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Em·1ronmt>ntal Rttstoration Program Opt>rabltt Unit 1148
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BSTRACT .......................................................................................... 1
A •••••·•·•••·•·••
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................... 1
1 INTRODUCTION ................... •· .. ······ .... ····· .. ···· .. ······.··.·· .... ··· .............................. 3
2 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................ .
1.1 &acqroaad _ ... ----.. -·--··--· ·--···---···-··-···-·-·-- .. ----····-···-····--······---•
l.l sWMU• aad Proposed S.mpliaa -·--·-·-··-··--·····---···--·-···-·--····-··-··-----~
3 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING •····· · ·· ................................................................. 5
3.1 Gneral Sdtial--------····---·-·-·-----···-·---·-·--··--.. ·····----···-···· ..... 5
l.l DeKrtptioa of OU 1141------··-·--··-···-··"·--···-··---··----·······-··-··-··-·--·--·5
) • PREVIOUS SYUDIES ....................................................................................... 6
4.1 PrnkNis v..,uuoe Sludkl-····-·----·····-·············· .. ··········-····-···· .. ····-·····--·······---·---·--·····.6
4.1 Pf'C'Viotlt Wildlife ScudM:f. ........ ---····-·················--·-···--··-----·--··-----·········-·---····---6 4.2.1 lnJecU ... ........ .. . . . . .... I 0
4.2.2 Mollusks....................... .. ... 10 4.2.3 RepUtes ~nd Amphibaani. II
4.2.4 Binb ............................ ... I I
4.2.S Fist. .......................... . . . .. .. I I
4.2.6 Mammals.................... . .. .. II
4.2.6.1 Small MIIJliMll .. II
4.2.6.2 L&rJe Mlmmals........ . II
4.3 Pl"e\'6oUI 'Rreatned. Eadaapnd. alld Snatt" SpKtet ............................................. - ............ 11
4.3.1 veaewion................. ... 11 4.3.2 Wildlife.................. II
4.4 Prnioti \\'ttlaad Scudies ............................................................................................. -····-·-·······12
4.5 Prntoas Floodplaias ScudiC'I ..... ___ ,. _________ , ........................................................................ -.12
5 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................ 12
5.1 Levell ("R«oaaa .... aee) Sanry.-.......... - ................................. - ....................................... ___ tl
!.2 Lrvell (llabic.t EvaluUoa) Sun~-·--·-··--··---·· ....................................................... ____ .......... 1)
5.2.1 Ovemory Evaluauon. 5.2.1.1 Cin:ular Plou. 5.2. 1.2 line lDtcrtept
5.2.2 Undcrs&ory ............... .
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5.3 Lnel J (Speda-Spedfte) Sun·ry1··-···-······-·---··----··-·····---·--·-····--·---15 ... 5.3.1 Mammals...................... 15
S .3 .1.1 S~r.all Mammals . . . I ~
5.3.1.21..cJeMammah. I~
5.3.2 Birds.............................. I~
5.3.3 Amphibians and R.rptila . I~
5.3.4 Mollusks (Snails and Br\lalva) 19
.5 .3 .5 Insects ...... .......................... .. 19
5.3.5.1 GroundOw~lhn.g.... . 19
5.3 .5.2 Aquanc ................. .. . I 9
5.3.6 Fish.................. ..... . ... 19
5.3.7 1brealeaed.. f.odanaercd.. and Sawuw ~pec.o 19
5.3.7. I Paeanne Falcoa .. . 19
5.3. 7.2 Spoaed Bat .... .10
5.4 Floodplata alld Wl'tlalld Aucuan1 T eda•lllf.a ·---·--···-···---·-·--···- .. .ltl
8. RESULTS ...................................................................................................... 21
6.1 Lnel I (Recoaubaa~aat Sarw, --·--------··--6.1.1 Plaml .................. .
21 .,., 6.1.2 Senait• ~ Specaes ..
...... .. .. 6. 1.3 Wildlate ......... .
6.l Lnel 2 (Habhat batuctoa) """' ·--·····---···-·--·--·-·-···················------ll 6.2.1 Ovenaory ................. ... .. . :•
6.2.1.1 Nonb-feclftl Slope Cdlcte *I~Nr) :~
6.2.1.2 Soutb·FKiftl Slope Pa,_..., Ce)'OII .1,
6.2.1.3 C.yon Boaom· c..a.a. del But)· 15
6.2.1.4 Mae Top: Maita dtl 8cwy . . lS
6.2.2 Shrubs........................... .. ... . .26
6.2.2.1 Nonb-FICiftl Stope~ C.a.da ~I Bw, 26
6.2.2.2 So' :h·FKift& S&opc ~ Caa)'Oll .21
6.2.2.3 ClnyonBoaom ~dcJBulr) 21
6.2.2.4 M• Top: Mana del Bury 21
6.2 .3 Understory................... . .29
6.2.3.1 Nonb-flcma S&opc· CaftacSa del 8Uf') ~
6.2.3.2 Soudl·F~eina Slope PajlfttO c.n~ )Q
6.2 .3 .3. Can)'OII 8oaom Caftada ~I ~ .19
6.2.3.4 Mesa Top: Mesna del But") . Jl
6.3 Lnel J (SpecNs-Spedfkt Suncya ......................... -·---·····-··-···· .. --····-···-.. ····-·····--····.._..)6 6.3.1 Veaetatioa......... ... .. .. 16
6.3.2 ID.Iecb.................... . ... .. )6
6.3 .3 Amphibianund Repula )6
6.34 Small Mammals... .. . . 37
6.3.5 IArJe Mammals........ )7
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"" ldelltiftcatioD or Wetlaads------.. ····-··-····-----···--·----··--···-'.,
7 DISCUSSION .................................................................................................. 37
7.1 l...n'ell (Habta.a [valuaUoo) Sun-~)-----~----··---·-------·--·--··---·-··-·---·-·--------···-·--···---·.3· 1.1.1 Rocky Mounrain Montanr ContfCT F-orest C ommW"tJn .-o 7 .1.2 Great Basin Conifer Woodland C ommunn~ 40
7.1.3 Rocky Mounrain RJpanan f-oresa Communlf) •o
7.l l...n'el J (Spec.Specifk) Sunf'YI-------------·······----------·····--·--··-··--·-·--·-------··----·····.0 7.2. I Spectes Disnussed from F W1bn C on~uicn11on 40
7 .2.1.1 Vtsetation.... .......... . •o 7.2.2.2 Wildlife.................. . 41
7 .2.2 Species for wbitb Level 3 ~r)'\ "'C'Tt Con4ucted "~
7.3 Wedaad aDd Flood plaiD AsliC'Uat'ats -------·--·----·····---·--·-------···------··----···-·---··---·····-•.3 7.3 .I Wtlllnd Survey .. .... ... .. . . . 4 J 7.3 .2 FloodplaiD Studies . .. . .. . . 4 3
I IMPACTS ........................................................................................................ 43
1.1 No•Seasattve Sptda ---·--·-----------····-------·-·-·····-···-··------···-··· .. 4J 1.1.1 Pllnts...................... 4\
1.1.2 Wlldbfc...................... 4)
8.2 ThreateiHid. E•da•pred. aed Sc.Ut._. .. ~w. ........................................................................... ..
U Wellaada aDd Floodplliaa ........... ________ ............ - .. - ......... - ............................................ _ ....... f4
I IIITIGA nON .......................................................................................................... 44
9.1 N~tSpedel--- ----·----····---···--·--···-··· ···-·----·-····-··---•5 9.1.1 P~u ...................... . 45 9.1.2 Wildlife ................. . 4~
9.2 ThreatciHid, Eadaaprecl, •IHI MtKtlM Specirl .. ·-·-·-·-·--·-·---···---····-··--·----·--·-··--·•5 9.2.1 Plants......................... .t~
9.2 .2 Wikllift .. . .. . .. . .. .. . . . 4 ~
9.3 WttlaiHisaad Floodplat••···--·--·--···--· ............................................................................... - ............ t6
10 CONCl.USIONS ............................................................................................ -'6
11 DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................ 7
12 SUMMARY OF PERTINENT REGULATIONS ............................................. 41
13 ACKNOWL.EDGMENTS ................................................................................ 9
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14 REFERENCES ............................................................................................... 60
1& APPENDICES ••.•...•.......•............................................................................... 53
APPENDIX A. PWit Specaes ChedJUt APPENDIX 8. Wikt.life Specta Cbcd .. hst APPENDIX C. Threl&aled. £ndan&ered and Smsnn·c: Spec It) Daabasc Pnntout APPENDIX D. Veaewion Hacrwduc:al Classsftcallon s, Utm
APPENDIX E. Pilat Spec .a Code LUt APPENDIX F. R.a• Daaa SummNJn for ot: 1148
LIST OF FIGURES
fiaw'e I. Loc:atioo of Lo& Alamos Nattonal Laboraa<W' "'rthm "'""' Mn.IC~ fipre 2. Metcorolocical ~ltaocu for I~ I fiaw'e 3. The location of()perab~ Unn II .. wnhm Lc» 4.-nm l'oo~.KlNII Lahnrat~
Fiprc 4. Cimalar pkJc mdbod cbaplm for na and &hrubt Fiprc 5. (a) Line nnscct medlod ofU"CC bole meuurnnn>b ed 1mr1 counu. <b1 ~.adant: folw intcn::epU. ... . . . .. . . ... .. . .. . . . . .. . . . . . ...... . Fipre 6. Oiqram illustratma fohar mlet'«'pp rudmp Fiprc 7. Wetland m.., of OU 114& Fipre I 100-year flooclpl&m map for 1.~ A I.-nO\ ?-.iattOtla LaboratM'\
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1. Ooc:umenu and IUrYt')" PT"'•ou'h uwnpln«< 'an&all"llnJ mlorm•uon "" plant .pn •n "'Mm 011
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1141. ........ ..................... .. HI Table 2. Documcnu and~ pn-vaou'1) compkUd u»nwnlft& mformataon on wtldltfc apcun "'Mill ou 1141.. ............ .. 10 Table 3. Threatened, f..Adananed. and SmMnw Spetc.n It" ; I Table 4. Overstory veacuuon ctw-.ctcnsoo of UH- b'ft c::on~ la~'ft "'"'" n."<ordord tn ot I 1141 ~· TableS. Ovenlory YCJCU~ion charK1cnstJCa of dw vee oe:onop) layct lipC'Ctet rcwrded 111 OU IICI for Mesita del B&ae)'. . .. . .. . .. .. .. . ~ ~
Table 6. Oventory vqc&atlon chanc1mSba c.flht W'vb ronop) llyn IPKtn n."<O«kd 111 Oll 1141 ~b
Table 7. Ovemory vqet.auon charanmma of d!Ko .nrvb conop) la)-c't 'fllC'(tn fe(ordc:d an OU 1141 fot Mesita del Buey. . . . . . . . . . .. . . ~ B Tabk 8. Undentory vq~uon tharactcnsttn of plant •r«•n r-c<orck'd m 01' 1141 ':II Table 9. Undentory vcett.atson charactmstsc, of plant 'pc·on nxonkd tn Ol' 11•1 !Of Mnn.• ckl
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BRET conducted a Lc\'r:l: 1hab1t&t f'\aluallool 1un·r~ afta .eard\mg an EM-B de••btic Tltc ct,rabase contained the hab1t&t rcqun-nnc:nu for all satr and fr<kt'alh hsu~d d\ruttned. mdanJt'f'Cd. and sensitive(~ :s) plant and anamal spec•~- Ulown to oc.:ur ~•ttun lhr boundaru·\ of lhr Laborat~ and sunoundml) areas. L.nc11 5W"W)'S wcrr condu~ u\mg a combsnauoo of hnr tranK"CU and l>aubmman plots. These technaqu~ arc des1gncd 10 gathn daUI on thr pC't't"C"nl.&¥r of CO\'C'f. den"''. and trt'qumc' of both undcmory and ovemor) components of lhr piL'II commumt'
Thr habltatmfomullloo gathn-ed dunnJo! fu~ld 'unrv~ "'.., compart·d "''w thr habrlAI rc-Qu&rt'mml) for each spec•~ of concern rdcntafted mlhr da1&bau ~r.arch If habtLit rt'quUTmcnu '-'nT no1 m~ IN am spec:aes of concern. then no fwthef sun·c-~ *tfr condu~ and thr ••tr ,. . ., conild~d c lr~ ,. rth ne> expected impact to sate or federal!~ lasted SJIC'Cit' If llab1\.ll ~lfmlmU wf'rt' mn. '1\r·lpC'Ciflc """C'"'" for the spccacs of conc.em wert conducted Thr ~·C'>-ipC'CtfK S-Un'C'"'') Vof'rt' conducted m au.ordMtcr w1th prc-csubhihcd survc~ protocoh. v.h1ch nf\tn rc-qu1rr cn1&Jn mr!roniiOJICII or lot'uon&.i condtllocu J(l complete.
