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biennial plant species of which two are graminoids and one is a perennial or biennial forb <br /> or shrub. No one component of the above three species should comprise greater than 60% <br /> relative cover nor less than 2%relative cover, during a given year's quantitative sampling. <br /> The following reflects the number of individual species required by the success standard <br /> and the number of individual species encountered in quantitative sampling at the reclaimed <br /> areas. <br /> Reclamation Success: Species Composition (2020 and 2021) <br /> Success 2020 2021 <br /> Standard Reclaimed Reclaimed <br /> Total Perennial Species* 3 11 11 <br /> (>2% rel.cover) <br /> Cool Season Grasses* 2 6 5 <br /> Cool Season Forbs or Shrub* 1 5 6 <br /> Relative Importance <br /> (2%<x<60%) All Species All Species All Species <br /> * Numbers reflect only those species meeting the relative importance percentage limitation and does not <br /> include any prohibited species <br /> The reclaimed areas exceeded the requirements for species composition, thereby meeting <br /> the revegetation success criterion and supporting the post-mining land use. <br /> Reclaimed Areas Revegetation Conclusions <br /> Vegetation Cover <br /> Mean reclaimed areas total vegetation cover for 2020 and 2021 exceeded the revegetation <br /> success criteria for total herbaceous vegetation cover of the mountain shrub extended <br /> reference area in 2020 and 2021, thereby meeting the revegetation success criteria and <br /> supporting the post-mining land use. <br /> These results indicate the establishment of a predominantly perennial, native vegetation <br /> community at the reclaimed areas, with total vegetation cover greater than that of the <br /> revegetation success criteria. <br /> Herbaceous Production <br /> Mean reclaimed areas total herbaceous production for 2020 and 2021 exceeded the total <br /> herbaceous production of the mountain shrub extended reference area in 2020 and 2021, <br /> thereby meeting the revegetation success criterion and supporting the post-mining land use. <br /> Species Composition <br /> The reclaimed areas exceeded the required number of perennial cool season grass and <br /> forbs/shrubs in 2020 and 2021,thereby meeting the post-mining land use requirements. <br />