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of acreage reclaimed which is located within a matrix largely of oak scrub and <br />sagebrush, better serves the final reclamation goals and postmining land use <br />designation. It is therefore recommended that the species diversity standard be <br />reevaluated as part of a technical revision, with the present commitments to fortis and <br />shrubs being reduced or eliminated. <br />PRODUCTION : Tables 7 and 8 <br />Table 7 lists plat by plot production values per 1/4 m2 plot. An average of <br />111.3 grams/plot was clipped for subunits in the Jensen property. 99.1 % of the total, <br />or 110.3 grams/plot, was contributed by perennial, non-noxious species. As indicated <br />in part B of Table 8, almost 4000 total pounds/acre of production was measured for the <br />Jensen property and 3936 pounds/acre was from perennial species. In all areas, <br />productivity of perennial grasses was the highest for all lifeforms. Only 0.3% and <br />0.7% of the total amount was contributed by noxious weeds and annual/biennial species <br />respectively. Although collected late in the season, perennial, non-noxious productivity <br />of the Rienau no. 2 property was almost double the success standard of 1200 <br />pounds/acre and was more than double the 90% threshold value of 1080 pounds/acre. <br />Combined, the overall site value of 3565 pounds/acre is nearly triple the success <br />standard. This is not surprising considering both the excellent health of the vegetation <br />and the greater than average summer precipitation in 1995. <br />SAMPLE ADEQUACY CALCULATIONS: Tables 9 and 10 <br />Calculations are included in Tables 9 (cover) and 10 (production). Hypothesis <br />testing was not necessary to prove revegetation success. Therefore, the sample <br />9