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isolated sandstone hoodoo is present in the southeastern corner of the project and hosts historic <br />inscriptions; it has been newly recorded as site 5MF9889, discussed below. <br />SOILS <br />As mapped by the United States Department of Agriculture, National Resource <br />Conservation Service (2020), four soil series occur in the project area (Table 1). During the <br />inventory, brown sandy loam with gravels and cobbles was observed across the area. For the <br />most part, stable, continuous, and undisturbed Holocene deposition is not present in the project. <br />Table 1. Summary of soil series found in the project area. <br />Soil Series <br />Typical Profile <br />Parent Material <br />Typical Setting <br />Evanot Loam <br />Loam to clay loam <br />Loess <br />Structural benches, <br />hillslo es. farmlands <br />Forelle-Evanot <br />Loam to clay loam to loam <br />Loess <br />Hillslopes, structural <br />complex <br />to sandy loam <br />benches <br />Kemmerer- <br />Silty clay loam, clay, <br />Residuum derived from <br />Hills <br />Moyerson <br />bedrock <br />shale <br />Complex <br />Ustorthents, <br />very channery sandy loam to <br />Residuum and colluvium <br />Mountainsides <br />frigid-Borolls <br />extremely channery sandy <br />derived from <br />complex <br />loam to unweathered <br />sedimentary rocks <br />bedrock <br />FLORA AND FAUNA <br />Ecologically, the project is located in the Rolling Sagebrush Steppe of the Wyoming <br />Basin (Chapman et al. 2006). Native vegetation is dominated by sagebrush, rabbitbrush, <br />snakeweed, prickly pear, and low grasses. Some of the area has been previously cultivated for <br />wheat and alfalfa. Ground visibility throughout the project area was very good and was adequate <br />for the discovery of cultural resources. <br />Fauna in the region includes large mammals such as elk, mule deer, mountain lion, <br />pronghorn, and coyote. Smaller mammals include rabbit, hares, mustelids, badgers, and small <br />rodents. Common bird varieties include eagles, hawks, turkey vultures, owls, grouse, <br />woodpeckers, passerines, and hummingbirds. <br />LAND USE PATTERNS/BUILT ENVIRONMENT <br />In the past, much of this area was used for wheat and alfalfa farming and was mined for <br />sand and gravel. It continues to be used for grazing and for hunting. The surrounding area has <br />been an active coal mine for decades and includes various processing facilities, roads, ponds, and <br />other mining infrastructure. <br />For Official Use Only: Disclosure of site locations prohibited (43 CFR 7.18) page 13 <br />Privileged Information —Do Not Release fr <br />