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• Cover in the 1995 Reclaimed Area (Figure 1) averaged (as adjusted for firsUall hits) 42.5 percent "all-hit" cover, which exceeded 90 percent of the performance standard (31.3 percent, see below). Relative annual and biennial cover observed in 1999 totaled 12.9 percent, somewhat exceeding the 10 percent limit that would apply to areas in which Phase II bond release was being sought. The average value for "all hit" cover in the 1997 Reclamation Area (Figure 1) was, as adjusted for firsUall hits, 29.8 percent, which was below the 31.3 percent level. However, the confidence limit approximating the effects of a "t" test reached above that level (Figure 1), so the cover level would have, by a small amount, met the cover standard for Phase II bond release. Relative annual and biennial cover as of 1999 (23.3 percent relative) exceeds that allowed (10 percent) by 13.3 percent. Vegetation Tvpe Seneca II-W 1999 Cover Performance Standard Mean Cover' 1'~/all Ratio" Adi. Mean %of Sagebrush/Snowberry' 38.2 42.8/48.7 33.6 38.0 Mountain Brush' 43.6 31.7/41.8 33.1 37.3 Aspen Woodland' 62.8 31.6143.6 45.5 7.0 Steep Mountain Brush° 44.1 25.6137.4 30.2 13.9 Alkali Sage.IWest. Whtgrs. ° 61.4 89.8/90.4 61.0 3.8 1995 Reclamation Area 42.5 99.6/99.6 42.5 NA 1997 Reclamation Area 29.8 98.6/98.7 29.8 NA "All-hit" ref. area cover standard for 1999 (Adj. Means weighted by % of Affected Area) = 34.8% 90 percent of 1999 ref. area cover standard = 0.9 x 34.8 = 31.3% • 'Percent "all-hit" cover (absolute) by herbaceous species "Ratio of relative "first-hit" cover of herbaceous species to relative "all-hit" cover of herbaceous species ' Seneca II-W extended reference area values from data collected in 1999 ° Seneca II-WS extended reference area values from data collected in 1997 Herbaceous Production Herbaceous production in the 1995 Reclamation Area averaged 1815 oven-dry pounds per acre (Figure 2, Tables 2 and 13). This substantially exceeded 90 percent of the performance standard (948 Ib/ac). No alfalfa was encountered during production sampling. Overabundance of this species is not a problem in the 1995 reclamation. 1997 reclaimed area data (Figure 2, Tables 5 and 13) showed that average herbaceous production was 1663 oven-dry pounds per acre which substantially exceeded 90 percent of the performance standard (948 Ib/ac). In the 1997 reclaimed areas, alfalfa averaged only 5.4 Iblac; it clearly is not causing or likely to cause a problem with its overabundance. Seneca II-W 1999 Herbaceous Production Standard Vegetation Tvoe Mean Herbaceous Production (Ib/ac) %of Aff. Area Sagebrush/Snowberry'. 1224 38.0 Mountain Brush' 998 37.3 Aspen Woodland' 830 7.0 Steep Mountain Brush° 748 13.9 Alkali Sage./West Whtgrs. ° 1411 3.8 • 1995 Reclamation Area 1815 NA 1997 Reclamation Area 1663 NA