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Upland Plant Communities <br /> Aspen Woodland <br /> Aspen woodland is the most widespread plant community on the site, comprising three individual <br /> polygons and representing 7.33 acres(29.2 percent) of the site.This community is dominated by a <br /> relatively closed quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) canopy. A few scattered limber coniferous species <br /> contribute a minor component to this canopy and include limber pine (Pinus flexilis) and lodgepole pine <br /> (Pinus contorta) as well as subalpine fir(Abies bifolia), Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii) and blue <br /> spruce (Picea glauca). A lush understory is dominated by graminoids including mountain brome (Bromus <br /> marginatus),Timothy(Phleum pratense), and bluegrasses (Poo spp.)Wood's rose (Rosa woodsii) and <br /> shrubby cinquefoil (Pentaphylloides floribunda) represent a limited shrub stratum.A diverse forb <br /> component is dominated by Alsike clover(Trifolium hybridum), yarrow (Achillea lanuloso), wild <br /> strawberry (Fragaria vesco), silver lupine (Lupinus argenteus), and black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta). <br /> Limber/Lodgepole Pine Parkland <br /> The limber/lodgepole pine parkland includes three polygons comprising 5.44 acres (21.7 percent)of the <br /> site. Parklands refer to areas of scattered trees with canopy cover of 50 percent or less. In these areas, <br /> limber and lodgepole pine trees are scattered amidst meadows comprising the same species found in <br /> the upland meadow community. <br /> Aspen/Lodgepole Pine Parkland <br /> Aspen/lodgepole pine parkland includes less than a half-acre (1.1 percent) of the site. Aspen and <br /> lodgepole pine trees are scattered throughout open meadows with an herbaceous component <br /> comprising essentially the same species as found in the upland meadows. <br /> This portion of the site represents areas not having vegetation due to on-going mining activities. <br /> Disturbed Upland Meadow <br /> The second-most extensive community of the project site, the disturbed upland meadow area, <br /> comprises 4.3 acres(17.3 percent) of the site. It appears that this community more closely resembles <br /> the upland meadow areas. However, the plant community has been modified in response to surface <br /> disturbances caused by human activities such as livestock grazing and construction. Fewer native species <br /> occur in these areas, which are notably dominated by planted pasture or reclamation grasses such as <br /> smooth brome,Timothy, and Kentucky bluegrass(Poo pratensis). <br /> Lodgepole Pine Parkland <br /> The lodgepole pine parkland comprises less than an acre (2.7 percent)of the site.This parkland <br /> community is named for the lodgepole pine scattered throughout a generally upland meadow <br /> herbaceous community dominated by Timothy and smooth brome, intermixed with yarrow and wild <br /> 3 <br />