2016-07-14_PERMIT FILE - M2016010

• Permit No: M2016010
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/14/2016
• Doc Name: Adequacy Review Response
• From: Transit-Mix Concrete Co.
• To: DRMS
• Email Name: AME
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Transit Mix Concrete Co.
on rocky outcrops and upper hill slopes. Ponderosa pine occurs scattered in this community and
shrub species typical of mountain shrubland are common, including Gambel oak, mountain
mahogany, and three -leaf sumac. Louisiana sagewort and fringed sage are principal forbs in most
stands, with associated buckwheat (Eriogonum sp.), broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae),
and prickly pear (Opuntia polyacantha). Principal grasses include blue gramma, mountain muhly
(Muhlenbergia montana), bristly wolfstail (Muhlenbergia alopecurioides), and three -awn (Aristida
purpurea), with associated side -oats gramma (Bouteloua curtipendula). Average cover and height
estimates for the principal plant species in this community are provided in Table 3.
Table 3. Pinyon -Juniper Woodland: Cover and Height Estimates for Principal Species
Common Name
Scientific Name
Height*
Absolute Cover
Trees
Juniper
Juniperus scopulorum,
J. monosperma
10-15 ft
15-30
Pinyon pine
Pinus edulis
10-12 ft
2.5
Tall Shrubs
Gambel oak
Quercus gambelii
5 ft
7.5
Mountain
mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
5-6 ft
2.5-7.5
Three -leaf sumac
Rhus trilobata
4-6 ft
2.5
Forbs
Louisiana
sagewort
Artemisia ludoviciana
12-24 in
2.5-7.5
Fringed sage
Artemisia frigida
18 in
2.5
Grasses
Blue gramma
Bouteloua gracilis
18 in
2.5-15
Mountain muhly
Muhlenbergia montana
30 in
2.5
Bristly wolfstail
Muhlenbergia
alopecurioides
24 in
2.5
Three -awn
Aristida purpurea
12 in
2.5
* Due to the wide variation within the community, average height and cover may be
provided as a range.
Riparian Woodland
Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry Permit Application M-2016-010
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