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plant cover sampling at the 90 percent confidence interval on the Reclamation, Big Sagebrush, <br />Irrigated Pasture, Dryland Pasture, Intensively Managed Irrigated Pasture and Wetland <br />predisturbance vegetation types,and on the Irrigated Pasture and Dryland Pasture Reference <br />Areas. Therefore, it can be concluded that these sites were adequately sampled for the parameter <br />of total plant cover. <br />With respect to forage production, it was determined that sample adequacy was achieved for <br />forage production on the sampling of the Irrigated Pasture and Intensively Managed Irrigated <br />Pasture predisturbance sites to adequately describe these areas at the 90 percent confidence <br />interval. On all other areas sampled, a maximum of 50 samples was collected for forage <br />production. Therefore, it can be concluded that adequate production sampling was conducted on <br />these areas. <br />With respect to potential threatened or endangered plant species, it was determined after a <br />careful literature review and intensive field investigations, that the unique habitat types <br />associated with these species are lacking for this area. In addition, since all of these lands have <br />had the natural vegetation significantly altered by agricultural conversion practices, intensive <br />long term grazing and winter feeding activities, it would be essentially impossible for any of <br />these species to occur on this area. In summary, none of these species were encountered and it is <br />highly unlikely, if not impossible for them to be found on this site. <br />Section 2.04.10 Page 36 of 36 June 2016 (TR -14) <br />