2008-07-02_PERMIT FILE - C1996083 ‎(3)‎

• Permit No: C1996083
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/2/2008
• Doc Name: Proposed Gob Pile -Baseline Vegetation Survey, Cedar Creek Assoc, December 2006
• Section_Exhibit Name: Volume III Exhibit 05 Baseline Vegetation
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction ......................................................................................... ................................... 1
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1.1 General .......................................................................................... ...................................
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2.0 1.2 Background ..............................................................
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Vegetation Sampling Methodology .................................................... ...................................
..............3 & Appendix A
3.0 Results .................................................................................................. ................................... 4
3.1 Juniper Woodland Community ......................................................... ................................... ~
3.1.1 Juniper Woodland Baseline Study Area .................................... ...................................
3.1.2 New Juniper Woodland Reference Area .................................... ................................... 8
3.1.3 Old Juniper Woodland Reference Area ..................................... ................................... 9
3.1.4 Juniper Woodland Study Area -Reference Area Comparability .................................... 9
3.2 Mountain Shrub Community ............................................................ ................................. 11
3.2.1 Mountain Shrub Baseline Study Area ........................................ ................................. 11
3.2.2 Mountain Shrub Reference Area ............................................. .................................. 11

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3.2.3 Mountain Shrub Study Area -Reference Area Comparability .....................................
3.3 Wetland ......................................................................................... ..................................13
4.0 Discussion ............................................................................................ ..................................15
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4.1 Juniper Woodland .......................................................................... ..................................
4.2 Mountain Shrub ............................................................................. .................................. 15
5.0 Rare and Endangered Plant Species Inventory ............................... .................................. 17
6.0 Recommendations and Bond Release Considerations .................... .................................. 18
Appendices .............................................................................................................Rear of Document
Appendix A -Vegetation Methodology
Appendix B -Primary Supporting Maps, Tables, & Plates
List of in-Text Tables and Charts
Table E5-1 Baseline Study Area -Reference Area -Statistical Comparison - 2006 ............................. 5
Table E5-2 Study Area Acreages by Community Type - 2006 ........................................................... 4
Table E5-3 Sensitive Species Potentially Occurring in the Study Area - 2006 ................................... 17
Table E5-4 Woody Plant Density -2006 ............................................................................................ 5
Chart E5-1 Bowie -Average Cover Summary by Lifeform - 2006 ....................................................... 6
Chart E5-2 Bowie -Relative Cover Summary by Lifeform - 2006 ....................................................... 6
Chart E5-3 Bowie -Current Annual Production by Lifeform - 2006 .................................................... 6
Appendix A
Vegetation Methodology

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