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RECEIVED <br />JAN 1 9 1446 EXHIBIT J <br />ny.., ~~~,,,,~,,,,,,~,;,,, VEGETATION RESOURCES <br />On-site vegetation has been altered by the clearing and plowing of dte meadow un the south side of <br />hlcElmo Creek (#-02 Glndc! Pulprr scnls), and the r•hanunK of a western portion of the mesa top (#65 <br />!.r!lir:};., sods) Approximately one-third of the remaining (east side) of the north mesa top is virgin .!-P <br />jrrr~•..r, consisting of dominantly mature Utah juniper Host oP the mature pinion pine has died off <br />presumably due to infestation of the pinion beetle and induced weakness oi'the drought of recent years <br />Some volunteer juvenile pinions are beginning to get established A minor understory of sparse broadleaf <br />yucca, prickly pear, and native grasses is also present, but is no douht inhibited by the low moisture <br />r,~-r~w ~J <br />r A~._ s E^. . <br />ti ~. ~. <br />` t ~ <br />~ ~j~ <br />~ f ' 't ~ w'1 <br />e,~ _~.~~} ..' <br />,• s ~i~ , <br />.S LL l ~ r,¢~~ .. <br />Y , •~ <br /> <br />('huinrnx is the traditional ttrc;hniyue for clearing ofjuniper-pinion forest by means of dragging a large <br />marine anchor chain between two bulldozers to uprtx~t the overstory and other woody vegetation <br />ml~ave - n - aro,r:,~c~ <br />... ~t~_ C `. .f ,~ R <br />.; ~ ~y ~ <br />- -tom' _ -,..gala <br />