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The reclamation standard for production in both 2017 and 2018 have been met. <br />Shrub Density <br />For range A and B bond release parcels, successful shrub density will be demonstrated by one of two <br />options. Option one includes a requirement to established greater than or equal to 400 stems per acre <br />of woody plants and achieve 50% survival of shrub pads within established shrub clumps. These shrub <br />clumps are to be at least 1.6 acres in size and consist of at least 250 live transported shrub pads. Each <br />clump must be 1,400 feet apart. Option two does not include shrub clumps and would require greater <br />than 550 live stems per acre to be established on the reclaimed parcel. TMI elected to use the second <br />option to demonstrate the revegetation success for shrub density. <br />Woody plant density was measured using randomly located 2m x 50m belt transects. The woody <br />stems were counted in each of the belt transects and sorted by species. The sampling method used <br />meets the criteria outlined in Rule 4.15.11 (1) and the permit application. In 2017, 60 belt transects <br />were measured and 46 were measured in 2018. A minimum of 30 transects are required by Rule <br />4.15.11(2). <br />The shrub density in 2017 was 1069.1 stems/acre. The sample mean was greater than 90% of the <br />reclamation standard but sample adequacy was not achieved. Therefore, the reverse null hypothesis <br />described in Rule 4.15.11(2)(c) was used to demonstrate reclamation success for 2017. The shrub <br />density in 2018 was 1082.1 stems/acre. The sample mean was greater than 90% of the reclamation <br />standard but sample adequacy was not achieved. Therefore, the reverse null hypothesis described in <br />Rule 4.15.11(2)(c) was used to demonstrate reclamation success for 2018. The reclamation standard <br />for shrub density was met for both 2017 and 2018. <br />Species Diversity <br />The species diversity requirement as stated in TMI's permit requires at least 4 cool season perennial <br />grasses and one forb species possessing a minimum of 3% relative cover, with no single species <br />exceeding 50% relative cover and no four species in combination shall contribute more than 80% <br />relative cover. The species diversity requirement meets the criteria outlined in Rule 4.15.8(5). <br />In 2017, five cool -season grasses and two forb species contributed at least 3% relative cover. The <br />five cool -season perennial grasses Great Basin Wildrye (Elymus cinereus), Western Wheatgrass <br />(Agropyron smithii), Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis), Intermediate Wheatgrass (Agropyron <br />intermedium) and Sheep Fescue (Festuca ovina) had the highest cover values and collectively <br />contributed a total of 60.5%. Great Basin Wildrye had the largest cover value of 18.1%. Western <br />yarrow (Achillea millefolium) and alfalfa (Medicago saliva) were the two forb species that contributed <br />3.3% and 3.05% cover respectively. The reclamation standard for species diversity was met for 2017. <br />In 2018, six cool -season grasses contributed at least 3% relative cover. One perennial forb contributed <br />2.48% relative cover in 2018. The six cool -season perennial grasses Great Basin Wildrye (Elymus <br />cinereus), Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis), Western Wheatgrass (Agropyron smithii), <br />Intermediate Wheatgrass (Agropyron intermedium) Sheep Fescue (Festuca ovina) and Smooth Brome <br />(Bromus inermis) had the highest cover values and collectively contributed a total of 67.39%. Great <br />Basin Wildrye had the largest cover value of 15.81 %. <br />Permit Number C1981010 <br />SL20 Page 11 of 17 <br />