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<br />Soils maps of the site have been prepared by the United States Department of <br />Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service (USDA NRCS) and are found in <br />the enclosed report entitled "Inventory and Evaluation of Proposed Luke Tellier <br />Gravel Pit." These maps indicate that all of the area corresponding to the proposed <br />gravel pit disturbance sites occur on soil mapping unit 66C, the Foidel Loam 0 to <br />1 3 percent slopes, soils mapping unit. Copies of the soils mapping information <br />pertinent to this site are found in Appendix 1 , Supporting Documentation - <br />Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils and Vegetation Information. <br />EXHIBIT J <br />Vegetation Information <br />According to the records of the NRCS and Agricultural Conservation and <br />Stabilization Service (USDA - AGCS) the site occupies part of a 40-acre tract of land <br />which has historically been classified as "dryland pasture." Several years ago this <br />site was withdrawn from the production of small grains and planted to improved <br />perennial pasture grasses. At the present time, the dominate plant species <br />growing on the site is Smooth Bromegrass. The entire site has been disturbed by <br />past agricultural practices and there is no native vegetation on the proposed mine <br />site area. The only native vegetation found on this site found in the bottom of the <br />unnamed drainage which bisects the property. Sedges, Spreading Bentgrass and <br />other wetland plants are found in this area. However, nearly all of the proposed <br />impacts associated with this proposed gravel pit will be restricted to area planted <br />to improved pasture grasses, with the exception of a small road crossing which <br />will cross the wetland area in the drainage bottom. A detailed site evaluation of <br />the vegetation resources of the proposed mine site is found in Appendix 1, <br />Supporting Documentation -Natural Resource Conservation Service Soils and <br />Vegetation Information. <br />EXHIBIT K <br />Climate <br />The climate of this area can be characterized as typical of that found in <br />mountainous areas, which are strongly influenced by local topography and <br />elevation. The closest long term weather station to this site is in Steamboat <br />Springs, located approximately six miles to the east. The average annual <br />precipitation at this location is 59.6 cm (23.46 inches), with most of the effective <br />moisture received in the winter in the form of snow. Steamboat Springs receives <br />an average of 424 cm (166.9 inches) of snowfall during the winter. The typical <br />growing season is usually less than 80 days. Winds are typically from the west to <br />east, but due to the mountain valley flows, it is typical to see down canyon winds <br />during the hottest portion of the day. <br />EXHIBIT L <br />14 <br />