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.,. <br />brome (Ceratochloa carinata) and western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithi~), each occupying <br />• 5.2% of total vegetation cover. With 20.4 percent total vegetation cover, native perennial forbs, <br />were also a prevalent component of the vegetation in this area. The dominant introduced <br />perennial forbs were titer milkvetch (Astragalus titer) with 7/10`"s of the lifeform total and alfalfa <br />with over 2/10"'s of the total. Introduced perennial cool season grasses comprised 11.7 percent of <br />total vegetation cover, predominantly orchard grass (Dactylis glomerafa). Accounting for 10 <br />percent total vegetation cover were several introduced annual and biennial forbs. The three most <br />dominant species were twolobe speedwell (Pocilla biloba), salsify (Tragopogon dubius ssp. <br />major), and prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola) with 3%, 2% and 1.74% respectively of total <br />vegetation cover. Four additional lifeforms, contributing less than 10% each to total vegetation <br />cover, comprised the balance: native annual and biennial forbs, introduced annual grasses, <br />native perennial forbs, and native shrubs. <br />Total vegetation cover in 1996 reclamation was 40.1 percent. The non-living balance was <br />composed of 33.3 percent litter, 23.9 percent bare soil, 2.2 percent rock, and 0.5 percent standing <br />dead. Total species density was 33 species per 100 sq.m. <br />HERBACEOUS PRODUCTION (TABLE 2) <br />Total herbaceous production for species other than alfalfa averaged 2110.9 pounds per acre. <br />• Production by alfalfa averaged 424.7 pounds per acre for a total herbaceous production value of <br />2535.6 pounds per acre. <br />WOODY PLANT DENSITY (TABLE 3) <br />Native shrubs averaged 732.5 individuals per acre. Snowberry (Symphoricarpos rotundifolius) <br />contributed nearly 4/10'"s of this lifeform's total, while Saskatoon serviceberry (Amelanchier <br />alnifolia) contributed another 3/10""to the total. Big sagebrush (Seriphidium tridentatum), Wood's <br />rose (Rosa woodsii), Gambel's oak (Quercus gambelir), chokecherry (Padus virginiana ssp. <br />melanocarpa), bitterbrush (Purshia tridentata), and Arkansas rose (Rosa arkansana) all <br />contributed less than one-tenth to the total, comprising fhe balance. <br />1999 Reclaimed Area <br />(Photographs 5-8} <br />COVER (TABLE 4) <br />Native perennial grasses were the dominant lifeform in this area, comprising 36.5 percent total <br />vegetation cover, shared primarily by five species. Western wheatgrass composed the bulk of <br />. the total with 11.5% total vegetation cover, next was slender wheatgrass (Elymus trachycaulus) <br />