Laserfiche WebLink
amount of re-growth occurred following the sampling period, these two values can be considered to be • <br />comparable, if not nearly identical. In this regard, company records of yield have been corroborated. <br />As indicated on 'fable V11 and Chart V3, the five-year average production for this 15.5-acre field <br />was found to be 3,405 pounds per acre. Therefore, it is recommended that a value of 3,400 air-dry <br />pounds per acre be utilized for the eventual revegetation success standard, assuming that this land use is <br />reGaime~d post-disturbance. <br />3.2.3 (hher Variables and Observadona <br />As indicated on Table V2, a total cf 35 plant species were found within this community type, 5 of <br />which aro classified as noxious and 3 that are Gassitied as invasive weeds. No sensitive spaces were <br />observed within the irrigated hayfield type. Plates 5 through 8 provide photographic documentation of this <br />t~mmunity at the time of sampling. <br />3 3 Orchards <br />The orchard community type comprises 17.67 acres (15°I°) of the vegetation study area (Ses Maps . <br />V-1 and `J-2). Because of differences in land ownership and management, this community has been <br />divided into two portions, the Bowie Orchard to the North (11.38 aces) and the William's Orchard to the <br />South (6.29 acres). Sweet cherries (Prunes avium) and apples (Pyres males) are grown in the Bowie <br />Orchard while sweet cherries, apples, apricots (Prunes armeniaca), and pears (Pyres communis) are <br />raised in the William's Orchard. Overall, the Bowie orchard trees are young and mature and at the peak <br />of producrion. The majority of the Wlliam's Orchard trees are late mature to senescent, and in some <br />cases have been severely damaged by cattle. Several Uees in the William's Orchard have been cut down <br />in the recent past. <br />Because of the nature of this plant community, it was not subjected to formal quantitative sampling <br />efforts with the exception of the total tree enumeration. Understory parameters were estimated. <br />3.3.1 Ground Cover <br />The Ebwie Orchard understory was estimated to exhibit 75% plant cover, 20°!° litter cover, 5% bare <br />ground and 0% rock cover. The understory vegetation had been recently cut for hay and looked in . <br />excellent health and vigor, most likely due to the fact that the area is irrigated. The three most prominent <br />species appeared to be orchardgrass, alfalfa and bindweed. The William's Orchard was estimated io <br />6:R~ ~1®i$ A~S.'QA4RO, tnc. Page 17 Exhibit 5 -Bowie Baseline Vegetation Sun~ey <br />