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• southerly and western aspects. Timber stands consist of even-aged mature stands of <br /> Pinus contorta and Populus tremuloides, or multistoried mixed conifer. Detailed <br /> assessment of the vegetation on forest service lands affected by this project including <br /> vigor, age, and forest health are discussed in section 3.7 of USFS EA. <br /> Forb and grass species are limited in densely timbered stands where the forest <br /> understory is shaded. Openings in stands have a greater abundance and diversity of <br /> species and include species common to mid-montane forested environments. Among <br /> the more prevalent grass genus' represented are Poa, Agropyron, Bromus, Alopecurus, <br /> Festuca, Stipa, Phleum, Koeleria, and Dactylis. Grasses are generally cool-season <br /> perennials of variable habit. A common grass-like understory species present in the <br /> project area is Carex geyerii, elk sedge. <br /> A complete listing and discussion of all forbs species is outside the context of this <br /> • Reclamation Plan. Common species, however, include Amica cordifolia, Castilleja <br /> spp., Lupinus spp. Potentilla glandulosa, Fragaria virginiana, Achillea millifolium, <br /> Thalictrum fendleril, Trifolium hybridum, Erigeron spp., and Penstemon spp. <br /> Table 1. Forest stand descriptions for Henderson Overland Conveyor corridor <br /> Approximate Zone Stand Description <br /> Stationing Numbe <br /> r <br /> 70+00 to 80+00 9 Even-aged single story lodgepole pine stand. Dwarf <br /> Mistletoe infection present. Widely scattered <br /> regeneration of subalpine fir seedlings and saplings. <br /> 80+00 to 86+00 10 Even aged aspen stand with wide spatial distribution. <br /> Highly diverse plant community. Anticipated conifer <br /> codominates over time. <br /> 86+00 to 90+00 11,19 Even-aged lodgepole pine approaching maturity. <br /> 97+00 to little change anticipated in next twenty years. Widely <br /> 112+00 scattered subalpine seedlings and saplings present <br /> in the stand. Little undergrowth present. <br /> 90+00 to 97+00 18, 21 Even-aged lodgepole pine with small openings. <br /> • 112+00 to Trees tall, mature. Abundant natural regeneration in <br /> 125+00 openings. Little change anticipated in this stand for <br />