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~ Illllllllililllllli <br />' 999 <br />' KERR COAL COMPANY <br />MARR MINE RECEIVED <br />VEGETATION SAMPLING D[~ 16 ~~~8 <br />' FOR INTERIM MONITORING AND BOND RELEASE <br />Division of Minerals & Geology <br />TABLE OF CONTENTS <br />INTROOUCTION .................................................................................................................... .....1 <br />SCOPE OF WORK ............................................................................................................... .....1 <br />' <br />METHODS ............................................................................................................................. .....2 <br />Locations :........................................................................................................................... ..... 2 <br />Cover :................................................................................................................................. .....2 <br />Production :......................................................................................................................... .....3 <br />Shrub Density :.................................................................................................................... .....3 <br />Statistical Analyses :............................................................................................................ .....3 <br />Noxious Weeds :.................................................................................................................. .....4 <br />' <br />SCHEDULE ............................................................................................................................ .....4 <br />RESULTS .............................................................................................................................. .....5 <br />Cover .................................................................................................................................. ..... 5 <br />Alkali Sagebrush Reference Area :................................................................................... .....5 <br />' <br />Big sagebrush Reference Area :....................................................................................... .....5 <br />Reclaimed Area :.............................................................................................................. .....6 <br />Production :......................................................................................................................... .....6 <br />Alkali Sagebrush Reference Area :................................................................................... .....6 <br />Big Sagebrush Reference Area :...................................................................................... .....6 <br />Reclaimed Area :.............................................................................................................. .....6 <br />Shrub Density :.................................................................................................................... .....7 <br />Sample Adequacy :........................................................................'...................................... .....7 <br />SUMMARY ............................................................................................................................. ..... 8 <br />Cover :................................................................................................................................. .....8 <br />' <br />Production :.........................:............................................................................................... ..... 9 <br />Shrub Density :.................................................................................................................... .....9 <br />Noxious Weeds :.................................................................................................................. ...10 <br />' Sample Adequacy :.............................................................................................................. ...10 <br />APPENDIX A ................................................................................................:....................... ...11 <br />' <br />PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF THE 1996 VEGETATION STUDY ................................... ...12 <br />APPENDIX B ........................................................................................................................ ...19 <br />COVER ............................................................................................................................... ... 20 <br />Table 1 -Kerr Coal Company Mart Mine Alkali Sagebrush Reference Area Cover Sampl e <br />' <br />Data, 1996 ....................................................................................................................... ...21 <br />Table 2 - Kert Coal Company Mart Mine Big Sagebrush Reference Area Cover Sample <br />Data, 1996 ....................................................................................................................... ...22 <br />Table 3 -Kerr Coal Company Marr Mine Reclaimed Area Cover Sample Data, 1996...... ...23 <br />PRODUCTION .................................................................................................................... ... 24 <br />Table 4: Ken- Coal Company Alkali Sagebrush Reference Area Production, 1996 ........... <br />1 ...25 <br />