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<br />EXHIBIT J (Cont'd) <br />J <br /> common. Poa sp. is also represented, but is not abundant. <br /> The one area where the community is found in the permit <br /> area is relatively undisturbed and in excellent condition. <br /> Cover is very near 10090 with a height of 24 to 36 <br />' inches. <br />' 8. Bottomland Quercus-Pinus Community - The long and often <br />deep valley along the north boundary of the quarter <br />section contains a well-developed community of mainly <br />' Quercus gambelli. Ribses aureum, Cercocarpus montana, <br /> and Symphoriocarpos sp. are also represented. Scattered <br /> individuals of Pinus ponderosa are found in the western <br /> and eastern parts of the valley and lend a distinctive <br />' it <br />Thi <br />mmu <br />it <br />r <br />babl <br />th <br />i <br />t <br /> y <br />appearance <br />e commun <br />y. <br />s co <br />n <br />y <br />s p <br />o <br />o <br /> maintained by continued disturbance from erosion in the <br /> sandy Kutch soils and the arkosix sandstone underlying <br />' the area. The community is very similar to the ones <br /> found throughout the mesa and canyon lands of southern <br />' Douglas and northern E1 Paso Counties as well as along <br />' the mountain front to the west of this area. Cover is <br />highly variable ranging from 100`x+ in thickets to bare <br />' in watercourses. Height ranges from 10 inches in <br />grasslands to about 8 feet in the shrublands, and about <br />' 60 feet for the trees. <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />- 36 - <br /> <br />