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1 <br />EXHIBIT J -VEGETATION INFORMATION <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />Cl <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br />1 <br /> <br />As previously mentioned the entire excavation area is in a <br />designated flood hazard area; therefore, it receives yearly flooding in <br />various degrees of magnitude. As a result the site is in poor condition <br />based upon the existing vegetation. Ground cover amounts to only 7 to 15% <br />and consists mainly of grasses and forbs. Forty-five percent of the <br />annual production is made up of invader species. Trees are present in the <br />southerly and westerly portions of the site. The Pre mining Map of Exhibit <br />C which portrays the site characteristics shows the relation of the types <br />of vegetation to the existing topography of the affected sand. <br />The soii is primarily sand and silty sand with varying degrees of <br />wetness depending upon the water table in the alluvium. It is not suitable <br />are cheatgrass, sand dropseed, and kochia. <br />for cultivation. The grasses and forbs which are in predominance at the site <br />Reseeding will be performed during the reclamation process with <br />species which should improve the annual production of the site and the <br />potential plant community. It should be mentioned, however, that periodic <br />flooding wilt continue to occur on the site even after reclamation. <br />A vegetation inventory by the Soil Conservation Service is enclosed <br />to provide further specific information concerning the subject site. <br />1 <br />