Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense, <br />0.17% cover), and bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare, no measurable cover). <br />Total average vegetation cover for all -hits was 48.1 percent. Allowable all -hit herbaceous cover <br />was 43.0 percent. Cover by standing dead, litter, bare soil and rock averaged 1.1, 29.7, 21.1, and <br />1.9 percent, respectively (first hits). Average species density was 27.7 species per 100 sq. m. <br />Production <br />(Table A -2) <br />Total herbaceous production in 2013 was 2179 pounds per acre, of which 2014 pounds per acre <br />was allowable herbaceous production. Of the total production, 1126 pounds were introduced <br />perennial forbs, 496.1 were native perennial cool season grasses, and 264.1 were introduced <br />annual and biennial forbs. Four other lifeforms were present, each less than 200 pounds per <br />acre. <br />7 <br />