11 Miss. Code. R. 8-8-2-A-8-III

Current through January 14, 2025

Section 11-8-8-2-A-8-III - Success Standards and Measurement Frequency

A. Ground Cover

1. The success standard for wildlife ground cover shall be considered acceptable if it has at least seventy percent density with ninety percent statistical confidence interval (one sided test with a .10 alpha error) for the last year of the five year responsibility period.

2. The aggregate of areas with less than seventy percent ground cover must not exceed five percent of the release area. These areas must not be larger than one acre and must be completely surrounded by desirable vegetation which has a ground cover of seventy percent. Areas void of desirable vegetation may not be larger than one quarter acre and must be surrounded by desirable vegetation which has a ground cover of seventy percent.

3. No more than thirty-five percent of the stand can consist of approved species not listed in the permit.

B. Tree and Shrub Stocking Rate

1. The stocking rate for trees, shrubs, or half-shrubs shall be determined on a specific permit basis with consultation and approval of the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. The stocking of live woody plants shall be equal to or greater than ninety percent of the stocking of woody plants of the same life form approved in the permit.

A countable tree, shrub, or half-shrub shall:

a. have been in place at least two growing seasons;

b. be alive and healthy; and

c. have at least one-third of its length in live crown.

2. Tree and shrub stocking rate shall be sampled once during the last year of the five year responsibility period. The woody plants established on the revegetated site must be equal to or greater than ninety percent of the stocking rate approved in the permit with ninety percent statistical confidence. At the time of final bond release at least eighty percent of the trees and shrubs used to determine success shall have been in place for sixty percent of the applicable minimum period of responsibility. The operator may not interplant trees within two years of doing sampling for final bond release.

11 Miss. Code. R. 8-8-2-A-8-III