In each IOC&taon to be s.ampled. all v.·c-tlanru and Ooodrlauu U~lthll'l thr uuw~ area ,..-rr noted usmg the Nauonal Wetland Inventor} M~ follo•td to~ ftcld ch«u Charactnuuo of ,..~lanch. Ooodplams. and npanan areas arc noccd ~ma cmtna outlmc'd &n Chr ~fedrnl Manual fm !Hhnwant: Junsdictlonal Wetlands· However. *dland boundlnel ~not dchnutc'd durmt: Chnc w~t'"' dur to thctr contmual fluctua~aon BR£1 c.an lx cMlacted 1.0 en~ 4niiUlJ loc.auon• ~am ouuuk of ~rtland areas If drilhna as rcquarc:d m a "'·c-tland. a ~ and rill pmnn ana~ tw needed
Databases tontamma hauonul mfonnlltor. and b~taliTpOf'U of an~ Prt'" tOU) ""'"'' ~ •lhm or near lhe ara to be sampled~ m·JC•·rd lind arr wrnman.d ~•Ch&n lh1• docummt to pnntdc backgro\Uld mfonnauon cMcc:rrnna ~ •nr Thnc wtnmarlt'' pro"·•dr an,..mton mformt:taon U\ar ,..,.. be used tn future CC\liOIICil na &S~smaJU and Pl\tl•an ana!nn
Most of lhe can~ $~~1cm• •lth&n Ol.' 11•a art rt'latt\t'h undl\tutbcd Uov.·"""' thnc- art locauons of varyms d1sturblnct' on lhr mt' ... thal andudr roe4~. dtaan~n 'lr.artd ftrldl. and l.At-il. facahtln The ool) maJOr dt~cr "'rlhu1 t.hr t.a.•w<xu n a mator !)OJ roaJ••' l~alt'd &n f'aaarll" Canyon
Tbr tcrram of OlJ 1141 ~ e'-.loC"nhlllh ""'"'''PC' of'~" lc.ai"Utn modn-.rrh ~•nor ''' steep c.a.nvons and lhr adlacent mn;a lop ntr (.~\01'1 .,~, arr ( Jla4a 4rl fhtr\ anJ l'a,artl<' (. &rl\00 Level 2 sun-e)·$ WC'f't' conducted on the not'lll·fet.ll\[ '''"f'f '"C-"~ 6tl ftur~ and oo the- \OUt.h-fa'&n' •lope m f>IJ&rno Canyon Thf e&n~Ofl bonom t.Un1"~' •rrr 'ondv<'U'd m L-'\aciA ckl liur~ Thr mna lop surveyed was Mnaua del Suey near l A- ~. 4n• <..
'Jbr meu·lop ponaona of 1M Ol' ~1! pnmanh •lth~t~ • pdK1fl· ''*"'P"' 'ammwul\ Mid and uodentory specter. ancludt' ball .arrlw\&ah. ,.. ... cumnt lind fOIU·•Iftl .. trbutoh AI~ uw\Cmcr.tc-d a1 the WCSI end Of tht' OU, Chc ponckrou f'CIV, and toe tnwr dqTfc od\n t;pr(tn of \hr m&Ud UW'IIfC'f comm\Ulaty 'WCf't found pnmanl~ akJn& tht nordl·l•lftl dopr Aa tbct. •k)pt' ea.tmch eat•ard. lhr dommant ov~tor) chanan to 1 panekrowallhd Jl&hiJI" c-otnmuntt) Cammoo m•d and unckntO'I') aprc1t1 mcluck Gamble oal. mock ann~. ~qua">"buih. mounuaan m~~ . and Nt"\o\ Mn ac.o hop\ Uonunant spec:a~ alona C.aftadl ckiBucy bonom tn<luck OM-11«d Ju.n•pn ponlkrou pw. pd\on pane. Gamble o.».. wavy-leafed clak, &qWiwbuah. and rubbn rabb11 bnnh llw .auth·IICiftl ''O+JW *&\ donunattd ~ a pt.f\on. JWilpcr community but mcluded nano- · leat~'d C'Ol'loo~'()()ICj dur to thf ~t-.nlo«b prounu" to a atr~~ · channtl Mtd and undt'rst~· sprun mel~ blur t:nm• ~l mod. orancr. btf wa.rrbru!oh blue~' und dropse'Cd. fUTwhccl. ho~wccd Ouh.vlc:. '" I"Ulntl\a .,. ht'at~~ ""tlllr ''*ff1 t lcn·rt mullc:&r.. gcranaum. and wtllo,...
Oatabast' s.earcht) mdteatC'd that rotmllal )pC'OC') <)f ( OI'Kt'fll lvt lhn Ol! (ba~d on hahtiAII and Ctf
known oc~Wftflcnl Art' thr blad. ha~l. b41ld r"llc- Mt!o""'PP•lm. prr-rcnnr l•lcon brca.l·b•lkd hwnmmabard. WtllO* Oyc:a\Chr-r. ·~ bal ..... , -~ pund W\&11. mrwo• Jumpanr mou~ V.'nlht h~hhc om caC1Ul, Santa h chollll. sram• ~· C.a<1U,_ tn~olc--no ... ·'"""' fal..- C&rTOI. Uuudlr-al hont-bfu\.h. Plw·· chlhll)·, ~1.1 Fe mtlht'lch. Mathr,..1 ,...ooll~ rmlJo.H•tch. c~antt mtlhnch. runed und lfnbrna. 1at» m1lk~etch. and Pa~osa phlo-. Ai • rc-~ut1 of 1 hab1ta1 r-vaJWit•on of~ Ol '. ~o of lhnt ~P« •n aprlut to havt' am~ to h•sh potmuallor oceutT!'ftc:c- m the arc• the ~vmr fakon and thr •pontd bit lhr ~suits of tbt fttld hab1t.t t'"aluauon r.ndK.tLt"\ lha1 lhr h.abu.at rlmtml~ n~dtd lor thnr 'P« •n ar~ ~I
The percgnne falcon occupu:~ stt"q' cl1fh. u~ualh ada&(cnt tn c&n">·ozu llm sp«te~ hOI.) b«n
recorded as nesttng wulun Laboratory bound.ane~ m an hmon• nnt ~~k m Puebl<' Can,·on but t.tm \IIC ha.~
not been used by the falcon for the last ten ~c~ ThC' perq;nnc falcon •~ not np«1ed tc uuhzr Ol I 14~
for nestmg purposes. The falcon ma). howc~·er. ~ ustn~ thr aru ~ a fttdmE ground I I rrc-~encc Clf the percgnnc: falcon lS suspc:ctc:d. cxcc:u1ve d&mattc: 1 an~ aru ewer ooe-tenttl acre 1 to vct:e~llun ~houtd t'C
avoided and any trtt removal appro"·ed tl~ BRfT The spotted bat occupa~ cave\ and roc._ c~\JCt'\ m rl.ftoo-,untpn ronderou mu.ed con1frr and
nparian areas PaJanto Canyon h~ habitat requaremenll lor tt\1~ 5.pC"( tn mo~1 ~nn and 1 wurce Clf ._..ate:
No advc:rsc unpact to the: sporu:d bat 1 •f prncnt 1 ~hould oc.cur A) lon,: A) ""'all ca'n and roc._ CTt\ t\ n arc
not dasturbccl and the water source "'·1thm the unyon u not altert'd
The wood lily occun m mUJ!ol ~aded &reA) Tlm spet tc) t.a.} hC't'r. found m l o' A lam<n (' (>Uf\f\
but as very· rare. If extc:ns1ve umplma; ._.111 be londuC1cd "'1UHT: npanan are.&\ the- URl 1 ac.am mu\t toe
contacted lO conduct a Sltc:-speclftc surve~ of the aru pnor to ~plani If hc:av' equ1pmen1 or \C'htllC\
will be taken off estabhshed roach (paved or d1111. perwnncl trom 8Rl T mu).l ~ nouf•C"d tc• wnJuc-t a walk through to detennmc ~sencc or abM."ncc or th~ hhn
The Hellebonne orchad" found m damp "'00<1~ ncar ~ ~,t:,. nrearm ar1d llpartan ar-c~
This spectes has been found m Los Al&m<n Count\ Jr c:ur.au"-c umrhnr "'111 bC' conduC1ed "'1thm
nparian areas. contact the BRET team for a :utc·SJI«If\( t.W~'f'" of the aru pnOI' ''' umrlm.: If hun equtpment or vehacles wall be taken otl ntabla~hed rntw11 <pe•'C"d Of dtn l prnoMcl from RRJ T mu•l ~
notified lO conduct a walk lhrough to dc:tenntnc prnctl(C 01 abw'ncc ol the' <Wt'htd
Surface samplan& or tha~ ou U\ould not C&UlooC .,~ .. ,h'C1V U"nf'6CU to.,, """"'"' cntttal hablt..lt nl
sensitive areas if conduCted m ac.cordanu "'lth lh" documnu No t.tp1f1~t ~lc-&t.C' of cont.amanant' '"'"
the environment ts expected lO occur dur.ng l.AI1'1J'IInjt H,:, ... -n-n ~'JUld rclca.~ of wnt&mtnanh nv
above the pR<tetc:rmmed actaon lt-vd. "'or1..en muit c~ OJI<'T'811on~ s.hut dn,.n tht "lc. and rc•~~n the:
wnphng procedure
1 INTRODUCTION BRET conductrd 1 b1olot:1U1l aueumen1 lot thr ~•to: th&ra• tC'11t.ltaon ''r · wmrlmf rh.t.~r · l'f U1c
Envtronmental Restorauon proatram for Ol: 1141. 1 A. \4 and . \I to lk1ntnuw prnnltc 01 .~M."1Ht "' n ' spectes, and of Ooodplatns and wet Iandi The UM.",~f'nt u dna.:;nc-d to prr." tdt baw:-hnc anfPmtattun on
the plant and wt\dhfe communtttfl occumna Ul the •liM to bC' r.amp)C'd for liM' 1n lona·•mn mon11urm.:
The: Envaronment.al Rntorataon Propwn ~' tc• ..mpk lltn ••Utm Ol' 11•1 for pufT'C»n of
charactertzma panacular ann Thf umplanc ••II tOML\t of tnn<"tn& t.Oal \olll'lpkt. b~ ""•> uf t\and·hcld
auger drills or by u1mg auaer-mounttd haY)· mach&nm
BRET evah.aattd the propoitd snr ~o~mplma for 1U Lmpacl on Tl ~ ~ •r' and or 0<100dplatn~ and
wetlands Thts was done m accordance .,..,ttl the 19~3 tC'derall.Jldanfn\"'13 ~~~' A•t lhr Ne"' Mn''"
Wildlife Conset"'atton Act. the Ne-w Mnaoo lndan1~ Plant~·<"' A,·t. f C'drnl f luodplatfl and
