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areas. These lists are tabulated in Appendix C, "Species Presence for All Areas." Note that all big <br />sagebrush plants encountered were referred to as Artemisia tridentata. Plants referred to here as Poa <br />secunda ssp. juncifolia include the plants formerly known as big bluegrass (Poa ampla) a species <br />commonly included in reclamation seed mixes. The taxonomic treatment of FNA (Vol. 24, 2007) places <br />Poa ampla with Poa secunda ssp. juncifolia. Despite this merger, the distinctness of Poa ampla is worth <br />noting. Mountain bromegrass encountered during sampling is referred to as Bromus carinatus var. <br />marginatus in recognition of its perennial habit compared to the Ceratochloa carinatus taxon included in <br />Weber and Wittmann (2001) as the appropriate name for Colorado plants. The latter taxon (C. carinatus) <br />is an annual. Festuca ovina (sheep fescue) was included in the reclaimed area seed mixes generally. <br />The degree to which sheep fescue differs morphologically from the native Festuca saximontana (Rocky <br />Mountain fescue) is very minimal. Here all occurrences in the reclaimed and reference areas have been <br />called F. saximontana. <br />Photographic Record <br />Within each area, representative color photographs were taken to document the appearance of the <br />vegetation in 2016 (Appendix E). Where appropriate, a placard identifies the particular area and sample. <br />Statistical Methods <br />Sampling was conducted at randomly located sites. Random sampling locations were generated using <br />ESRI ArcMap 10.2 software and Hawth's Analysis Tools for ArcGIS (Beyer 2004). Garmin GPS60 units <br />(accuracy to 3 m) and topographic maps were used in the field to locate random points. Cover transects <br />were randomly oriented. At each cover sampling location, the slope, expressed as a percent, and aspect <br />of the site, in degrees not corrected for magnetic declination, were determined, and recorded with the <br />orientation of the transect. <br />Assessment of Reclamation Adequacy <br />GENERAL <br />Formal (statistical) hypothesis testing was undertaken for the Phase II Bond Release Block-2a and BRB-3 <br />as follows: <br />4 <br />