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May 2001 to control Bromus tectorum. Specific sampling information for the 1998 reseeded or interseeded areas is contained in Tables 5 and 9. • Vegetation Cover Total vegetation cover of the 1998 reseeded or interseeded azeas was the highest of all azeas sampled in 2001 with 51.00 percent. Graminoids provided 37.40 percem mean cover (75.08% relative cover), forts accounted for 13.40 percent mean cover (24.60% relative cover), and one shrub contributed 0.20 percent mean and 0.32 percent relative cover. Total cover values were variable between the individual azeas within the 1998 reseeded or interseeded azeas. The lowest total vegetation cover mean of the pazcels sampled was found in the burned pazcel south of the sediment pond (38% average) and the highest mean cover was encountered in the east of'87 area (66%). It was noted that the burned azeas (south of sediment pond and west of dugout), while having the lowest mean cover values, also contained the least amounts of Bromus tectorum. One species provided cover throughout all the reseeded or interseeded area transects, Calamovilfa longifolia. Bromus tectorum was present in fow of the five pazcels and 90% of the transects. Within the 1998 reseeded or interseeded azeas, Bromus tectorum accounted for the highest overall cover with 25.00 percent mean cover and 48.87 percent relative cover. The warm season perennial grass Calamovi fa longifolia contributed the second highest cover values with 5.40 percent mean cover and 10.68 percent relative cover. Euphorbia glyptosperma (ridgeseed spwge), an annual cool season native fort, was very dominant in • the open burned pazcels, and accounted for 6.20 percent mean cover and 10.36 percent relative cover overall. Three additional species contributed significantly to cover; Ambrosia psilostachya with 2.60 percent mean cover (5.50% relative cover), and Agropyron smithii and Helianthus animus each provided 1.60 percent mean total cover and 3.24 percent relative cover. Vegetative litter (prior yeazs growth, dead wood, and other biologic organic material) comprised 35.80 percent ground cover overall within the 1998 reseeded or interseeded areas. Baze soil comprised 13.20 percent of the ground cover. No rock or cryptogams were encountered during the cover sampling in the 1998 reseeded or interseeded areas. Herbaceous Production Total herbaceous production within the 1998 reseeded or interseeded azeas this yeaz was 186.33 g/m2 (1661 ]b/ac). Perennial grasses contributed 111.16 g/m2 (991 Ib/ac) to herbaceous production in this azea, comprising 59.6 percent of total herbaceous production. Annual grasses were the second lazgest contributor to herbaceous production in this azea with 54.40 g/m2 (485 lb/ac) or 29.2 percent of total herbaceous production. Perennial forts provided 14.73 g/m2 (131 lb/ac) or 7.9 percent of total herbaceous production, while annual forts provided 6.03 g/m2 (54 lb/ac), which was 3.2 percent of the total mean herbaceous production. Biennial forts provided a minuscule amount, 0.01 I~ L J -11-