2015-02-26_REPORT - C1981028 ‎(7)‎

• Permit No: C1981028
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 2/26/2015
• Doc Name: Annual Hydrology and Reclamation Report
• From: Coors Energy Company
• To: DRMS
• Annual Report Year: 2014
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Reclamation Report
• Email Name: TNL
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Keenesburg Mine 2014 Vegetation Monitoring Report
Table 4: Reclamation Area 31 Vegetation Cover Data
Genus Species Common Name
I
2
1 3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Average
Absolute
Cover
Average
Relative
Cover
Rank
Ia 2 „d
1st 2nd
1st 2nd
1st 2 „d
191 2nd
1st 2nd
IM 2r,d
1st 2nd
Ist 2nd
19 2nd
Grass: Annual Introduced
20
69.8
3
64.2
112.8
48.2
87.6
5.6
118
57.84
Annual Grasses
7.6
0
Bromus tectolvm cheatgrass
8 1
9 2
l
2
2 2
14 3
12
!
2
5
8.20
24.53
2
Subtotal
8 1
9 2
l
2
2 2
14 3
0
1
2
5
8.20
24.53
0
Grass: Annual Native
0
0.63
h trodt t ed Annual Grasses
7.6
0
0
4.4
18
0
0
n
6, 4
12
Munroa squarrosa false buffalograss
Vul le octoFlora sixweeks fescue
4.8
1
0
1
4 2
3.99
Perennial Forbs Native
0
2
1
1
0.60
1.40
1.42
4.25
7
Subtotal
0
1
0
5 2
0
0
0
2
1
1
2.00
5.66
1 4.4
Grass: Perennial Native (Coo[)
13
1 7.2
32.21
9.6
1 32
177.2
71.2
34
15.4
36.68
Nalive Aruuuli Forbs
83
Aclmatheium hymenoides Indian ricegrass
Pasco um smithu western wheat grass
1
1
1 15
12
5.8
l.2
I
4
9.6
1
17
0.60
1.00
1.42
236
6.6
Subtotal
1
1
loo
0
1)
0
5
2
1
0
1.60
3.77
Grass: Perennial Native (Warm)
0
8.8
14.20
Total
199
233
98
21
92
29
33
77
44
Andropogon hallii sand blues tein
Boutebua curtipendula sidecats grama
Boutebua gracils blue grama
Calamovilfa longifolia prairie sandreed
Schizachyrium scoparium little bluestein
Sporobolus airoides alkali sacaton
S orobolus cryptandrus sand dro seed
1
3 1
6
3
2
1
9 2
8
1
1
1
2
1
3 1
4
1
6
5 1
8 1
1
3
3
I
7 1
1
4 1
1
1
2
3.40
0.20
1.00
2.80
0.20
1.00
9.20
8.02
0.94
2.36
6.60
0.47
2.83
25.00
3
5
1
Subtotal
10 1
15 2
113
4 1
16 !
1 8 1
8
7 1
5 1
3 1
17.80
46.23
Total Graminoid Cover
19 2
26 4
114 0
11 3
18 3
22 4
13 0
9 2
7 3
9 1
29.60
80.19
Forbs: Annual Introduced
Lactuea seriola prickly lettuce
Salsola tra us Russian thistle
I
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
3 1
2.60
0.40
7.08
0.94
4
Subtotal
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
3
3 1
3.00
8.02
Forbs: Animal Native
Conyza canadensis Canadian horseweed
Amaranthus retroflexus redroot amaranth
Ambrosia psilostachya Curran ragweed
1
I
1
2
2 1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2 1
2.20
0.20
1.20
5.66
0.47
3.30
6
8
Subtotal
I I
1
3
2 1
2
2
4
3 1
3.60
9.43
Forbs: Perennial Native
Erigeron bellidiastrum western daisy fleabane
Machaeranthera b' elovu B' elow's tans aster
1
l
1
1
l
0.40
0.60
0.94
1.42
Subtotal
1
2
2
1.00
2.36
Total Forb Cover
2 0
2 0
1 0
5 0
3 1
5 0
1 0
4 1
9 0
6 2
7.60
19.81
Rock
Litter
Bare Ground
1
13
IS 1
17
5
12
23 126
8
12
17
22
1
14
22
15
22
14
20
18
17
0.20
29.00
33.60
Total Vegetation Cover
21 2 128
4 115
0 116
3 121
4 127
4 114
0 113
3 116
3
15 3
37.20
100.00
Total Ground Cover
35
45
27
24
33
49
r28
r28
30
33
66.41)
Total Hits
Total Ve ':Cover (minus noxious weeds)
Total Native Vegetation Cover 112
50 150
1 &.,;
150
12
150
3
150
10
150
7 110
150
14
150
113
150
110
15
50
1
100.00
17.20
Table 5: Reclamation Area 31 Herbaceous Production Data
Life Form
Herbaceous Production (g1m2)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1 9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Mean
Perennial Grasses Native
108
129.8
19.6
12
58.8
10
20
69.8
3
64.2
112.8
48.2
87.6
5.6
118
57.84
Annual Grasses
7.6
0
0
4.4
18.4
7
0
0
8.8
12
0
4.8
6.2
0
0
4.61
Native.lnndlalGremye's
0
0
0
0
0
7
0
0
2.4
0
0
11
0
0
0
0.63
h trodt t ed Annual Grasses
7.6
0
0
4.4
18
0
0
n
6, 4
12
0
4.8
6-)
0
0
3.99
Perennial Forbs Native
0
0
37.6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2.51
Mutual Forbs
183.21
103
1 41
1 4.4
114.6112.21
13
1 7.2
32.21
9.6
1 32
177.2
71.2
34
15.4
36.68
Nalive Aruuuli Forbs
83
1 2.6
1 47
14.4
1 15
12
5.8
l.2
1 32
9.6
17
.1.4
34
6.6
22,.48
IntroetueedAnnual1,wb.s
0
loo
0
1)
0
0
2
0
0
67
0
8.8
14.20
Total
199
233
98
21
92
29
33
77
44
86
145
130
165
40
133
101.64
77t
40
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Habitat Management, Inc. 11 September 2014