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composed of Gambel's; oak (Quercus gambelii), mountain snowberry and Saskatoon <br />serviceberry. Native perennial forbs and native perennial cool season grasses made moderate <br />contributions to cover, with 20.6 and 18.1 percent respectively. Also observed in the area were <br />the noxious weeds hound's- tongue and Canada thistle. <br />Total average vegetation cover for all hits was 117.7 percent. For herbaceous vegetation, total <br />average cover for all hits was 40.5 percent. Cover by standing dead, litter, bare soil and rock <br />averaged 0.4, 12.5, 4.7 and 0.1 percent respectively. Average species density was 32.6 species <br />per 100 sq. m. <br />Sagebrush/Snowberry Reference Area <br />(Photographs 15 through 17) <br />COVER <br />(Table 4) <br />Native shrubs were the predominant lifeform observed in the Sagebrush/Snowberry Reference <br />Area, contributing 30.9 percent toward total all-hit vegetation cover. Of this total, mountain <br />snowberry contributed 17.5 percent and big sagebrush (Seriphidium tridentatum) contributed 13.0 <br />percent. Native perennial forbs and native perennial cool season grasses made moderate <br />contributions to cover, with 20.2 and 12.6 percent respectively. Also observed in the area was <br />the noxious weed hound'§ tongue. <br />Total average vegetation cover for all hits was 66.7 percent. For herbaceous vegetation, total <br />average cover for all hits was 36.3 percent. Cover by standing dead, litter, bare soil and rock <br />averaged 2.5, 28.9, 6.4 and 0.1 percent respectively. Average species density was 20.5 species <br />per 100sq. m. <br />Steep Mountain Brush Reference Area <br />(Photographs 18 through 24) <br />COVER <br />(Table 5) <br />Native shrubs were the predominant lifeform observed in the Steep Mountain Brush Reference <br />Area, contributing 26.1 percent toward total all-hit vegetation cover. Native shrubs were <br />predominantly composed of big sagebrush, Gambel'§ oak, birchleaf mountain mahogany