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adequacy of sampling is reviewed in Table 20. The list of plant species observed during these <br />studies (reclaimed and reference areas) are included in Appendix 2. Seed mixes used in the 1997 <br />and 2002 reclamation areas are included for reference in Appendix 3. Photographs of <br />representative locations within the reclaimed areas sampled in 2005, as well as photographs of <br />Mountain Brush and Sagebrush Reference areas, are incuded in Appendix 4. Graphs of <br />vegetation and climate data are presented in Figures 1 through 10 of this report. <br />In the cover descriptions below, species listed as'also present° were not "hit° during point- <br />intercept sampling but were present within one meter of either side of the 50 m sample transact <br />line. Unless otherwise stated, all cover values are for absolute vegetation inGuding first hit data <br />only. Percentages are rounded to facilitate discussion of the results. <br />Bond Release Block (BRB) 1 <br />(Photographs 1jt) <br />COVER <br />(Table 1) <br />Introduced perennial cool season grasses were the predominant Iifeform observed in Bond <br />Release Block 1, contributing 23 percent toward total first-hit vegetation cover. Of this, over half <br />(12 percent) was smooth brome (Bromopsis inermis) and just under half (10 percent) was <br />intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium). Introduced perennial forts contributed 6 <br />percent toward total first-hit vegetation cover. This total was predominantly composed of alfalfa <br />(Medicago saliva). Also observed in the area were musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. <br />macrolepsis), bull thistle (Cirsium vulgar:), houndstongue (Cynoglossum officinale), and Canada <br />thistle (Breea arvensis). <br />Total average vegetation cover for first hits was 34 percent. For herbaceous vegetation, total <br />average cover for first hits was 31.2 percent. Cover by standing dead, litter, bare soil and rock <br />averaged 0.5, 33, 23 and 10 percent, respectively. Average species density was 10 species per <br />100sq. m. <br />14 <br />