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Edna Mine Vegetation Final Bond Release Monitoring 2005-2006 <br />OVERVIEW <br />This document contains a description of the vegetation monitoring plan for final <br />bond release for specific areas at the Edna Mine. This vegetation monitoring <br />plan follows the basic requirements established for Edna Mine in the active DMG <br />permit. This document includes the following: <br />• A summary of bonded areas and their related vegetation standards. <br />• Descriptions of vegetation monitoring methods for cover, production, <br />woody stem density and diversity and other miscellaneous vegetation <br />observations that will be performed during monitoring. <br />• Erosion Classification Survey Requirements. <br />• Overview of statistical testing including additional options for statistical <br />comparisons of vegetation parameters between reclaimed and reference <br />areas. <br />• Random sample start points for the reference areas and reclaimed lands <br />that require sampling. <br />The vegetation final bond release monitoring described in this proposal is <br />planned to commence during the 2005 growing season. <br />SUMMARY OF BONDED AREAS 8~ VEGETATION FINAL BOND <br />RELEASE STANDARDS <br />As of April 2005 vegetation performance liabilities and bond remained on the <br />reclaimed areas in Table 1: Edna Mine Bonded Reclaimed Areas & Vegetation <br />Performance Standards. The acres indicated in the table for each reclamation <br />unit are approximate. Special considerations regarding bond release <br />requirements are presented below by reclaimed area. <br />Habitat Management, Inc. 1 4/8/2025 <br />