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Refuse Area #1 <br />Perennial vegetation on this site continues to be dominated by grasses. cheatgrass <br />continues to be a major problem but perennial grasses appear to be maintaining their <br />hold. The lack of forbs may become an issue. Shrubs appear to be slowly increasing in <br />density as the site matures. Additional consideration of forb establishment and <br />cheatgrass control may need to be undertaken in the future. <br />Haul Road -County Road intersection reeradina <br />This site was newly reclaimed last year. 2005 was its first growing season. Excellent <br />seedling establishment was noted. Early in the spring it was noted that the seedlings <br />showed signs of nutrient stress. Light application of diammonium phosphate alleviated <br />these symptoms. <br />Recommendations <br />The reclaimed areas appear hydrologically stable but species diversity may become an <br />issue for sites where annual weeds tend to proliferate. Forb establishment currently is the <br />primary concern with long term establishment. Annual weeds tend to dominate the better <br />sites only allowing the most aggressive introduced grasses to establish. This domination <br />of annual weeds, primarily cheatgrass, is reflective of the conditions seen on adjacent <br />undisturbed lands. <br />