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1 <br />CONCRETE INC. <br />Exhibit J: Vegetation Information <br />Please see attached Rangeland and Forest Vegetation Classification, Productivity, and Plant <br />Composition information from USDA Web Soil mapping Website as well as the accompanying <br />map from the same website. This website was given to us after we contacted the NRCS Fremont <br />Conservation District. They directed us to the USDA Web Soil Survey mapping system for the <br />information we were inquiring about. <br />If you refer to exhibit L you will see the proposed seed mix we intend to use for revegetation of <br />the land once extraction activities have subsided, match the description of existing vegetation on <br />the proposed area within this 112c application. On a normal year, the pounds per acre for total <br />dry weight production on all the seeds is between 750-800. We are proposing to place 12 pounds <br />per acre for revegetation purposes. It is understood that once the plants take seed, germinate and <br />seed new plants, the production rate will eventually get to the same as what is existing. <br />The map and table of the land references the same numeric numbers as many other exhibits <br />contained within this application. (16, 105, 52) This map is a slightly different `layered' map of <br />the version that is viewed in exhibit C. However, upon comparison, one can begin to make <br />relation on the types of existing vegetation & where they are located within the limits of the <br />proposed extraction site. <br />As noted elsewhere in this application, we do not anticipate any extraction activity within the <br />North Western section of the 105 area. And other than an access road, there will be no activity in <br />the Northern -most section either. <br />Please see the accompanying table for descriptions of the present vegetation types, estimates of <br />cover, and plant height. Upon review of the table, we are not sure why there is not a plant height <br />listing on all the tables. It would appear the area within section 52 (the largest section) has the <br />plants listed as 10"-14" high. Yet, none of the other sections on the table have heights listed. <br />However, once studying the table, you can begin to determine that nearly all the vegetation <br />within the sections (16, 105, 52) are the same. So, we are comfortable with saying the 90% of the <br />vegetation in sections 16 & 105 are going to be the same height as in section 52. <br />LANGSTON <br />902 South Union Street Florence, Co. 81226 (719) 784-3878 Office (719) 784-1158 Fax <br />