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22 July 2020 C-1994-082/Yoast Mine RAR <br />Photo 8: Overview of vegetation diversity. <br />RECLAMATION SUCCESS <br />The first parcels inspected (96, 95, 91, 61 and 60), comprised a portion of the phase II request near the <br />entrance along the haul road and represents private ownership seeded between 2007 and 2010. <br />Vegetation in these parcels exhibited well established vegetation comprising grasses, forbes and shrubs <br />indicative of the seed mix provided. <br />Next, and to the south larger phase II parcels (60, 90 and 93), were visited and include NPDES outfall 10 <br />These parcels were seeded between 2006 and 2010. Some weeds were noted as was evidence of past <br />weed mitigation that negatively impacted the desired vegetation leaving bare ground. However, desirable <br />rye, wheat and various bunch grasses comprised the primary cover material throughout these parcels. <br />Pond 10 has permanent designation and was discharging at the time of inspection. Pond banks were <br />stable as was the dam outslope. Ownership here is private. <br />Continuing down the haul road through privately held parcels the two topsoil parcels 5, and 70 were noted <br />as photographed above all seeded in either 2007 or 2010 vegetation was well established and diverse. <br />There was no evidence of erosion or overland flow. <br />Next we moved into a previously released phase III area to take note of drainage YPM13. Seeding took <br />place in the associated parcels (6 and 88), in 2002 and 2003 respectively. The drainage was stable with <br />vegetation establishing itself among the cobbles. Rejoining the main haul road we proceeded south to <br />drainage YPM20, seeded in 2007. In both these drainages some minor maintenance as noted above is <br />required. <br />Continuing south down the haul road we entered the main block of parcels comprising the bond release <br />request. A loop was walked beginning in parcel 27, through parcels 78, 80 then up along the <br />Number of Partial Inspection this Fiscal Year: 1 <br />Number of Complete Inspections this Fiscal Year: 0 <br />