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Seneca II-W 2001 Phase III Herbaceous Production Standard Vegetation Tvoe Mean Herbaceous Production (Ib/ac) % of Aff Area Sagebrush/Snowberrye 1453 38.0 Mountain Brush° 1488 37.3 Aspen Woodlands 1870 7.0 Steep Mountain Brush° 748 13.9 Alkali Sage/West Whtgrs. ° 1,411 3.8 1995 Reclamation Area 2132 NA 1997 Reclamation Area 1999 NA 1999 Reclamation Area 1583 NA Herbaceous production performance standard (weighted by percent of affected area) = 1396 Ib/ac. 90 percent of performance standard = 0.9 x 1396 = 1256 Ib/ac a Seneca II-W exended reference area values from data collected in 2001 ° Seneca II-WS extended reference area values from data collected in 1997 As can be seen, the observed herbaceous production in the 1995 and 1997 reclaimed areas exceeded the production standard. The listed reclaimed area production figures are not corrected as they would need to be in actual Phase III bond release testing for the presence of annual /biennial species. Judging from the cover results discussed above, the 1995 production figures would need to be revised downward for excess annual/biennial production, but would still easily exceed the standard. Based on cover data, the 1997 data would need no revision. The 1999 production data would clearly need a fairly large revision downward to exclude the excessive amount of annual / biennial growth that is natural at this young stage of development. As a consequence, the 1999 reclaimed areas would certainly fall short of the Phase I I standard, but, then, they are not even eligible for testing for another seven years. Far the reclaimed areas beyond infancy, the levels of herbaceous production are well positioned to meet Phase III standards. Woody Plant Density For the areas sampled in 2001, woody plant density varied from 32 to 190 stems per acre. These numbers are substantially below the current standard of 1000 stems per