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I <br />B) Based on the understanding that wetland disturbance will be very limited, baseline information <br />requirement for the wetlands will include mapping and narrative description, supplemented by cover <br />and woody plant density sample data. The two vw,r tland types that wil I be r disturbed (Reed <br />Wash fl odplain riparian,'and the irrigation runoff w tland on the alluvial terrace above) w!II be <br />separately sampled, with a minimum of 5 transacts in each community type. Wetland areas to be <br />sampled d will include the areas of proposed disturbance, but will include such additional area as <br />necessary to accommodate sampling and adequately characterize the community. Sampling may <br />encompass the entire ex tent of wetland types an the property. 2 meter wide woody plant density <br />quadrats will be run in conjunction with each cover trap ect. Due to the small size of the disturbance <br />areas and restricted width of the riparian corridor, a transact length as short as 5 meters may be used. <br />Regardless of transect length, 100 cover points per tranect will be obtained. <br />As long a s the cu mulative extent of disturbance to the wet land community types does not exceed <br />acres or 2.5 of the permit acreage (whichever is maIIer ), the wetland areas wo uId not require <br />separate comparison t standards for revegetati n success demonstration following reclamation, but <br />gill be incorporated into the larger po training greasewood community for success demonstration <br />purposes. if the extent of proposed disturbance to the wetland community types exceeds the above <br />criteria (upon completion of project design), then full scale sampling and establishment of success <br />standards for the wetla nd types will III l ly be required. The size Iimit threshold noted here is more <br />stringent than the (10 acre %) limit for "m r communities" as noted in the D RMS land U se and <br />Vegetation Guideline, due to the potential value of the riparian wetland types as wildlife habitat. <br />Munger Canyon Mine Rave etation Assessment <br />2010 is the Bra rowing season, and assessment of vegetation establishment with respect to general <br />success of the seeding is warranted. Dent Crofts will conduct the visual assessment and prepare a report <br />that will be included in the 2010 Annual Reclamation Report. Specific issues to be addressed in the <br />assessment will include the following: <br />• Identification of any seeding failure areas where full reseeding would be warranted, or the need <br />for interseeding due to poor establishment of particular se dmix components needed to <br />achieve diversity o rwoody plant objectives; <br />• Identification of any areas of noxious weed infestation or areas where heavy cover of other <br />wreedy species is negatively i rn pa cti ng estabIishment of desirable vegetation, to the extent that <br />prod control measures are warranted. <br />Based on preliminary assessment conducted by Mr. Crofts, it was determined that over -all <br />establishment of perennial vegetation cover does not merit quantitative sampling evaluation in 2010. It <br />is anticipated that perennial vegetation will benefit from an additional growing season, and that <br />quantitative sampling will be wa in 2011. <br />