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ERC ADPG Site <br /> Aquatic Resource Delineation Report <br /> , V <br /> y 'Y <br /> Photo 11. View west of the irrigation ditch and PEM Photo 12. View west of the irrigation ditch and PEM <br /> wetland habitat in Aquatic Resource J. wetland habitat in Aquatic Resource J. <br /> 4.3 UPLAND HABITAT <br /> Upland habitat within the study area consists primarily of agricultural land. According to the USGS GAP <br /> Analysis land cover data set of two primary upland vegetation communities within the study area and <br /> include: Cultivated Cropland, Upland Grassland and Ruderal Herbaceous vegetation (Comer et al. 2003). <br /> A summary description of the Upland Grassland and Ruderal Herbaceous vegetation community which is <br /> predominant within the study area is provided as follows. <br /> The Upland Grassland and Ruderal Herbaceous vegetation community encompasses the upland habitat <br /> within the study area abutting the Cache la Poudre riparian corridor. The uplands are dominated be <br /> smooth brome (Bromus inermis), western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii), and various ruderal forb <br /> species.Vegetative cover across these areas generally comprises approximately 70-80%cover. Limited tree <br /> and shrub cover are present in this community.The cultivated cropland vegetation community within the <br /> the study area comprise cultivated currently exhibit tilled rows with sparse to no vegetation. This <br /> community is dominated by cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) and kochia (Bossia scoporia). Plains <br /> cottonwood trees were observed near the single-family home in the south central portion of the study <br /> area. Vegetative cover across these areas generally comprises approximately 0-10% cover. <br /> The upland habitats across the study area are dominated by FAC-UPL species with dry, light-colored loam, <br /> sandy loam, and clay loam soils. In general,the Upland Grassland and Ruderal Herbaceous and Cultivated <br /> Cropland vegetation communities across the study area did not meet the criteria for wetland based on <br /> lack of at least one required parameter(hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils, and/or wetland hydrology). <br /> Refer to Photos 13-16 below for characteristics of upland habitat identified within the study area. <br /> 1 <br />