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TABLE of CONTENTS <br />1.0 Introduction 1 <br />1.1 General 1 <br />1.2 Precipitation 4 <br />1.3 Background and Standards for Success 6 <br />2.0 Sampling Methods 9 <br />2.1 Sample Layout 9 <br />2.2 Determination of Ground Cover 11 <br />2.3 Determination of Current Annual Production 11 <br />2.4 Determination of Woody Plant Density 12 <br />2.5 Sample Adequacy Determination 12 <br />2.6 Reverse Null Hypothesis Testing 13 <br />3.0 Results 14 <br />3.1 Phase III Summary 14 <br />3.2 Greasewood Comparison Revegetation Area 19 <br />3.3 Shadscale Comparison Revegetation Area 19 <br />3.4 Greasewood Reference Area 20 <br />3.5 Shadscale Reference Area 20 <br />4.0 Success Evaluation 21 <br />4.1 Ground Cover and Production 21 <br />4.2 Diversity 21 <br />4.3 Woody Plant Density 22 <br />5.0 Conclusion 23 <br />6.0 Literature Cited 24 <br />In Text Maps, Figures, Tables and Charts <br />Map 1 Vegetation Sampling — Sampling Area Locations — 2011 3 <br />Table P — Annual Precipitation for Palisade, Colorado, 1999 — 2011 5 <br />Chart P1 — Seasonal Precipitation (June — May) for Palisade, CO, 2000 - 2011 5 <br />Chart P2 — Seasonal Precipitation for Palisade, CO, 2010/2011 vs. 101 -Yr Ave 5 <br />Figure 1 - Typical Sampling at a Systematic / Random Sample Site Location 10 <br />Table 1 — Summary of Revegetation Success Comparisons - 2011 16 <br />Charts 1 - 6 — Bond Release Areas Success Comparisons — 2011 17 <br />Appendix A - Primary Data — Tables, Charts, Maps, and Plates <br />