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• native species encountered in the sixteen 100 sq. m. (2m x 50 m) samples of the 2006 <br />reclamation was 50.3he total number of native species found in the 2001 reclamation was lower <br />than the average species density of the Mountain Brush Reference area (35.3 species per 100 <br />sq.m.) but higher than the Sagebrush Reference Area (28.2 species per 100 sq.m.). The total <br />number of native species found in the 2006 reclamation was substantially higher than the <br />average species density of both the Mountain Brush Reference area and Sagebrush Reference <br />Area. Note that the relatively low number of native species in the 2001 reclamation is most likely <br />due to the very low number of samples (three because the 2001 area is so small) and would likely <br />increase with an increase in number of samples, as would be required for formal bond release <br />testing. Hence Alternative Test D) is failed for the 2001 reclamation and passed for the <br />2006 reclamation. <br />In summary for the 2001 Reclamation, Mandatory Test A) was passed as were Alternative Tests <br />B) and C) and hence the species diversity test as a whole is passed. Test D) was barely failed <br />(relating mostly to the very small area being tested), but inasmuch as the permit requirement <br />would necessitate passing A) plus two of the other three, the 2001 Reclamation also as a whole <br />passes the species diversity test. For the 2006 Reclamation, Mandatory Test A) was passed as <br />were Alternative Tests B), C) and D). <br />• <br />• 16