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• reclaimed surface. Sample starting points were determined in <br />i <br />the field through the use of compass and pacing. The <br />approximate locations of sample points are designated on the <br />enclosed map. Cover transects originated from marked sample <br />locations. Five production plots were randomly located along <br />the length of 25 meter transects. <br />In accordance with the Findings Document, a minimum of 10 <br />cover transects and 25 production plots were collected over <br />the reclaimed surface. Initially, a maximum number of 70 <br />production plots was mistakedly assumed. When sample adequacy <br />was not reached at 70 samples, additional production samples <br />were collected until sample adequacy was reached. Therefore, <br />cover and production samples were collected over both mines <br />until sample adequacy was reached. <br />Herbaceous Cover: <br />Total vegetative cover was sampled using an optical point <br />frame developed by Esco Associates. Point sitings were <br />located along a 25 meter transect stretched out from the <br />sample point location. The 50 points per transect (one point <br />at each half meter interval) comprised a single sample unit. <br />Cover was identified by plant species, or as rock, litter, or <br />bare ground. For the purposes of estimating cover, only first <br />• herbaceous hit data were used. <br />2 <br />