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<br />H-G Nine <br />Permit No.C-80-003 <br />3) Sampling Methodology <br />a) Herbaceous Cover <br />Cover data will be collected using the Point Intercept method <br />with 100 foot transects and a pin drop at two foot intervals <br />for 50 points per transect. Each transect will comprise one <br />sample. Only herbaceous vegetation, litter, rock and bare <br />ground are recorded. Cover data for woody plant species will <br />not be collected. A minimum of 15 samples will be collected <br />on the reclaimed area and a minimum of 10 samples will be <br />collected on each of the reference areas. Sampling will <br />continue until adequacy is met in accordance with the formula <br />presented in the 1995 DMG Bond Release Guideline. if after 50 <br />samples are collected and sample adequacy is not met, the DMG <br />will be contacted for further guidance. <br />b) Herbaceous Production <br />Production data will be collected from meter square quadrats. <br />All current year above-ground herbaceous plant biomass (except <br />for annuals and noxious weeds) rooted within the plots will be <br />clipped. Samples will be separated by life form and will not <br />be species specific. Production data Por woody plant species <br />material will not be collected. A minimum of 15 samples will <br />be collected on the reclaimed area and a minimum of 10 samples <br />will be collected on each of the reference areas. Sampling <br />will continue until adequacy is met in accordance with the <br />formula presented in the 1995 DMG Bond Release Guideline. If <br />after 50 samples are collected and sample adequacy is not met, <br />the DMG will be contacted for further guidance. <br />c) Shrub Density <br />The density of shrubs will only be calculated for samples in <br />the reclaimed area and data will not be collected on the <br />reference areas. Sampling will consist of counting all stems <br />protruding from the ground within belt transects two meters <br />wide by 50 meters long. A minimum of 15 samples will be <br />collected on the reclaimed area. Sampling will continue until <br />adequacy is met in accordance with the formula presented in <br />the 1995 DMG Bond Release Guideline. If after 50 samples are <br />collected and sample adequacy is not met, the DMG will be <br />contacted for further guidance. <br />