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• Sylvester Gulch drainage and construction of surface facilities at the lower two <br />branches within the drainage. Facilities will be generally sited within the drainage <br />bottom and on adjacent terraces and sideslopes, and will be constructed in phases. The <br />study area for this baseline vegetation investigation comprised the lower drainage basin <br />of Sylvester Gulch from the existing junction with the mine access road south <br />approximately 1.75 miles along the drainage. Included in the study area were the three <br />lower drainage branches of Sylvester Gulch. The study area was a largely linear <br />corridor, including the drainage bottom, terraces, and sideslopes, averaging 300 feet <br />wide. The study area also includes the steep slope west of the Sylvester Gulch channel <br />and north of the current Dry Meadow Reference Area. The study area was selected to <br />include all of the area anticipated to be disturbed by the Sylvester Gulch Facilities <br />expansion. Not all of the area slated for disturbance will be disturbed at once. Figure <br />1 illustrates the study area. <br /> <br /> <br />-~ <br />