Wetland Execunve Orden (E<h) 11990 and 11914. LX >I 'Ordn ~~Oo I ( l.Jl"aronmmtal t omphantr 1 10 CFR 102:!. and the Nauonal En~110M1ent.al Poh") Act
SectiOn 7 of the fcdff&l Endang~ SP"•~~ A~, rcquu-n alllrdcral-rcncat"\ to cn'urr thallht'u
acliVItlts or programs 'illr til not Jeopardtu the conunu«< c lllltcn(t of • lcilt'fllll~ lr\ted thrutene4l or
mdangc:rc:d specaes or tts des1gnatrd cnllcal hab1lAII 1 '' arplt,aHr 1 .,.c._. Mn1~o ~ ~ 1ldlllc c on~T'\atum Act (WCA) and Endangered Plant ~pecle~ Ad I n·~A J al~· r-c.~UII'C lrck'ralagrn.an w cn\ur-c lhll IJJC'II
activities and programs w1JI not JC:Opardtu ~f'\"<tt") mat arr U~Sir. f'fttt~·lrll lnlph.•n\l·nuataun ul '-con>n ~ 1 ,
well as Ne"'· Meli.ICO's WCA and EPSA. 1\ donr "'rthtn thr lrJ.t·1r._.or~ of thr l'lillu.lrllll.m lftmrncntal
Pohcy Ac-t (NEPA) Thrrr arc: thrre routblt' out.·ome) ol. Bwl<0.~1\..11l AllC'UillC'nl lor Ulrtalt·ncJ and t'IH1AI\fCICd
SJ'«tt'S
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2 Ther-e IJ't' TES Sp«le~ UIJhJJnf hahl\o1t "'11.1'11n ltlt l'ft>Jll.'~ll p!uJC'\'1 a.rra but U1erc ar,- n••
cxp«ted ad~t"~c &mpacu 10 tht \J)c:< 1c~ ot
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spectcs, consultation wtth the appropnatc state and 1cdenla,mn I) mttiJtc-d formal coniult.:auon rtloru could result in modlfic.at&OIU, allC.'matJVCs. or complete abln<lonmmt ol thr pfOJlOSot"d protC'ct to avmd potential advcnc unpacu to pto(ectrd spec&C\
Two cxeculln ordcn prov1<k pro1tc11on tor Oood;'llatns and "'C'tlanlh b.ccutl~'t ( trdcr I I Qllli "Fioodplam Management," c.Jls for protrcuon of noodplauu and mandate~ that porcnual rtlccu of.,, federally funded acuon m a floodpl.a.m ~ C'\·alualrd for unpaa w thr amronmcnt and porcnual hu.tltl and safety problems ansmg from an~ Con.sl7UC1ton on the Ooo6t"I&Jn b.rcufl\'t Ordn I I QQol •f>rotrcrton ol Wetlands," requ&re$ all feda'all) funocd ~cnctc~ I<' •~wr Clf ammd prorcdute\ to rmun· "'~1111d~ he protectt:d from loss and.·or dcplldatlon
Code of Federal RtgulalJon) I 0 Cf"R 10:: outl.nn the ~L&rn lor llOf. rn'Tiphancr "'tth the cxecuuvc ordcn and prov1~ the mearn fof pubhc rntr"' of rt00o1plam and "'~land 1mparu Thc erR requun that all DOE acuoru ""'II bt u~ucd lor unpacu to Ooodplauu and "'·rtland~ Tim CTR dOC"' not mcludc a specific mmunum 'w: Pubht rr-. ~ ol potrnual unparo n Pfl'' tdc.J throe~ "r J' A docwnenWJon or Federal Rcg~Stn JlioufJc.auon If lhnl' " • rc-tmnal IM ampae1 to fl·lOdplatn\ or wetlands. a floodplam and w~land uKurncnt mu$1 be (OD4\IC1N to ~trmmr tl thr :rnract> .,.nul.: he consadered adverse
Addlhonally, unckr Sectton "().4 of thr Cle&TI V. atn An thr drt:rW.tton of w~land\ and floodplams are al10 controlled b) lunJIIll.J dw dndt&rlft' of ftll "''" thnc '"''"'\l' IIIT.U Thr ( tlfl' of Engmccn (COE) ovenen fill dtKharJr hmtu and &uun "'-·o ~'ftt"l ol pc·muu Ot-rmcan,: on thr ••rr of l.hr floodplau1 or wetland that wtll undcTJo unpte1 Jliat•on••<k rnm•o. arf!h ll' arcu "''lf'fl' l.hr unf'a(1 n lr~\ than I 0 acra If the Impact h VC<1Jtf du&n I 0 act"C'l. 'nd'\ tdual prrrntu mu\1 t'lll. tnuC'll Of! 1 c&~or b' C&M' basts before acttvtltei c.an ~ uuuatcd
In addruon 10 l.hc prc~>·•ou•l~ d'""'lool"d t'l"J'I!auon\ ()( •• c ..-dc-1 , .. OCI 1 rrQuut>' "" t'fl\ lftmmcnt.al SW'V~) (I "pre-operational~ wrYC')) pnor lfllhf t.lat" ur of In<"'" •nc flk tltl\. Of PfP.,t''\1 "'ht<.h hu f.ht ~ntaal for advfflt envtrorunmtal ampac1 Thr """r' ..tlould hf-t:m no k"' than one 'C'&l, and prl'IC'f11t>h two yean. before lhr propo~ pro1«1 \l&n·ur d.atc tor\ a.luatr thr t>t.c~ll~ tummunthr, undC'f \attf'd seasonal changn ~ baMiant' dal.l W~ppon tht "f .n' ttonmmt.al \cftm,;· ponaon ,,. \he •or._ plan' lor satr invcsllgauon and an also an unpunant ~UfK"CC for t.hc r' al~taO!'I o! mHJonmc-nt .. l tmf"k·u of <.on"tcuvc measuns.
2 PROJECT DESCRIPTIO~
2.1 Bacqrouad
Rncarch acttvtun conduct~~:4 at Ltn Alamo' ~ahonall...aht•r.t~ ll.ANll ~~~~c~ "' ru"rnH hav~ rnultC'd m lh~ fonnahon of a lqr n~hc'r ol ~'ltd V. •~tc Manar.rmrnt l 'ntu 1\ \o\'MU' 1 \ \o\'Ml , 11 LANl. arc defmed as ~any dt~nntblt unn "'h•ch Mlltd •a,tr) hnr hen~ pla,rd 11 an~ umr annprct•H ol wh~rthc unu was antmded fm tf'K manarnnmt of 'oltd or hu.~atdou~ ••~tc' ILA~l. 1~1 lhrw SWMlJs an located at vatJOU) tt"Chntcal an&A throut:bout the o4 \.:.quar~·rn•lc I•~"'" anll tlm'"' c•l \attou) conwnmanu released from l.aboraiOf'\ facthllc\
The US 1 nvaronmcntal Ptot«110n Arcnc\ 1 i J'" 1 I) thr ~~~ulalof\ auUu>nl\ 111 dlatJtr of ~ WMl ~ and drnvcs IU authonty through UK R~c ( omct\allor, and R«t•HT\ An tRCJtA 1 h1 lk·tord.anu With tht rcqutrcmenU or RCRA.LANl. must dnrlor (()fl~11\f ll("lton~ lor all rtlu~d hu.ardt.•u' .,...u.r matcnal mto the envaronmmt
lbc Envtronmental Rffioralltln (f-R I tiroup tl.M·I it'' thr te\f!On\thlr pam for thr dr,·tlopmC'n: and tmplcmentallon of COrn'Citvt' ll("tt<:Jfl~ lor ~WMlh &I LAf'-l. The COrt~ll\r a~tton prtlol.h~ 1\ dt\hkd mto four phases 11 Sttt an~rm. 1l Sttr charancnuuor.. :; 1 t>rvclopmtnt of prupo~<llonrcu,·c actJons. and 4) MltChnJ and ~o1run~ c~C1tvt act ton~ 1 LA NL. I~ 1
nus Baologtcal A~st"umrnt hL' bn-n prrparnllm U!lor v. •th thr "'" lh&raCirtllAIIOI'I pha~c Btologtcal Aue!lsmtnt!i for oOlrr phMr~ ma\ t'<' rcqulf'f\l
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SWMUs are located throughout T .A1s mOl' I 141\ anti art uw< •atC'd "'tth thr folio"' LnF
-Surface Waste Storagr
-D&sposal Pits -Disposal Shafts -Trauncn1 Tanks -Sqllic Syaems and Tank.~
-MIIerials DispoaJ -Waste Oil Storqr Ta!W
-TRU Waste hcu,mc ·Truck·Wubina P1U
Sampling of the SWMUs and sites down grwlam1 from thr ~~1-fi''· .,.,~; M conductf'd w
dccaminc lbe type, quutity, and extent of any mvaronmmal contarru.nauon 1M MmplmB "''I! br
prilurily iD draina&es leadma 10 Pajan10 Cetyon and C.tlada ckl ~ Surfac~ and s:ubsurlaa 1o01b "'Ill
be IIIDJ)lecl. Samplin& will nry from surfaa Mmpln of IO·mdl <~~ •-em 1 dc;lth' ,.tl!l band 'padt-\ w
core driJliD& 10 dcpCbs of r;rcascr man 200 ft < 60 96 m 1
3 ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING
3.1 G•eral Senlaa OU 114llia within lbc bouncWln of LAf..'t It\ l.m A.lamm. N"' Mruco 1M L&borat~ .,
localed in north-central New Mcxaco llppi"'I&me&cl~ 160 km ( 100 m• 1 b' toed IKJI'VI of Albuqwrqt.K and
72 km (45 mi.) by roed nonbwcst of Sima Fe Cf•a 1)
The Los Allmoe Nauonal Laborllory •• ~or: Cht r.,tnto r•au on thr cu1-«ncral cdp or
lbe Janez mounWnl. Tbac mounwm m fonMd b) a "-ompk1 ptllr or \'OI~K nxb elonl w nonbwesiiiWJill ofdac Rio Gran<k rift m nantl-umra! Nt- MnKO Thr plah.-au. whtch fonn' an apron
ofvok:anic scdimcnwy rocks Ilona tbf easu:m O.U. of t.M mounwru. "aht:ftN apptalunatrl~ nor'lh·
IOUib and is about 20 to 23 m1 (3.2 10 .tO km) an leftlt!• llftd ~ 10 10 au (I 10 I e. km 1 ** Tbt plateau
slopes pmty CIStWird hm an ckvatton of abou1 7SOO ft < :zlfl "'1 nat the mouni&UU \o-·anS tht Rao
Grinde where 1t taminllea at an c~ of lbout 6200 ft < 1119 m 1 rn a-cecr Jlopn formed b)· ttw down.
