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• Species presence and representation on the reclaimed areas as well as the reference area <br />was less than in previous years. A comparison of the 1994 species composition data <br />compared with the revegetation success standard reveals that none of the areas sampled <br />in 1994 would meet the species composition success standard. The area with the lowest <br />species diversity was the Osgood Sand Reference Area. The reference area had only <br />hve perennial species (war;:: ~_...:o^ b ~ssee) L.itl: :e rey~iieu ~eiaiive importance. <br />The 1935 Reclamation wren uao the moss perenniat species wuhm the relative <br />importance constraints of the standard. The 1985 area met the warm season grass <br />requirement, and nearly met the forb requirement (Erigeron be//idiastrum had just <br />under 3% relative cover). The 1986 Reclamation Area had six qualifying perennial <br />species, and exceeded the required component of warm season grasses. The 1986 area <br />did not have sufficient forb representation to meet the success standard. The 1987 <br />Reclamation Area had five qualifying perennial species, and lacked one warm season <br />grass and one forb to meet the standard. <br />The 1994 monitoring indicates that the 1985 Reclamation Area borders on meeting the <br />species composition success standard. The 1986 and 1987 Reclamation Areas are also <br />close to meeting tfie standazd. Most interesting was the lack of diversity in the Osgood <br />Sand Reference Area, being the least diverse of all areas sampled. Whether this is due <br />to the acid conditions this year, or is indicative of another condition is unknown. <br />However, the lack of diversity in the reference area, if indicative of a larger trend, <br />yuestions the fairness of the existing species composition success standard. <br />• <br />SUMMARY <br />Monitoring of the 1985, 1986, and 1987 Reclamation Areas and the Osgood Sand <br />Reference Area in 1994 showed that the reclaimed areas met or exceeded revegetation <br />success standards for vegetation cover and herbaceous production. Monitoring for <br />species diversity/composition revealed that none of the reclaimed azeas, or the <br />reference area, could meet the revegetation success standard for species diversity. <br />l~ <br />_,¢ <br />