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_r;. 2.05.4(2)(e)(iii) Planting Methods The steep slopes in the vicinity of the reclaimed western portals .should be left in a roughened condition following grading to allow For seed catchment and coverage. The application should be amended to indicate how this will be accomplished. As requested the Preliminary Adequacy Letter, the 25 hawthorne seedlings per acre should be planted in clumps in riparian areas immediately adjacent to the river, rather than distributed randomly over the reclaimed area. A comparable number of willow seedlings should also be planted in the riparian zone. Mulching Techniques - Rule 2.05.9(2)(e)(iv) A mulch netting as is presently being used on the west portal embankment will probably be required to hold topsoil and prevent surface erosion of the reclaimed slope. The application should be amended to indicate that excelsior or jute mesh will be tacked onto the western portal slope following hydroseeding. Revegetation Success - Rule 2.05.4(2)(e)(vi) The applicant has requested that the Division set the revegetation success standards for the Bear Mine for the parameters of herbaceous cover and production, species diversity and woody plant density. The Division will set these standards based nn site potential and land use considerations. The applicant has proposed a sampling plan for evaluating the success of revegetation. The following alternatives and additions should be incorporated into that plan. The cover measurements should be taken along randomly located 25 meter transects. A point frame and pin should be used to record 50 equally spaced measurements per transect. A minimum of 10 transects would be required. Herbaceous cover should be recorded by species (Ist and 2nd hits on herbaceous vegetation should be recorded separately, with only First hits on vegetation used in the calculation of percent cover). Each separate transect would be 1 sample, with the percent cover value for each sample determined by totalling the first hits on vegetation and dividing by fifty. Hits on bare ground, rock, and litter should be recorded separately. If sample adequacy is not met with 10 transects, additional transects should be located and measured until adequacy is obtained or 25 transects are completed. Herbaceous production sampling should consist of clipping the herbaceous vegetation in quarter meter plots located along the previously discussed transects. Five plots should be clipped along each transect, a minimum of S t_ra ns ec is (the first S randomly selected transects) wi 11 bn required. If sample adequacy is not mat with this minimum number, more randomly located transects should be sampled until adequacy is met or as transects are sampled.