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�o' o Transit Mix Concrete Co. <br /> Mountain Shrubland <br /> Gambel oak/mountain mahogany will be planted along eastern and southern facing slopes and <br /> along the upper portion of the access road. As shown in Exhibit J, this plan mimics the existing <br /> vegetation communities in the Quarry site and is the plan is designed to rehabilitate presently- <br /> existing habitat. Most of the lower portion of access road passes through grassland. In this <br /> area, it would be most successful if grassland is seeded without the shrub species. <br /> Mountain shrubland will be planted at 335 stems/acre with Gambel oak at 85% and Mountain <br /> mahogany at 15% as shown in Table E-4. The mountain shrubland mix will be supplemented <br /> by additional species at a rate of 100 stems per acre. This will include the Wood's rose and <br /> snowberry in moist sites. In dry, upland areas, White sagewort (Artemisa ludoviciana) and <br /> fringed sage (Artemisia frigida) will be planted at equal rates; these are drought tolerant <br /> rhizomatous perennials that currently grow in the existing mountain shrubland in the project <br /> area and are excellent additions to mountain shrubland mix. Their drought tolerance and <br /> rhizomatous growth habit make them easy to establish and will help stabilize the soils between <br /> the woody shrub plantings. An additional 100 stems per acre at equal quantities of three-leaf <br /> sumac, snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus), and Kinnikinnick (bearberry, Arctostaphylos patula) <br /> will be planted in upland areas. <br /> Table E-4 Mountain Shrubland Planting Rate <br /> Wet Shrubland Planting Mix Dry Shrubland Planting Mix <br /> Gambel oak (285 stems/ac) Gambel oak (285 stems/ac) <br /> Mountain mahogany (50 stems/ac) Mountain mahogany (50 stems/ac) <br /> Wood's rose (50 stems/ac) White sagewort (50 stems/ac) <br /> Mountain snowberry (50 stems/ac) Fringed sage (50 stems/ac) <br /> Three-leaf sumac (33 stems/ac) <br /> Mountain snowberry (34 stems/ac) <br /> Kinnikinnick (33 stems/ac) <br /> Riparian <br /> Riparian areas include the Little Turkey Creek crossing near the eastern extent of the access <br /> road, the drainage across the Quarry area, and the drainage adjacent to the F1 stockpile as <br /> shown on Figures F-1 and F-2. The predominant native cottonwood found onsite is narrowleaf <br /> cottonwood and the most common willow is bluestem willow. These species will be used during <br /> reclamation in the riparian areas because planting the species that are naturally found on site <br /> and generally yield the greatest reclamation success and thus protection of existing wildlife <br /> habitat. Additional riparian shrubs will be planted for a greater diversity of species, and the <br /> Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry Permit Application <br /> March 9, 2018 E-10 <br />