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EXHIBIT J (Cont'd) <br />5. Tree areas along the Robertson Ditch - The trees found on <br />these areas include primarily tall growths of Scrub Oak <br />(Quercus gambelii) mixed with individuals of Juniper and <br />Pinon Pine. Cottonwoods do occur on the downslope side <br />of the ditch, but not in the immediate vicinity. Cotton- <br />woods seem to prefer the much wetter lands along the bank <br />and terraces of the present river. <br />6. Relationship to adjacent areas - Surrounding the site is <br />quite a mixture of land types and uses including Sagebrush <br />rangeland to the north, bottomland meadows and forests <br />between the ditch and the river, and cultivated fields to <br />the west and southwest. <br />REVEGETATION RECOMMENDATION <br />Although the revegetation plans are more properly part of the <br />reclamation plan, they are derived primarily from the soil and <br />vegetation information as modified by eventual land use and final <br />topography. Therefore, seeding recommendations are included here. <br />Because the final land use will actually be composed of two portions <br />that are ecologically very different then two seed mixtures are <br />appropriate. Most of the reclaimed area will be composed of <br />irrigated grazing land, but the backslopes which will face more or <br />less in an easterly direction will not be irrigated and, therefore, <br />are very different with respect to revegetation requirements. <br />For level, irrigated areas (calculated on the basis of <br />drilling 25 live seeds per square foot): <br />Species <br />Western Wheatgrass <br />Fairway Wheatgrass <br />Kentucky Bluegrass <br />' Smooth Brome <br />Timothy <br />Red Clover <br />Lbs. PLS/Acre* <br />5 <br />1 <br />0.1 <br />1.5 <br />0.2 <br />0.2 <br />*Double rates if broadcast <br />_ 29 _ <br />