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Visual observation and gross herbaceous evaluation will be conducted the first <br />two years, as identifical:ion is difficult and typically, weedy species are <br />numerous. In the third year, the sampling program will be initiated. All <br />revegetation areas of adequate size for monitoring (>1.0 acre) will be fenced <br />with four strand barbed wire in order to eliminate domestic livestock grazing. <br />1.1 Scone <br />Each revegetation site and control locations will be sampled during the growing <br />season near the time of peak growth (June -August 15). Monitoring will <br />include inventory measL~rements of the herbaceous biomass production, percent <br />crown cover (herbaceous, shrub and tree), and species diversity or composition. <br />At the time of the sampling, visual inspection for vegetation condition, vigor, <br />reproduction and phenology will be made. Additional sampling may be required <br />in control locations to evaluate early fort growth, i.e. May -June. <br />1.2 b'ective <br />The objective of the revegetation program is not to recreate original plant <br />communities, but rather to establish a vegetation type which is similar in <br />structure and diversity, and is at least as productive as the pre-disturbance <br />vegetation. The monitoring of revegetated areas, in conjunction with baseline <br />studies and terrestrial vegetation, will determine if that objective is met. <br />37 <br />