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TABLE of CONTENTS <br />1.0 Introduction ............................................................................................ <br />.............................. <br />1 .1 <br />General ................................................................................ ............................... <br />3 <br />1.2 <br />Background and Standards for Success ....................... ................. <br />.......•••.......•.."""""" <br />1 .3 <br />Precipitation .......................................................................................... <br />.............................. <br />2.0 Sampling Methods .................................................................................. ............................... 8 <br />2.1 Sample Layout .................................................................... ......... " ".................... <br />2.2 Determination of Ground Cover ........................................................... ............................... 10 <br />2.3 Determination of Current Annual Production ......................................... ............................... 10 <br />2.4 Determination of Woody Plant Density ................................................. ............................... 11 <br />2.5 Sample Adequacy Determination .......................................................... ............................... 11 <br />4.0 Recommendations ............................................................................... ............................... 27 <br />5.0 Literature Cited .................................................................................... ............................... 28 <br />In Text Maps, Figures, Tables and Charts <br />Map 1 Vegetation Sampling - Sampling Unit Locations - 2010 ..................... ............................... 2 <br />Table P - Annual Precipitation for Palisade, Colorado, 1999 - 2010 ................. ............................... 6 <br />Chart P - Seasonal Precipitation (Sept. - Aug.) for Palisade, CO, 98 -Yr Avg. vs. 2010 ...................... 6 <br />Exhibit 1 - Typical Sampling at a Systematic / Random Sample Site Location ................................... 9 <br />Table 1 - Summary of Revegetation Success Comparisons - 2010 ................. ............................... 13 <br />Charts la - 6a - Greasewood Reference Area Comparison Units - Success Comparisons - 2010 .... 14 <br />Charts lb - 6b - Shadscale Reference Area Comparison Units - Success Comparisons - 2010 ....... 16 <br />Appendix A - Primary Data - Tables, Charts, Maps & Plates <br />Appendix B - Technical Revision - Revegetation Success Standards - 2010 <br />12 <br />3.0 Results .................................................................................................. <br />............................... <br />12 <br />3.1 Cameo Borrow Area No. 1 ................................................................... <br />............................... <br />18 <br />3.2 Cameo Borrow Area No. 2 ................................................................... <br />............................... <br />18 <br />3 .3 Cameo Topsoil Piles ............................................................................ <br />............................... <br />19 <br />3 .4 North Decline ..................................................................................... <br />............................... <br />19 <br />3.5 North Decline Dewatering System ........................................................ <br />............................... <br />20 <br />3.6 Roadside North Portal Facilities - Greasewood ....................................... <br />............................... <br />20 <br />3 .7 2 West Portal - East ............................................................................ <br />............................... <br />21 <br />3 .8 2 West Portal - West ........................................................................... <br />............................... <br />21 <br />3 .9 Cameo RDA No. 1 ............................................................................... <br />............................... <br />3 .10 Cameo RDA No. 2 ............................................................................. <br />............................... <br />22 <br />3.11 Roadside North Portal Facilities - Shadscale ......................................... <br />............................... <br />23 <br />3.12 Roadside Refuse Borrow .................................................................... <br />............................... <br />23 <br />3.13 Roadside Refuse Disposal .................................................................. <br />............................... <br />24 <br />3.14 Roadside South Portal Upper Diversion Ditch ....................................... <br />............................... <br />24 <br />3 .15 South Fan - East ............................................................................... <br />............................... <br />25 <br />3 .16 South Fan - West .............................................................................. <br />............................... <br />25 <br />3 .17 Substation B ..................................................................................... <br />............................... <br />26 <br />3.18 Greasewood Reference Area .............................................................. <br />............................... <br />26 <br />3.19 Shadscale Reference Area ................................................................. <br />............................... <br />4.0 Recommendations ............................................................................... ............................... 27 <br />5.0 Literature Cited .................................................................................... ............................... 28 <br />In Text Maps, Figures, Tables and Charts <br />Map 1 Vegetation Sampling - Sampling Unit Locations - 2010 ..................... ............................... 2 <br />Table P - Annual Precipitation for Palisade, Colorado, 1999 - 2010 ................. ............................... 6 <br />Chart P - Seasonal Precipitation (Sept. - Aug.) for Palisade, CO, 98 -Yr Avg. vs. 2010 ...................... 6 <br />Exhibit 1 - Typical Sampling at a Systematic / Random Sample Site Location ................................... 9 <br />Table 1 - Summary of Revegetation Success Comparisons - 2010 ................. ............................... 13 <br />Charts la - 6a - Greasewood Reference Area Comparison Units - Success Comparisons - 2010 .... 14 <br />Charts lb - 6b - Shadscale Reference Area Comparison Units - Success Comparisons - 2010 ....... 16 <br />Appendix A - Primary Data - Tables, Charts, Maps & Plates <br />Appendix B - Technical Revision - Revegetation Success Standards - 2010 <br />