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EXHIBIT J--VEGETATION INFORMATION <br /> This site contains two vegetative features. One being of woodland, the other <br /> being meadows. The woodlands are dominated by pinyon,juniper, ponderosa pine, and <br /> Gambel oak. The potential production of native understory is about 400 pounds of air- <br /> dry vegetation per acre. The meadows are located in the drainage areas and consist <br /> mainly of low growing grasses and shrubs. Grasses identified at the site included; blue <br /> grams, mountain muhly, needleandthread, prairie junegrass, and Indian Ricegrass. <br /> Shrubs identified at the site included fringed sage, mountain mahogany, and buckbrush <br /> In addition, prickly pear, yucca, barrel cactus and mullein can also be found. <br /> Ponderosa pines were found to be up to 40 feet tall at 20 trees per acre in the <br /> densest woodland. Pinyon pine decorates the site 50 trees an acre,at a max height of 20 <br /> feet. Juniper can also be found in smaller numbers, approximately 5 trees an acre at a <br /> height of 20 feet. Mountain mahogany was the predominant shrub found within the <br /> woodland. Approximately IS shrubs an acre at a height of 7 feet were found at the <br /> highest concentration. Ground cover in the treed areas is about 35%. The meadows <br /> predominantly consist of blue grama grass, from 4 to 12 inches in height, and fringed <br /> sage S inches tall. Mountain muhly, needleandthread, western wheatgrass, sleepygrass <br /> and prairie junegrass can all be found on the site at much smaller numbers. Ground cover <br /> in these areas ranges from 20%to 45%. <br /> 12 <br />