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VEGETATION INFORMATION <br /> Exhibit J - AMENDMENT <br /> Vegetation Information <br /> INTRODUCTION: <br /> As was the case with the soils, the vegetation description must be broken into two parts. On <br /> the one hand, is that area west of Academy Boulevard where the long history of disturbance has <br /> essentially created a waste area where the only significant vegetation is composed of weeds and a few <br /> opportunistic native and introduced grasses. <br /> On the east side of Academy the situation is quite different. In most areas the vegetation is in <br /> good to excellent condition. Some lands however have experienced more recent severe disturbances <br /> and either have no vegetation at all or the vegetation, like the west side of Academy, is primarily <br /> composed of weedy species. <br /> Because the vegetation is quite uniform over most of the site, the general vegetation type is <br /> noted on Exhibit C-l. Major trees are noted on the map by symbol. <br /> West Side of Academy <br /> As mentioned earlier, the area on the west side of Academy is characterized by a highly <br /> disturbed type of vegetation that is best described as weedy. Few natives can be found on the site as it <br /> is dominated by introduced weeds, primarily Russian Thistle, invaded Sweetclovers, and several other <br /> species of common weeds. The only grasses of any importance are Stipa comata. and Stipa scribneri. <br /> The latter seems to be the more prominent of the two. <br /> In localized moist locations it is not unusual to find cottonwood,willow, and cattails. The <br /> cattails primarily are found in locations that are wet most or all of the year. Some of the trees have <br /> become quite large. Willows and some cottonwood tend to most strongly invade the sediment basin <br /> where they form dense thickets. Some cottonwoods on the sediment basin will probably reach mature <br /> size. In a few places, minor amounts of Tamarix sp. has invaded,but seems to be strongly out <br /> competed by willow and cottonwood. <br /> Little more can be said about this area as it is so highly disturbed that a detailed vegetation <br /> inventory and description would be rather pointless. <br /> Daniels Sand Pit #2 Amendment (2008) Exhibit I Page 1 of 6 <br />