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Figure 66. Close-up view of an overburden pile in the 

 Penny River mined area. Note the development of herbaceous 

 and woody vegetation during the II years following gravel 

 remova I . 





on these piles preceded other disturbed area revegetation at Penny River and 

 McManus Creek by approximately 6 to 7 years. At Washington Creek, which was 

 visited 13 years after disturbance, the only significant revegetation of the 

 site occurred on overburden piles (Figure 67). At all sites, the initial 



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Figure 67. Washington Creek mined area showing vegetative 

 recovery only present on the overburden pile 13 years 

 after gravel removal. 



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