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2007 Revegetation Survey <br />Introduction <br />Visual surveys of the referenced sites were made. Each site was walked or ridden with an <br />ATV to assess the site. Observations were then recorded on an inspection form for future <br />reference (see Appendix). The intent of the inspections was to: <br />1. Assess the effectiveness of past revegetation practices. <br />2. Identify potential problems that exist that may warrant further attention. <br />3. Provide insight to future revegetation efforts. <br />4. Provide information needed to develop strategies to correct potential <br />deficiencies. <br />Precipitation was near normal throughout the growing season with substantially greater than <br />normal rainfall in September and snowfall in December. October 2006 provided exceptional <br />moisture allowing for a return to near normal soil moisture following an extremely dry <br />summer that produced little or no vegetative growth. Vegetative production in 2007 showed <br />a substantial recovery. <br />cheatgrass continues to be a regional problem providing strong competition for the more <br />desirable perennial species. In 2007 cheatgrass infestations were moderately high. Low <br />seed production from 2006 probably limited the cheatgrass stand density to the levels <br />observed in 2007. <br />2005 Waterline Replacement <br />This site was reseeded in the fall of 2005. 2006 provide initial sprouting and early seedling <br />establishment followed by extremely dry summer. It was questionable if the seedlings <br />would survive the dry summer to reemerge in 2007. Seedling establishment appeared good <br />over most of the site in 2007. A good stand of perennial grass seedlings was noted at the <br />end of the summer. Some shrubs appeared to be establishing but were not overly abundant. <br />Weed problems included Russian thistle and cheatgrass. These weed problems are common <br />