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III. COMMENTS -COMPLIANCE <br />Below are comments on the inspection. The comments include discussion of observations made during the <br />inspection. Comments also describe any enforcement actions taken during the inspection and the facts or <br />evidence supporting the enforcement action. <br />#1832) A 2001 reclaimed drill site, between Apache Rocks and Thermal Event Area (TEA). <br />This area had apparently been grazed pretty close last year, Seeded perennia! species were <br />well represented, but the component of early successional annual (orbs was higher at this <br />site than was typical. The native perennial legume, golden banner, (Thermopsis sp./ was <br />relatively abundant, and a native penstemon with a spreading growth habit, There was also <br />a small patch of Canada thistle, and scattered houndstongue plants. These noxious weeds <br />(thistle and houndstongue) had not been sprayed, and will need to be included in a follow- <br />up spray treatment. <br />#1833) 2000 reclaimed "G" hole, between Apache Rocks and TEA. Effective grass <br />dominated cover. <br />#1834, 1835, and 1836) 2001 TEA site that was "grazed hard" according to Henry, in <br />2004. The site is dominated by perennial bunch grasses, primarily slender wheatgrass it <br />appears. Compared to an adjacent fenced area that was also seeded in 2001, but not <br />grazed last year, there is more bare ground, grasses are less robust, and there are no <br />seedstalks from last year's growth. Annual (orbs appear to be somewhat more prevalent in <br />the grazed 2001 stand than in the non-grazed, but the annual component is relatively minor. <br />1837) A slope in the TEA site that was seeded in 2000, apparently with a different <br />seedmix than used in 2001. This site was also grazed in 2004, but note significantly higher <br />cover and more robust appearance of grasses. Certain species prevalent in this area <br />(notably basin wildrye and western wheatgrass) were not observed in the 2001 seeded <br />area. <br />#1838)Contrast between 2001 TEA reclamation that was grazed, versus ungrazed <br />(fenced). Note last year's seedstalks on grasses in ungrazed (mostly slender wheatgrass), <br />and more robust appearance of grasses, with higher cover and less bare ground in the <br />ungrazed area. <br />#1839) Excellent shrub/grass establishment on a 2000 reclaimed road slope near the turn- <br />off to the TEA. The more robust appearance of seeded vegetation in the 2000 TEA <br />reclaimed sites may be due to a combination of factors, including the more established root <br />systems associated with the slightly older seeding, and possible seedmix differences. In <br />addition, most of the 2000 reclamation was on steeper slopes, that were probably less <br />heavily used by cattle than the more gentle slope areas that characterize much of the 2001 <br />reclamation. <br />#1840) 2004 reclaimed road to Drill Site 17-04. The road was extensively roughened with <br />track-hoe, and woody debris that had been wind-rowed was pulled back over slope as the <br />final step in the reclamation sequence. Excellent erosion control, and promising initial <br />establishment of seeded and native volunteer species. At the reclaimed 17-04 drill site (no <br />photo), there was satisfactory first year establishment of seeded species; some small <br />patches of Canada thistle that need to be treated. <br />3 <br />