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<br />Review of Annual Reclamation Report <br />February 24, 1994 <br />Page 2 <br />D. The standard of a minimum of three cool season <br />bunch grasses with each species having a minimum <br />relative cover of five percent has not been met. <br />The seed mix used during 1993 includes two of these <br />grasses. <br />4. The Division has identified an error in the 1991 vegetation <br />study. Page 14 of the report states that Intermediate <br />wheatgrass is a cool season bunch grass, when in fact it is a <br />cool season sod former. Upon further review of Blue Ribbon's <br />seed mix on page 111 of the permit, only two bunch grasses and <br />three sod formers are included. With this seed mix, it is <br />doubtful that the site would meet the three bunch grass <br />requirement. The Division recommends that the seed mix for <br />the grasses be revised to include at least one, or two, more <br />cool season bunch grasses. This change should be submitted as <br />a minor revision to the Blue Ribbon permit. Minrec should <br />also plan to interseed the grassland area with these new <br />species this spring. <br />Minrec should provide responses to the Division's comments on or <br />before March 28, 1994. The responses should include an application <br />for a revision to revise the seed mix. <br />Please call if you have any questions. <br />ly <br />Christine E. Joh to <br />Environmental Pr to ion Specialist <br />CEJ/047.ARR <br />