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Reclamation Success: 2021 and 2022 Species Composition Results <br /> Success 2021 Reclaimed 2022 Reclaimed <br /> Standard Areas Areas <br /> Total Perennial/Biennial Species* 3 10 13 <br /> (>2%rel.cover) <br /> Cool Season Grasses* 2 6 7 <br /> Cool Season Forbs or Shrub* 1 4 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 2021 and 2022 exceeded the revegetation <br /> success criteria for total herbaceous vegetation cover of the mountain shrub extended <br /> reference area in 2021 and 2022, 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 2021 and 2022 exceeded the total <br /> herbaceous production of the mountain shrub extended reference area in 2021 and 2022, <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 grasses and <br /> forbs/shrubs in 2021 and 2022, thereby meeting the post-mining land use requirements. <br />