cuaina oflbe Rio Orlnde wbteh l.aet S400 ft ( 16-t~ ml T'bt p4.af.cMI bP hem dtueaed anto • numbft of
IW1'0W .. -by IOUiheut-nndin& Ultlmlallall ..,_,
The .-.like p..._, It the bue of the mounuutn atmeb tmo f\nact·hkf ~ tcf'II'Ud b)
deep ClllyoDS. Geoloaic:at wt.nt. Banckltcr Tuff wu ~from \'Okanlc rtVpeton• an u.t Jnn~1
Mountaiu about 1.1 to 1.• milltOCI yeen ap (t.ANt 1911) llw cufh OYC11.ep oUI«f vo"-'•n wtuch ere
underlaiD by lbc c:onatomen~e of the Puye fOOMt.aa (LI\Nl 19111 That conalomnw anwmu1.n ~~on.h
Chino Mea buaha aJona lhc Rio Gr.nck The era is characu:rizled by a wnuan4. tcmpt'f'Ur mount&Jn c lt.maJC' ,. 11!1 s.ununn tc-mpt"fatur~~
typically ranain& from 50° F to ao• F ( 10" C to 21" Cl dunna 1 14-hr penod 18o~~om IWO) Wmtn
temperatures aenerally t'WIF from tbc tnnl to about so· f (~· C w 1t1· C1 dunnr a :?4-hr JI'C'nod ~
annal prec:tpitaUon in the V\Ciftlt) of L.a. Al.amM nftJC'~ from I) to II U'l ( )~ 10 46 em 1 ~~otth much of 11
occUJ'rin& dWlftlswnmer raan lhowen an Jul~ and Auaus.t
Meteoroloaical condttaom dunnr thC' I~ 1 ftt IJ "'~'" ~otT wmna.rlt'td m t •tturr :
3.2 DtKrtptkht or ou ua OU 1141 lS located tn the eutrm cmtnl p>n•on of thr LaboratOI') a~~d "bounde-d on tht non.h
by Cdada ckiBuey and on lbc south b) P•Janto ean .. -on h ntmcb nonnweit and .outhe.&)l •lon& 1M
Laboratory boundary wllh Sandoval and Sanu h counhr\ 111 Corp. 19901 (J q; 3) l'br unat ~~ I<X.atrd ,,,
Township 19 North, RD,c 7 East. Secuon 31 Tlus. ''an approumatiOf\ onl~ lor tht) $CC1aon and ma'
iadud: pon1on1 of addiuonal secuon~ UTM t'oordanatn fnr the ~.a arr
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The OU encompassn Mc~na del Bur' and pon•on~ o! ( .t.ael.a dt: Bur' anJ Pa1&nW ( amo, The ckvauon oflhc mesa ran~n tTom apprm.1matcl\ 6600 ft 1 :'0 I:' m 1 &I 1U C&)lcm C'Of'C' '" •~lUI f>{o()(• t\
(1203 m) at ns western cdgc The en11n Ol' I'W\@'CS from approumaal~ MOOn to 6900 f'ltlQ~O ''' t:o~ m). The toposraJ)h)' 1~ vaned ran£,mg from 5tttp pnupltOUl c.an~·on ""·alb to JCDth ·r.lop~nj; mr:~ lof'\
The geology of the stud~ an.a u akm& the c.utr:m C'4.,r of \he PIJ&ntCl Plltcau I f>\&mmun and Kennedy, 1971). OU ll48t) undcrllm b~ wcldrd Banckbn Tufl•tt.h twCTI~m' lnuqur and 1\.'~ formanons (fercnbaUJh ct al . 198:! 1 ~11 tomJX»IUoru mlbr area to•n•~: of HatU't>~ wnd~ loam. 1 ota'' grnelly loam, Nyjack loam. Hadao~·Rod. outc:top compk-.. ~ •II~ loam. Pnl1"-111 .and~ loam. PntU sill loam. and rock outcrop C"')11an ct aJ . I q78 1 1M potmoomnnc r.urfa« of tbt mam aqu&fn m the lo' Alamos area he.~ about .S680 ao .SilO f~ ul a1 lhc IOUlJoel ofT A·~ (hv 700 n <:I J m 1 of unYfUralcd tuff and volcantc rock separate the wrfacc from the aqutler tiT ( orp . I 98"' 1 Pe.1anto C&n\'on. \ouUl of T A·S4. acu as a dramaac for d\c flanb of the Jnnc.: M01At!t.IU1\ ~f and r.ummn thundcrstonn' rccbat&e a thm perched aqu•fer confmcd to th~ alluH.un 111 the can~-on 1(\ lht norUI. (&f\~ dcl But'' ha' a small dramagc &rea uuufJ'actcnt \o mami&Ul J1'""(.hed .... -un m the: altv"um (~'11\Wl r:t al I 'NO I
4 PREVIOUS STUDIES Pnor lO the 1991 s~~'\. ~Tnl \ltt·'PM=tf" r.tudtCs had~ complt'lt'd ••Uun m unmr:d•atC'h
adjKent lO TA-S4 Thew studan &n<lu4r mformahon ~~ c "tn ol propoa.c'13 Lab«ettll"\ •'"' lltC:l '"'
threatened and mdanaercd ~~.and ~ccunon and ••ldlafc:" h.uothnr .nd t~~···nttor'\ dau Much of d\e spcc1n mfonnahon m ttm ~chon u r•U'af'O~ ''"" u~ tmh a. • rc-nn•l
description of the btoloetcal mlit'Ufl of lhr ptu)«t arc-1 The: rtu•~ot "'n~t '''li" . .,,,on 'un·r~' ,..en necessat) to <ktermane m~ complnr and eHI.Inm" ~nlonnattCJn on plant a.nd "'•ldhl<" 'f'C'""' h" thr proposrd umplana 'ne:.
4.1 Prn•oa• VqflaUoa Studta
A number of vcaetauon anal~-sn and •UI'·ep haw beom 'c:mductcd • ttun pontocn of thC' """' an• and mna tops ofOU 11 .. 1 nable II The~" 1t1cludlr pT~tOUl l..n•nrunmmLal Ar.wumC'ftb ol PaJamo Canyon and Caft.a4a ckl 8uc:). a ~ft'UitkXl anaiY'n of Mntta c.1c-l lt\K") and d\r adJ-'C'ftl t&n~·om and smaller studies of flonshc comp<Mruon ~A·n.tun Cbe 1 A·~ •llr All o! thhr 111u4~~ and 'un--~ '*"~ conducted after 1979 and pnor to lfll A c::ompku dtcod.h" of plant 'PC"•t' tdrntt(ted dunnJ thrw
surve~. an addition to the mos1 rumt f1dd Wf'\'f'~·'· '' c•ven U\ Apprndn. A
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Table I Documents and ~urvc~ s pl't'Hnu~h c omplctrd cont.ammJ: IJllonnauon on p:.~n• I
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PROJECT PHI Rf...;Cf
Floristic Composauon Stud~ of Area (, f ou and l•cmc' 191(1
Baologacal Survey of Area C . t ou and T ~m~r~ I 'lBO !
Flonstac Composauon Study of Area G .. ou and T IC1nC\ I fill: 1
Flonsuc Composauon Stud~ ofT A-~ I F on and T tcmC' ! 98 ~ I 1 F on and T ~m~c~ 1984 ' flora of Los Alamos Lab I
Flora of Los Alamos Lab I Fou and T~m~c' 191~ I B10logacal Survey of Mcsata del I:Suc' , F ou and T tcmr~ I'll( l Baolosic:al Survey of Area l , Fou 191~ l Overstory Survey of Area l f o~~ and T scrnc' 195t> ' VegetatJon/Ecology Surv~ tor lhc Anunal Care fat~hr-- Fou 191~ l
Veget.atJorv'EcoiOI) Survc~ o( lJppa Mn1ta dtii:Suc~. Aru 1
F 0\.1 and ltcmc~ 101. l l ~ J TRU-WIStt Plant ' l .
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VegCWJon!Ecology Survc~ of Caft~ del B~c~ f ""' and T 1t'1Tic' 1918
Biologacal Surv~· for Sant~ \lo'astr \loatrr con~·dd.a!Klfl f ou and l•cmc~ I IIIIi . '
E.colo~acal Survry for While Rod V l$11or C man F ou and 1\mnf'n l ~~ j
Table 2. Docwnenu and ~t')'' p~vtO\nl~ complc1cd (OftLiltiiJ\5 mtormauon on '"HI<Shlc ~''"' lllllhiJl 01 nurOl 1141
PROJECT i R.lflJU Net~ Pajanto and Caftada <kl Bur~ ~all Mammal Dau ! BtU\ and Rnmn I~ l 1M Amphibaans and Repulet of Len A lame» I &,an ,q~, Nauonal Envaronment.al Rt"SC&rdl Pat\ Summary of Small Mammal T rapptn,; I h·lttwlk't I ~8(1 -BreedtnB Bard Ccnau) I """ tnd Htdmltl llll.(l Jql" Small Mammal Surve)' ti.ent J91t> The Ants of los Alamos Coun~ l MKU\. tul IQ&tt Mammal Survtys at Wast~ l>tspol&l S•tn T M.nmet al ICJ7 I
Small Mammal Surv~' MorTnon IIWO
Bard surwys Momton I WO --Alias of BreedmJ Bards o( Lo\ A limO\ CO\lnf\ i 1ntvn JQ4'1:
4.2.1 IDIC'C'tl
No msect studtH havt ~n ~::omplctcd .,.,t.tun Ot · 1 I.U It'"' C'' ct ont 11\\tet "ud' h~ bern conducted on Laboratory propnt~ that <:ould havc hmnt'd appll,atum I<> t.tm < )l · bawd on umtlartl\ of
habttal\ MacKay till ( 19161 collcctt'd anu tn Lo~ AI&IT~<>~ < ounf\. 10( ludan, 'f'nlftL "'r' .,.,than 1 A '-• dunng lhc summrr of 1916 Ut al~ iupplu:d dau lrum f'IT' •ou~h conduCIC'd l!udar~ lll ~v and ncart-' ~as AppendtA 8 last\ thou- spcor1 loun(j at tilt 1 A ·q ~11c ana m hal'lttat~ ~•mtlar to .,.hat t\ found an
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4.l.l Mollualu
No t'ltltnSIVC' ur formal f,cld )Ur\t\' hA\C' hrt'n condu1 trd lur m 1llu~lo.' mlh" ( 1\
4.1.3 R~ptiles aad Ampbib1ans
In 1978. Charles Bogart. consuiUint uc LAI'L. (Onductcd a survc~ of ITJ1Itln and amphtbaan~
w1tbin the boundaries of the Laborator) Studtc) c onductc-d m 19&: "' Bo"" ~er and F crcnbauJ)l recorde-d
addrtional species m tblS UQ A~du B hstl> u;r ~~' tc:~ of rq>~.tln and unphtbaam potrnllalh or
actUally (confirmed) occumng wtthm OL: II ~8
4.1.4 81rdJ
A list of bird spec1es potmuall~ and actu.all~ 1 confarmt"d 1 oc'Ul'Tltlf '"'thm or ncar Ol · I I All "'>&~
extracted from the "Atlas of Brudmg Btreb of LO) Alamo) Count\ ~"' Mc-,,w~ Thc m01t tomr!c:tr
data on actual prnence of btrd spccte~ as takl'Tl from M<'m~ ( I OQ\1J ""·hp es:taNt)hrd hnr tran"cct.' tn
several canyons. mcludmg PajantO and C al\ada drl Hue'. OOth of ""h.ch arT '"rthm or ne.ar thr ot· Of
note is the possibility of me Cooper's ha~·k uulwng arc.u of c 11411 Thr { oorn-s ha"'>~ h.u be-rn \ttT1
in upper Caftada del 8uey, but no nest suuctur~~ have bn'n o~c-d althi)Ut:h the habs~s t\ t.ustiblc f,,. nest.ins by this spec1es Appcndu1 8 hru actual I\ and potrnllall\ occumnJ: bttd \pc'CIC'\ m the '" tnlf\ Clf
ou 1148
4.1.S Fisb
Thm are no suttablc: fhh habnau loc.ttt'd -...tthm nt 1141 thffflorT no f11h \pc'CtC'\ an nrc("trd
to occur in this untt. Due to OoV~ panrms and s.oun::~,. of ""atl'1 f01 lht at'C'~ 1 c-phrmt-ral runnff and 'Pflnt:.
fed marshes). these watm an not rxp«t~ h' ~upPOM ft~h
4.1.6.1 Satlll Maaaaaab
Appe-ndiX 8 hsts thow lpetlt') cap~WTd 1n thr sh.d' "'e~ and ~Pf't t~l \ nualh ob~'"' rd m
captured m related studies Addattonal 'J"C(tn •·ere ldn'ltafsC'd too' Monl)(JI"I '1~1. Man1n tlaJ , JQ~ 11.
