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• SECTION 7.0 Miscellaneous <br />7.1 Vegetation Monitoring on Trapper Reclaimed Lands <br />Baseline vegetation monitoring on 296 acres of reclaimed Trapper rangelands in Ashmore, <br />Derringer, Flintlock and East Flintlock (Z) pits that had been initially topsoiled and seeded between <br />1999 and 2006 was accomplished during the 2007 field season. A total of 84 50-meter transects <br />were monitored. Vegetation parameters sampled during 2007 included ground cover, species <br />composition and woody stem density. <br />Vegetation monitoring planned for 2008 will include both Phase II bond release and routine sampling <br />of new reclaimed areas and selected older reclaimed areas. In addition, the second of two years of <br />vegetation sampling will occur on 300 acres of reclaimed rangelands that will be included in an <br />application for final (Phase III) bond release in 2008. The rangelands to be sampled for final bond <br />release were reclaimed from 1996 through 1998 and are located in Ashmore, Derringer and Hawken <br />Pits. <br />7.2 Grazing of Reclaimed Lands <br />No cattle grazing occurred on Trapper non final bond-released reclaimed lands during 2007, nor is <br />any planned for 2008. <br />7.3 2008 Revegetation Seed Mixes <br />• Section 3.6.3.5 of Trapper's Mining and Reclamation permit requires the Division be notified of the <br />seed mixtures proposed to be used each year. Tables 7-1 through 7-4 give the 2008 proposed <br />mixtures. An aerial interseeding project is planned on approximately 100 acres of relatively recent <br />reclaimed rangelands (Table 7-4). Species included in the mixture are small-seeded shrub and forb <br />species that would be expected to be best adapted to an aerial seeding approach. <br />Required seed packing slips are attached behind Table 7-4 for shipments received in 2007. <br />7.4 Trapper Mine Facilities <br />In 2007, Trapper Mine facilities were not significantly changed during the reporting year. A portion of <br />a power distribution line was relocated on the North end of Derringer Pit in late 2006. The remaining <br />poles and cable were removed during the summer of 2007 on the north end of the pit and along the <br />D-Pit haulroad. Also power distribution line was extended in Flintlock and East Flintlock Pit for pit <br />advancement and substation locations for the Molly Brown and Baby Doe draglines. <br />FVL 3/08 <br />[DRMS\07VEGteM7-0J <br />0