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Appendix F. Graphs of vegetation and climate data are presented in Figures C -1a through C -11 of this <br />report. <br />In the plant cover descriptions below, species listed as "also present" were not "hit" during point- intercept <br />sampling but were present within one meter of either side of the 50 m sample transect line. Unless <br />otherwise stated, all cover values reported below are for all -hit data. Percentages are rounded to one <br />decimal place to facilitate discussion of the results. <br />2011 Phase III BRB -1 <br />(Photographs 1 through 30) <br />COVER <br />(Table A -1) <br />The rank of dominant lifeform in the BRB -1 in 2011 was split almost equally amongst introduced perennial <br />forbs and native perennial cool season grasses with 17.1 and 20.6 percent all -hit vegetation cover <br />respectively. Introduced perennial cool season grasses and native perennial forbs followed close behind <br />with 9.2 and 5.7 percent all -hit vegetation cover. Introduced perennial forb cover was composed mostly of <br />alfalfa (Medicago sativa) which was included in the reclamation seed mixes to assure the presence of a <br />vigorous nitrogen- fixing legume. Native perennial cool season grass cover was predominantly composed of <br />Rocky Mountain fescue (Festuca saximontana) andwestern wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii). A total of <br />seventy -two native plant species were encountered during quantitative sampling. Also observed in the area <br />were, in minor amounts, the noxious weeds musk thistle (Carduus nutans ssp. macrolepis, no measurable <br />cover, hound's tongue (Cynoglossum officinale, 1.3 percent cover), whitetop (Cardaria draba, 0.2 percent <br />cover), and Canada thistle (Breea arvense, 1.0 percent cover). <br />Total average vegetation cover for first -hits was 57.6 percent. Allowable all -hit herbaceous cover was 57.7 <br />percent. Cover by standing dead, litter, bare soil and rock averaged 0.7, 21.6, 18.9 and 1.2 percent, <br />respectively (first hits). Average species density was 33.1 species per 100 sq. m. <br />PRODUCTION <br />(Table A -2) <br />Total herbaceous production in the BRB -1 in 2011 was 1,882.5 pounds per acre, all of which was allowable <br />herbaceous production. Of this, 908.2 pounds were native perennial cool season grasses, 567.4 were <br />13 <br />