Figure 41— Grass-seeded reclaimed land (middleground) blending into undisturbed land at the Vanguard mine in Wyoming. 

 The natural undisturbed vegetation in the foreground has a rich diversity of shrub and herbaceous plant species but few 

 grass species. It is heavily brow/sed but maintains its vigor. Although bare soil is seen between plants, evidence of erosion 

 is slight. In the reclaimed area, the spoil was smoothed, topsoiled, and chisel plowed, and trenching was performed parallel 

 to contours. October 1978. 



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