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Transit Mix Concrete Co. <br /> ponderosa pine and aspen groves... Willow covered stream corridors are also important, used <br /> both for cover and forage on the Forest." (Holland et al. 2005). <br /> Merriam's wild turkey <br /> Habitat requirements for Merriam's wild turkey varies from summer to winter and for nesting, <br /> brooding, and roosting, and the USFS Species Assessment (Vasquez, 2005) lists the primary <br /> and secondary habitat qualities for each of these parameters. Primary habitat includes the <br /> qualities necessary to sustain a turkey population. Turkeys typically visit secondary habitat for <br /> travel, protection, or food, but secondary habitat cannot support a turkey population. Regardless <br /> of the habitat type, turkeys typically require ponderosa pine, Gambel oak, or pinyon-juniper <br /> forest. The range for wild turkeys (all species, not just Merriam's) ranges from 350 acres to over <br /> 60,000 acres, and the food consumption can vary due to this extensive range (NRCS and WHC, <br /> 1999b). Merriam's turkeys prefer to feed and roost near the forest-meadow edge as they <br /> typically roost within 45m (150ft) of an open meadow and feed within 45m (150ft) of the forest <br /> edge. Turkeys feed in openings on grasses, forbs, and pine nuts; additionally, turkeys feed on <br /> insects and other invertebrates (Vasquez, 2005 and NRCS and WHC, 1999b). <br /> Summer feeding and cover within primary habitat consists of ponderosa pine, Gambel oak, or <br /> pinyon-juniper forest. Ponderosa pine forest can be young to mid-aged, but there needs to be <br /> an open (<40%) canopy cover. A denser canopy cover provides secondary habitat. Pinyon- <br /> juniper must be mid-aged to provide primary habitat, while younger stages provide secondary <br /> habitat. Grassland and wet meadows within 10m of the forest-meadow edge provide primary <br /> habitat. Riparian areas consisting of grass-forb, shrubs, or saplings provide primary habitat, <br /> and older riparian areas provide secondary habitat. Mixed conifer forest, aspen, cottonwood, <br /> and Douglas fir provide secondary habitat. (Vasquez, 2005) <br /> Nesting occurs on slopes ranging from 10% to 40% with ponderosa pine or Gambel oak <br /> vegetation. Slopes greater than 30% are preferred to shallower slope gradients. East, south <br /> and west slope aspects are important for nesting and these will not be disturbed by Quarry <br /> development. The nesting area also must be within 0.8km (2,600ft) of brood rearing habitat, <br /> discussed below; distances up to 3.5km (11,500ft) provide secondary habitat. Primary nesting <br /> habitat includes Gambel oak forest with snowberry cover. Alternatively, ponderosa pine forest <br /> must be a young forest with moderately to closed (>40%) canopy cover and contain a Gambel <br /> oak understory with rock outcroppings or downed logs to provide primary nesting habitat. Older <br /> pine forest with the same canopy, understory, and ground cover provides secondary habitat. <br /> Greater canopy cover (>60%) and overstory cover (>80%) is preferred to areas with lesser <br /> cover. (Vasquez, 2005) <br /> Brood rearing habitat includes grassland or riparian areas or ponderosa pine, Gambel oak, or <br /> pinyon-juniper forest with an open (<40%) canopy. The grassland must be adjacent to a <br /> ponderosa pine, Gambel oak, pinyon juniper forest, or aspen forest, and only areas within 10m <br /> Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry Permit Application <br /> March 9,2018 E-21 <br />