F"clthaUKr ( 1980). and ~ern (I '916 I and arc andudc-d tn thr 'f'« t~l ltll
41.1.6.1 Lara~ Maaaab
StudieS done by While ocf~ lht IWintrtln& and '"m~ rqr of lhr t>lll01 1~11 f'tllt1
transects set up by BRET an canadA dtl Rue' and PIJ&nln ( oiii\"Ufl tui\"C' ai\CI andt<&tt'd \C'.&r round u~ ol
the OU 1141 aru In add1uon. mtnt'.> anto tht V.aldhlc (}t'll>f"f'\ataor• Da~~ maan~mcd t>, btU t
andacatc: that dc-c:r have I.XCU&onalh h«'n tll:>M"f"\·rd "'!he &/C"A
4.3.1 Vrat'tattoa
ln 1'984 a btologtul ~un·r} W~~&l U)l\du~ ted sn •·~·"' ••••on .. ,lh IJ•c "'<''" M'" "~" l'la."'t P'tt14« 1to11
AdviSOr) Commtnt"C Tht !1\alr tndan~c.-rcd t:rama g-r·a" ~o.anul 1 1 ""'''""'.., f>.Jf'•"'·'• .. mth.J 1 ""•~ touttd sn 1 ul
Alamos coun" Th1~ speclt~s h.u habaLit n:·qutrnnc-nh that art ptc~n• '"•IJ•an Uu· 0\ I 1411 '''c "" u\hc-t
spcctes of concern have bc-C'n prt',·tou\1\ hnmd .. nhah \llc untJ
41.J.l WUdlifr
No extC'OSI\'C: or lonnal prt'\ IOU\ ftcld )lUdtt~ lm \hrt'~trnt"d t•r t"n<1an .. c-rrd 'II\ lldltlc IOoC'TC' found lot
Oll 1148 and the- TA-~4 area
II
I I
( ..... Prrvious W~tland Studtn
The Envtronmem.al Ptotcctwn A~C'Ol~ •II' A 1 rt''l-'lftJ 11 Jctcrmmau,•n o1al: "'"11.\Ilj•. "'•UHr thr
watershed of lancb ownc:d ~~ the D< ~~ _ l AS l I,'' the I A' L 1 )(>I R n<'IUJ\:C and C on~n au on !{ceo"~
Act (RCRA land Haz.ardou~ and ~hd v. '"'c Act d~~ .... A} pa.n h pe-rm I\ ( on ... equc-nth I rn•Jf'(! Ill mar
and charactcnu tho~ wetland~" a.' undC'rt.U en 1r. I w~_ Tht '*ctlandlo mappm,: w&) dune too~ the l 1 ~1 V. ~
m accordance wtth the Nauonal \1. ctlan<h lnvcnto~ ('••WI; The nattotu! tn\rnto~ ,,~ "ctlana• mdu.Jc•
all wctlanch and dccp-"atcr habn.at~ thrnu~out the l rHtcd ~ate~ mdudm[: n'cn I.U..c) )trc:.arJH.
marsher.. bogr. and pon~ In c~rauon "'th other t C'\icnl and ~'LaiC~ asmc.c~ pn\atc m~&nlz.&tl(ln) and
mdtvtduals, the USFWS dc\·clopcd a ... nlanJ defmtllon lnr tonduua.nt: an 111\·cntor'\ o! thr nal!on ~
wctlanlh. 11m dcfmtllon WL\ pubh!>hed m the ·c~uafK..Ilton of V.ctlanlb and(~ V. atn Hal\t'Lab ol the
Untted State!>" (Cowardm. ct al 19.,QI In thc 'V.1 "'rtW!d.~ &IT dcfmr-d 8.) "la.ndlo tnan"uor.al bcf\o\~11
aquauc and terrt'strlal syr.tcm\ when the ..., au~r ablc n U!>u&lh at or ne&l' thc !lurtacc. or the ~.~n~• I) '"' t'T'rd
by shallow water" In addiUon. the dcfm11100 rcqu11e~ that Ulr land ~up~n prcdommaruh h"irorh~,'"~
and the ~ubstrate tr. dramrd h\drll !>Oih (l>unt.r. c-: al \Qitt'
The N\\'1 map:; arc broad m ~ope: and arc me&tJI ''' onh f'fl" tdr e:u•J.&ncr t-u1 r.nt l'"'l'rttl.at'
Jun!>dtctton Thr method for clu\lftcauon "a htt"nrtht<.al \\~trm an.Jt\ :~oCllrh ~d c>n arnal
photography Aenal mar' ~lllcall\ rcOrct condutom dunnt: \hr ~f'l."• ,r" \Cal and ~;n.on tnt"' "'rrr t.U.rr.
A dC'tatlcdon-thc·grnuniJ wr.r' 111 ""flC \Itt'',, N-.n~· un~•cn lm t'Aih 01
4.5 Prntous Floodplala' Studtn
Under c:111stm~ pcrmn rrquuTmrllb lhr l J' A ~>hrulatr' that fa,l!hllc' rct:uloiiC'd t-' thr RCRA muM
dcltncatc all 100-ycar 01)()(jplam rit",atwn\ ,.,ltl'lll'l lhtlf t'oound&nc\ 1\tcl.m f tiN: I dtd fll,.odpl<aiO
computational mappmg uimg thr COl 'lontpuu-t h~l! I locHSlhdrna:nrh l'•l~.&J:r dU t ·II and HI~ ~
(Mclm 19921 HEC·l ttrncratn \lorm h\drorrartta at ~otlt"ctrd dl.lt.nnrl IO(ahor• ,.,th1n each unt:.at:r-13
water)hed, HEC-: del'tne) thr flCIU<Splam He ... .,.rd tht ar;woa'h \L• drhnr tht 10\hrar '•·hnur·druJ:n
storm event for Lo' Alamo' l o\al ha·un ~•·· lor ra<.t·, '&I'IH•n ..,.."" 1(1 \ 'lo(lu.trt mtln 1 ;c. It• ~~ ._m 1 l<tT
Cal\ada del Bu~'\ and I.\ bO l>QU~ m1lr~ 1 ' ' :; \.G ~m o ''" t'a•artiL· ( &11' un lnr ,.,,,~~, '"'"'11 '••lumr'
(acrt·leet} 'alculaltd for b·hour ''onn c"rnu "'"" 11' ano tr.~ rnJll""''«'h
5 METHODOLOG\'
Thr« level~ ol 'un·cn an conlluc·tcd w Jncmnnt 0\r prntnct Of leaL I. ul prc~n'r ol 'I'~«'Ot\ of
con~m or scr151ti\'C' hab1tab that could be un~ctrd t'>' the "'r char&~.ll"fllAIIl'fl .amplm£
§.I U' ~I I (R«onnat!o.~aD«) ~!"\'~"~
The l~vel trrconnalu&ncc 1 •un-·r' thr m•ual :.ar.r' umductcd tu d~cnntnr plactmcnt
le>eauon of hne trar :ct •. the ntrnt ol potmtaal unpen. the fl""~"r or IA4.._ ol prc'lle'n,c ul ,_a\tt of
tl.x>dplatn~. and the prticncc or lad. uf prt,mcr ol dt!>tulbantr
After thr 10111&1 ftrld rcconnat:.~lc "'·r ~ar"Chcd the 11 ~ 'Jll"c•r:. .iatAba~ dr•tlopc-d t" l\.._1
llle database contam:. the burst mformat10n ntnn·mlllj; '""" tiJual 0\rc-atrncd ar,,, rndlUlJ!rtrd ~Jll"' '"'
occurrtng U'l Lo~ Alamo:. and surroundtn~ counttr:. 8.) wrrhed throut:,t lhr Nc"' Mtult• I )rpanmrnt ol
Game and Ftsh. Nc..., McJuco l:.nt'rJ:~ and Mmr-ntl\ and ~atullll Rr'!>Outtr' ()qJ&rvnrm ""r"' M"'''' Plant~ Prot«tton Advtso~ (' ommtnrt (I QUl and \he I· '> f 1\h &l'ld W•ldhlt ~n ttt f '0 Cl t( I~ 1 1 and 1 ~ 1 :' 1
The: habitat mat.:h ~rnrnnc-cJ a l!\ltnf ••I f'<•tc-tlllal 'Late and lrdC"flllh thrrlltflrd c-ndao••rrcd <&ndtd..ltr and
sen\111\'C SJ)CCil"ll \o\hiCh ~ould 0<. CUI ~ ttlnll U1r ( 1\ I Afl("<'I\Jtl ( I
5.2 Ln~ll (Habitat Evahaataoa) ~unr)
Based on the results of the U\'tl I 5Ur'\'C'. a Lhcl: 1ur'\r' • h&b1t.a1 r~aluatton' "'~ conduca·,j
The use of a uvel 2 survey WIU deemed nccre~~ due to flO"'Om 0~ the C.&n\on \lo&lb and C.&Jn-on bon om~
being relatively undtsrurbed and thertforc- potenuallabrt.at for lhrutent<d and endan~~d s~OC\
After we generated altst of spec•e~ of c;oncC1ll. "'C be~· thr l..t\·cl: sun·r' w quanut.attHI'
measure lhe habitat document the habrtat paramrtcr... and dctam;nc af hab1t.at parametcn for an' ~nnwn
sensitive species wert present The habrt.at rvaluauon c:.an alw be used form' tronmmtal ~mp II•
develop habatat evaluataon procedure\ and to pro'·•dc b~lmc mf•mnahon on thr t'ttotte communtltt")
Once data from lhe veget.auon transects are collected. "'·c c:.an uK a tHerarchK.al clasS1f1cauoo s~~rrr. h•
group species mfonnanon mto "mappm~ unrts • Tht\ pro'·tdr~ Ul: ~rhot mformauon u~ In mar
vegewaon onto GeographiC lnfonnalton System~ such ll,) ARC .f".;J (' V. r c lu\tftcd thr f<>lll'"' m~ umL'
usmg Brown et al., (1982) and USFS Hahn.ar 1 ypc~ 1 Mou anJ l.Ld.,.•t l Q.,~ KC &l!.C'I Appmdra. D 1
VegctaUon Type. Fonnat1on Type. ClunatJC (Thmnalllonc. Hro .- 1...mnmumf\. ;.,enn. Habt\.31 1 'f'C anJ
Phase. Dcfmruons for each clAMtfac•uon arc lU folio~
Veg~tatioa Type Vegetation estahhshed undt"! ll11 Cl.l)!tnt: ':tm.nc an.! In< ludn (>l'IC n! ''"' l\l'C\ uriand
or wetland
Formatioa Type Fonnauon~ that art '-C'J;t'UIIH rc\J'(>n'c' "' 'ar ..... ~ "" ar.•nn.crtl.ai la.tnn rnmanh
available soil motsture. mcludc~ the folio"' m~
Upli!Dd Tundra Forest and Woodland Scrub land Grassland Dcsm land Non-vucular
"f1land
\II c1 fund! a
I "'t>'' ""'~r ~rut'
Man.hlaz>.:!
"nand \ulm'!cr •~rn!
