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Seasonality of the reference azea was nearly evenly split between warm season (four species) and cool season species (five species), with one evergreen and one deciduous species. Graminoids were evenly split between warm (three species) and cool (three species) season species. Two forb species were cool season and one was warm season. The succulent was evergreen and the shrub species was deciduous. 1995 RECLAMATION AREAS The 1995 reclamation areas encompass approximately 49 acres of reclamation in six distinct areas within the Keenesburg Mine permit area. The areas are found throughout the disturbance area of the mine and include; a road corridor from the northwest comer of the long term spoil storage azea to the northwest boundary of the permit azea, an area (with four distinct parcels) between the sediment pond and the 1985 reclamation azea which was used for spoil storage, the former tipple area north of the shop building, the east half of A pit, and an area immediately east of the western pazcel reclaimed in 1987. In 1999, sampling was undertaken in eight distinct areas reclaimed in 1995. Vegetation cover transects and herbaceous production quadrats were distributed within the areas based on size. The 1995 reclamation areas are nearly flat with a gentle slope (<1 °) to the north and east. Reclamation and coincident revegetation within this area took place in 1995. Replaced soils were sandy in texture. Specific sampling information for the 1995 reclamation areas is contained in Tables 3 and 7. Vegetation Cover Total mean vegetation cover of the 1995 reclamation areas was 41.50 percent. Graminoids provided 33.13 percent mean cover (82.02% relative cover) and forbs accounted for 8.38 percent mean cover (17.98% relative cover). No succulents or woody shrubs were encountered in the 1995 reclamation areas during the cover sampling. Total cover values and the composition of the species contributing to cover was variable within the 1995 reclamation azeas. Of the eight areas sampled, the highest level of total vegetation cover was found in the southwest area and the east of '87 west area with average total cover of 63 and 58 percent, respectively. The high total cover in these areas was comprised largely of annual grasses and annual forbs, indicative of their early seral developmental stage. The same can be said of the southeast area. Remaining 1995 reclamation areas (NW road corridor, W of sediment pond, tipple, south of sediment pond, and east of A pit) revealed total cover values ranging from 30 to 40 percent. While the annual grass Bromus lectorum (cheatgrass) was present in these areas as well, significant development of seeded perennial graminoids and perennial forbs was observed. Overall within the 1995 reclamation areas, Bromus lectorum accounted for the highest overall cover with 17.00 percent mean cover and 41.01 percent relative cover. This aggressive introduced cool season annual grass was found in all 1995 reclamation areas, and its significant presence this year may be explained by [he abundant moisture in April -7-