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3.0 PLANT COMMUNITIES <br />As indicated in Section 1.0, a total of seven unique plant communities and / or land use types were <br />delineated within the vicinity of the proposed project. Fve plant communities and one land use type exist <br />within ther vegetation study area, while a single community (pinon-juniper woodland and mountain brush) <br />exists immediately external to this area along the North Fork Gunnison River Valley walls. Boundaries <br />between plant communities and land use types were delineated from aerial photography and were <br />confirmed or adjusted through on the ground verification techniques. Results of these delineations are <br />presented on Map V-1. Acreages and relative composition for each community /land use type within the <br />vegetation study area are presented on the following table. <br />lant Community /Land Use Type Acreage % of Study Ar <br />Pasture 20.65 17.2% <br />Irrigated Hayfield 15.50 12.9% <br />Orchard 17.67 14.7% <br />Derelict 45.64 37.9% <br />Riparian !Wetland 1.00 0.8% <br />Residential /Industrial Facilities 19.84 16.5% <br />Total 120.30 100°'6 <br />Flori:;tic surveys of the vegetation study area resulted in the identification of 31 speces of grass or <br />grasslike plants, 90 species of torts, and 43 species of woody plants for a total of 164 taxa (see Table <br />V2). None of these were determined to be sensitive, however, 11 species are designated noxious weeds <br />and an additional 22 are classified as invasive weed species. Furthermore, both quantitative and <br />qualitative investigations resulted in detailed descriptions for each plant community and land use type and <br />are presented in the following subsections. <br />3.1 Pashves <br />The pasture community type comprises 20.65 acres (17%) of the vegetation study area (See Map V- <br />1). Very little native vegetation exists in this community as introduced forage grasses and (orbs were <br />seeded in the pastures sometime in the past and continue to dominate the present vegetation cover. All <br />pastures a.re subject to various grazing periods, intensity and classes of livestock <br />• <br />• <br />• <br />Q.'SIDp@ ~1@IF:'9S Aee¢~no4aa, tic. Page 13 Exhibit S -Bowie Baseline Vegetation Survey <br />