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Task 1. Agency Coordination <br />Following review of the Vegetation Sample Plan by CMLR, <br />WRD biologists will meet with Mr. Mike Savage to discuss the study plan <br />to ensure that all is in accordance faith their rules, regulations, and <br />guidelines. CMLR personnel will be at the mine site on 24 July, <br />therefore, we propose to meet there and finalize the program. <br />Task 2. Verify Vegetation Map <br />Next we will conduct a thorough reconnaissance of the study <br />area and verify the existing vegetation type mapping. Changes will be <br />incorporated as needed. <br />Our final vegetation map will be produced on a molar topographic <br />or base and will illustrate the extent of vegetation types and disturbed <br />areas and shox the location of all cover, production, and density sample <br />sites, reference areas, affected and permit area boundaries, as well <br />as photo locations. <br />ide will calculate by planimeter the acreages of each mapping <br />unit per the permit and affected area. <br />Task 3. Location of Reference Areas <br />Following the vegetation type mapping, a plant ecologist will <br />locate a reference area for each affected area vegetation type. Each <br />reference area will be 3 acres or more in size and, if possible, located <br />within the permit area. In past experience, factors we have found <br />necessary to consider in the selection of reference areas that are comparable <br />to affected areas include similarity in: dominance of plant species, soil <br />type, slope, aspect, and current and past land uses. The precise <br />location of all reference areas will be closely coordinated with mine <br />representatives. <br />Task 4. Collect and Identify Plant Species <br />Plant species will be collected during the field sampling. <br />Plants will be identified by our field ecologists and submitted to <br />Dr. IJilliam IJeber, Curator of the Herbarium, University of Colorado, <br />for confirmation. iJe will preserve a voucher specimen of all plants <br />collected. <br />The plant list for this study will be organized alphabetically <br />by species per family per life form categories--trees, shrubs, perennial <br />graminoids, annual graminoids, perennial forbs, annual forbs. <br />Identification and nomenclature of plants will follow <br />Weber and Johnston (1979). Noxious weed designations will be according <br />to Thornton et al. (1974). <br />-1- <br />