2002-05-29_REVISION - M1990025

• Permit No: M1990025
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 5/29/2002
• Doc Name: Amendment Application
• From: Four States Aggregates LLC
• To: DMG
• Type & Sequence: AM1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Exhibit Page 34
EXHIBIT J -VEGETATION INFORMATION
1. Source(s) of information: USDA Soil Conservation Service, Soil Conservation
District, USDA National Forest Service. NOTE: Because the entire permitted area is
identified as the same potential vegetative community, no map is provided.
2. Vegetative communities and conditions: As shown in tables J-1 and J-2.
Table J-1. Vegetative communities:
Community Vegetation laver and dominant species
Pine Grasslands Grass and grass-like: Muttongrass (5%), Kentucky bluegrass
(5%), Cheatgrass, and squirreltail
Forbs and shrubs: Yarrow (5%), shrubby peastemun (5%),
lupine (5%), serviceberry (15%), snowberry (5%), rabbitbrush
(10%), gambel oakbrush (30%), sagebrush (black and big)
(10%)
Trees: Pinyon.
Miscellaneous fortis and trace plants: dandelion, buckwheat,
parsley, thistle, goldenweed, astrogulus, larkspur, squawbush,
Indian paintbrush, cactus, lousewort, phlox, groundsel,
arrowleaf, balsamroot (30-35 percent of total)
Percentages are composition by weight (air-dried)
Table J-2. Status of vegetative cover:
Area(s) on map Ground cover
percentage Rating Total yield/year
(pounds, present
condition) Composition by weight
percent
Reclaimed 80% Good 8000 Grasses 95% Forbs 5%
In progress 0-50% N/A 0-800
Mining on-going 0% N/A 0 N/A
Ready for mining 25-50% Fair 200 Grasses 100%
Undisturbed 80% Good 500 Grasses 25% Forbs 50%
Trees 25%
3. Comments and remarks:
From a letter by Stephen O. Myers, USDA NRCS (Cortez, CO), 11 DEC 2001:
A significant concern is noxious weed control.
4. Seed mixes for topsoil protection and reclamation.
For temporary seeding for stabilization and protection of stockpiles:
Species, Variety Rate in Ibs/acre, Rate in Ibs/acre,
PLS, Broadcast PLS, Drilled
Annual oats, variety not specified 30 15
TOTAL 30 15