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• 2.3.3 WP0O9 <br />WP009 is comprised of 0.9 aces of gently sloping revegetation that has a predominately northerly <br />aspect This unit was seeded in 2001 and therefore, has undergone two growing seasons prior to <br />sampling in 2003. A total of 36 plant taxa, including Canada thistle, were observed in the unit (see Table <br />19). <br />Ground cover (Figure 11) consisted of 55.3% live vegetation, 2.3% rods, 0.0% standing dead, 6.8% <br />litter, and bare soil exposure of 35.6%. Perennial mover across the unit averaged 6.5% with annual and <br />biennial cover averaging 48.8%. The dominant taxa were Russian thistle and field pennycress with <br />32.6% and 11.4% average cover, respectively. Woody plant density was determined from an entire <br />count of the 0.9 aces. Density (Table 2) totaled 178 young and mature stems per acre with fourwing <br />saltbush the dominant woody plant <br />Noxious weeds appear to be controlled in this unit and the cheatgrass population is subdued unit- <br />wide. Although cover by the early-seral species, field pennycress and Russian thistle, is elevated, ground <br />cover by perennials appears sufficient to progress to dominance over the next few years. The shrub <br />• population is modest, but growing well. Overall, the unit appears typiol of reasonable two-year old <br />revegetation, therefore no recommendations are proffered other than continued monitoring, especially <br />during the fourth growing season (2005). <br />• <br />rCenneooa r:~y co. i Cororryo rare Page 41 Revegeta0on Mortftoring -2003 <br />