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Reveoetation <br />Flat areas and areas of gentle ,~ .,~- <br />to moderate slopes appear in °~~-- •-~ -,'; ~ ' <br />better condition than steep '- " '" _ <br />slopes throughout the site <br />The top of Chen s Hill, shown <br />at right, is one example. ~• _ <br />Vegetation is qualitatively ~ ' ~ ~ - <br />~!. <br />rated as good and a small ~ . ` ~`~ ~ ~ • ' ~ - '"~ :at;.7~ti'?r:-_. , <br />depression and rockpde - K _. ~ -'•'~v ~• _ <br />provided wildlife habitat .:: '• -+ "~• " '~ <br />benefits to various mammals ~`•~•~•'~" ~'~;. ~ ~ {~ #,~ . ~' ~ -• <br />and birds. Another example ,,r. ""~ "' ~ <br />are the moderate slopes in a^ ~ _ ` "' .~•. <br />the reclaimed West Pit, .n ..`,~ ~ iR !' ~ Yom. ~• ~ ~~~ "rMrr~" ^„'. <br />shown below right, where ~ y.~~.~,u,~ <br />although rills and gullies are ;,q~,y ~ •'~ ~'~'.~,~ ~ ~r~;~"~`°~ <br />present, they area not as ,'~' w ~ ~ '~ ~~~"~"` <br />numerous or severe as in the ^~+ ` <br />East Pit. <br />Cool season grasses such as ';.,;," i"~"''~"-_ •• `'' <br />Western wheatgrass and <br />Smooth brome were noted as "" <br />the primary species v,gorousiv ~ <br />growing at this time The are; _ "=~~•~ ~~ <br />..~ <br />received almost two inches of ~ ~ _ <br />y ~ - e' - 11 rr~ <br />rain with,n the 7 days prior to ,~ ~.: -- - <br />this inspection and should ~ .. <br />r- <br />result in an excellent growing ~ , '-""= • <br />season this Spring. <br />~ _ - ~ <br />Reclamat,on at the Orphan P~! •. ~' <br />was traversed on foot and wa ~ . ' " ~c:- : ' -" ' ,, ~` <br />also doing well for the early . ~ ' •- _ - <br />Spring season, Contour - _ . }~;~~""' :"', . <br />berms in the reclaimed area '~ I` ~ `' <br />have stabd¢ed with vegetation ...~•.t - <br />and likely have served their purpose in controlling erosion anal vegetation I ~aa t.~rc:.~n~t <br />established Carile were not observed anywhere on the reclaimed areas and were not noted <br />in the adjacent area, <br />