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Habitats found on the permit area include: agriculture, grassland, juniper, riparian and upland sage. <br />• A farmstead and associated disturbed ground are also found in the permit area. A brief description <br />of each type follows: <br />1. Upland sagebrush - Artemisia ridenta (big sagebrush) dominated communities occurring on <br />well-drained slopes that because of shallow soils have not been converted to agricultural <br />production. <br />2. Grassland (pasture) -Areas of abandoned pasture comprised largely ofwheatgrass (Aoroovron <br />sp.), brome (Bromus sp.), fescue (Festuca sp.), plantain (Plantaao sp.) and alfalfa (Medicaoo <br />sativa . <br />3. Agricultural -Primarily monocultures of alfalfa. <br />4. Juniper - A small community of Utah juniper (Juniperus osteosperma). <br />5. Riparian - A small wmmunity along an irrigation ditch characterized by common cattail (Tvoha <br />•~ latifolia) and Baltic rush (Juncus balticus). Several narrowleafcottonwood (Pooulu anoustifolia), <br />plains cottonwood (Pogulus sargentii), Chinese elm (Ulmus arviflora ,and saltcellar tamarisk <br />(Tamarix sp.) trees occurred along this type. <br />A more detailed description of these vegetative communities is found in Peabody Addendum 10-1 <br />and on Map 2.04.10.1 <br />The wildlife studies are detailed in Section 2.04.11. Game animals sited on or near the study area <br />were mule deer, desert cottontail, ring-necked pheasant, and, potentially, mourning doves. <br />The mule deer are utilizing the more densely wooded Pinyon-Juniper slopes to the north and east <br />of the permit areas on a year-round basis. The deer utilize the permit area primarily for browsing. <br />The desert cottontails utilize the shrubs and subshrubs of the study area for both browse and wver. <br />Pheasants and mourning doves are both highly adapted to agricultural activities, using the farmland <br />for feeding and the shrubs along fence rows for cover. <br />• (Revised a-lass) 2.05.6(2) - 2 <br />