Climatic Zoo~ One of thr lour 111orld damat" t<mn an "'huh m1nrmum temf'('raturt' n thr f'""'"" '"'""
for scparatmg formation type~ Tb~ tndude Art:ll< ·lioru~ < old 1 ("TTT rente \II am• I cmpcutc an.J
Tropltai·Subtroprc.al
Biotk Communlf)' A un11 charae1c·rurd h' a dautn(t C'Hiiulumal"\ hntm~ "''thm a fnnnataun and
centered Uo a baog~graphacal ~F•on that hu a r&f1"uiAI rrr.. tf'I\AIH>n panrfll "' a lunalt, IC'ftmc
S«rin· PnnCJpal plant and anrmal communtltc' "'tl.tun radt l'l•o•" «'lftlmunrl\ n,nc au- t\au·d ,m <lr\lUilt
clrmax plant domrnants
Habi .. C Type Based on the OC(UfTt'f\(C' o! a p.r114ulll d•mHnant ~l'f'• •c· that 1\ h-.al ot rcf"''''l ,,,
drstnbutron
Phas~ Based on data collectmn used tn dctrrmmm.-: •••·dtmllnaz>t• .• mdtt'l>t<ll"\ ~rc~ tc~ and ••lhn \f'H on
mformarron BRET u~d standard cc:olo(!tCaltc-dmuNc\ tn the h.th1t.st ~· •luatton to mca~urr '"' rr .Jcmth and
frequmcy of lhe vegetat1vc component an1.1to cakulatc unpon.&n<c anllr-.n lur u• h :.pr, •e~ rn the
ov~tory and understof)' components Thr tmporu.nct tndnc\ t:•• rn tr. tht tab It\ for UN" and ,hrut•
spcc:res are calculated by 1\'t'raltlng thr rtlatl\'C' (<WC'f drn:.1l) and lrt'qumn of t'lllh \ptun rnu.unttrc.J
tn the lmc transects To obl11n the ampon.an'c 1ndt-) lor undrnt.>l" )P«tC\ onh l11c rclat."" lmrr an.:l
frequency art •~:.'1llged
)
I I
5.1.1 Onntory [uluataoa
BRET used tll'Cular plot &rid lmc: mtCrcC'p! techniC'~~ I\' m~urt thr ovtnton componmu or thr
forest. woodland. and npanan communme~
CtrCular plou arc used pnmanl~ m fllulu-su-mrr · rlflor·-.•un•tll"r "'oodlan(b &rid alon~ wmc
ripanan zones. The lme mtrr'ttpl method u u~ed prunan 111 ~ller ~m~lr-stcmmrd ovcn\o~ hat-lt£U
such as ponderosa pine communtUt'S and npanan ZJmC") The lOW length of each tnnK'Cl "'lU b.u«: on a "sp«JC") aru cun·r· or "'hcn a mu.unum of 100<
ft (304.8 m) was ruched. The specae\ uu cu.r-..c: "'lU c.al.:ulato;1 ~' compann~ thr total numbn of
individual plant specaes recorded along a ll'VI~ ""'th thr tOlal numbn of plou alon~ the s.amr tran\«1
The total length of the tnnscct t!> then consadert'd &.1c:qua1r "'hcn :bt cut\·r bccomn ~lata"«' I' I:H•I
5.1.1.1 Circular Ptou
We used the ctreular plot techmqur to mr~Uurr tbr <''~Of'\ componCTit~ an most npanan zont>S
and woodlands A transect I me "'·as riAl't'd "'athm thr hatu\&1 U\al t) to tx t'\ aluatt-d 1 ma.). unum I 000 ft
(304.8 m} or until spce~e• area cun·r had lc:Hlrd ou11 c 1rcul&: rlou "'err csabh~t'd t'\'ef"\ I 00 n PO 48
m) along the transect (Fag 4) stanmg at thr f1n1 ~O-ft 1 I~ :'~·lTII man. All mui\I·J~nnmed tn"C') t)uch lU
patlon and JUDlpcr) wJthU\ a 30-ft I~ 14-m 1 ~au\ of thr 4mtcr roun 1 trom thr tran\fct hnc: l "'"«' mruurcd
for basal dtam~; Ill 511\[llf·~mtd 0TM \ \UCh I) ponOC'f'OW rmC' I ""Crt nlr'IUUrt'd at d&atnMC"f at i'-tC' Ul
height (08H) We detennmed ~over of ·~ '" ..,, d" admJ' thr c l1't k tnt" lour <"qual ~uttplou and
esnnuwna the mdavadual ipcCin covn "''thm c-&ch of the ~>ubrlcm
5.1.1.2 Ua~ let~rupt
We used the lme mterc:ep~ me1hod t('l mc.uutT ~tnJk-~t"mmtd o'"''o" u•mronmu "''th•n )()fTif
Opan&n l.Or.H and most UJIC'T •·oodiAndi (I r . ponlkfma rt.ne m&•c-d-<Of'lliC"f I ~Of thl' mt'thod \l ;•lace-d
a l:'l"anSeCt hne wJthm the habnat to tlf C\'aluatt'd and ~ 11 an to '\0. f\ I I .. :4 ·m 1 quadnl\) A II U'tt\
and shrubs "'lUlU\ I 0 n ( 3 0~ m I of etthn "c.)c of tbf trai\W'(t lmr and e-qual tu Of Jft'&tc-r than ~ ft (0 Q I m 1
m heapt were recotdf"d (ftC ~I Thr tnn~ du;'-V\ct' at "'t.tdl tht m•drvant of the ~on nnurrrd ..,. .. ,
also recorded and a DBH "'u t&km An~~'" o,-ntappm' tJK t7Wftr.CC1 lmc •u al-.o meu\lt'Cd It'
estunatc- c:anopy CO\'tr The c;&nop) covn "'IU m~ !rom the pomt al "'"''h" flnit "m..n Chc cran~
hnc to the pomt where It temunatn covn11fr alan& the Ism "' IChou1 U> bf~-., of Ule c.&nop) an bc1.-rcn
If tbc: c:anopy c-xtmcb mto the next ~0-" 1 I~ 24-m 1 ~tOft. thai the' mea~rnt " coun~ ~C'I~ tn
the two Kdaons When lhr c&nop) CliVC"f 1\ O\'C'ttappma,. 1hr utnop) co' n mu~urtmC'flt tor cah
parucular spccan can tncluck more than onr md•\ldl.wtlp kmJ 111 both an the Mmc r.pct.:lt'\ A r.pc~•n
area curve. or a murmum of a I ono. n oo.s I m 1 u-.nM"<"t n al~.· u1>C'"d
5.1.l Uad&'ntof')
We- UKd the- quadral mc:.hOIS. "''th al>aubrnm!lt pl<>t ul :o, "to lm (l)aubnua rr IY.,YJ tn
meuurt the crypcoaamac and hc-rba,cou' lavr1 the pcttrnt ban wal llttrt and "'uod' •rtur~ lc-~~ than '
ft (0 QJ ml ull Vasual c-sllm•tr\ of fohar <o,·rr "'""' u~ ''' dc-tn·rrunr pntmt tn\cr and 'f'«•r~
composnton We place-d quadrat.) tH·~ I o t1 11 ll~ m i alona; thr '-4mf tralt~t hn.: ntabh\hc:d for
oventa~ e'llaluallon I hat 61 ()Jadnlt:~. "'rrc f!l&crd alont: lhr hnc- and rud un\llthr numbt"t of •pc.-< ac~
w1thtn the plou had not mc:K&KJ 1 SptliC'l are• curH 1 or a mu •mum ~·I ltlO<J fl 1 104 II m 1 had b«n
reached for a sm~tle tran~ct All planu Wt'rt 1dmufacd u1mt: Mlllltn an.1 Huldum ( 1 'iiO 1 ton and Hoard 11 '114). and I on
and Tarmr) ( 198~) When nc·un&f') 'ou..:hN ~r~um.:-rn "'f'lt' tollntcd Af\d an;ha"rd tn thr I M-Il
HC"f'banum An~ adenuficautm~ that .. e-rr Quc:,.tmnablr .. ("ft' t.U.C'n w thr I ·novc-nlf) ol "-r-"' Mu "''
Hcrbanum for confumahon
14
5.3 uvel3 (Sp«ia-Spedlkl SUO'C')·S
Based on the results of the UHI I and l n·rl ~ ~ounr' ~ and or. '''nl>uluuon "'rth upc-ru BRf 1
concluded that no Level 3 surveys were nnc~uar: for a spec rfrl sf'C'( ·~ ~\-eral stud•c-~ were r!>Uhlu.t'lrd
to determine the presence or ab!>Crlcr of rnamma: and lll>C(1 'rcu~ !.n cl : ~oun t"" "'"t' u~d 1.!· f'I'T'!>C"n' •
or absence for plant spec1es
5.3.1 Mammals
5.3.1.1 Small Mammals
Small mammal hve-trappms !>C"S~ron~ wC"Tr condue1C'd Ln c 1i 114~ !nr ( &1\..a!U del Hun
Capture.trelease mcthoch were ~aed m order 1o obam mfCirm<&IIOI• or. if'C'( •c~ C<'mf"l>\IIICin a~und.\ncr an<!
habitat utlllZJLtlon ln c:.Aada del 8uC'~ a tnpt~m~ ~d was C!>Uhlu.hc.:l comu.1m~ of 10:' h• I<~ trap\ ~rt
out in 10 lines ruMing h·om a c.anyon r.rd~ u-r<n) the c.an'on ll<tnO!T. tc- thr Of!PO'IIc c.amon ~•de lrar
stations were spaced 32.8 I ft (10m 1 apart 1\11 stYdtcl> uK:(I \-mllt..k"<l alum mum <~11.h I :-tn 1 :_;.,h 30--cm'
Sbennan live traps baned w1th a mlXtun of oaL' and peanut butter for nocrumal mammah. trar' werr batted an late afternoon and set on a lt'vel SW'face under e<.wt'f fllr prot«twn trom t'xpo'un It• hear and
prectptw.ion Traps were Kl at du~ to capture ·anrmab and c.hcd.e-.d '"~, af\tT daw'Tl the nut momm,.:
lnfonnanou on specaei, sex. bod) wet&ht. and uul and bod~ ld\fth "'"t'n ~Ofdt-d lor ~ach '•rturt Tnc
animal was then released at the SJk of e&pnu"C The~ "'as onh !"WI for ont Wttt. •• an' a;•~ hmc
When necessary, Voucher Spectmem Of •mall mammal) w•tn l».tn t01 aOmUftC.tiOO puf'JIO~~ \J"'("\tn
captured are lasted an Appendn 8
!.3.1.l Larac Mammab
l..arie munmal surveys conduct<·d mOl' II ~• (otu 1'tc-d of pcllrot 'aunt tr-anW'<'b "' nabh~ 1
species inventor). l'diUVC abundanc~ of lpt"Clf''. c1J!otrlbutK11'1. and h.\l'>ll.lll UhhlAIIOn f11nU "'C'ft' platt'd
every 65.62 ft (20m) alona AnlJht hne~ Of tranl>t'C."b. 1\ tot.l ol ~~ ~ u-cvlar rko\s "'·tn plac~d tn tach
study area; Caf\ada deiBuey and P&J&n1o (.,~on C&nular ploh oil I i'l f11l ~Q m1 wC'ft' rL-t'd e\C'f'
6S.62 ft (20 m)alona; straachtlann Of trviJoeC~ and miJ\.rd "'•ttl ;.n l 4-sn 10 tJI·m I 91-<ml &nJit uun
pounded into the ground Thew Wt'f'r p.1111rd blut. and labc:kd M'qUC'IItwl~ wrth a nwnbrr and • ltnn
corrcsponcbn& to the U'UlSCa
Transect l111n were m~cd ~vef) tJ~ 6: n (~0 m1 •rlh d'K' plot &nllk ~tun and pm f\aucd 1: Ill n (10m) from each anale iron Blue pau11 wu qnyc>d oalhe poun<l around d~t Pill n.c lo mar\ IU hxataon
should the pan be lost. Pm n.,, wen labt*' llrl\h tbt b'anl«l kner and UK- ldjacmt an,k uun number
plus 0.~. Plots. and 3.21 ft (I m) to each "de of tbt ct'fltet tran)«t hnc bmll-n-n plob. art v&rehrd fm
pellet groups The ftm tunc a transec1 ., K&rehnt each pclltt gn.'IUJ' 1' pdlru or mnrr 1 n m~ h:o arc
which as Judsed by motstuR content. color. and tnturt thn-~ ., ·A· fm anc amt. '( l for old. and "K lm
new. All pellets arc then removed from thr pkM b~ lOnll\jO. ~.a.m, m n.tbbmc the-m out
Pellet counts weft tonducted r~ thlft to tow we-d•lhrout.houtlhr ~ear. each umc- rnno"nt:
the pellets from thr plots and tnantect:~. at1ror ~lWdtnf.' lhc·m 1 ran~cu ha,·t hffn w-t ur rn ( al'\adl del
Buey and PaJ&rl10 C.nyon tu part of a umllnu&nJ: \UI"\ n 1 .. , .au hon, lhnr ~uf\'c' ~ n m U1c rwuu·~o~ ul
beang analyud In addauon. ob)rl"\·ataon) of manmal \f'IC' rr) .,. crl' madr dunn,; 1 tdd ad t\ '' tn to\ • '~"•I , rfhltnt:)
and nottng trach and sat
5.3.1 Btnb
Although no system&hl survr' \ wrrr lODdu,·ted for htnh "'alhu1 Ol · I 1411 dunn.: lhr IYf.l I held
season, survrys Wt'f'r conducted m 1986 and I~~ as ck~nbcd an the "t"'rru<li.n ~tudtf'\ • ~,·hun Tnr
poan1 count or samilar mcthodolor, wu ul>t'd and n dncnbt'd bt'low
Counts Wt'f'e staned 656 17 n C:~OO m 1 from thr tran~t bt'j:l!UlU\t; pomt tu IHtad baA) lhcrC' "'·C'fc
at least30 potnts. each 656 17 t\ C~OO mlapvt. oo each tran~t·t At uch potntthc ob!>C"l"\·rt t~maancd
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inrerccpts.
