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Memorandum J To: Joe Dudish From: Sandy Brown Date: 12/29/98 Re: Soil and Vegetation Review for Bowie TR-6 • iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii I looked at the additional area proposed in TR-6 last summer. All additional area is south of the road. An old dump is in the draw on the western boundary and foundations from the old town are east of the dump. Previous disturbance of the area is clearly evident. With respect to the information you gave me, I have a couple of comments. General The proposed additional permit acreage is 6 acres. In Matt Hayes report, he says the proposed disturbance will be limited to1.7 acres. Do these numbers coincide with the rest of the TR application? Vegetation I did walk the proposed additional area last summer. Based on my site visit, and the limited extent of the proposed disturbance (L7 acres), I said no additional sampling would be necessary. The vegetation report in the application provides a qualitative discussion of the proposed additional area. The vegetation is comparable to the lower meadow community that was adequately sampled in the baseline study. The community is dominated by annual, biannual and noxious weed species. No threatened or endangered species were found in the additional area. The vegetation map has been revised [o include the area and it is appropriately designated as [he meadow community. Soils A soil survey was conducted on the proposed additional area. Two samples were taken as shown on the revised soil map (Map 04). The soils are similar to those reported in the baseline study as the "Meadow" series, a typic Haplorgid. This is considered to be a good quality soil for reclamation purposes. The information provided with the TR application is adequate for baseline purposes.