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<br />-a- <br />Table II <br />Fish Creek Reclaimed Area <br />(Inventoried summer of 1977) <br />~. <br /> Measurements <br /> Treated Big Sagebrush <br /> Premining Sagebrush "79 1 Community 2 Reclaimed <br /> <br />Cover <br />(vegetative) 35% 46.4% 91% 59.8% <br />Production 2,000 lbs/Ac* 1,861 lbs/Ac 2,470 lbs/Ac 700 lbs/Ac <br />Density 1 plant/sq.f[.** 37.4 plants/sq.ft. 4.02 plants <br /> sq.ft <br />* SCS estimate for an unfavorable year <br />** Undocumented estimate provided by Energy Fuels Corporation <br />The species and planting techniques recommended b}• the Soil Conservation <br />Service resulted in a "good" establishment of the seeded species. Range <br />transects taken in the summer of 1977 by Energy Fuels revealed that the <br />combined three seeded species produced 59.8 percent vegetative cover. <br />Pre-disturbance vegetative cover was estimated to be 35 percent. Thus, the <br />reclaimed area had a higher plant (vegetative) cover than the vegetation prior <br />to mining, using introduced species. <br />Total production obtained during the summer of 1977 revealed that 700 pounds <br />of air-dry forage was measured on the reclaimed site. The low production was <br />attributed to the low precipitation, and rodent and rabbit damage. (See Table <br />II ). <br />Density counts taken by Energy Fuels indicate that the overall density for the <br />entire site in 1977 was 4.02 plants per square foot. According to Energy <br />Fuels, seedings in Northeastern Colorado are considered successful when one or <br />more plants are established per two feet of (seed) row. (No documentation). <br />Pit 3 Seedi <br />Pit 3 seeding was seeded in May 1975. A standard farm grain drill was used at <br />a depth of 1/2 to 3/4 inch. Seedbed preparation consisted of disking and <br />harrowing. The seed mixture included: Amur Intermediate Wheatgrass, Lincoln <br />Smooth Brome, Alfalfa, Orchardgrass and oats. (See Table III). <br />1 Energy Fuels Corporation, lf.R.P., Vol. 1: pp. 779-111 and 112 <br />2 Packer S[udv: 1976, Energy Strip lll, Transect No. 5. (Note: 63'; of the 91% <br />cover is litter, based upon ocular estimates). <br />