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3.3 Mixed Shrubland -Reference Area • <br />This reference area and is located on a steep, east-faring sbpe directly west of the administration <br />building (see Map Vi). As indicated on Table Vi, a total of 36 plant specie, were found within this <br />community type, none of which are classified as noxious weeds. Furthermore, no sensitive speces were <br />observed within the area. Plates V7 - V9 provide photographic documentation of this area at the time of <br />'sampling. <br />3.3.1 Ground Cover <br />Review of Tables V2 and V6 and Chart VS indicates that the average vegetation cover of this mixed <br />shrubland community was 54.39%. Litter and rock provided an average of 32.94% and 1.06% of the <br />ground cover, respectively, while bare ground exposure averaged 11.61%. The four dominant plant <br />species were GambePs oak, arrowieaf balsamroot, serviceberry, and snowberry with 13.8%, 11.0%, <br />8.6%, and 5.3% of the ground cover, respectively. Perennial plants contributed 99.5% of the total plant <br />cover (54.11% average cover) while annual speces and noxious weeds contributed 0.5% and 0% of the <br />composition, respectively. Perusal of Table V3 indicates that a total of seven speces contributed greater <br />than 3% relative cover. Two of these species were perennial grasses, one was a perennial fort, and the • <br />remaining four speces were shrubs. <br />3.3.2 Produ~on <br />Review of Tables V8 and Vll indicates the average herbaceous production of this area in 2003 was <br />602.8 pounds per acre, oven-dry weght Over 99 percent (601.4 pourxis per aae) of the total <br />herbaceous production is attributable to perennials, with grasses contributing 337.3 lbs./acre and forts <br />providing 264.1 lbs./acre. Less than one percent (1.3 pounds per acre) of the total production is <br />attributable to annuals, with annual grasses contributing 0 lbs./aQe and annual forts providing 1.3 <br />lbs./acre. <br />3.4 ]unioer Woodland -Reference Area <br />This reference area is located on a gentle, southeast-facing sbpe directly west of the bw~ faalilies <br />area (See Map Vl). As indipted on Table Vl, a total of 23 plant spedes were found within this <br />community type, none of whicti are ctassified as noxious weeds. No sensitive sped were observed <br />within the area. Plates V10 - V11 provide photographic documentation of this area at the time of • <br />sampling. <br />Goat CaEEK Assoa~hs, inc. Page 10 Exhitit s - Bowie wrroA Vegemtl°n Survey <br />