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2.2.2 EP047 <br />EP047 is comprised of approximately 100 acres of moderately sloping revegetation that has a <br />predominately north-easterly aspect. This unit was seeded in 2007 and therefore, was undergoing its <br />first growing season in 2008. An average of 4.8 plants per square foot was observed in the unit (see <br />Compendium 2). Seedling emergents in EP047 consisted of perennial grasses, perennial forbs, annual <br />grasses, and annual forbs with 1.0, 0.1, 0.3, and 3.3 plants per square foot, respectively. <br />It is Cedar Creek's observation that greater than one perennial plant per square foot is generally <br />considered to be "fair" reclamation (1.1 were observed). HO,Never, 3.3 annual forbs per square foot <br />suggests that there will be a substantial Russian thistle population in 2009 (a condition normally observed <br />in young reclamation at Colowyo). <br />Rio Tinto Energy America/Colowyo Mine Page 14 Revegetation Monitoring - 2008