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• <br />• <br /> <br />Doc Da1e:1211112001 <br />III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII <br />sss <br />C~/~ VEGETATION INFORMATION <br />The vegetation of 10.38 acres has been disturbed by prior mining operatic <br />remains on this area. Mining activities over the years have replaced the vegetatic <br />and sandstone surfaces in which the surface has been denuded of plants. Only a 1 <br />two vegetation community types which have been inundated by disturbance are d <br />Mountain Meadow types (See Map C-5). <br />The community most disturbed is the Juniper-Pinion type. The Mountain <br />has been disturbed only by the haul road which was constructed prior to 1941. T. <br />be reclaimed. <br />The available quantitative data applicable to the mine plan area and the pt <br />provided by vegetation studies carried out by CDM and the Soil Conservation Se <br />site descriptions (See Appendix 10(2)). The vegetation types are referenced on lv <br />of the area adjacent to the permit area carried out by CDM was conducted from C <br />October 20, 1978. <br />DESCRIPTION OF VEGETATION TYPES <br />The vegetation of the King Coal Mine permit area is comprised of two type <br />extent: Juniper-Pinion and Mountain Meadow. <br />These vegetation types occur within the mine area at elevations ranging from 7360 <br />The average annual precipitation is approximately l9 inches for the permit area. T <br />topographic feature of the permit area is a broad drainage. <br />JUNIPER-PINION <br />The Juniper-Pinion community occurs on all of the disturbed portion of the <br />exception of the haul road area which consists of Mountain Meadow. The dominat <br />community are Uta Juniper (Juniperus osteosoerma), One-seeded Juniper (]unipeni <br />Pinion Pine (Pious edulis), and Yucca (Yucca kanabensis). <br />The Juniper-Pinion vegetation type tends to occur on soils of Mapping Unit <br />outcrop complex, l2 to 65 percent slopes) which have primarily a sou[hem exposes <br />(Lazear and minor inclusions) are shallow, well drained, and medium textured. Th. <br />layers are brown stone loamy to light yellowish brown loamy to a depth of approxir <br />underlying material is very pale brown loam that overlies sandstone bedrock betwe~ <br />These soils occur on moderate steep to steep upland mesas. <br />This stand of Juniper-Pinion is more typical of the vegetation described by t <br />Conservation Service in the Rocky Foothills range description. A stand of Pinion a <br />patchy under-story of shrubs and grasses is typical of the sites; however, a change i~ <br />Mountain Shrub) does produce changes in vegetation. <br />Refer to Appendix 10(2) for Site Description of Pinion- Junior Woodland ~ <br />Conservation Service for details concerning Total Annual Production, Average Grc <br />2.04.10 page 1 <br />~. No vegetation <br />with coal, shale, <br />v trees remain. The <br />Pinion-Juniper and <br />eadow community <br />haul road will not <br />[area are <br />e (SCS) in range <br />C-5. The survey <br />ber l6 through <br />listed in order of <br />;t to 7740 feet. <br />major <br />mtit area with the <br />of this <br />i2-(Lazear-Rock <br />. The soils <br />soils' surface <br />ately 9 inches. The <br />t IS and 20 inches. <br />e Soil <br />d Juniper with a <br />exposure (dense <br />tred by the Soil <br />Cover, Etc. <br />February 1997 <br />