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MONITORING INFORMATION <br />Moffat Area <br />Nine separate blocks are classified in the current reclaimed area at the southern end of the <br />Moffat Area. These areas are shown on Exhibit 1, Sheet 1 of 2, of this report. Block 1 is live <br />handled topsoil that was not to receive additional seeding as a test block for live handling roto- <br />cleared topsoil for reintroduction of native plant species. A portion of the northern section of <br />Block 1 did receive interseeding in 1995, as referenced in the 1995 Annual Reclamation <br />Report. Block 2 is also at the southern end of the Moffat reserve. This area is live handled <br />topsoil that was seeded in the spring of 1993. Block 3 is a 1993 live handled topsoil area that <br />was seeded in the spring of 1994. Block 4 was topsdled in 1993 and was not seeded at the time <br />of application to further the trial area started with Blockl. Block 4 was also interseeded in <br />1995. Block 5 is live handled topsoil area that was seeded with the approved reclamation seed <br />mix in the spring of 1994. Block 6 is live handled topsoil that was placed during calendar year <br />1993 and seeded in the spring of 1994. Bk>ck 7 is part of the no seed area that was rwt seeded <br />as a continuation of the test practice in Blocks 1 and 4. This topsoil was placed in 1994. Blocks <br />8 and 9 were also topsoiled in 1994, and were seeded in 1995. Remaining areas to be seeded on <br />the Moffat area will be designated as Block 10. Block 10 will all be topsoiled with material <br />from the Moffat area topsoil stockpile in 1996 and will receive seeding in the fall of 1996. <br />None of this Block 10 area was imentaried because at the time of this report the areas had not <br />yet been reclaimed. <br />Block 1 <br />Moffat Area, Block 1 was evaluated using the methods described in BLM Technical Note No. 346. <br />The erosion condition composite soil surface factor score of this site is 17.0, which places it in <br />the Stable Erosion Condition Class. Please note that in 1994, Block 1 was separated into two <br />areas, the southern most scoring in the Stable reach and the northern half in the high end of the <br />Slight classification with a score of 40. In 1995, the factor for this site was 22.0. This shows <br />an Improvement over two years for the entire block. The tabulated results for this survey are <br />shown in Table 1. There are some gullies concenvated at the lower end of this block above down <br />drain #3 in block 2. These gullies show very little recent degradation, most have vegetation on <br />sides and bottom. <br />Block 2 <br />Moffat Area, Block 2 was evaluated using the methods described in BLM Technical Note No. 346. <br />The erosion condition composite soil surface factor score for this site is 26.0, which places it in <br />the Slight erosion class. The tabulated results for this survey are shown in Table 2. This block <br />scored slightly worse than last year's report because of new rills and gullies that have formed <br />along the disturbance created when placing the cloth in the drainage as part of the 1995 <br />remediation. This drainage needs more time to develop vegetation that will eliminate the erosion <br />in this area. This area will not be added to the repair list at this time in order to alkrvv <br />vegetation to establish along the corridor that was disturbed to install the matting. <br />2 <br />