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stationary for 6 mmute~ and countrd all t'otrd~ ~nand heard AddH1on&l d&t. on a,c and K\ <'f 1'-trd, ""~rc
ro:corded if urn~ ptrmmed Btrds "err rn:orded ~ btmJ: le~~ man ;: < f11- t.::: m 1 trom Ole ol'oKn cr lH
o1ore than 25ft (7.6:! m) from the ob~cn·cr Re~c.arc.hcn made t0t'nllf1.:atto1u uStr.J1 Robtum. ct al 1 I C.ll! ~'
and Petcnon ( 1990) Bird spectes tdcnllf1ed dunnf th:: ftdd ~awn arc m' ludcd 111 Append'' H
5.3.3 Amphibians and Rtptdn
BRET conducted no systemauc ~urvc'' of amphthtaM or rt"pttlc~ tr. nt JI.S8 Ho"cH·r "'r Jtd
record any encoWltrred dunn~ fidd won If po'-Siblc. -w.nh Ulc ncc-rot•on of ranlrlOJl&}.n. the ammah ""ere
captured by band. idcntJf1ed. photographed. ""t•J1hcd. and mu.\um! tllrn rcle~d All •dcnllf•c.lltC\n~
were made usmg Stebbins ( 19851 A contmumg stud~ of amph1bWt~ and rtjltlic' h~ ~ t\t.At'-h\.hcJ '" Pa1antc> ( an' nn a~ J'&l"1 01
adJacent OU I OQJ Due to some sumlar habtt.al on 0\r wutt rdj:c- ''' 01 i , 48 'pe' •~' rc-wrdcd :n I' a tanh•
Canyon arc mcluded m Ap~nd1>. B
5.3.4 Mollusks (Snaib aod 81\ahnl
No systematic surv~y~ were conducted lor :~.no~;h m ~" a!•r· "'1lh1n t.hr 111 It•'"' nc-r 11 o1n
were observed m the field, th~~ we-re re-corded
5.3.5 lnsms
5.3.5.1 Ground o-~IIID£
No formal surve·y was conduded for ~o-·n>und..J ... dhni tcrtT.,ln~o~l lfllloC'\t~ "'uhm l.hf \ H r"'"' "' I~ I . however 1 survey m an ad.1acmt Oll "'rlh U1 f>I.J&rtl<• l 111 Hm 0\ I 011 i 1 pro' tdt>d 1 h~t "' \pt'uc'
found wtthm suntlar habnau m bolh unru ll\" lnllo• m.- ntrthod•·i"'' "'at :..IIC'\lto tnr lor rn~"
Ptt trap arrays "'·n-r plac~ tn 'an rnt: hahnAu ""•IJ.IIl t•IJat '"' ( artH>fl V. c ullhuJ l up\ , 1 '' ,,.
20-oz volume) whach we buned wrth w•l pac .. ed around the: (\lr w ttK ltp V. (' fiiiN an mtC'Illolll ,ur "' approxunately half·full wrth 7~ ... cthanol and plk('d 11 1tm~ l.hc: bunC'd '"P ll\1\ allow' lor •• lc:.ut 1
bn~eekly collecuon of dle msect.' All lnK'Cb coiiC'rt('d "'·C'f-c pt.lC'd m 1 "anttllauon , . .,.1 ,ont.~rntna; '10".
ethanol and labeled accordmg co i&!Ta~ numbt-1. tn,p numt-:n and daiC' The d.lt.a lrom 0\t' 'un·n ~ n m 0\-::
process of bemg analyud
5.3.5.1 Aquatte
No survtys w~re conductt'd 101 IQuauc m~·b
5.3.6 Fbh
~.3.":'.1 P~nannr Falcon
Formal field sur"eys w~re m•t ~:orujuot"d lm t.h" ~f'l>t'• •c~ "' lUU 1 lill"'n·rt lt'ndl J"h""''''' "
noted euthont). has been subcontractC'd to dn clop 1 hab1t.11 manat:('fTlntt plan lnr the pt"tegnnc Ia I, or• m
Los Alamos Count) The document mclu<k~ • dt!oeuumn 111 thC' pt'«'t:;rtnt' "'1th anlttrmatton on both
prtvJous survt~'!> and current statu~
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Thert wert no spo~ hal ~utH'\~ conduC1cJ m lilt Ul Ho"'nrr mlonnallor. from bat ~un r~)
CODduc:ted ebewbert on the labora&ol') U IJlCOfllOTaltd IJltO Om rcroM "'Itt; the methodolo~ dncnbt'd
below. Bat survt-ys wert conducted u~tng miSt neu llm mnhod 1~ nol \~1f1c ''' \f1011cd bau and
theref~ collected general IJl\·rnt~ daa on bal 'r«•n "'t"U ... "T ~~ up and armed at dut.1. and run
until~ a.m. or dawn Ncu wert clo'-tl~ monn~d and chcu..t-d t\~ fc"' mmutn 111 cklrnmnr tl an' hah
were caught. When a bat w~ ~ufhl the nC1 ·~ cardull' re:no,·ed b~ holdmt: the hal t;cnth. and pulhn.-;
the net strands away from au bod~ and •mgs Spcctn wert adrnufacd. 'ned. phot~t'd. and ~le&K'd
immediately. Only raban-unmun!Zed rneMch~ from the un.~c:niT' of Nt'V. MUKO conductr-d m.,,
neamg To prevent unneccuat) handling and po\Stblc mn.tr~ to the biU. th~ ·~ not "'t!fhcd mcuu~d or marked dunng the survt) Researc:hc:n made adcnufat.atiiJIU u'mt: ~'ht\U.n 1 JQI)I and Run Vld
Grouenhc:ader ( 1910) As yet, the sponed b&J hal DOl becl 10\md 00 Laboralnn rro:.nn
5.4 FloodplaiD DDd Wt'tlaad AllftiiDt'Df lc-cbDtqltft
Wt'tlaadl. The Fedcnl Manual for ldcnu" ma; and Dcimc•tma; ~ t>tlancb h~ thrtt man.S.t.:ln tcchnacal mtena ror WC1land Kknttfac.auon II bydroptl\11( 'VtjtCUhOO.::. h\-dm Wlh. and ~I h\'clmlnc\
An area ts constderc:d to havt ,..dl&nd h~·drolof' ,..'hen. 4unns die JTO"''tntt tatOn. tha-t n II
permanent or penodac mund.auoo or ~11 \&Nr&Uon too a ~tpuf".ant penod lu,uall~ a ,..tt._ or mort).~ l a water tablr Ins than 0 S to I 5 fe-et ( 0 I~ to 0 #ttl m 1 !Tum the ~act' lor ant' Wft .. or mmt' . or ~ 1 an an.a
muodated chrouJh pondmg or Ooodms lor onc .-cct. or mort \'anou' mformaucm ~.a~~ br u~ to
drtefmme direct or md&ree1 t"tden« of mundallon Of Will ioatVT'IlKXI mdudtnt: fwld obt.rn&II0\'1\
recorded data. amal phot.ogRPh,. Md ftcld uwS.aton Hydnc aoils art formed~ prolonfCd mun4auon c.au~ &Mnotm w1l condntonl llm
changes the IJ'Oil OJudn and manJanrw oaldn aftrcttnl wlubtltt~. mo~C1'1\C'nl. and ~,:.at•oo of lhr
oxades. This becomn rtOectcd m toll color It'd pb'"'c.al c.tunom""" Thew ChanJn m tulor and physacal charactmsttcs mdtatr mun~ton and " u..ed u a fteld mdacA!or of uot1land'
Soil samples •·ert ~en alan' ltK foU'Um • tlhltl PI ..-no Can~on and alon5 • tnn~(1 cmnmt: thr
canyon bonom from nonh to south m C&ftada ckl Bun ~•I pth 11 kut II mchea 111 dt"f'th ·~ dUJ to
CktemuM thr fte:ld mdacalon of toll ~- tOll rok:w. lnocUift&. Jk~t&nJ. and Dqlolt( Of pmaqutc
moasturt rqtmes. Soil coiOf wu ckunniMd •ldl• Munwllr.oll c~lor c-han
Another key parameter m cktammtoa ~ltnd .v.naa n dw prt"~ce of h~druph)1K \'t'fnataon
Such planu art adapct'd to mundataon 01 ~.,ocbc ..urattOl'l .-4 ~ •tUli!Und an.-rob" .ual condtllom
Veaewton can be cl&ntficd m ~ dtflermt casqonn obtiJat.r -a'-'d cOOl 1. fKUI~a~a~r wt1land
(F ACW). facultattvr (F AC). facuhau~r upLind c F ACU 1 . .nd obl•aat.r upland C tJPll tf~4roph~1t'
vrgetauon ts mdtcatrd when undcf nonn1l CtrCUmltlnc~ II mC'tl' thin~~ .. of tbt wmpo'n'on ollht
domuwn sp«lfl from allltralll~rta. s.tu\1~. batnlarr obhptr Wfllan4. floi:uiWt\ot' wt1land an4 or
faculwavr spettes. :2la fnquenc~ anal:"""'~ of aJI IJI'K"-"' ¥1tthtnlhf communn~ \telcb • prnalmcc tndr'
of less than 3 (when OBl ... l. F ACV•·:. I AC- .J. fACt'-.. and l !PI ~ ~HNauonal '-•" of Plant ~pc-<•n
Thai Occur m Wetlands South...,rst ltr~:aon ~ 1 ti~-dtl< ~·rJn.atton "I.) nO\rd durmclhr hab1U11 rvalua11on)
~ pan of tht uvrl :! survrv' Floodplams floodpl .. m~ err adrnraf•~d .u ··lo"'lan<b aJwmanF tnland and '').U\AI•arrr and
relauvrl~ n •• areas ~ lbc htit' Ooodpl•un I) dthnr~ 1.) thr llX.• 'car ( I (I •• ' fll>OJplam 1 hr Criii~.AI a( II <til
Of'Odplamn defined ti thr ~00-,ve&r 10;: •., tloodplatn Hoodpl.lm~ Ill' prot«led undn I.O 19'i00 lorn•
disturbance Floodplam map~ erncnrcd t'l\ Md tn ll'i'J.: J t11dtultt Ull' ba.~c lloodpla&r. Ill I 00· ~t'll'
floodplam
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6. RESULTS
6.1 Level I (Recoaulaaacc) Sarv~ Rec:oanaissmcc surveys were conducted at PaJ&ntO Canyon. Mesn.a drl Bu~y. and Caftada del
Buey 10 delcrmine poiCDtial babaws. adentif}' wnplma tocabom. md damnm~ access for condUCUfli faeld surveys. All samplina locations were readily accessible, either by vducle or a ~lanvct~· bnd ,..an,;
We reviewed 1be TES database, conwnina mformatton buc:d OD JnVIOUSty documancd ~and ex.istiq babilat 10 delcnn~ whabc:r •Y TCS pU.01 md arumal specaes pocmualt) nw wi1hiD 1be project 11a (Table 3 ). Appeocln C provtda a pnniOUI of lbc eauaJ dmbuc
Based OD 1be Reconrwssmcc surv~ dw follo"·Ul& plant c.ommwuucs were dcfaned and UKd for san:b c:rireria:
Piftoa pine-juniper Pooderosa pine-pifton pine Ponderosa pine Riplrjan Wetland
Tabl~ 3 Threalmec1. Endanpral and~~~~~~ ~a Lasl wn.oun
fedtnll.-..d Nonbern aosbawk Ac:c,_, ,.,.flu Baldaate Hol...., ...,
falcon . Fllko~-.· -White-faced ibis Plqodu dultl Willow ,., Spoaedbll ~ ........ Meadow jumpina mouse z..., I.DCMn~~
S..wl.Aitlld Conunoa bllck hlwk .. ......_~ Baldeqlc Htll_, IIJ ..
kite IC'ftltttl Ati#OI
·-..... ~-fakon Foko,.......,.._ Brold-bilaed bumminabird (\ _ .......... Willow ••. /C, llr'OIIII Spoaedblt ~~ Say's pond snail L.-.- ·-Meadow jumpin& mouse _14pu.t .... 0111 ..
