2012-03-09_REPORT - C1981019 ‎(9)‎

• Permit No: C1981019
• IBM Index Class Name: Report
• Doc Date: 3/9/2012
• Doc Name: 2011 Annual Hydrology & Reclamation Report ‎(4 of 4)‎
• From: Colowyo Coal Company
• To: DRMS
• Annual Report Year: 2011
• Permit Index Doc Type: Hydrology Report
• Email Name: RDZ
• Email Name: DIH
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Table B -1 Colo o - Vegetation Cover - 2009
CSU Shrub Plats - Average Cover Summary - i to 5
Percent Ground Cover Based on Point - Intercept Sampling
Inside Fence
Outside Fence
1
2
1 3
1 4
5
1
2
3
4
Sa
Test Plot - ->
6"
6"
0
0
Topsoll - ->
18"
0
0 _
Average
18"
6"
1
6"
Average
1
1 &2
1 &2
3
Seedm&x
1 &2
1 &2
3
1 &2
1
1 &2
Grasses and Grass -likes
I P Agropymnantatum Crested Wheatgrass
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.20
-
0.20
-
0.40
0.16
I P Agropyrm/ntemledlum Intermediate Wheatgrass
-
-
-
-
-
-
1.60
-
-
-
-
0.32
I P Agropyronsibericum Siberian Wheatgrass
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
_ _ -
0.20
0.04
N P Agrgvyrmsmifhii Western Wheatgrass
-
1.20
-
-
-
0.24
-
0.80
-
-
0.40
0.24
N P Agropyronspicatim Bluebunch Wheatgrass
-
-
6.40
5.60
2.00
2.80
0.40
-
-
-
0.40
0.16
N P AgropymnspicaNiminerme Beardless BluebunchW.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-_
-
-
6.00
1.20
0.80
-
_
5.40
0.40
5.80
7.80
3.88
N P Agropyron badrycaulum Slender Wheatgrass
_
0.40
-
-
0.24
-
I P Brtmusinermis Smooth Brome
-
1.40
7.20
-
-
1.72
-
0.40
1.80
-
-
0.44
I A BranuSjapionicuS Japanese Brome
-
0.40
0.20
-
-
0.12
-
-
-
-
-
-
N P Brcvnusmarginatus Mountain Brome
2.20
-
-
-
-
0.44
0.20
0.60
0.40
-
-
0.24
I A Branus tectMm Cheatgrass
0.20
-
-
-
-
0.04
0.20
-
0.40
0.20
0.20
0.20
I P Dacty/tsgkmerata Orchardgrass
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.20
-
0.20
0.08
5.80
3.80
2.40
N P Festuca ovina/saximontana Hard Fescue
0.60
0.60
5.20
6.00
2.80
3.04
5.20
0.60
3.56
I P Poapratensls Kentucky Bluegrass
22.60
3.80
4.80
-
-
6.24
36.00
2.20
6.60
-
-
8.96
N P Poa secvnda Sandberg Bluegrass
_ _ -
-
0.80
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.16
-
- _
-
-
-
1 -
-
-
-
-
-
0.08
_
N P 51W wndula Green Needlegrass
0.40
Forbs
N P Achillea lanulosa Western Yarrow
1.60
-
0.20
0.20
0.20
0.44
5.00
-
2.40
-
1.00
1.68
I P Astragaluscicer CicerMilkvetch
-
-
-
0.60
1.20
0.36
0.20
-
4.20
6.80
3.40
2.92
N P ASbagalussp. Milkvetch
_ -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
0.60
0.12
N P 6alsanarhizasagit=3 ArrowleafBalsamroot
0.40
-
0.08
-
0.20
0.04
N A Colkmla /ineans Slenderleaf Collomia
-
-
0.40
-
-
0.08
0.20
-
-
-
-
0.04
N B Grinde/lasquarrosa CurlycupGumweed
-_
-
1.00
-
-
0.20
-
0.20
-
-
-
0.04
-
-
_
-
_
-
-
-
0.04
N P t&imlensmul8tlara Goldeneye
-
-
-
0.20
-
N P LinumleWsii Lewis Flax
0.20
1.20
1.20
1.60
0.40
0.92
2.20
2.20
3.40
0.80
3.00
2.32
N P Penstenwn S&Ms Rocky Mtn. Penstemon
-
-
-
2.20
2.20
0.88
-
-
0.6_0
0.40
3.00
0.80
-
0.20
-
-
-
_
-
-
I P Sanguisorba minor Small Burnet
-
0.04
-
-
-
Shrubs, Sub- shrubs & Trees
N P Artemise cans Silver Sage
9.00
22.60
2.40
1.80
0.20
7.20
19.40
25.20
2.40
-
0.20
9.44
N P Artemisla tndentata wyo. Wyo. Big Sagebrush
48.20
19.00
16.80
6.20
19.20
21.88
4.80
24.00
7.80
1.80
2.00
8.08
N P Abipler ranescws Four -wing Saltbush
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2.40
-
0.48
N P Chrysofamnus nauseosus Rubber Rabbitbrush
-
-
1.00
3.00
_
11.60
3.12
-
2.20
2.60
1.00
0.40
1.24
N P Chrysothamnus visadillorus Low Rabbitbrush
-
-
-
-
0.40
0.08
-
-
-
-
-
-
N P Purshia b7denfata Antelope Bitterbrush
-
1.00
1.60
3.00
-
1.12
-
-
0.80
-
-
0.16
-
0.40
-
-
-
N P Symphoricarposoreophilus Mountain Snowberry
-
-
0.08
-
0.40
-
0.08
1 64.80
43.40
24.00
22.00
47.04
Total Plant Cover
85.40
1 52.40
1 49.40
1 30.20
1 40.20
1 51.52
1 81.00
Rock
0.60
1.40
4.60
12.80
10.80
6.04
0.80
1.20
3.00
4.60
5.60
3.04
Litter
9.20
26.80
32.80
13.20
9.80
18.36
13.20
16.40
21.20
9.20
2.60
12.52
Bare ground
4.80
19.40
13.20
43.80
39.20
24.08
5.00
17.60
32.40
62.20
69.80
37.40
Total Perennial Coverl
85.20
1 52.00
1 47.80
1 30.20
1 40.20
1 51.08
1 80.60
1 64.60
1 43.00
1 23.80
21.80
46.76
Surruniary by Lifeform:
Perennial Grasses
26.20
7.80
24.00
11.60
4.80
14.88
49.00
10.60
18.80
10.20
8.20
19.36
Annual Grasses
0.20
0.40
0.20
-
-
0.16
0.20
-
0.40
0.20
0.20
0.20
Perennial Forbs
1.80
1.60
1.60
4.60
4.00
2.72
7.40
2.60
10.60
8.00
11.00
7.92
Annual & Biennial Forbs
-
-
1.40
-
-
0.28
0.20
0.20
-
-
-
0.08
Noxious / Aggressive Weeds
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Shrubs, Sub-shrubs & Trees
57.20
42.60
22.20
14.00
31.40
33.48
24.20
51.40
13.60
5.60
2.60
19.48
Sample Adequacy Calculations:
22.00
Mean =
85.40
52.40
49.40
30.20
40.20
81.00
64.80
43.40
24.00
Variance =
18.80
45.30
22.30
48.20
183.20
83.00
131.20
32.80
16.00
64.00
n=
5
5
5
5
5
1
5
5
5
5
5
n.. =
0.61
3.88
2.15
12.42
26.65
2.97
7.34
4.09
6.53
31.08
Cedar Creek Associates, Inc. B - 11 Colowyo Mine
2011 Revegetation Monitoring Report