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Live herbaceous production was collected using a harvest method. All the current year's herbaceous growth including grasses, forbs and sub - shrubs was clipped in 1/2 m2 quadrats. Quadrats were placed at the 2 and 7 meter mark on each transect. Clipped vegetation was bagged. The clipped vegetation was dried in ovens at Colorado State University (CSU) for 10 days and then weighed. Bag weights were subtracted from the biomass calculations. Results Revegetation sampling was conducted on June 4, 2012 and June 4 -6, 2013. This time period coincided with maximum vegetative growth potential and development of the majority of plant species found in both the native vegetation community and the reclaimed area to be evaluated. Table 1 - Summary of Vegetative Data 2012 Data The 2012 data represents a drought year in the North Fork of the Gunnison area. By early June 2012 all of the vegetation was already starting to dry. This is reflected in the wide range of results from 2012 and 2013. Total vegetative cover on the East Mine area was 24.3% in 2012. The predominant 6 Hawk's Nest East and West Mines Termination of Jurisdiction (SL -01) C- 1981 -016 February 24, 2015 2012 2013 East Mine Cover 24.3% 27.4% Production 586 lbs /acre 1,195 lbs /acre West Mine Cover 28.1% 39.3% Production 519 lbs /acre 1,309 lbs/ acre Bleeder Entries Cover 24.0% 30.5% Production 192 lbs /acre 1,152 lbs/ acre Mine Total Cover 26.1% 33.1% Production 528 lbs /acre 1,242 lbs/ acre 2012 Data The 2012 data represents a drought year in the North Fork of the Gunnison area. By early June 2012 all of the vegetation was already starting to dry. This is reflected in the wide range of results from 2012 and 2013. Total vegetative cover on the East Mine area was 24.3% in 2012. The predominant 6 Hawk's Nest East and West Mines Termination of Jurisdiction (SL -01) C- 1981 -016 February 24, 2015