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~r r Annual forb cover was low, averaging 0.3 percent absolute cover. This was comprised entirely of yellow sweetclover which was relatively abundant on score slopes. Other species present included Fremont goosefoot lChenvpxtium ~nen<-ntiil, narrowleaf goosefoof (Chenvpodium /eptvphy.lluml, and skyrocket gilia 19,ormvFyi4 ng~cegvtvl. Other minor plan) species are listed in Table 6. Production Total average herbaceous production was 48.6 g/3 m2 or about 144 Ibs/acre. Perennial greminoids provided most of this production with 33.4 g/3 m2. The major producers were sideoats gramu 111.0 g13 m2), blue grams 17.7 g/3 m21, and mountain muhly 14.0 g/m21. Other prevalent species were western wheetgrass, green needlegrass, elk sedge, and red threeawn, Total forb production averaged 10.6 g/3 m2. See Table 7. . Shrub Density Total shrub density averaged 15.6 shrubs/50 m2 or 1,264 shrubs/acre. Gambel's oak was the dominant species with 9.7 shrubs/50 m2. Other important species were mountain mahogany (2.9 shrubs/50 m21, mountain snowberry 10.8 shrubs/50 m21, and skunkbush sumac IRl1u~ tlacmaticol with 0.5 Shrubs/50 m2 ITable 81. Shrub heights ranged from abc•ut 30 cm to more than 200 an for the taller Gambel's oaks, and generally averaged about 1 m in height. Tree Density Total tree density for the Pinyon-Juniper Woodland Complex averaged 13.8 trees/250 m2 or 256 trees/acre. Pinyon pine was the most common with 10.5 trees/250 m2 and one-seed juniper was second in ebun- tlence with 2.0 trees/250 m2. Ponderosa pines were scatteretl sporadically end averaged 0.8 trees/250 m2. Rocky Mountain juniper and Douglas-fir averaged only 0.3 and 0.1 treesy250 m2. Estimated free heights ranged from about 2 to 5 m for pinyon pine, averaging about 3 m. Ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir were taller, with estimated heights ranging from about 5 to 20 m, 3.2.3 Disturbed Lend The disturbed lands, including newly revegetated areas, were not sampled. Several seed mixes have been used for the revegetated areas, but the most common species are cool season bunchgresses such as tall t wheetgrass lAgnvpyvevn a/ongo#um1, pubescent wheetgrass IApavpy~vn .ticichvprrvaum), slender wheetgrass tA9nvplyeun lnachytnu.luml and crested wheetgrass IAQsupy~vn deae~+.tvauml. The meadow area lmmedlately west of the mine office, end adjacent to the main access road, was seeded et some time In the past wl}h prlmerily smooth brume IQ2umvp,<~ <neyaial and tall I wheetgrass. A -lo-