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<br />III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made <br />during the inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the <br />inspection and the facts or evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />Fall, 1986, 11.24 ac. <br />This parcel exhibits high diversity and has a "natural" <br />appearance due to the high density of low growing big <br />sagebrush. Associated species include bluebunch wheatgrass, <br />blue flax, western wheatgrass, yarrow, cicer milkvetch, green <br />needlegrass, sandburg bluegrass, crested wheatgrass, smooth <br />brome, dandelion, basin wildrye, and small burnet. <br />720 Pit and Overburden Area (1995, 163.5 acres) <br />Annual weeds and volunteer rye are still significant <br />components of the stand in several areas, with some small <br />patches of the noxious perennial weed Canada thistle observed <br />along the north and south perimeters of the parcel. <br />Throughout most of the parcel, excellent initial establishment <br />of big sagebrush and seeded forbs including fringe sage, <br />penstemon, yarrow, small burnet and blue flax was apparent. <br />Perennial grasses are also present in most areas, but provide <br />a smaller component of the cover and production at this time <br />than sagebrush and forbs. It would be anticipated that the <br />annual forb component will decline markedly over the next <br />couple of growing seasons, and that perennial grasses will <br />increase. <br />