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RECLAMATION VISUAL INSPECTION FORM <br />Date: 9/26/2008 Site/Map #: Waterline <br />Inspected By: Scott Wanstedt <br />Location: Waterline replaced in 2005 <br />Year Reclaimed: 2005 Seed Mix: Interim & Drill Site Mix <br />Dominant Vegetation: (include grasses, forbs, shrubs, warm season grasses, etc. by spp.) <br />See Notes <br />Erosion/Site Stabilization: Stable <br />Notes: Grasses are dominated by desert and Siberian wheatgrasses. Western WG and Russian <br />wildrye are also relatively abundant but not predominating. Also of note is sheep fescue as an <br />understory grass specie. Bluebunch WG is also present but in minor amounts. <br />Forbes/half shrubs were essentially nonexistent. Two alfalfa plants were observed. <br />Shrub establishment is fair to poor. This could be attributed to the extremely dry 2006 summer <br />following seeding. Seedling vigor may not have been adequate to survive the summer. Dominant <br />shrubs include fourwing saltbush, shadscale, black greasewood, and rabbitbrush. Big sagebrush <br />is present but only in minor amounts <br />Overall, perennial seedling establishment is very good in the upper half of the area. The lower <br />portion suffers from poor soils, highly competitive weeds, and repeated disturbance by sheep <br />along an established BLM livestock driveway. <br />Weed problems include cheatgrass, Russian thistle, and annual kochia. <br />Recommendations: Continue to monitor.