2014-10-15_PERMIT FILE - C1982056A (7)

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Cover data reporting will be organized as appropriate by the following life form categories: • Native Annual / Biennial Forbs Native Annual Grasses Native Perennial Forbs Native Perennial Graminoids Introduced Perennial Graminoids Native Shrubs Lichens Fungi Introduced Annual / Biennial Forbs Introduced Annual Grasses Introduced Perennial Forbs Native Sub - shrubs Native Trees Succulents Bryophytes (mosses) Algae For revegetation success, the reclaimed area "All Hit" cover will be equal to or greater than 90 percent of the average "All Hit" herbaceous cover determined for the corresponding reference area. Production Sampling — Herbaceous production samples will be taken at the same random sample point used for cover sampling. The number of samples will be adequate for use in a "reverse null hypothesis" test unless sample variances indicate that a lower number of samples applicable for use of the standard "null hypothesis" procedure is appropriate. If the herbaceous production values from the reclaimed area are greater than the reference area mean, but sample adequacy was not achieved after 30 samples, the hypothesis of reclamation adequacy for production will be tested using the "reverse null hypothesis" (see discussion of Hypothesis Testing). Herbaceous production will be assessed within one square meter plots located at the randomly placed sample points. Sampling will occur during the period from early- to mid -July during each sampling session, in accordance with the proposed vegetation sampling and monitoring schedule. Hay production will be sampled at the appropriate harvest time, based on full crop maturity and weather conditions. If grazing is conducted on reclaimed areas and corresponding reference areas, it will be deferred until after production sampling is completed. For each sample •plot, a circular plot (hoop) enclosing one square meter will be placed on the ground and anchored. Herbaceous plant species present will be clipped as closely to the ground as possible and placed separately into labeled paper bags. Clipped plants will be grouped into the following life -forms and bagged: Native Annual / Biennial Forbs Native Annual Grasses Native Perennial Forbs Native Perennial Graminoids Noxious Introduced Perennial Forbs Introduced Annual / Biennial Forbs Introduced Annual Grasses Introduced Perennial Forbs Introduced Perennial Graminoids Noxious Introduced Annual / Biennial Forbs Trees, full shrubs, sub - shrubs, cacti, lichens, mosses, and algae, will not be clipped. Clipped materials will be oven -dried at 105 degrees Celsius and weighed to the nearest 0.1 gram. For revegetation success, reclaimed area herbaceous production will be equal to or greater than 90 percent of the average herbaceous production for the corresponding reference area. Other data analyses developed from the vegetative production sampling include the following: Compilation of a Plant Species List - Cumulative plant species lists for the reclaimed area and the reference areas will be separately compiled from observations during vegetative sampling. This information will also support diversity evaluations. Species Diversity (Density) - Species presence will be noted within the area one meter to either side of the transect line (50m x 2m = 100 square meters). The presence data, along with point- intercept data, will be used.to produce values for species density expressed on a per 100 square meter basis. This information will • support diversity evaluations as described in the following Species Diversity section. RN08 -05 2.05 -117 03/12/10