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• Consequently, sampling efforts were concentrated in the largest, most representative habitat blocks <br />that could be found in the study area. A brief description of each habitat found in the New Horizon <br />2 study area follows. <br />• <br />Farmsteads and Orchards. The farmstead and orchard habitat is characterized by trees and <br />large ornamental shrubs. This habitat occurs in association with farmsteads and support buildings <br />or exists as small acreages or clusters of trees that are not associated with any residential <br />structures. The trees comprising this habitat consist of several native and exotic species (see <br />Peabody, Appendix 10-1) none of which probably occurred in the study area prior to the <br />introduction of the irrigation network. Cottonwoods and other large shade trees are present near <br />homes or along irrigation ditches where sufficient water is available. Orchards, in various states <br />of abandonment, contain apple, pear, and apricot and are usually situated adjacent to abandoned <br />or occupied homesites. Approximate{y 5.9 percent of the study area and 4.7 percent of the original <br />permit area is comprised of this habitat type (Table 2.04.11-1A). <br />Swales. The swale habitat is distributed along small drainageways and in other low-lying spots <br />where irrigation tail water collects. The vegetation of such areas is comprised of sedges Carex <br />spp. <br />Table 2.04.11-1a <br />Wildlife Habitat Acreages At The New Horizon 2 <br />Study Area And The New Horizon 2 Original Permit Area' <br />Habitat Study Area % Original <br />Permlt Area <br />Ponds 18.55 3.0 1.33 0.4 <br />Farmsteads & Orchards 37.03 5.9 15.52 4.7 <br />Rangeland 79.43 12.6 35.88 10.8 <br />Swales 85.35 13.6 55.03 16.6 <br />Agric. Area 407.85 64.9 224.32 67.5 <br />TOTAL 628.20 100.0 332.08 100.0 <br />Acreages differ from those presented in the Vegetation Baseline and Land Use Sections. <br />Certain habitats are combined and/or mapped differently for purposes of the Wildlife Baseline <br />Studies. <br />• Table 2.04.11-1b <br />(devised March zoos) 2.04.11-7 <br />