Botany and Wetlands Study Report - McMillen, LLC

Enclosure 2SITE ID:Site ClassificationsRecord taxonomic units of the given type(s) if published classifications exist for the area.CLASSIFICATION TYPE CLASS CODE CLASSIFICATION SHORT NAME CLASSIFICATION SET50) Existing Veg®51) Potential Veg52) EcotypeHabitat Quality and Management Comments53) Habitat Description: Plants growing in numerous rhizomatous patches along the road to thedam, in wet ditches, graveled areas and on the road surface. This species seems to thrive in disturbedhabitat created by the project. It is incompletely mapped.54) Dominant Process: 7055) Process Comment:56) Community Quality (L, M, H): L 57) Landscape Integrity (L, M, H): L58) Disturbance/Threats (present or imminent): EX, RM, OV59) Disturbance/Threats Comment: If construction occurred along the road and in gravel pits here, thispopulation would likely survive as it seems to do well with disturbance. It could also repopulate via rootfragments and/or from adjacent subpopulations.60) Non-Native Comment: Numerous non-native species are present with the Lycopus (Trifolium sp,Veronica spp., Plantago major, Leucanthemum vulgare, Taraxacum officinale). It does not seem to be outcompeted,however.61) Current Land Use Comment: Hydroelectric production.Canopy CoverRecord % canopy cover by actual percent, or by cover class (as indicated in General Information Block).Lifeform Canopy Cover 62) % Cov or Code Ground Cover 63) % Cov or CodeTreeBareShrubGravelForbRockGraminoidBedrockNon-vascularMossLichenLitter/DuffAlgaeBasal VegWaterRoad surfaceLichen SITE ID:Associated Species09/18/2008 Page 2 of 2