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EXHIBIT J <br />VEGETATION INFORMATION <br />This on-site description begins in the northwest corner, along the road. This area <br />is fairly open, with ponderosa pine 6 to 75 feet in height scattered throughout, <br />and traces of Rocky Mountain juniper, gambel oak, and woods rose. The <br />remaining composition is estimated at about 50% Arizona fescue, 3% Junegrass, <br />3% bottlebrush squirreltail, 15% mountain muhly, 10% Kentucky bluegrass, 10% <br />sagewort, 5% yarrow, and the remainder spread between sulfur buckwheat, <br />herbaceous cinquefoil, hairy gold aster, pussytoes, and sleepy grass (stipa <br />robusta). Ground cover is close to 60% or more. <br />There is a lot of surface rock up to 2 inches in diameter, with some larger rock up <br />to 10 inches in diameter. Moving east, the ground cover decreases to 40-50%, <br />and canopy cover from the ponderosa and oak increases. There is a good stand <br />of smooth brome and Garrison creeping meadow foxtail that has been introduced <br />in the disturbed area along the road. <br />Drainage is to the west, with slopes about 15%. There is a good amount of <br />topsoil present, and production appear to be around 1000 pounds per acre, <br />although it is probably higher than average this year. <br />Heading east, the slope tops out on a ridge, which runs roughly from northeast to <br />southwest, though the property. The east side of the ridge is very steep, falling <br />to the east. Canopy cover exceeds 75 percent, mostly gambel oak with some <br />ponderosa pine. Additional plants found on the ridge include mutton grass, <br />arizona fescue, mountain mahogany, blue grama, snowberry, oregon grape, and <br />mountain muhly. There is substantially more surface rock on the ridge. There is <br />sign of elk and deer activity in this area. <br />Attached is the Rangeland Productivity and Plant Composition printout from the <br />Natural Resources Conservation Service Web Soil Survey website showing <br />estimated annual production by as it relates to soil. To convert that to carrying <br />capacity, the Natural Resources Conservation Service defines an Animal Unit <br />Month as 790 pounds air dry forage per month. Using a grazing efficiency of <br />25%, the reclaimed area will require 4 acres per month per animal unit. The <br />planned seeding mix will meet or exceed production levels of the current <br />vegetation. <br />There were no noxious weeds noted anywhere on the property. <br />Page 20