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Sf ~ III IIIIIIIII1111111 <br />999 <br />3.6 Vegetation Information <br />• <br />Vegetation inventories were conducted during three successive <br />growing seasons to characterize the plant communities that occur in <br />the area. This report utilizes data from all three studies and <br />concentrates on those areas where surface disturbance is planned to <br />occur. <br />3.6.1 Methods <br />3.6.1.1 Vegetation Communities <br />The location and extent of each homogenous vegetation type was <br />determined by photointerpretation and verified in the field. <br />Communities were selected based on the dominant vegetation present. <br />After the final community boundaries were mapped, the acreages of <br />each type were determined using a planimeter. <br />3.6.1.2 Sampling <br />Sampling was conducted in 1981, 1982 and 1983 by Mine Reclamation <br />Consultants, Inc.; Dr. C. Wayne Cook; and Greystone Development <br />Consultants, Inc., respectively. The sampling points were randomly <br />selected during all three studies but the sampling methods and the <br />areas sampled differed somewhat (Appendices 3.6-1 and 3.6-2). <br />In 1981, Mine Reclamation Consultants sampled the vegetation in the <br />surface facilities area and on the south side of the Grand Hogback. <br />Cover was determined by visual estimation in a 1 square meter <br />(sq.m) plot; production was evaluated by clipping 0.5 sq.m • <br />NCEC - Coal Ridge #1 3-62 ASC/1145/900301 <br />