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3.0 RESULTS <br /> Table 1 and Charts 1 and 2 contain summary data regarding ground cover for the 2022 Phase II bond <br /> evaluation area and applicable reference areas. Appendix A contains the raw data for all sampled areas, <br /> while Appendix B contains the sampling methodology. Appendix C contains representative photographs of <br /> field conditions on all sampled areas in 2022. <br /> 3.1 Phase II Bond Release Block Summary <br /> A total of 46 plant species were observed within the Phase II bond release area evaluated in 2022. <br /> These consisted of 19 grass taxa, 25 forbs, and 2 shrubs (Table 1). Among these species two noxious <br /> weeds, bull thistle (Cirsium vu/gare) or cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), were observed. <br /> Ground cover in the Phase II bond release area consisted of an average of 49.1% live vegetation, <br /> 1.5% rock, 22.6% litter, and bare soil exposure of 26.8% (Table 1 and Chart 1). Perennial cover across <br /> the unit averaged 28.7% with annual and biennial cover averaging 14.7%. Cheatgrass cover averaged <br /> 5.7%while other noxious species cover averaged less than 0.5%(Table 1 and Chart 1). Allowable perennial <br /> herbaceous cover across the unit averaged 28.3% (Table 1). Dominant taxa were thickspike wheatgrass <br /> (Agrooyron dasystachyum), Japanese brome (bromus jaoonicus), and Western wheatgrass (Agropyron <br /> smith/i) with 10.6%, 7.5%, and 5.8% average cover, respectively (Appendix A,Table 1). <br /> 9 <br />