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Vegetation Information <br />9971). Aspen is often the only deciduous tree in a landscape of conifers, providing scenic beauty (Bartos, <br />3). <br />20012)and unique habitat for birds and mammals (DeByle, 1985 <br />6.4.10(1)(a) Description of Present Vegetation Types <br />The mixed coniferous and deciduous forest of the as Day stinctioine ns and transitions betweenplex has a mosaic of <br />identified vegetation types (Table 1, Exhibit C Map ) The d <br />these vegetation types are not discrete but imprecise are present inculdmg nance <br />and presence. In addition to the five vegetation types, three non -vegetated areas <br />talus slopes and rock outcrops, disturbed ground from mining e et t d to rations, and Tonal aspen groveopen water. The s and early <br />jority <br />of the historic mine operation areas have naturally r g <br />successional Douglas fir forest. <br />Table 1. Vegetation Types Present, Day May Idaho Mine Complex. <br />CODE I VEGETATION <br />TYPE <br />mixed coniferous <br />MCF forest <br />mixed deciduous/ <br />MD/CF coniferous forest <br />FR 1 forested riparian <br />DOMINATES <br />Mixed Coniferous Forest <br />s fir onderl <br />ASSOCIATED SPECIES <br />a pine, white fir, & limber <br />fir; gambel oak (understor <br />Mixed Deciduous/Coniferous Forest p ambel oak <br />Douglas fir & quaking ponderosa pine &limber ine; g <br />aspcl, <br />ponderosa pine & quaking aspen, Douglas fir <br />gambel oak <br />narrow leaf cottonwood willow species; sedges & scouring rush (un- <br />arrow <br />blue spruce derstory) <br />Deciduous Forest <br />AF/ aspen forest/mesic quaking aspen & serviceberry, snowberry, Wood's rose <br />MSM mountain shrub gambel oak <br />mix mountain mahogany, Utah Juneberry, moun- <br />MSM mountain shrub gambel oak tain snowberry, Oregon gra e, blue elderber <br />mix <br />Non -Vegetated Areas <br />talus slopes & rock outcrops talus and scree slopes & nearly 100% rock, may be lichen covered <br />rock outcro s <br />disturbed portals, benches, mine bare or nearly bare ground <br />__ _ ­,,,..,+;_"c� rock <br />1 Kay, C. E. 1997. Is aspen doomed? Journal of Forestry 95:4-11. <br />ages 5-14 in Sustaining aspen in western <br />2 Bartos, D. L. 2001. Landsca e d namic of aspen andc.,onforressts.15 June 2000; Grand JunctionPColo ado (W D. Shepperd, D. Binkley, D. <br />landscapes: symposium proceedings; 13 <br />L. Bartos, T. J. Stohlgren, and L. G. Eskew, compilers). Proceedings RMRS-P-18. United States Department o g- <br />r <br />L. <br />Baroulture Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, Colorado. <br />ement in the <br />3 Debyle, N. V. 1985. WildlifePages 135 —152 <br />B in <br />and R. P oWinokur,, editorlogy and s). United States western partment of Agri - <br />General Technical Report RM -119 (N. V y <br />culture Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, Colorado. <br />Sunrise Mining, LLC <br />112(d) Permit <br />Revised July 89 2011 <br />Exhibit J — Rule 6.4.10 <br />Page 2 of 5 <br />