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II. METHODS <br />• SAMPLING DESIGN <br />Prior to initiation of fieldwork, the permit document and applicable maps were reviewed <br />to evaluate topography, reclamation timing, seed mixes, revegetation methods, and <br />applicable revegetation standazds. <br />This yeaz the decision was made to assign numerical designations to the reclamation areas <br />to eliminate confusion and facilitate future discussions. The numbers assigned to <br />reclamation azeas aze depicted on the 2002 Vegetation/Revegetation Map. Only those <br />azeas currently revegetated were assigned numbers, starting in the northeast comer of the <br />permit azea and proceeding clockwise through the site. As additional azeas aze reclaimed <br />and revegetated they will be assigned numbers. <br />A map of the mine site at 1:2400 scale (1"=200') was used to delineate the revegetated <br />azeas (Coors Site Plan; Vegetation Sampling Locations). On a gridded overlay of the <br />revegetation map, a Cartesian coordinate grid (50x50 feet) was established. Computer <br />generated random numbers were used to establish a pool of x,y coordinates. Since the <br />reclaimed pazcels for the yeazs and azeas to be evaluated were non-contiguous (e.g., <br />sepazated by road corridors or reclamation yeazs), each revegetated azea was gridded <br />sepazately. The acreage of each revegetated azea was established. Random sample <br />locations were established for each revegetated azea. Within each yeaz's revegetation <br />parcels, sufficient samples were established to represent each discontinuous area by <br />• proportional acreage. The following table identifies and locations of each pazcel <br />quantitatively sampled, the acreage, and the nlunber of cover and herbaceous production <br />samples taken. <br />Location Cover <br /># of sam les Aerb. Prod. <br /># of sam les <br />Os nod Saod Ref. Area 10 15 <br /> <br />1995 Reclamation Areas <br />Area 24 W Road Corridor 10.5 ac. 3 5 <br />Area 28 W of sediment and 1.4 ac. 1 1 <br />Area 1 Ti Ie 7.4 ac 2 3 <br />Area 8 E of A Pit 8.1 ac. 2 3 <br />Area 16 E of'87 West area 1.7 ac. 1 1 <br />Area 27 S of sediment and 2.5 ac. I 2 <br />Total Sam les 1995 Areas 10 15 <br /> <br />1997 Reclamation Areas <br />Area I S S of B Pit 8.6 ac. 5 7 <br />Area 21 E of B Pit 3.6 ac. 2 3 <br />Area 14 W of A Pit 1.4 ac. 1 1 <br />Area 3 oad Corridor 4.5 ac. 2 4 <br />Total Sam les 1997 Areas 10 15 <br />Coors EnergyCompary Page 2 <br />2t~2 Revegetation Monitoring Report <br />