Laserfiche WebLink
Reveaetation <br />Growth of vegetation continues for the season due to improved moisture over last growing <br />season. Plant diversity at this site is good, with cool season grasses currently leading the <br />way. Many of the cool season grasses, such as western wheatgrass and smooth brome, are <br />beginning to set seed heads. Warm season grasses are showing early growth. Mr. Montoya <br />expressed some concern about the presence of some of the shrub species, such as pinion <br />pine and juniper that are present on the reclamation. We inspected some of these plants <br />and also I identified the valuable species Winterfat. He mentioned he would like to spray the <br />pinion trees with a herbicide but I suggested that he not do that until final bond release has <br />been achieved, even though there is no shrub re-establishment standard at this site. <br />Spraying could be detrimental to other desirable species. Scotch thistle plants occur <br />sporadically throughout the site and were cut as they were encountered. Cattle were not <br />observed on the reclaimed area or in the surrounding rangeland. <br />Overall, the site appeared in good condition for the spring season. <br />4 <br />