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during the second year as compared to the first. In general, it appears that mulching improved seedling growth during the • second growing season oa all aspects and slopes. Second season results indicate that serviceberry was the most successful containerized transplant. Transplants sur- vived only on the refuse plots and the west 2:1 slopes. Greater moisture at depth in the refuse material may contri- bute to better transplant survival than on the topsoiled plot. The low survival rates for containerized transplants (0°~ on topsoiled•level, 16~ on refuse) suggest that supplemental irrigation may be required during dry summers to improve survival. No local transplants survived into the second growing season. 3. Second year results indicate the drill-seeding method showing advantages in production and density over the broadcast method. As discussed previously, maximum production and density were recorded on the drill-straw plots for both aspects. The deeper placement of the drilled seeds may have contributed to better overall survival during the dry period • in 1978, with consequent better survival and growth in 1979. ' Containerized transplants were superior to local trans- plants because all local transplants died between 1978 and 1979. 4.. As concluded in 1978, the combination of mulch and aspect appeared to have the most influence on soil temperature. The 1979 data indicate that aspect was probably more important than mulch is affecting near surface temperatures. South aspects on both 2:1 and 4:1 slopes were approximately 5-lOF warmer than counterparts on the north aspect. The effects of mulches were variable, and less important than aspect. The straw and excelsior treatments provided cooler surface tempera- tures on 4:1 north and south slopes, respectively; on 2:1 slopes, mulches showed little effect on north aspects and surface temperatures were cooler under hydromulch on the south aspect. ~~ 45