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• Perhaps the major problem with such a soil conservation strategy is that it requires con- <br />tinuous, sensitive, timely and knowledgeable management of the soil and vegetation <br />and the use of appropriate and cost effective erosion control techniques and material to <br />be fully effective. But the rewards in terms of reduced soil loss and potential dollar <br />savings are indisputable. One must keep in mine, however, that regardless of soil con- <br />servation planning and implementation efforts to stabilize post mine drainageways, <br />their long term stability and that of adjacent undisturbed drainages is subject to the <br />affects of catastrophic weather patterns. <br />3.9 References <br />Dix, R.L. 1961. An application of the point-centered quarter method to the sampling of <br />grassland vegetation. J. Range Manage. 14:63-69. <br />Viert, S.R. 1985. A new instrument for measuring ground cover based on the point-hit <br />technique -the optical point bar. p. 106-109. In: 1985 Annual Meeting of the Amer. Soc. <br />for Surface Mining and Reclamation. Oct 8-10, 1985. Denver, CO. <br />• <br /> <br />