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. __ <br />SITE DESCRIPTION <br />The site ties previously been used for mineral extraction and consists of a large circular <br />open pit that is bordered by a reclaimed upland area that is approximately 25 to 50 feet <br />wide. Standing water is present within the pit area. Vegetation within the upland and <br />side slope areas consists of smooth brome (Bromus inermis), crested wt~eatgrass <br />(Agropyron cristatum), and cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum). Plant species within the open <br />pit include a dozen small to medium plains cottonwoods saplings and trees (Populus <br />deltoides), and curly dock (Rumex crispus). Along the waters edge is a fringe of cattails <br />(Typha latifolia), three-square (Scirpus americamcs), spike rush (Eleocharis palustris), <br />coyote willow (Salix exigua), and tole (Scirpus acutus). Herbaceous vegetation within <br />the open pit is sparse and weedy due to a colony ofblack-tailed prairie dogs that inhabits <br />the dry sandy areas. <br />SURVEY <br />The survey was conducted by inspecting the vegetation within the fringe area azound the <br />waters edge along the open pit. The only areas not surveyed were the dry upland areas <br />and the black-tailed praQie dog colony. <br />CONCLUSIONS <br />A pedestrian survey to identify the presence of Spiranthes diluvialis was conducted on <br />July 25, 2001 by Savage and Savage staff. The survey was conducted in accordance with <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Survey guidelines and during tbe period of anthesis of the type <br />population of the orchid in neighboring Boulder County, Colorado. No individuals of <br />Spiranthes diluviaJis were found during the survey within the 124'" Estates property. <br />LITERATURE CITED <br />U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 1992. Interim Survey Requirements for Spiranthes <br />diluvialis. <br />2 <br />