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• Exhibit Page 37 • <br />3. Vegetative communities and conditions: As shown in tables J-1 and J-2. <br />Table J-1. Ve etative communities: <br />Communit Ve etation /a er and dominants ecies <br />Valley Floor Grassland Deschampsia cespitosa/Carex spp. The dominant native <br /> vegetation consists of tufted hairgrass, mountain brome, elk sedge, <br /> Rocky Mountain iris, western yarrow and other perennial grasses, <br /> fortis, and shrubs. <br />Flood plain/ Populus angustifolia/Salix exiqua. Deschampsia cespitosa/Carex <br />Cottonwood spp. Occurs in the wetter areas. The native vegetation consists of <br /> narrow leaf cottonwood, willows, blue spruce, and common <br /> snowberry. Other important plants that characterize this unit are <br /> tufted hairgrass, redtop, bluegrass, mountain brome, sedge, Baltic <br /> rush, and Woods' rose. <br />Table J-2. Status of vegetative cover: <br />Area(s) on map Ground cover Rating Total yieldtyear Composition by weight <br /> percentage (pounds, present percent <br /> condition <br />Valley Floor Up to 50% Poor <500 of Not rated <br /> otential 2,000 <br />Flood plain Up to 25% Poor <100 of 1,000- Not rated <br /> 2,000 otential <br />Alluvial up to 5% Not Rated Less than 100 Fortis and mixed not <br /> Ib/acre rated <br />3. Comments and remarks: <br />From a letter by Robert Fuller, USDA NRCS (Cortez, CO): <br />The current plant community consists of introduced pasture grasses. Orchard grass and <br />smooth brome are the two predominant grasses. Timothy is evident in the adjacent, <br />undisturbed site along the river These 3 grasses tend to make up the bulk of irrigated or <br />sub-irrigated grass pastures established in the area. The site is heavily grazed and <br />poorly managed, especially from an irrigation standpoint. Bindweed, a perennial, <br />noxious weed is beginning to invade the field. Musk thistle and Western whorled <br />milkweed are also present. <br />4. Improvement during mining: <br />Because of the current condition of the area in and around the permit area, it was <br />recommended that actions be taken to stabilize and improve the overall condition of the <br />areas not disturbed or prior to disturbance: <br />Keep livestock off the entire area for at least a year. <br />Renovate entire stand of grass by chiseling, using a single pass in the <br />direction of irrigation flow. <br />Mow the first year after renovation for weed control. <br />Four States Aggregates, LLC 30 DEC 2000 <br />Application for Permit: Line Camp Pit FSA-LCP-D1-001 <br />