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1 able 6.7 - 2007 Reclaimed 1~ cll Pad Vegetation, Bi~ntlass Production {lbs/ac) <br />~,..,. `tic~~rember 20,07 <br />_. ~~..,.:_ „_ Well Pad Well Pad <br />Well Pad 2007 Native <br />lA-4HI 3A-4H 3A-4H Ran eland <br />Perennial Grass 99.9 194.0 233.8 298.1 <br />Perennial Fortis 17.9 66.8 60.7 59.4 <br />Annual Grass 6.3 4.4 2.1 10.0 <br />Weedy Forbs 37.8 17.4 13.2 6.8 <br />Shrubs 27.3 106.5 139.7 154.0 <br />TOTAL 189.2 389.1 449.5 528.3 <br />~- .: <br />_~~ TabZe H ~~ ~.4 <br />~117R~~r+i~aed ~~c I Pad;'#aoF ti~0«r~ti <br />~~ <br />. ~ . tit ~ ~. <br /> Well Pad lA- <br />4HI Well Pad 3A-4H Well Pad 3A-4H 2007 Native <br />Ran eland.. <br />Perennial Grass 52.8 49.9 52.0 56.4 <br />Perennial Forbs 9.5 17.2 13.5 10.9 <br />Annual Grass 3.3 1.1 0.5 1.9 <br />Weedy Fortis 20.0 4.5 2.9 1.7 <br />Shrubs 14.4 27.3 31.1 29.1 <br />Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 <br />Well Pad Site lA-4HI: There is a good survival and uniform distribution of the seeded species <br />across this site. The cover of perennial grasses and fortis are similar to native rangelands, <br />however, production from both is lower, most likely due to younger plants. Cover and <br />production of shrubs is below that of native rangeland due to juvenile plants. The cover of weedy <br />fortis and bare ground exceeds that of native rangeland. Visual estimation of weedy forb cover in <br />2006 was about 30-40 percent across the site compared with the 14 percent measured in 2007. It <br />is expected that the weedy fortis will continue to decline because of the competition from <br />perennial plant species. Bare ground on this site is also expected to decline as the younger <br />perennial plants begin to mature. <br />In comparison of the reclamation goals/requirements: <br />• The cover of perennial species is 77 % of that on undisturbed sites. <br />• The production of perennial grasses is 34 % and production of perennial fortis is 30 % of <br />that on undisturbed sites. <br />• The composition of perennial fortis is 87 % of that on undisturbed sites. <br />• The composition of shrubs is 49 % of that on undisturbed sites. <br />It is likely the site will achieve the requirements at some point without additional reclamation <br />efforts as perennial species continue to mature and increase their production. <br />Well Pad Site 3A-4H: This site also has a good survival and distribution of seeded species. <br />There are larger areas of bare ground on this site than the other sites due to a more southerly <br />exposure. The plant composition of this site in terms of perennial grasses, fortis and shrubs is <br />19 <br />