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<br />4.0 CONCLUSION <br />Generally it appears that reclaimed areas are meeting or are improving <br />towards meeting the revegetation success criteria required for bond release. <br />Canopy cover data show that as the age of the stand increases, cover values <br />' increase; therefore, cover should be sufficient to control erosion. <br /> Species diversity will be sufficient to meet permit requirements. The use <br /> of the seed mixture listed on Table 2 should result in future stands of <br /> vegetation meeting diversity requirements. <br />' <br /> Shrub density is less than the required 1,000 stems per acre; however, the <br /> data collected indicate that shrub densities are increasing with the age of <br />i <br />h <br />i <br />lik <br />l <br />h <br />b d <br />ill <br />i <br />i <br /> rements <br />t <br />e stand. It <br />e <br />y that s <br />ru <br />ens <br />ties w <br />meet perm <br />t requ <br />s <br /> by the end of the ten-year liability period. <br />' <br /> Productivity information collected in previous years shows a range of values <br /> from 1,320 pounds per acre to 2,900 pounds per acre. The 1985 data from <br /> areas in the third growing season or older fall within the range of <br /> productivity values obtained in previous years. <br />Data from the 1985 sampling effort indicate that revegetation efforts are <br />being successful. If the trends identified continue, it is expected that <br />bond release attempts will be successful. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />' -10- <br />