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1994 1995 <br /> 90% of Reclaimed 90% of Reclaimed <br /> Reference Area Reference Area <br /> Area Area <br />Cover 46.98 46.801 61.74 59.47r <br />(%) <br />Production 103.30 135.75 365.71 342.321 <br />(8/mZ) <br />'nie value for ewer end production in the reclaimed area ate aal lus than 9096 of the <br />respective reference area value with 90°i, atatisti®I mn(dence. <br />In 1994 and 1995, at least five perennial species accounted for more than 3% relative <br />cover on the reclaimed pit azea. In 1994, the five most prevalent species accounted for <br />75.6% of the relative cover. In 1995, the five most prevalent species accounted for 82.8% <br />of the relative cover. The following table identifies those five and their relative cover. <br />Species 1994 1995 <br />Astragalus titer (ricer milkvetch) 26.1 28.9 <br />Bromus inermrs (smooth brome) 22.7 23.4 <br />Festuca ovina (sheep fescue) 11.1 14.4 <br />Agropyron dasystachum (thickspike wheatgrass) 8.0 10.8 <br />Agropyron smithii (western wheatgrass) 0.0 5.3 <br />Agropyron tricophorum (pubescent wheatgrass) 7.7 0.0 <br />TOTALS 75.6 82.8 <br />The five most prevalent species accounted for more than the maximum 75% of relative <br />cover discussed in the Meadows permit in 1994 and 1995. The difference in 1994 was <br />probably not statistically significant. The difference in 1995 does not appear to be of any <br />significance in terms of the ability of the reclaimed land to support the post-mine land <br />uses of grazing and wildlife habitat. The six species listed above represent five perennial <br />grasses (three native and two introduced species), and one introduced forb. Eleven <br />species of grasses were encountered by sampling transects in 1994 while fifteen grasses <br />were encountered during 1995 sampling. These grasses accounted for 68.7 and 62.8 <br />percent of relative cover in 1994 and 1995, respectively. <br />Meadows No. 1 Mine 6 Phase 111 Bond Releau <br />