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INTRODUCTION <br />Quantitative sampling of reclaimed and reference areas at Seneca Coal Company (SCC) Seneca II Mine <br />was undertaken in July and August in 2011 by ESCO Associates for formal testing of Revegetation <br />Success in application for Phase III Bond Release. The present report constitutes data from year one of <br />the required two years of testing. Methods, sample areas, and sample sizes were those specified in a <br />study plan submitted by SCC to Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology (ESCO 2005b). <br />METHODS <br />Phase Ill Bond Release Block (BRB) 5 Sampling <br />The 269.3 acres of BRB -5 was assembled from all Seneca II reclaimed lands and includes lands <br />previously sampled as BRB 3 and BRB 4 (ESCO 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009). This block includes land <br />reclaimed between 1988 and 2003 (subject to provisions of the Colorado Permanent Regulatory <br />Program). Sample area locations are shown on Map 1, "2011 Vegetation Monitoring Locations - Phase III <br />BRB -5." <br />Reference Area Sampling <br />The Mountain Brush and Sagebrush Reference Areas were sampled to provide data for comparison with <br />reclaimed area data as per permit provisions. Reference Area sampling locations are shown on Map 3, <br />"2011 Vegetation Monitoring Locations - Mountain Brush and Sagebrush Reference Areas ". <br />1 <br />