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.,-- <br />• <br />EXHIBIT J <br />Vegetation Information* <br />The vegetation on the permit area and adjacent Lands has been classified as <br />Mountain Outwash and Sandy Bench range site. <br />Characteristic vegetation and percentage composition for the dominate soil type <br />(Derrick vey gravelly loam) is as follows: <br />Characteristic Vegetation <br />Blue grams <br />Indian ricegrass ~~ <br />Winterfat <br />Needleandthread <br />Bottlebruah equirreltail <br />Western wheatgrass <br />Sand dropaeed <br />Fourwing saltbruah <br />Rabbitbrush <br />Percentage Composition <br />25 <br />15 <br />10 <br />10 <br />5 <br />5 <br />5 <br />5 <br />5 <br />Vegetation on the site ie blue game, side oats game, and rabbitbrush. <br />The major limiting factor for plant growth on the site is water. <br />Total annual forage producton ranges from 250 to 600 pounds per acre dry weight, <br />with an average of approximately 450 pounds per acre dry weight. <br />*Compiled from Soils Survey of Saguache County Area, Colorado, United States <br />Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, issued November 1984. <br /> <br /> <br />