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GEC Strip Mine <br />Complete Oversight Inspection <br />August 10, 20'10 <br />Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining, and Safety (DRMS) Permit # C-1981-037 <br />Participants: <br />Janet Binns, DRMS <br />Dan Hernandez, DRMS <br />Rob Zuber, DRMS <br />Elizabeth Shaeffer, OSM <br />Conditions: Cloudy, 80 degrees - ground conditions dry. <br />The participants evaluated the GEC Strip Mine bond forfeiture site for vegetation <br />success (cover and production o rec aimed al nos TFie areas samp>edweie Chen's <br />Hill,.West Pit, and Orphan Pit. <br />Sampling Method used (DRMS' 1995 Guidelines): <br />DRMS used a computer program (Hawths Tools in ArcMap) to randomly select 50 <br />meter transects and compass directions. Once a computer-generated point was <br />located on the ground using a Trimble XT unit, the group used the next compass <br />direction (in degrees) from the computer-generated list. If the compass direction went <br />off-permit or into an inaccessible area, the next listed compass direction was used. <br />After the start point was identified, the group would head in the compass direction for 50 <br />meters. <br />Every 10 meters along this transect, a laser was positioned that shot 10 lasers towards <br />the ground surface (for a total count of 50 data points along each transect). The team <br />collected the species data when a laser intersected vegetation, or would record if the <br />laser hit litter, rock, or bare ground. To calculate the percent cover, the results of the 50 <br />data points were multiplied by two to obtain 100%. <br />At the 13 meter point along the transect and other randomly selected points, the group <br />marked a quadrant (1/4 square meter) by tossing a hoop to the right side of the 50- <br />meter measuring tape and then clipped and collected all vegetation that occurred in that <br />area to determine productivity and species diversity. Shrubs and other woody <br />vegetation were not clipped. The clippings were bagged, labeled, and will be dried in an <br />oven at 110 degrees for 48 hours before being weighed. <br />The Team collected a total of 19 cover transects (950 laser strikes) and 30 production <br />quadrants. The Team did not encounter any noxious species within the production <br />quadrants. <br />For photos, please see GEC Inspection report by DRMS in OSM files.