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v' Results In areas of good soil on the upper part of this slope a very good stand of slender wheatgrass is established (Photograph 24 ). In other areas of the upper part of this slope the soils are poor and a thin stand of grasses has resulted. Photographs 25 and 26 showing the lower portion of the slope were taken in the fall of 1980 and in ,trine of 1981, respectively. The cover m this portion of the slope is 50-60% and is composed of slender wheatgrass, western wheatgrass, smooth brome, Indian ricegrass, aid inter- mediate wheatgrass. Survival of the Native Plants tubelings is no higher than 5%. In areas of poor grass ground cover on the upper slope, a few oaks and currants are surviving. Otherwise, in areas of good grass cover there is no evidence of shrub tubeling survival. Recommendations The Northern 1fl mine complex has now been fenced to eIimi- nate grazing problems so the m ly recommendation is the addition of a high nitrogen fertilizer in the spring. The addition of the fertilizer is especially important to the upper slopes where soil fertility is noticeably poor. The lower slope can get by with a much lower rate of fertilization which can be eliminated in me or two years. Diversion Ditch Above Portal Physical Characteristics This diversion ditch slopes gradually from its south end to a point above the portal area and then drops steeply to the sedi- ment ponds below. The south end was cut across the steep hillside of the FF seam search area. Where the ditch cuts across this hill- side both the ins lope and-outslope are very steep and average approximately 30 feet in length. On the remainder of the ditch the inslope and outslope are not as steep nor as long. The plant growth medium is a mixture of rock, subsoil, and a Iittle topsoil. Implementation mix: This ditch was seeded in October of 1979 with the following Western Wheatgrass 8 Slender Wheatgrass 8 Streambank Wheatgrass 2 Intermediate Wheatgrass4 Sherman Big Bluegrass 2