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• ~s and Gesso, LLC <br />EXHIBIT J -VEGETATION INFORMATION <br />Overview <br />Current and historic agricultural activities in the proposed mining area consist <br />entirely of irrigated crops. The 220-acre site has been planted primarily in hay <br />and pasture grass. The property has been used for crop production since at <br />least 1975. <br />A search of the Colorado Natural Heritage Program's BCD (Biological and <br />Conservation Datasystems) files indicated that are no occurrences of rare, <br />threatened, or endangered species of plants located within the project area. <br />Vegetation on the proposed permit site is distinguishable by proximity to water <br />features and areas of cultural disturbance. Some ash and cottonwood trees, for <br />example, were planted to serve as windbreaks near structures on the western <br />portion of the site. Most of the site is degraded pastureland, at present providing <br />sparse cover, rarely exceeding four feet in height. Some areas of the site have <br />been subject to frequent flooding and overspilling from irrigation ditches, leading <br />to the presence of sedges and other wet meadow species. As noted in an <br />inventory of vegetation types on the site, these wet areas form a loosely <br />connected "mosaic" on the site. Please refer to the report in Appendix A for <br />further details (and quantitative data) relating to ecological characteristics of the <br />Green/Croissant property. <br />GreenlCroissant Property Sand end Gravel Mine.CDMG.112 Permit 20073 <br />Loveland Ready Mix Concrete, Inc. 25 March 2001 <br />