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erosion until grasses are firmly established Older areas of the refuse pile were traversed on <br />foot. The dominant grass is blue grams and orchard grass. Cover on these older areas is In <br />excess of 90% in most areas. <br />Revegetatu~n <br />The main reclaimed area of the former mine facility appeared green and lush, After an <br />extremely dry winter and spring, summer monsoon rains have caused an explosion of <br />growth Warm season grasses in particular are booming. Blue grams, sideoats grams. and <br />big bluestem are abundant and tall All speces are actively reproducing Small (orbs and <br />unknown annual species are also present. Some kochia weeds are present but they are <br />small and few in number. Crested wheat grass dominates the remaining topsoil pde and was <br />probably Included in the temporary seed mix for the topsoil pile <br />-. _ >• - , <br />.- .. ~. <br />:ti <br />1 <br />' ~ ~w <br />~ + <br />y~ , ~~~~ i I`l,; ICY ~ ~~ ~~ ~ 1 F r'i~~1'Y ' ~ 4i , ~V~ F' Vtirl i y. <br />. h ti. .` ~ t ,~ ~;~ .'' ~ I ~ s, 11~ lf•-~r~ j _ .: I ~ e~ `! /i fr. <br />'`1= ~I ril aEt,~;':'~i` '~. ~1 fYi:. ~)tr ~s ~ `,!)+ ~ hn, .,51= 4 Y;~ ,~ ~1 '; <br />r .. ti YF' a {"I ~~ ,'1.y7 arr~l.~l~'~i~ p1 .~. r .~. ~ I ~~f` <br />~`1 1 ~ .~ a, 7 i 1') ~~n ~ <br />1:j . . 1), 1 i 1 ~~f•aiil 1 * s ' ~. ', t ~ Syy~ ~~~ <br />Shrub transplants continue to do well with minimal sign of wildlife grazing. Some of these <br />transplants are now nearly three feet tall, as shown in the photograph below. <br />4 <br />