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Sampling data are summarized in Table 13. Data on species density by lifeform are tabulated for <br />sampled areas in Table 14. Data on relative cover by lifeform are compiled in Table 15. Statistical <br />adequacy of sampling is reviewed in Table 16. The list of plant species observed during these <br />studies (reclaimed and reference areas) are included as Table 17 in Appendix 2. Seed mixes <br />used in the 1997 and 2002 reclamation areas are included for reference in Appendix 3. <br />Photographs of representative locations within the reclaimed areas sampled in 2006, as well as <br />photographs of Mountain Brush and Sagebrush/Snowberry Reference areas, are included in <br />Appendix 4. Graphs of vegetation and climate data are presented in Figures 1 through 10 of this <br />report. <br />In the cover descriptions below, species listed as "also present" were not "hit" during point- <br />intercept sampling but were present within one meter of either side of the 50 m sample transect <br />line. Unless otherwise stated, all cover values are for absolute vegetation including first hit data <br />only. Percentages are rounded to facilitate discussion of the results. <br />Bond Release Block 2 (BRB - 2) <br />(Photographs 1 through 20) <br />• COVER <br />(Table 1) <br />Introduced perennial cool season grasses were the predominant lifeform observed in Bond <br />Release Block 2, contributing 28 percent total first-hit vegetation cover. Of this, just under half (13 <br />percent) was smooth brome (Bromopsis inermis) and a little over half (15 percent) was <br />intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium). Introduced perennial (orbs contributed 13 <br />percent first-hit vegetation cover. This total was predominantly composed of alfalfa (Medicago <br />saliva). Additionally, native shrubs contributed nearly 4 percent first-hit vegetation cover, <br />consisting primarily of big sagebrush (Seriphidium Mdentatum). <br />Total average vegetation cover for first hits was 49.7 percent. For herbaceous vegetation, total <br />average cover for first hits was 46.2 percent. Cover by standing dead, litter, bare soil and rock <br />averaged 6, 28, 17, and less than 1 percent, respectively. Average species density was 18.5 <br />species per 100 sq. m. <br />14 <br />