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Justin Bilyeu Project No. 20148940 <br /> Shale Tech International Services, LLC October 2, 2020 <br /> (Astragalus sp.), penstemon (Penstemon sp.), buckwheat(Eriogonum spp.) and paintbrush (Castilleja sp.). <br /> Photograph 1 is representative of the vegetation. <br /> Soil is described as a channery loam of the Parachute series (NRCS 2020). Topsoil depth was estimated based <br /> on four hand-dug holes. The depth ranged from 10 inches to 14 inches and averaged 12 inches. Photograph 2 <br /> shows a typical profile. <br /> 2.2 Core 2020-04/03 <br /> Drill pad Core 2020-04/03 is located on a previously reclaimed drill pad. The adjacent undisturbed vegetation is a <br /> mountain shrub community similar in composition to Core 2020-01/02. The vegetation on the reclaimed pad can <br /> be described as a disturbed reclamation community. Dominant species are grasses and forbs, including green <br /> needlegrass, Indian ricegrass, western wheatgrass, and Koeleria macrantha (prairie junegrass). A few scattered <br /> shrubs include mountain big sagebrush, green rabbitbrush, Tetradymia canescens (spineless horsebrush), and <br /> Artemisia frigida (fringed sage), which is a subshrub. Forbs include Lupinus sericea (silky lupine) and Kochia <br /> scoparia (kochia). Photograph 3 is representative of the vegetation. <br /> Soil is described as a gravelly loam of the Starman series (NRCS 2020). The soil profile is undeveloped and <br /> appears to have been placed during reclamation of the old drill pad. Topsoil depth was estimated based on four <br /> hand-dug holes. The depth is 6 inches at all four holes. Photograph 4 shows a typical profile. <br /> The proposed access is the former access road for the old drill pad. The access road will be bladed to provide <br /> access. The road supports a highly disturbed mountain shrub community consisting of species from the adjacent <br /> native community, including Saskatoon serviceberry, roundleaf snowberry, mountain big sagebrush, and green <br /> rabbitbrush. The herbaceous layer includes slender wheatgrass, Indian ricegrass, and prairie junegrass; and forbs <br /> silky lupine and kochia. Photograph 4 is representative of the access road vegetation. <br /> 3.0 REFERENCES <br /> NatureServe. 2020. Terrestrial Ecological System, Rocky Mountain Lower Montane-Foothill Shrubland. Available <br /> online: <br /> https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT GLOBAL.2.722851/Rocky Mountain Lower Montane- <br /> Foothill Shrubland (accessed October 2, 2020) <br /> US Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA NRCS). 2020a. Official Soil Series <br /> Description. Parachute Series. <br /> USDA NRCS. 2020b. Official Soil Series Description. Starman Series. <br /> Attachments: Figure 1: Botanic Survey <br /> Attachment 1: Photograph Log <br /> httpsl/golderassociates.sharepoint.com/sites/131794/project files/6 deliverables/01_botany_tm/20148940-tm-0-botany_survey_02oct20.docx <br /> GOLDER 2 <br />