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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 area, <br /> 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 by <br /> additional species at a rate of 100 stems per acre. This will include the Wood's rose and <br /> snowberry in moist sites. Transit Mix anticipates that areas adjacent to riparian planting zones <br /> and upland drainages will have sufficient water available for the wet shrubland planting mix. In <br /> dry, upland areas, White sagewort (Artemisa ludoviciana) and fringed sage (Artemisia frigida)will <br /> be planted at equal rates; these are drought tolerant rhizomatous perennials that currently grow <br /> in the existing mountain shrubland in the project area and are excellent additions to mountain <br /> shrubland mix. Their drought tolerance and rhizomatous growth habit make them easy to <br /> establish and will help stabilize the soils between the woody shrub plantings. An additional 100 <br /> stems per acre at equal quantities of three-leaf sumac, snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus), and <br /> Kinnikinnick (bearberry, Arctostaphylos patula) 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 shown <br /> 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 and <br /> generally yield the greatest reclamation success and thus protection of existing wildlife habitat. <br /> Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry Permit Application <br /> March 20,2018 E-10 <br />