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<br />Materials and Methods <br /> <br />The study consisted of four plots replicated four times. The plots were <br />planted with the following: <br />1. Green gentian <br />2. A mixture of native grasses, sedges, and forb~: with the <br />predominant species in the seed mixture being the fortis fireweed <br />and lupine. <br />3. Native willow cuttings that were collected early in th~a spring and <br />kept under refrigeration until planted to avoid buddin~l. <br />4. Cinquefoil, willow, sage, and spruce transplanted with a soil ball <br />around their roots. <br />Prior to planting, the area was limed at the rate of 4 tons/acre with CaC03 <br />residue from sugarbeet processing. The plot area was also fertilized with <br />60 lb N/acre (as 33-0-0), 200 lb P206/acre (as 0-46-0) and 200 lb K20/acre <br />(as 0-0-60). <br />The willow, shrub, and tree plots were later seeded with the Climax seed <br />mixture at the rate of 40 lb/acre to control blowing of the tailing. Each <br />hole where a tree or shrub was planted was also limed. <br />The plots were seeded on 28 July 1976. All woody species were watered after <br />transplanting and at least twice more during the summer. <br />Results <br />Visual evaluation of the plots on 25 August 1917 revealed the following <br />observations: <br />34 <br />