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P <br />4.4 REVEGETATION PLAN <br />4.4.1 OVERVIEW <br />This section describes revegetation standards and their measurement, the <br />types of revegetation operations to be undertaken to establish the required <br />vegetation, and a comparison of vegetation on topsoil and spoil materials. <br />This section is divided into the following subsections: 4.4.1 OVERVIEW, <br />4,4.2 BOND RELEASE SUCCESS STANDARDS, 4.4.3 REVEGETATION, 4.4.4 <br />MONITORING, 4.4.5 STUDIES, and 4.4.6 WEED MANAGEMENT PLAN. <br />I 4.4.2` BOND RELEASE SIICCESS STANDARDS `^i ~_ <br />This subsection contains a description of the success standards for <br />revegetation that permanently reclaimed lands will be required to meet for <br />Phase III release of reclamation performance bonds. Success standards for <br />Topsoiled Rangeland, Substitute Soil Rangeland and Riparian reclaimed plant <br />communities are described by category below. Also, the methods to be used <br />to measure the parameters of cover, diversity, productivity and woody stem <br />stocking are presented. The following provides a listing of the various <br />areas and the reclamation success standards/criteria applicable to each <br />area. <br />1. West Ridge: <br />a. Topsoiled areas in Section s 14 and 23, T4N, R86W, under <br />permanent program revegetation success criteria - Cover, <br />production and diversity based on reference area comparison. <br />b.,_ Previously disturbed areas using substitute soil <br />reconstruction material (including opportunistically <br />salvaged topsoil material in Section 13 and 24, T4N, R86W) - <br />cover standard of 478 (based on pre-redisturbance cover <br />value) <br />2. Moffat area: Cover, production, diversity, and woody stem density <br />based on reference comparison, except for woody stems. The woody <br />stem density standard is 1000 stems per acre. <br />3. Facilities areas: Cover standard of 478 (based on West Ridge <br />pre-redisturbance cover value). <br />4. Center Ridge: Cover standard of 428 (based on previous bond <br />release approval for remainder of Center Ridge). <br />Minor Revision 49 4.4-1 May 2006 <br />