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EXHIBIT J <br />VEGETATION INFORMATION <br />site is within the Hook and Moore Glade potential conservation area according to the <br />>rado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP). This area is characterized by a large <br />(stone hogback that parallels US Highway 287. A sandstone outcrop is located <br />peen 287 and the hogback, and is the area to be mined under this proposal. <br />ding to the CNHP, the vegetation is characterized by Mountain mahogany <br />ands on the steeper slopes with scattered Ponderosa Pine and Rocky Mountain <br />:r. The valley within the hogback is dominated by grasslands that are somewhat <br />led by the invasion ofnon-native species. Some wetland vegetation is present <br />the western portion of the site as a result of leakage from the North Poudre Supply <br />Many weedy species have become established around the canal, probably due to <br />Dance related to the ditch operation. Much of the area in general has been either <br />y mined or disturbed by residential development. <br />on on-site observation, the dominate vegetation consists of the following: <br />crop to be mined: <br />~-85% Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus montanus) <br />10% Yucca (Yucca glauca) <br />low areas surrounding the outcrop: <br />Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) <br />nsitional areas between outcrop and meadow areas: <br />~-85% Needle-and-thread (Stipa neomexicana) <br />10% Yucca (Yucca glauca} <br />(The ]ow-lying area to the west of the site included Sanbat Willow (salix exigua), <br />(Cottonwood (populus augustafolia) and miscellaneous grasses. Other plants observed <br />onsite included a variety of forbes and grasses, including some invasive plants such as <br />purple loosestrife. Several of these could not be identified because of the lack of flower <br />heads at the time of observation. <br />'~ <br />