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King Mountain Sand and Gravel Mine Ecological Resources Assessment <br />Page 9 <br />Scientific Name Conunon Name ~ ^1, <br />___ <br />Agrostis gigantea ___ __ <br />____ Jredtop __ _ ___ <br />Carex nebrascensis Nebraska sedge ~ <br />~Carex utriculata _ _ <br />_ Northwest Territory sedge <br />~Deschampsia caespitosa: ___ tufted hairgrass _ <br />4.2.6 Tame Pasture <br />Portions of the Property were planted in European pasture grasses in the past, including <br />smooth brome, timothy, Kentucky bluegrass, and redtop (Photo Points NL 1-3). Moist <br />areas south of County Road 5 nearthe southern Property boundary intergrade with the <br />Graminoid Wetland on the floodplain of Egeria Creek, and include the forbs western <br />yarrow (Achillea millefolium ssp. occidentalis), field sagewort (Artemisia campestris), <br />pinyon goosefoot (Descurainia atrovirens), and water ragwort (Senecio hydrophilus). <br />Drier upland areas near the northeast Property corner have mostly smooth brome and <br />timothy (Photo Point MF 2). <br />4.2.7 Reclaimed Grassland <br />The old county gravel pit west of County Road 3 (Figure 3) has been reclaimed with <br />introduced grasses, including intermediate wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium), <br />pubescent wheatgrass (Thinopyrum intermedium ssp. barbulatum), and crested <br />wheatgrass (Agropyron cristatum). <br />4.2.8 Stock Pond/Aquatic <br />A stock pond with an earthen check dam is located in the Middle Drainage near the east <br />boundary (Photo Point MF 2). The pond currently holds water and is surrounded with <br />broadleaf cattail (Typha latifolia). <br />4.2.9 Disturbed Sites <br />Disturbed Sites aze found along roads, in the residential area south of County Road 5, on <br />the earthen dam built to impound the stock pond, in the active mine pit, and at the <br />equipment yard east of the mine pit (Photo Points MF 2, NL 1 and 4). There is also an <br />area near the eastern boundary in the drainage north of County Road 5A that appeazs to <br />have been subject to earth moving activities (Photo Point NL 5). A mix of native and <br />non-native species have colonized these areas including Woods' rose, western yarrow, <br />tarragon (Artemisia dracunculus), Canada thistle, herb Sophia (Descurainia Sophia), and <br />cheatgrass or downy brome (Bromus tectorum). <br />Common grasses and sedges in the Graminoid Wetland community include: <br />Common forbs in [he Disturbed Sites include: <br />