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• 2.2.6 EP038 <br />EP038 is comprised of 4.08 aces of moderately sloping revegetation that has a predominately <br />easterly aspect. This unit was seeded in 2001 and therefore, has undergone only two growing seasons <br />prior to sampling in 2003. A total of 40 plant taxa were observed in the unit (see Table 19). <br />Ground Dover (Figure 6) in EP038 consisted of 44.2% live vegetation, 2.7% rock, 1.3% standing <br />dead, 15.4% litter, and bare soil exposure of 36.5%. Perennial wver across tfie unit averaged 4.5% with <br />annual and biennial cover averaging 39.7%. Dominant taxa were field pennycress (Thalspl anrense), and <br />Russan thistle (Salsola aus(ralis) with 18.6% and 17.3% average cover, respedively. Woody plant <br />density was determined from 15 UeR transeds. Density (Table 2) totaled 264 young and mature stems <br />per acre wdh fourwing sattbusfi the dominant woody plant. <br />Noxious weeds appear to be controlled in this unit and the cheatgrass population is subdued unit- <br />wide except for the nortl~east comer where a dense stand should be monitored. Although cover by the <br />early-seral spades, field pennycress and Russian thistle, is elevated, ground cover by perennials appears <br />suffident to progress to dominance over the next few years. The shrub population is modest, but <br />• growing well. Ovewll, the unit appears typical of reasonable two-year old revegetation, therefore no <br />recommendations are proffered other than oontlnued monitoring, espedally during the fourth growing <br />season (2005). <br />• <br />Ken~woon Energy co. ~ Cduvyu Mane Page 26 Revegetatlon Monttortng -2003 <br />