2016-02-29_REPORT - C1981028 ‎(12)‎

• Permit No: C1981028
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 2/29/2016
• Doc Name: Annual Hydrology & Reclamation Report
• From: Coors Energy
• To: DRMS
• Annual Report Year: 2015
• Permit Index Doc Type: Annual Reclamation Report
• Email Name: TNL
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Keenesburg Mine 2015 Vegetation Monitoring Report
Table 10: Reclamation Area 31 Ve¢etation Cover Data
Genus Species
Common Name
1
is 2„d
2
I 2,.d
3 4
iv :,,d in 2,.d
5 6 7 8 9 10
I 2,.d is 2,.d iy 2,.d is 2„d is 2 ra 2r.d
Total
Hits
ra 2„d
Average Average
Absolute Relative
Cover Cover
(%) (%)
Rank
Grass: Annual Introduced
2
2
Native
Life Form
1
2
3
4
5
6
1 7
8
9
10
11
Brooms tectonun
cheaterass
2
9
3 1
1
1
18 1
9
2
37
15 1
60 63
12 00
28.13
1
Subtotal
25.2
2
9
3 1
1
1
is /
9
2
59.2
15 1
60 63
1200
2813
1.6
Grass: Annual Native
1.8
14.6
2.6
9.6
12.8
12.27
' l
0
V a octollora
sinveeks fescue
1
4 1
8
5
4 1
2 1
1
25 18
5.00
12 50
3
Subtotal
1
4/
8
5
4 1
2 1
1
25 28
500
12 50
0
Grass: Perennial Native Cool
18A
0
0
7.2
0
0
0
5.45
Annual Forbs
0
1
0
7.2
5.6
1 44.6
Achnatherum hvTnenoides
Elymus trachycaulms
Pasc Tum smith.
Indian ncegrass
slender wheatgrass
western %heaturass
1
3.2
I
I
19.4
1
1
1
2
1
4 J
2 2
3 3
080
040
0.60
179
0 89
1.34
Subtotal
1
I
1
I
I
1
1 2
1
9 9
1.80
4.02
Grass: Perennial Native arm)
Total
41.6 37.2
32.2
75.2
Andropogon hallii
Boutekaia curnpendula
Boutelow gracilis
Calamovilfa longifolia
Panicum vugamm
Schirachynm scoparmin
S orobolus cryptandrus
sand bluestem
sideoats grama
blue grams
prairie sandreed
swat hgrass
little bluestem
sand dropseed
6
2
7 1
1
I
1 1
1
5
3
I 1 1
2
4
1
3
3 1
2 1
1
1
3
1
1
12 1
2
4
2
2
2
4 f
3
2
6
1
1
1
8
1
3
1
1
2 1
18 19
8 10
6 6
45 48
3 3
5 6
20 13
3.60
160
120
9.00
060
1.00
4.00
8.48
4 46
2.68
21.43
1 34
2 68
10.27
5
6
2
4
Subtotal
53
17 1
10 1
15 2
5
16 1
8
6 1
II
13 1
4 1
105 115
21.00
51.34
Total Graminoid Cover
21 1 23 3
19 3
15 0 17 2 27 1 21 1
18 1
17 2 21 1
199 115
39.80
95.98
Forts: Annual introduced
McWotms officianalis
sweetebver
I
1 1
020
045
Subtotal
I
1 1
020
0.45
Forbs: Annual Native
Ambrosia psdostachya
Coma canaderisis
Cuman ragweed
Canadian horseweed
l/
2
1
1
1
3 3
3 4
060
060
1.34
1.79
Subtotal
11 1
1 3
1
1
6 7
1.20
313
Forbs: Perennial Native
Machaeranthera beelovti
Bigelow's tarisyaster
I
1 1
020
0 45
Subtotal
1
1 1
020
0.45
Total Farb Cover
0 0
I 1
0 0
3 0
0 0
1 0
I 0
1 0
0 0
1 0
8 9
1.60
4.02
Rock
Litter
Bare Ground
18
II
21
5
19
12
18
H
19
14
19
3
19
9
15
1 16
17
16
24
4
0
189
104
0 00
3780
2080
Total Vegetation ('over
21 1 124 J 119 3 J18 0 17 2 28 1 22 / 19 f 17 2 22 2 207 224
41.40
100.00
Total Ground Cover
39
45 138
136
36
147
41
34
134
146 1396
79.20
Total Hits
50
50 1150
50
50
50
50
50
50
150 1500
500
10000
Total Vegetation Cover (minus noxious weeds)
19
6
2
14
2
3
10
6
5
5
72 72
14.40
Total Native Vegetation Cover
19
6
2
14
2
3
10
5
5
5
71 71
1410
Table 11: Reclamation Area 31 herbaceous Production Data
Table 12: Reclamation Area 31 Species Com osition
Life Form
Cover
Data
Present
Graminoids
Herbaceous Production (g/m2)
10
11
Annual
2
2
Native
Life Form
1
2
3
4
5
6
1 7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Mean
Perennial Grasses (Natne)
9.2
13.2
6.4
8.8
37
8.4
136
96
212
34
94
25.2
4.2
54.4
10.2
37.21
Annual Grasses
16.2
4.2
4.6
59.2
18.8
HA
6.8
3
1.6
16.8
1.8
14.6
2.6
9.6
12.8
12.27
' l
0
Perennial Forbs (Natie)
16.2
18.8
21.2
0
0
0
0
0
18A
0
0
7.2
0
0
0
5.45
Annual Forbs
0
1
0
7.2
5.6
1 44.6
0 1
0
0
3.2
0
0
19.4
4.2
1,8
5.80
-
{.,,, i !.
h
Total
41.6 37.2
32.2
75.2
61.4
64.4
143
99
41.2
54
95.8
47
26.2 68.2 1
24.8
60.73
Total (minus noxious)
25.4
33
27.6
65.8
42.6
53
141
96
41.2
37.8
94
32.4 23.6 58.6
16.2
52.56
Table 12: Reclamation Area 31 Species Com osition
Life Form
Cover
Data
Present
Graminoids
Perennial
10
11
Annual
2
2
Native
11
11
Introduced
1
2
Cool Season
5
6
Warm Season
7
7
Total
11
13
Forbs
Perennial
1
3
Annual
3
7
Native
3
8
Introduced
1
2
Total
4
10
Woody Plants
0
0
Succulents & A avoids
0
2
Total Species 1
16
25
Habitat Management, Inc 15 October 2015