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• <br />• <br />site is approximately 35 miles to the north in the extreme northern portion of Montrose County, <br />where it joints with Mesa and Delta Counties. Given the complete absence of "mixed shrublands <br />and pinyon juniper woodlands," in the proposed NHN Mine permit area, it is highly unlikely that <br />this plant would occur on this site. <br />Good- nei'hbor bladderpod. This species occurs in habitats between "Elev. 5800 -7500 ft." <br />According to the distribution maps, the closest occurrence of this species to the proposed project <br />site is approximately 50 miles to the east in the Uncompahgre Valley in the extreme southeastern <br />portion of Montrose County, where it joints with Ouray County. Given the great distance <br />between the proposed NUN Mine permit area and these sites, it is highly unlikely, if not <br />impossible, that this plant would occur on this site. <br />Aromatic Indian breadroot. This species occupies habitats consisting of "open pinyon juniper <br />woodlands, in sandy soils or adobe hills. Elev. 4800 -5700 ft." According to the distribution <br />maps, the closest occurrence of this species to the proposed project site is approximately 40 <br />miles to the west in the extreme western portions of Montrose County, where it joints with the <br />Utah line. Given the total absence of "open pinyon juniper woodlands, in sandy soils or adobe <br />hills," in the proposed NHN Mine permit area, it is highly unlikely that this plant would occur on <br />this site. <br />REVEGETATION SUCCESS <br />As required by Section 4.15.7, a suitable methodology must be developed to determine the <br />ultimate revegetation success standards for each vegetation type that will be disturbed. As <br />allowed by the Division's Guidelines for Compliance with Land Use and Vegetation <br />Requirements for Coal Mining, WFC is proposing two methods to quantify the successfulness <br />of final revegetation efforts. In the following discussion, each of the "major plant comminutes" <br />will be addressed separately. With respect to the "minor plant comminutes," they will be <br />reclaimed either to a dryland or irrigated pasture land use, depending on the predominate <br />adjacent vegetation type and land use. Several of the "major plant communities" will be <br />reclaimed using the reference area approach. One plant community will be reclaimed using a <br />historic record approach. Where reference areas are being proposed, they have either been <br />previously approved by the DRMS as being greater than three acres in size, have been <br />determined to have existing vegetation, soils, hydrology, management and geology as the <br />proposed disturbance vegetation types. <br />This discussion applies primarily to satisfying the regulatory requirements of Section 2.04.10 and <br />the associated discussion regarding the discussion of the kinds and condition of the different <br />vegetation types found on this proposed mine site. There is considerable overlap regarding the <br />description of the vegetation resources of the proposed mine site and Land Use requirements of <br />Section 2.04.8 and the specific final revegetation success standards required by Rule 4.15.7. At <br />the time this section was prepared, WFC had not finalized the proposed mine plan and thus the <br />Section 2.04.10 Page 29 April 2011 <br />