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. Page - 3 • • Grass and sweerclover provide fair coverage on the spoils area but are almost entirely absent from the rockier areas of the site. The rocky areas were seeded and mulched this summer to increase coverage. Some growth of grasses and sweetclover is now apparent on these areas but the grass that germinated is mostly wheat (Triticum aestivum) from seed in the mulch. Site E (Zinc dump site) This is an old waste dump of approximately .7 acre and having a northeast aspect. It is another of the sites which is high in gypsum content. Shrub and tree species were planted on this site to fill in where older plantings had died out. The new seedlings are doing well with fringed sage being the outstanding shrub and ponderosa pine the outstanding tree species. , Grass cover was almost nonexistent at the beginning of the year so the site was seeded and mulched. It is now beginning to show signs of grass and sweetclover cover and looks promising for the future. Site F (Gold dump site) Site F comprises approximately .3 acre, and has an east aspect, and is also an old dump site high in gypsum content. Seedlings planted in previous years have not faired well on this site and most have died out. Some In- dian ricegrass, fourwing saltbush, and fringed sage have survived but only a few scattered plants. Shrub species planted in this site consisted exclusive of Rocky Mountain thimbleberry. This is the first year this species was planted at the quarry and this site should prove to be a good test of its suitability for use here. To date the seedlings are doing extremely well. All of the seCd- lings.are still alive and most have shown significant growth. The upper part of this site was seeded and mulched this summer and some of the wheat, from the mulch, and yellow sweetclover seeds have germinated. If adequate moisture is available next spring it is expected that the west- ern wheatgrass and crested wheatgrass will become established. Site G (Gold Hill) ~'~- This site was an old high wall and spoils area which covers approximately 1.8 acres and has a northeast aspect. Part of the site was covered with manure at about 50 tons per acre. This manured area has good ground cover although it is comprised mostly of dwwny brome and summer cypress. The shrub and tree species do not do as well as expected in this area, The area of the site without the manure shows less abundance of the weedy species but also less ground cover. Grass coverage is made mostly of In- dian ricegrass. This area also has the highest percent of seedling loss. This is attributed to the high percentage of ~amesia planted here as it was the worst performing species planted this year.