2008-12-22_REPORT - C1980001 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: C1980001
• IBM Index Class Name: REPORT
• Doc Date: 12/22/2008
• Doc Name: 2006 Vegetation Sampling Report
• From: WWC Engineering
• To: DRMS
• Permit Index Doc Type: Reveg Monitoring Report
• Email Name: JDM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

2006 Edna Mine Vegetation Sampling Report
Tables
Table 1-1: Edna Mine Bonded Reclaimed Units & Vegetation Performance Standards ..............1
Table 1-2: 2006 Edna Mine Vegetation Results Summary ......................................................... ..2
Table 2-1: Summarized Results of t-Tests to Determine Equivalence of Herbaceous Cover in
Snowberry Sage Replacement Reference Area ...........................................................................5
Table 2-2: Summarized Results of t-Tests to Determine Equivalence of Herbaceous Producti on
in Snowberry Sage Replacement Reference Area ..................................................................... ..5
Table 2-3: Statistical Summary for Oak Mountain Shrub Reference Area .................................. ..6
Table 2-4: Absolute Cover by Transect for Oak Mountain Shrub Reference Area ..................... ..7
Table 2-5: Relative Cover by Transect for Oak Mountain Shrub Reference Area ...................... ..9
Table 2-6: Production by Transect for Oak Mountain Shrub Reference Area ............................ 11
Table 2-7: Statistical Summary for Snowberry Sage Reference Area ........................................ 12
Table 2-8: Absolute Cover by Transect for Snowberry Sage Reference Area ........................... 13
Table 2-9: Relative Cover by Transect for Snowberry Sage Shrub Reference Area .................. 16
Table 2-10: Production by Transect for Snowberry Sage Reference Area ................................. 19
Table 2-11: Oak Mountain Shrub Reference Area Cover Transect Species List ........................ 20
Table 2-12: Snowberry Sage Reference Area Cover Transect Species List .............................. 20
Table 3-1: Statistical Summary for West Ridge Topsoiled BRU ................................................. 26
Table 3-2: Herbaceous Cover & Production t-Test for West Ridge Topsoiled BRU ................... 27
Table 3-3: Diversity and Relative Importance Analysis for West Ridge Topsoiled BRU ............. 28
Table 3-4: Absolute Cover by Transect for West Ridge Topsoiled BRU ..................................... 29
Table 3-5: Relative Cover by Transect for West Ridge Topsoiled BRU ..................................... 31
Table 3-6: Production by Transect for West Ridge Topsoiled BRU ............................................ 33
Table 3-7: West Ridge Topsoiled BRU Cover Transect Species List ......................................... 34
Table 4-1: Statistical Summary for Moffat Topsoiled BRU .......................................................... 38
Table 4-2: Herbaceous Cover & Production t-Test for Moffat Topsoiled BRU ............................ 39
Table 4-3: Diversity and Relative Importance Analysis for Moffat Topsoiled BRU ..................... 40
Table 4-4: Absolute Cover by Transect for Moffat Topsoiled BRU ............................................. 41
Table 4-5: Relative Cover by Transect for Moffat Topsoiled BRU .............................................. 44
Table 4-6: Production by Transect for Moffat Topsoiled BRU .................................................... 47
Table 4-7: Moffat Topsoiled BRU Cover Transect Species List .................................................. 48
Table 5-1: Statistical Summary for West Ridge & Moffat Non-Topsoiled BRU ........................... 53
Table 5-2: Vegetation Cover t-Test for West Ridge & Moffat Non-Topsoiled BRU ..................... 54
Table 5-3: Absolute Cover by Transect for West Ridge & Moffat Non-Topsoiled BRU ..............55
Table 5-4: Relative Cover by Transect for West Ridge & Moffat Non-Topsoiled BRU ...............58
Table 5-5: West Ridge & Moffat Non-Topsoiled BRU Cover Transect Species List .................. .61
Figures
Figure 2-1: Photograph of Original Snowberry Sage Reference Area ........................................
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Figure 2-2: Photograph of Oak Mountain Shrub Reference Area ............................................... 21
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Figure 2-3: Snowberry Sage Reference Area Modification ......................................................... 23
Figure 2-4: Transect Location Map of Snowberry Sage Reference Area ................................... 24
Figure 2-5: Transect Location Map of Oak Mountain Shrub Reference Area .............................
Figure 3-1: Photograph of West Ridge Topsoiled BRU .............................................................. 35
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Figure 3-2: Transect Location Map of West Ridge Topsoiled BRU ............................................ 49
Figure 4-1: Photograph of Moffat Topsoiled BRU .......................................................................
Figure 4-2: Transect Location Map for Moffat Topsoiled BRU .................................................... 50
Figure 5-1: Photograph of West Ridge Non-Topsoiled BRU ...................................................... 62
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Figure 5-2: Transect Location Map of Moffat Non-Topsoiled BRU ............................................. 64
Figure 5-3: Transect Location Map of West Ridge Non-Topsoiled BRU .....................................
Habitat Management, Inc. ii October 19, 2006