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Ve,¢etation Samalin¢ for J996 ' North Flat This site is a small azea comprised of predominantly three perennial cool season grasses. Smooth bromegrass and western wheatgrass were the dominant species comprising 45.2 and 33.3 percent relative cover, respectively, followed by slender wheatgrass with 7.1 percent (Table 6). Alfalfa is the dominant perennial forb resulting in 2.4 percent of the relative cover. Absolute vegetative ' cover was 13.0 percent. East Slope Results from the vegetation cover transects within this area reveal western wheatgrass as the ' dominant perennial cool season grass consisting of 48.1 percent of the relative cover followed by Indian ricegrass and slender wheatgrass, 6.2 and 4.9 percent, respectively (Table 7). Side-oats grama was the predominant perennial warm season grass comprising 2.5 percent of the relative cover. Alfalfa accounted for 2.5 percent of the relative cover within the perennial forb category. Absolute vegetative cover was 11.6 percent. Barren Ridge ' Results from the vegetation cover transects show this area to be the most diverse of all [he sites surveyed within the reclaimed area. Nine species of perennial grasses, one perennial forb, and two shrubs/subshtubs were observed within this site (Table 8). Of the perennial grasses surveyed, ' western wheatgrass, green needlegrass, and Indian ricegrass were the dominant with relative cover values of 28.1, 14.6, and 11.7 percent, respectively. Alfalfa was the perennial forb which accounted for 1.2 percent relative cover. Gray rabbitbrush and Wood's rose accounted for 1.2 ' and 1.8 percent relative cover within this site. Absolute vegetative cover accounted for 14.4 percent. ' Revision 1 ' Vegetation cover transect results show four of the eight perennial grasses observed within this area to have relative cover values of 3.0 percent or higher (Table 9). Five perennial fortis had relative cover values ranging from 0.7 to 2.2 percent. Absolute vegetative cover was 13.2 percent. Dryland Reference Area The dryland reference area had a mean absolute cover value of 8.5 percent compared to values ranging from 9.3 to 14.7 percent within the reclaimed mine area (Table 10). Blue grama ' dominated the dryland reference area with a 44.6 percent relative cover. Red three-awn, galletagrass, western wheatgrass, and Indian ricegrass comprised the remaining perennial grasses which had relative cover values ranging from 1.2 to 6.0 percent. Showy daisy, Franklin's 1 PY'~N.OSThlarc~ le, ~gq) A- 18