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Impact Type <br />Riparian Habitat <br />Upland Habitat <br />Upland Not <br />Habitat <br />Permanent <br />Impact <br />Previously <br />Disturbed <br />0.14 acre <br />0.08 acre <br />Previously <br />Undisturbed <br />0 <br />0 <br />0 <br />Temporary <br />Impact <br />Previously <br />Disturbed <br />0.14 acre <br />1.16 acres <br />3.67 acres <br />Previously <br />Undisturbed <br />0.14 acre <br />0.15 acre <br />0 <br />Total Project <br />Impacts <br />0.42 acre <br />1.39 acres <br />3.67 acres <br />IRIS <br />MITIGATION AND DESIGN, INC. <br />SCHWARTZWALDER MINE PHASE 1 - UPSTREAM CUTOFF WALL AND LOW FLOW BYPASS <br />PIPELINE - BIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT <br />2.2.6 Monitoring Plan <br />Table 10 <br />Impact Analysis for Phase 1 — Total Impacts <br />Biologic objectives assessing the mitigation's success relate directly to the biologic goals and include: <br />(1) increase in the diversity of plant species, (2) increase in vegetative cover, and (3) maintenance of <br />PMJM habitat connectivity. <br />Approximately four 100 -meter transects will be sampled throughout the mitigation areas (two transects <br />in the largest mitigation area and one transect in each of the two smaller mitigation areas). Data <br />collection along each 100 -meter transect will consist of recording the plant species (or bare ground, <br />litter or water) present at each 1 -meter interval. <br />Fixed plots will be randomly placed within each community. A total of six plots will be randomly placed <br />in mitigation areas (two plots for each mitigation area). At each plot, the relative percent cover of <br />individual plant species will be estimated. All herbaceous and woody species including weedy species <br />will be determined. The number of native species present along each transect, and in each plot, will be <br />recorded as an indicator of stand diversity and richness. <br />The success criterion for diversity will be satisfied when the transects show at least three native plant <br />species present. The success criterion for vegetative cover will be satisfied when the fixed plots reveal <br />on average a total cover of at least 60 percent including litter from previous year growth. Shrubs will be <br />monitored in total numbers planted, with at least an 80 percent success rate of planted material <br />Page 18 August 2011 <br />