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• quantitatively. Moss averaged 0.9 percent and native shrubs comprised 0.4 percent of total <br />vegetation cover. <br />Total vegetation cover was 40.7 percent. Standing dead, litter, bare soil, and rock cover values <br />were 0.7, 35.6, 21.1, and 1.8 percent respectively. Species density averaged 30.5 species per <br />100 sq. m. <br />Herbaceous Production (Table 2) <br />Total herbaceous production for all species other than alfalfa was 1815 pounds per acre. No <br />alfalfa was observed in this reclamation area. <br />Woody Plant Density (Table 3) <br />Native shrubs averaged 170 individuals per acre. Big sagebrush (Seriphidium tridentatum) <br />contributed nearly two-fifths, mountain snowberry (Symphoricarpos rotundifolius) accounted for <br />nearly three-tenths, and Saskatoon serviceberry (Amelanchier alnifolia) accounted for one-tenth <br />of this total. Chokecherry (Padus virginiana ssp. melanocarpa), bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata), <br />prickly rose (Rosa sayQ, and Wood's rose (Rosa woodsii) were lesser components of the woody <br />plant community. <br />1997 Reclaimed Area <br />(Photographs 5 through 8) <br />Cover (Table 4) <br />Native perennial cool season grass was the dominant lifeform in this area and contributed 45.9 <br />percent of total vegetation cover. Mountain brome accounted fortwo-thirds of this total and <br />slender wheatgrass (Elymus trachycaulus) was also a major contributor. Foxtail barley (Critesion <br />• jubatum), Montana wheatgrass (Elymus lanceolatus fm. albicans), thickspike wheatgrass (Elymus <br />lanceolatus fm. dasystachya), Agassiz bluegrass, and Sandberg bluegrass (Poo secunda) <br />contributed the balance. Introduced annual and biennial forbs contributed 21.2 percent of total <br />vegetation cover. Twolobe speedwell and prickly lettuce combined to contribute nearly three- <br />quarters of this total. Bull thistle (Cirsium vulgare) and hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale) <br />accounted for the balance. Native perennial forbs averaged 18.5 percent of total vegetation <br />cover. Western yarrow (Achilles lanulosa) accounted fortwo-thirds of this total. Blue flax, one- <br />flower woodsunFlower (Helianthella uniflora), showy goldeneye (Heliomeris multiflora), <br />chokecherry lupine (Lupinus prunophilus), common yampa (Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis), <br />and American Vetch (Vicia americans) contributed the balance. Introduced perennial grasses <br />contributed 5.5 percent of total vegetation cover. Orchard grass contributed the majority of this <br />total and the balance was comprised by hard sheep fescue (Festuca ovina var. duriuscula). <br />Introduced perennial forbs accounted for 4.8 percent of total vegetation cover. This cover was <br />comprised of Canada thistle and alfalfa. Bigfruit willowherb, a native annual and biennial forb, <br />contributed 2.1 percent of total vegetation cover. Big sagebrush, a native shrub, averaged 1.4 <br />percent of total vegetation cover. The introduced annual grass, cheatgrass, accounted for 0.7 <br />percent of total vegetation cover. <br />Total vegetation cover was 29.2 percent. Litter, bare soil, and rock cover values were 13.2, 51.4, <br />and 6.2 percent respectively. Species density averaged 32.0 species per 100 sq. m. <br />Herbaceous Production (Table 5) <br />Total herbaceous production for alfalfa was 5 pounds per acre. Total herbaceous production for <br />all species other than alfalfa was 1658 pounds per acre. Total herbaceous production for all <br />species was 1663 pounds per acre. <br />Woody Plant Density (Table 6) <br />• Native shrubs averaged 275 individuals per acre. Mountain snowberry was the dominant <br />species. Saskatoon serviceberry, big sagebrush and Gambel's oak (Quercus gambelir) each <br />