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Level 2 Potential Conser^ation Area( Report <br />Name Central8hortgrass Site Code S.USCOHP*25150 <br />populations of the vulnerable plant, plains ragweed, occupy the site. <br />Key Environmental Factors <br />No Data <br />Climate Description <br />No Data <br />Land Use History <br />No Data <br />Cultural Features <br />No Data <br />-0 <br />Site Map P - PomUo| Mapped Date 10/26/2004 <br />Designer SoxuU.J.R. <br />Boundary Justification <br />The boundary was drawn primarily for Mountain Plover and Ferruginous Hawk and includes mostly natural <br />grasslands surrounding known occurrences of rare grassland birds. Major agricultural areas to the north and <br />east were excluded. The southern portion of the boundary abuts irrigated agricultural fields along the <br />Arkansas River. The western portion stops where grasslands transition to shrublands. Boundary was drawn <br />using Landsat ETM+ satellite imagery and 25m Colorado Vegetation Classification data (CDOW. <br />Primary Area 258242683 Acres 1.045.075.21 Hma*mem <br />Biodivwmsity Significance Rank B2: Very High Biodiver-sdySignificance <br />Biodiversity Significance Comments <br />The site supports multiple occurrences cf the state rare (G4&/38) Ferruginous Hawk (8utennegalis) and the <br />globally imperiled (G2/S2B) Mountain Plover (Charadrius montanus). Biodiversity rank is based on good <br />(B-rnnked) occurrences nf the globally imperiled Mountain Plover. <br />Other Values Rank No Data <br />Other Values Comments <br />No Data <br />Land Use Comments <br />No Data <br />Natural Hazard Comments <br />No Data <br />Exotics Comments <br />No Data <br />Oftite <br />No Data <br />Information Needs <br />No Data <br />^ <br />Eleme <br />Global <br />state <br />Driving <br />Rank <br />Rank <br />Site Ran <br />186e Chamdriusmontamus <br />Mountain Plover <br />au <br />S2a <br />No <br />18609 oxemm»mmv"tanus <br />Mountain Plover <br />ou <br />oxo <br />No <br />18609 coamumusmvntenus <br />Mountain Plover <br />ue <br />aua <br />No <br />18609 oownn»mvmonmnus <br />Mountain Plover <br />ou <br />uuo <br />No <br />18609 cwemmmxmmmanus <br />Mountain Plover <br />eu <br />ouo <br />No <br />18609 mmmmmnmonmnus <br />Mountain Plover <br />ou <br />aua <br />No <br />18609 coamuwusnmnmnus <br />Mountain Plover <br />ux <br />oua <br />No <br />18609 coanedmmmvntanuu <br />Mountain Plover <br />eu <br />oua <br />No <br />oopyn0x @uo1o. Colorado State University. Colorado Natural Heritage Program. *u Rights Reserved. <br />Print Date 0,122/2012 11 <br />