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Table N-1. Descriptions of wetlands on the Norden Property. Refer to Table N-2 for fists of <br />s ecies observed in these wetland areas. <br />Wetland <br />Location Photo <br />Number(s) Descriptions and Comments Jurisdictional Status <br /> This wetland occurs in the saturated zones <br /> along the tributary to Big Dry Creek. Major <br />Wetlands Along species th this wetland include blister Jurisdictional - <br />Tributary to Big <br />N 1 buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus), knotweed Connected to other <br />Dry Creek (Persicaria spp.) and Nuttall's alkali grass jurisdictional <br />(W-Nl) (Puccinellia nuttalliana). In all, hydrophytic wetlands <br /> species accounted for 64 percent of the <br /> observed s ecies. <br /> This wetland area includes m the salt marsh/ <br /> salt meadow in the southwestern part of the <br /> site and includes the channel that drains the <br /> area. This channel eventually connects with <br /> the tributary to Big Dry Creek. Major species in <br />Saline Marsh in this area include chaumaker's rush, knotweed <br />' jurisdictional - <br />southwestern N-2 and and Nuttall <br />s alkali grass. This wetland Connected to other <br />part of property N-3 extends onto the adjacent property where it is jurisdictional <br />(W N2) not grazed. Differences in the grazed and non- wetlands <br /> grazed parts of the wetland can be seen ar <br /> Photo N-3. Hydrophytic species accounted for <br /> 92 percent of the observed species. If this area <br /> is not mined, it could possibly be used as a <br /> potential mitigation area as a site for wetland <br /> im rovement. <br /> Wetland W-N3 includes two small wetlands <br /> that have developed in depression th the <br /> upland parts of the site. These may be <br />Two small ephemeral drainages that collect enough water <br />wetlands frequently enough to support wetland <br />Not Jurisdictional - <br />adjacent to N-4 vegetation. Major species in these areas Isolated <br />access road included chairmaker's rush, inland saltgrass <br />(W-N3) (Distichlis stricta) and common spikerush <br /> (Eleacharis macrostachya). Hydrophytic species <br /> accounted for 91 percent of the observed <br /> s Gies. <br />Excavated Pond This area is a wetland because of the shallow Not Jurisdictional - <br />in northwest <br />N 5 water habitats that are present near the Isolated. <br />corner of site shoreline. There were very few wetland plants Excavated in and <br />(YV-N4) noted alon the shoreline of the ond. u land azea. <br />-20- <br />