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2.2.3 EP037 <br />EPU37 +s comprised of 21.7 acres of <br />moderately sl0pmy revegetation thdl has a <br />predorunately wuth easterly aspect. Thrs unit <br />was xeded ut ]002 and therefore'., ha<. <br />undergone four 4row~n4 sea:>irns prior to <br />sampttrtg ut 20oG. A total of 2~ plant tdxa <br />were observed m the um; (see Table AB i}. <br />Ground coven ut EP037 consLttrit of 55.594. ewe <br />vr~7etat~on, 0.2~~> rock, 42.3':U fitter, anal barn <br />SOII E'xFIJSUfeOf 12.5`"0. Pefennlal cGVer anus:: <br />the and dvera4ed 31.7"ro with annual and <br />hlBnrl+al raver avera4ntn 23.8"!v. The csomutmtt <br />ta..a were cheatgrass, th+cksp+Ke wheaturass, <br />Siberian wt>eatgrass, streamt>:.tnk wneatgrass, <br />dnrl ricer milkvetch (Asfrrgalns nav), wdh <br />?? I"rb, 7,89t~, 7.Orv,,, 5.3'71,, and 2.3'ri, average <br />cover, fe5pt'CtNPIy. Woody plant density was <br />determined from 15 lxzlt transects. Density <br />(Table 2) totaled 59.4 young and mature stems <br />ue'r acre wdh low rabbrtbrush (Chrysvthamnus <br />vISC7(/tIIPRlS) the dOnlir:dnt WOOdy plant. bVdh <br />regard t0 dtv@75ti`/, EP037 exhrbded 4 perenrtrdl <br />urasx.'s and 1 ;>'erenn~at forb with behvr~rn 3°/u <br />and 50?; retaGve cover. <br />Urut EP037 currently passes the ixmd <br />release drversdy standard of 3 [xrrennia! rrasses anct 1 perennial forb wdh between 3W° and 50°~~+ relative <br />cover, Tht; urol should read+ly pass prudurhon bond refease wmpanwn to the reference area,, twl <br />prescvttly does not pass rover comparisons (sc:e Char, 3). Atw, th+c unit does nut {xescntly nx'et Ute <br />wwdy plant de:><.dy standard of 909.8 of 1000 5tem5 per acre and wdl pn~hah!y riot meet th+s +n thr~ <br />Ivreseeable future due to the heavy compeUi+ve Brass cover. See Aplx,nd~= AA Scchon 7.; fog a <br />disci<_sion un options and rtn:emntendat~ons vnth regard to woody lilartt density. f`io~ruus w~IS dptr_•ar <br />[c t>F ContrUlled m this oriel. There are sevCal large palettes of annual bremes scatterers thrauyrroul the <br />unit Although these brumes currently represent 27.1''1n cover, these patches shouttl tte <br />mon+tarcd;mapped to determine If they are expand+ng or shrinking If monrtcnng reveals eepans+ort, use <br />of [he herb+ode Plateau +s rec'umrr.ended in con)unctroc with spr•,t resiredntg 1! is t>uss~ble th+s ach':dy <br />could occur as a normal range n+anagentent practice v:ahout resetting the mock. CDRMS would have to <br />be ron5ultus for 5pec+hC allOwdnre. urtlfts such are CurrerlUy stilted rn Cotowyo's Ix`rnut. <br />Urot EP03'1 exhibits good drvers+ty aril perennial cover Icwets for four yr'ar old revc4Mahorl <br />htun+tonny and control nr the annual brume patches +s r~onununded. <br />N~o rurtu Enugy Am.nu ~ C°+owyo Mme Pdge 1G Ruv°gotntl0n Monrtormg - 20Rt <br />