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VEGETATION EXHIBIT J <br />FEBRUARY, 2003 Rules d Regs s.4.10 <br />OURAY COUNTY ROAD' dBR/DCaEDEPT °DALLAS ORAVEL^ PlRYIT N°O-M 1978.268 <br />P. O. Box 468, Ridgway, CO Bf4J&0968 Sec 3, T45N, RBW, NMDM, OURAY CouNrr, CO <br />PHONE: 970826. 6J91 AYlNDYlNT APPLICATION - R!O 112 OPlR CONST MAT'L <br />NO CHAN6lS TO THE CURRENT PlRMIT M 1978.288 CXNIBIT 'J~, "VlOCTATION INFORMATION^, cDPIlD BeLOw (See current <br />Permit for auldlisry attachments) <br />"The present vegetation in the area of the existing gravel mining <br />operation consists primarily of a moderate to heavy cover of pinyon pine, <br />Utah juniper, big sagebrush and western wheatgrass. The potential plant <br />community is mainly western wheatgrass, muttongrass, Indian ricegrass and <br />big sagebrush. The average annual production of air dry vegetation is <br />about B00 to 1,500 pounds per acre. <br />"if the condition o£ the range deteriorates, big sagebrush, pinyon, <br />junipr, snakeweed and cheatgrass increase. Removal of pinyon and juniper <br />increases the production of understory forage. Range seeding shold be <br />done in conjunction with removal of the understory. When the range is in <br />poor conditon, these plants are dominant. Heavy grazing use can aid the <br />establishment of pinyon and juniper seedlings through reduced <br />competition, exposure of mineral soil, and reduction of fuel to carry <br />fires. This, combined with increasing control of fires, has caused areas <br />of this unit to be taken over by pinyon and juniper since the coming of <br />livestock." <br />Flle: El OUrayCOldallasGtav1 f12AmendAppl Z7 <br />OT117R73 <br />