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iii iiiiiiiiniiiiii <br />9 <br />ANNUAL BOND COMPLIANCE TRACKING <br />Mine: Eckman Park Permit No.: C-81-071 <br />Date: 7/29/92 Inspectors: Mathews/Waldron <br />Bond Inspection Topic: Revegetation Rule: 4.15 <br />Inspected Area <br />Legal Description <br />Section): <br />(Accurate to 1/4 1/4 <br />Acreage: 13.5 Acre <br />Narrative Location Description: 10/81 Seeded Area in Mine Area 31 <br />** Date Final Grading Completed: <br />** Date Topsoiling Completed: <br />** Date Initial Seeding Completed: 10/81 <br />** Date Final Seeding Completed: 10/81 <br />Map Reference: Annual Reclamation Map, Sheet 4 of 4 (4/92) <br />Inspection Procedure <br />four parallel transects we run, each traversing the length of the reclaimed <br />parcel. Cover was estimated for Transect 1, using the procedures described for <br />the Mountain Shrub Reference Area. Woody plant density was estimated by <br />counting woody plants rooted in 2 meter wide belt quadrants running the length <br />of each transect. <br />Data Summary <br />(Reference any tables, diagrams or maps attached) <br />Attachment 1 - Transect Locations <br />Attachment 2 - Cover Summary <br />Attachment 3 - Woody Plant Density Summary <br />Narrative Evaluation of Compliance <br />This parcel is characterized by high cover and production, dominated by a native <br />bunchgrass, basin wildrye (Elymus cinereus>, and several introduced grasses, <br />including orchard grass (Dactylic glomerata), timothy (Phleum pratense), <br />Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis>, intermediate wheatgrass (Agropyron <br />intermedium) and smooth brome (Bromus inermis). Most of these species were <br />components of the pre-disturbance mountain shrub and aspen vegetation types. <br />Cover is fairly evenly distributed among the major species and the parcel would, <br />individually meet the species diversity standard which requires that a minimum <br />of 4 species make up 64% of the relative cover, with no single species exceeding <br />40% relative cover. Bare ground was only 1.8%, and no erosion was evident. <br />Woody plant density was estimated to be only 133 stems per acre, primarily <br />snowberry (Symphoricarpos oreophilus) and big sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata). <br />* A separate tracking sheet should be filled out for each area and compliance <br />topic evaluated. <br />** If applicable <br />DTM/ern 4538E <br />