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forms: perennial fortis - 28.3%, perennial grasses - 19.9%, shrubs - 0.7%, annuals <br />and biennials - 1.9%, and noxious weeds - l.9%. Appendix C provides the <br />vegetation sampling data collected during July 1997 and August 1998. <br />Medicago sativa and Astragalus cicer were the major perennial forb species. <br />Medicago sativa as previously state has the potential to cause "bloat" in livestock, but <br />it is an important source of forage for wildlife and provides good cover for small <br />mammals, game and non-game birds. Astragalus cicer has grazing potential for all <br />classes of livestock and is grazed by elk and deer. <br />Agropyron spicatum, Poa ampla, and Poa pratensis were the major perennial grass <br />species. These species all have: high revegetation potential; medium biomass <br />potential; provide fair to good cover for small mammals, game and non-game birds; <br />good forage palatability for cattle; fair to good forage palatability for sheep, and have <br />a fair to good food value for elk, small mammals, game and non-game birds. Noxious <br />weeds, while present, only occur infrequently as small patches over the azea. <br />This area, like East Ridge, is a small upland portion (less than 2%) of the watershed <br />serviced by the Center Ridge pond. It does not contain any drainage structures nor is <br />there any evidence of erosional instability. Due to the mature stand of vegetation at <br />this site, it is doubtful the area contributes significantly to surface water runoff which <br />passes through the Center Ridge pond. As previously stated, water quality data <br />collected at the Center Ridge pond and along Trout Creek has remained consistent <br />with the projections described in the Probable Hydrologic Consequences section of <br />the permit. <br />South-of-Shoo -South-of-Shop was mined and initially reclaimed under the Colorado <br />Mined Land Reclamation Act (CMLRA, effective July 1,1976} Regulations (effective <br />May, 1977). This area was covered under the Life-of-Mine bond, Surety Bond No. <br />U80 61 57-28. The entire area had achieved bond release for Phase I, II, and a partial <br />