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i • <br />shrubs and trees in the reclaimed areas. The planting rate for dry sites will be 500 stems/acre. <br />Expected mortality on these sites is 50 percent, thus the live stem success standard will be 250 <br />stems acre. The planting rate for the moist sites will be 1,000 stems/acre with an expected <br />mortality of 25 percent. The live stem success standard will be ~s0 ,st -m /acre. While these <br />densities may appear low, grouping or concentrating the planting azea will increase the <br />effectiveness. Also, the establishment of fourwing saltbush arid winterfat from seed in the mix <br />and the invasion of rubber rabbitbNSh (rh; o hamn ~c na ~cL~POC~~c).and big sagebrush (A[temisia <br />i[ideIIlat2) from surrounding areas will further enhance oveJall woody plant densities. <br />Additionally, at least one shrub must have a minimum relative cover value of 3 percent as part of <br />the species diversity requirement, This will insure that woody plants occur throughout the <br />reclaimed rangeland areas. Finally, the availability of native stands adjacent to the south and <br />eastern portions of the permit area that contain high densities of shrubs provide significant <br />habitat and will further mitigate for lower densities on the mine permit area. <br />22-14 <br />