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TABLE of CONTENTS <br />1.0 Introduction .......................................................................................... ..............................1 <br />1.1 General .............................................................................................. ..............................1 <br />1.2 Precipitation ........................................................................................ ..............................1 <br />1.3 Background and Success Standards and Evaluation ................................ ..............................6 <br />2.0 Methodology for Vegetation Sampling ................................................. ............................... 8 <br />2.1 Sample Site Selection / Location ............................................................ ..............................8 <br />2.2 Determination of Ground Cover ............................................................. ..............................9 <br />2.3 Sample Adequacy Determination .......................................................... ............................... 9 <br />3.0 Results ................................................................................................ ............................... 12 <br />3.1 Summary ........................................................................................... .............................12 <br />3.2 West Mine Revegetation .................................................................... ............................... 13 <br />3.3 Run of Mine Revegetation .................................................................. ............................... 13 <br />4.0 Conclusions ....................................................................................... ............................... 14 <br />5.0 Literature Cited .................................................................................. ............................... 15 <br />In Text Maps, Figures, Tables and Charts <br />Table P — Annual Precipitation for Paonia, Colorado, 2005 — 2013 .................... ..............................2 <br />Chart P1 — Seasonal Precipitation for the 12 months Prior to Evaluation... 2006-2013 ......................2 <br />Chart P2 — Seasonal Precipitation for the 12 months Prior to Evaluation... 2013 vs. 86 -yr Avg . ........... 2 <br />Map 1 - Phase II Bond Release Sample Unit Locations - 2013 .......................... ..............................3 <br />Map 2 - Phase II Bond Release Sample Point Locations — Run of Mine - 2013 ... ..............................4 <br />Map 3 - Phase II Bond Release Sample Point Locations — West Mine - 2013 ..... ............................... 5 <br />Figure 1 — Sampling Procedure at a Systematic Sample Site Location ............ ............................... 10 <br />Chart 1 — Total Plant Cover Standard Comparison — 2013 ............................ ............................... 12 <br />Appendix A - Raw Data — Tables, Charts, and Photographs <br />Table 1 - Species List - 2013 ...................................................................... ............................A -1 <br />Chart 2 - Comparison - Average Cover Ground Cover by Lifeform - 2013 ......... ............................A -2 <br />Chart 3 - Comparison - Relative Cover (Composition) by Lifeform — 2013 ........ ............................A -2 <br />Table 2 - Vegetation Cover - Average Cover Summary — 2013 ........................ ............................A -3 <br />Table 3 - Vegetation Cover - Relative Cover Summary — 2013 ........................ ............................A -4 <br />Table 4 - Vegetation Cover — West Mine — 2013 — Raw Data .......................... ............................A -5 <br />Table 5 - Vegetation Cover — Run of Mine — 2013 — Raw Data ........................ ............................A -6 <br />Photos 1 -2 Photographs of the West Mine — 2013 ...................................... ............................A -7 <br />Photos 3 -4 Photographs of the Run of Mine — 2013 ..................................... ............................A -7 <br />