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latter is characterized by a rather dense growth of weeds, primarily <br />chickory and various thistles. At this time, about 70% of the site is <br />• <br />covered with what might be called natural •:egetativn while the remainder is <br />either weed growth or devoid of vegetation. <br />The natural growth areas are divided into basically two units. There <br />are actually several units present, but on the whole the scale of these <br />other units and the differences between then are more of an academic <br />importance than of any importance to revegetation and reclamation. <br />Nost of the natural growth areas are covered with a grassland type of <br />C <br />• <br />vegetation which exhibits a cover that ranges from a high of very nearly <br />100% to a low of about 75%. The primary species are either of two. Over <br />most of the area Blue Grano (Bvuteloua gracilis) dominates. But on the <br />western end of the site (just east of Academy boulevard) the primary <br />species is, most surprising, Big Bluestein lAndroQogon gerardii) as well as <br />Sand Bluestein lAndroevgon hallii). The latter species as well as the <br />former tv a lesser extent also occur in small, dense "patches" over the <br />remainder o4 the area. Where they are found in these "patches", they tend <br />tv exclude all other species. Their presence seems to indicate that <br />neither of these communities are mutually exclusive but rather tend to <br />merge into one another along various environmental gradients. As both are <br />native prarie species, they probably represent remnants from the original <br />prarie in this area. Protection from grazing has served to enhance their <br />presence and help tv give a superficial appearance of the site being <br />relatively native prarie which it most certainly is not. There are too <br />many introduced species and weeds mixed with these native "climax" species <br />to allow the site to 6e called native prarie. <br />FAGE 2 OF 6 - EXHIBIT J <br />