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species list, including reclaimed and reference areas, is in Table 22 of Appendix 2. Seed mixes <br />used in the reclamation areas are included, for reference, in Appendix 3. Photographs of <br />• representative locations within the reclaimed areas sampled in 2009, as well as photographs of <br />the Aspen, Mountain Brush, Sagebrush, and Steep Mountain Brush reference areas (Seneca IIW <br />Mine), are included in Appendix 4. Graphic depiction of vegetation and climate data are <br />presented in Figures 1-10. <br />In the cover tables, columns labeled "Average Cover" and "Relative Vegetation Cover" include <br />only data from first hits. "Frequency", "Average Cover-All", and "Relative Vegetation Cover-All" <br />columns contain data from both first and second hits. In this section of the report, we will only <br />discuss absolute cover for all hits (from the "Average Cover-All" column), unless otherwise stated. <br />In the production tables, data are expressed as oven-dry pounds per acre (lbs/acre). These figures were <br />extrapolated from the average weights for the 0.5 square meter samples. For woody plant density, data <br />collected in each 100 square meter plot were extrapolated to estimate the number of individuals expected <br />per acre. <br />Interim Monitoring <br />2002 RECLAIMED AREA <br />• (Photographs 1-4) <br />Cover <br />(Table 1) <br />Native perennial cool season grasses were the predominant lifeform observed in the 2002 <br />Reclaimed Area, contributing 30.6 percent all-hit cover. Within this group, basin wildrye (Leymus <br />cinereus), western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithh), and Canada bluegrass (Poa compressa) <br />were most common, having 10.1, 4.3 and 3.0 percent all-hit cover, respectively. Native perennial <br />forbs were the second most abundant lifeform contributing 12.0 percent all-hit cover. Western <br />Yarrow (Achilea lanulosa) was most common with 4.8 percent all-hit cover followed by blue flax <br />(Adenolinum lewisb) and Rocky Mountain penstemon (Penstemon strictus), each contributing 1.7 <br />percent towards all-hit cover. <br />Total average vegetation cover, for first hits, was 55.6 percent. Total average vegetation cover, <br />for all hits, was 60.0 percent. Standing dead, litter, bare soil, and rock each had 1.9, 28.0, 13.6, <br />and 0.9 percent cover, respectively (first hits). Average species density was 29.1 species per 100 <br />sq. m. <br />Production <br />• (Table 2) <br />6