2010-12-08_PERMIT FILE - C1981008A ‎(14)‎

• Permit No: C1981008A
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 12/8/2010
• Doc Name: Vegetation Information
• Section_Exhibit Name: Section 2.04.10 Vegetation Information NH2 Mine Area
• Media Type: D
• Archive: Yes

Table 2.04.10 -14
Total Acreage of The Various vegetation Types
Found in The New Horizon 2 Permit Expansion
Study Area and Mine Disturbance Area - 1999
could possibly occur on the site. Payson lupine is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service category 2
species. Category 2 species are candidates for listing as endangered or threatened for which
additional data are needed before listing can proceed. Thorough searches of the study area,
including searches of likely microhabitats, failed to produce any specimens of Lupinus crassus
A number of Colorado designated noxious weeds were found during the 1987 and again in the
1999 vegetation surveys. The presence of these noxious and restricted weeds is not
unexpected due to the intensive agricultural activities and large amount of disturbed areas
within the study area. There were six prohibited noxious weeds encountered during the 1999
studies. They are:
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1999 -Study
Area
Disturbance Area
Veoatation Type
Acreaoe
% of Total
Acreaoe
% of Total
Sagebrush -1 (SG -1)
72.0
15.3
59.3
16.8
Sagebrush -2 (SG -2)
15.0
3.2
7.7
2.0
Swale /Drainage (IPSW)
21.5
4.6
21.5
4.7
Irrigated Pasture (IP)
244.0
51.7
208.5
55.5
Irrigated Pasture Hayland (IPH)
76.0
16.1
58.7
15.8
Flood Plain (FP)
9.0
1.9
Deciduous Trees (DT)
7.0
1.5
Pinon- Juniper (PJ)
1.0
0.1
Farms /Roads /Disturbed
(F, R, & D)
24.5
5.2
18.0
4.8
Ponds (P)
2.0
0.4
2.1
0.4
TOTAL
472.0
100.0
375.8
100.0
could possibly occur on the site. Payson lupine is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service category 2
species. Category 2 species are candidates for listing as endangered or threatened for which
additional data are needed before listing can proceed. Thorough searches of the study area,
including searches of likely microhabitats, failed to produce any specimens of Lupinus crassus
A number of Colorado designated noxious weeds were found during the 1987 and again in the
1999 vegetation surveys. The presence of these noxious and restricted weeds is not
unexpected due to the intensive agricultural activities and large amount of disturbed areas
within the study area. There were six prohibited noxious weeds encountered during the 1999
studies. They are:
Revised September 2010 (PR 06) 2.04.10 -56