PUNTS Federal Ulltd
Wri&bt f&lhbook c:KtUS ,.,_,.,u..., -.Jiew s.ma Fe cbolla Opwtt111 vvllhlloro Grwna pus cactus r, ita Tufted IIDd verbena Abrolud b~CWII
Scale ........ Helleborine orc:Clid f.pfptrtu Wright c:actUS MtJMIII.Jirlll ~II
SaRli Fe cbolla (}pttlfiiD vrrttil,floro Grima grass c:actus 1~pap.~aNNJ
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Table 3 (coot)
Stat~ Sau.itM Sessil~flowered false carrot AietD Ja.sdt/ior1U Thread leaf borscbush T ~wua flitfoleo Plank's c:atcbfly SlJI'IW pltJl'dJI Saca Fe millcvetcb
1 .~asf«ruu Slate~
Malbcw's wooly milk"ctc:h Astr'QIG/IIJ Moliumru~J Taos milkveu:b 'llstrataliiJ pvtfiCnt.J Cyanic milhecch Atragalus cyaneus Tufted sand verbena 14 tlrlwtw flr,c'/ on1 Pqosaphlox !'#tim •~~-.p#n-tlo
AUhough ~~ conununsf) <khnuttofu ma~ d1tln tram habnau dsKu~>.cd m t.ncr KcUon~>. Chr~ include all babnat types adcnufted m ttm docummt
6.1.1 Plaata
Federally Lbted SpK~ ,_.o tedrral mdanJC'f'Cid or r:hn:atmC'd pl1111 IP«'"' •en hued ti potentially OCCYmni U\ the OU ti~c:r. Uw tolk71or-UIJ fant four fedmtl candadluC' piWII ~~~ (induding3C) and the fifth. a swc anusovr c.~dalr. m«1 ~ .urch mt.ma
Caadktatc WriJht fishh<'Oir. c~ctu~ Sanlll Fe cholla Grama p-ass •:«1us Tufted aand \la'bcra Plmk's catdlll)'
M<rMlfiUI~w •"'Kivll ( lptolfl w ..,,dtflor o 7 O .. lflt"\>a PQ/'\"IK ~mliw A hr-01114 l>'ltf'lo•·ll !lur..,. pklt!t4J'
Stilt U.led Sprdts Tlw follourma duec pilftt apectot~ ht.Ud u llak Chrtatmcd or mdana~ also meet the Foderll ':andadak sp«tel liell'dt muna ('Nf"'lo Ncuco NaiUtlll Hcrn.ct Provem J9Q I 1
EDdeq~nd WriJht fiShhook UCIU$ Santa Fe cholla Grame IJUI cactus
6.1.2 Sc-astti\'t Spec-in
AIQtfiiMUiaTUJ lt'P'IINII
(}ptuttta .,,,aljloro T at~lftt')O Ptlf'\~ 41ttltcl
Under the Federal End&nJcrt<l SP«tn AC1 and SWt natute~. 0111~ UlOK 'Pt(K'i Chal an l"trd. or 8IT candidates for listtn&. an- proccacd """' MtJIICO ha' h~ U.ost r.pc-:cst' occumns ~uhm tht Wilt thllt are considered rarr because of restricted dambutaon Of •~ numtncal dnull) Th~ ran planu arr sensitive to looa·term or cumulat1vr land uu amp.cu and are vulntrablt to btoloc•cal or clamatac t-vmu 'Jlles(: spectes are momtorcd by U.r swr to lkttmu.M tf lht'y :r.hO\IId bt' tlc~ated to md.angn~ $\lhu Th(" foUowmg species are listed as NlC ~n11uvr
Sessile-flowered false carrot Threadleaf horxbrush Plank's catchfly Sanlll Fe milkvrtch
AlneJ Jess•ltflon.t.s Terrod).,w fi/1/o/UJ S1lrN' plmaAJ, AsrragallllJ /N"UU
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Mathew's wooly milhetch Taos milkvetch Cyanic milkveu:h Tufted sand verbena Plgou phlox Baldeagk Mississippi kite Perqrinc falcon Broad-billed hummmgbard Willow flycalehcr Spoaed bat . Say's pond snail Meadow jumping moust
6.1.3 Wildlife
A.stragaiw moii&Ssurnu A stragaiw ptm..:n~.J ..UtragailiiJ cvannu A brOIUQ btgi'im·u
rhiOJc~·lw
Hal~aHIJI.J lntc~liiJ
/cUtU4 mWISSIJ'PIDUU
F oleo ~ll'lll.l C\'ft011111w l.atuostru E..tnpui<IND tra1/u E.w:irmtto mGClliatllllll /.t.,._IJ Caplt'rO
l..apw.~ ltaub<)llll£3
Federally Ultcd Specks T""o 1~1 rnl1ani~ and thrn IC'd<nl candtd&tc "il«'~' mC1 the
search criteril (U.S. Fish and Wtldhfc: ~ttc: lml
EadaD&Cred Baldcqk PaeiJ'inc falcon
Caadldace Willow flycatcbcr Spoaed Ml Meadow jumpma molllf
Hal lQIN'fliiJ lftK ,~..,
Folt:u ~~mu
State Ulted Spcdes Spectn hltC'd liS rndanJnt"d or ~•trntd "' lhf \t.ttr or""'""' Mnno th••
met the search cntma arc D lullo*' 1"-r" Mr'"'" l.~nt• of (,an>c and I •~h 1111111
EDdaDtcred Common black haw.. IJMit"<tft..aiiMJ ~lw<A ,,_,
The MiaratorY Bird Treaty Act ( 16 USC 10)·'7 II) pro_.tda fCICkf~ pom:·uon lor all ••14 btrda
exc:cpc resident pme birds. Eql&Sh spuT01A. surhnp. lnd fen! PfiOO"' Tht Bakt t:.aaw Pfutecuon Act
further protl'lCIS eqles, induclina che 10kkfl eqtc: Thc:iC .-pC!(ta 1ft pi'OieCUid from ~lftl (OJJ«ud and
maimed.. and from havmalhe&r nau dtll\U'bod
6.l Lncl2 (Habitat £qtaat6oa) Sttrwya
We esubhshed vcacuuon uansecu m CWO. ckl Due). Pa)anto Canyon. and Mc:"q ckl BUC'' to
evaluate lhe understory and Oven\Of') cornponenu of fht foUov.anr. ,mc:ral hAbatau and l~tton'
LOCATION Pajllrito Canyon Catlada del Buey
Mnita del Bucy
HABITAT ~th·IACIJ\$ 'lope North·fktnJ )Wpt Canyon boaom Mna top
In &eneral, OU 1141 •~ located an tht Rocky Mountam Montan~ Cantin f-ore~t and tht <m~.a•
Buin Conifer Woodland c:ommunnta Mon: apcctfteall)'. mucll of the: vc&cuhon wtttun tbt' wu1"
c:haractcrized as beiDa in che Ponderosa Pine Scnf!S md che Pll'lon·Junaper ~ w1dl varyma vqew)Ofl
complexes fou.nd tbroqhout each. nus untt u composed pnmanly of rwo r.u:von syuem• and a mna
Pajarito Canyon and Cdada del Buey arc thr mAJor syurmt found m tht unn Wt tstabltihcd lant
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intercept and cl.f'Cular plot tran~r,:u ,,.,thm both S)~tc1m to t\&l~t lht ovcrsto~ comroncnt 1\ funhtr breakdown and dascuuion of \cgtLation •~ ~t\'tn bclov. 1 !ot't "'ppcndu. f for rav. d.aLII ~unur.Ulc~ 1
6.2.1 Onntof)
Followin' a re<:onnaauar.cc 5.U""t~ of Ol. 1148. \H placc-.d Vq!NIIon tnn~ru m Fct~t-ral hat--1~ that displayed vcgeW1onal d1ftcrrnca t-.orth-facan~ l>lopn. t.OUth·lac~ ~olopt\. cam·on honom~. and mesa tops were each adcntafied as hnan~ vcJctattvch d•ftcrn~t ~If'\ compo\lliOn f..ach \Itt Kltttcd appeared to be rcprncntatlve of lhc ovcra I habitat of Ol' 1141 ~ifi< !!.Itt charxtrnsttn cdomananl spec1es. relauve dens If}. cov~. etc 1 arc d KUSKd and lompan·.on' madt v.htn pou1hle
These locauons an ~lauve tl• onr anothN wtthm the ( •t and do not nccn:..a."1h rcprnn~tlhC' cntJ.rc lctagth of the canyon systctns
6.1.1.1 Nortb·htlft& Slop&': Caflacb d~l Bv~ Typically, nonh-f.Kmg sl~) arc morr dt'nKh ~.te-d than lOUth·facma: •lopn and Olhn
tc:rrain aspects because of tnelf capac It) to m.aan morT moaRUn P11\on pane and Jun•pn arc w dommant ovcrstory spectes alon& the north-facana lanyon ''OJIC' of c..ftau ckl 81W" bclo"' T A· ~4 A~.a G (labiC' 41 Ponderosa pane and Rock~ Mountam Junipct •en prnn~t "'tdl mon:- than 1~ .. ftc>Qumc' m lht tran~t P&llon was ha&hnt m the amporunce andu ell b&•.,, f unhn wnl&n < al\ada (kl Uur' Ulf o\cmot'\ vegetation of the nol1h-facana t.lopc chanat:) to a m&J.C'd-<On&ff" 'ompo&HIIon "nh ponckrou pane and 0ou&W f&r &l me domanant 0\lt'ntor) tio.t"""'. ftO O'MM'CU "'en (or\dUCled an dm mtll.ed~ontiCT art'& of OlJ 1141 Sunrry1 have bcC'fl condue'led for adtacmt ou, ttl u('PC'f Caf\ada ckl tluc\ Thr "~lt'\allon found m th~ surveys as mcluded an lhr ~ tn h1o1 of Arpmd" A
Table4 Ovento~ Vtl\ct&liOO Ch&r'IKUr15UC\ of thf 11ft Ull\~lJ'\ lne1 'J'« IC• f'C'(.onkd ln 0\ 1141 SPECIES TlL\NSf.C'T
"'ordt·h('UIJ !\ktpt' Ill ~••·• attq ~pr <lt ( an'o" Bono• (lt Rock, Mo••ta•• J••tptor ! -A vcrqc DBH f m) l : I ~~ ' Relative Cover('-.) I ~ a .. I " }
Relative Denslf\' (,_I I)~ ' ~) Relalavc F (~) l)l'ol , .. :''1 lntporumc:c lnclc• (%) 1l 1'1 ., 61
O......ciJ•atptr Averqc DBH 6 ~I .. WI } lll Relatavc Cover ~· )0
:'J 10 ':'7 ~~ Relalave Densrrv ~67 lq~ 66 6'7
Relalave Frequcnc)· ~67 2n1 6667
lmporunc:c lndn 6llh _: ' 70 z.., Pt6oa piae
Average DBH 4 t~ I I b(J 10 Rclauve Co'Vft IP ~4 T 11 6; t 000
Rclauve Dcnslt) 80 ~6 I :.a: .... '\'\ -- .... l ·-Relauve Frequency 80 ~(\ 14 ~~ """ .. ~ ! ......
. . lmpon.ancc lndclil. 81 b~ : "'"" I 14 II
Ponderou PiH .. i ' J Aveuge DBH '"'4 ~ ,\U ~90
Rclalavc Cover :'" 1(1 I 34 4} z: .. ~ ., i ·-· Relative Dcnsrry 1~44 ) ~ J II II
-·-Rclatave Freq~cy JQ 44 I 1419 1111 lmponancc lndn :: =' 1 ~ '\I ' 14 IQ -· --·-'
l able 4 (cant)
SPECIES TR"'Ii!--HI J North· F acme; Slopr ( I I I ~uth-hClftl ~pr (:I I < aa~oa Bonom 01 __J
Na~~fConon~ ' i
Average DBH ll ~: I ' '
Relative Cover ;~ ~4 I \
Relahve Dens•~ ,ql i j :?8 ~- : Relative Frequency
--1
Importance Index 4'; HJ
A dash(·) mdac.ates the specae) wJU not rc.cord~<l at tim \ll(
I c Caftada del Buey ~ ~ Patanto Can'l.on ~ • < &l"lal1a ck' Hu«''
6.l.l.l Soutb-Facaag Slopr: Pa,anto ( aa\oD
ln order to identify some or the npanan ~p« tn an tht Ol the \Uf''C"' ''' the ,.outh ·la"n,: \lope an
Pajanto Canyon mcluded an area adjacent to the strum 'h&nntl 'oiJTll"'leal 'c>non" ood "IU tht
dommant overstOr)' spc:c1cs overall 143 3~. tmportanct andn ~ labk "' Ont·\ttd .1unspt'1 and num•v.luf
cottonwood occUlTed most frequentl~ m tht tranlo('(·t <:A< .... .snd :t • .,..., 'xcun-mcc t\"1.~{"11\cl. 1
however, ponderosa ptnc had tht htghcst co~" 'aluc ( \4 4 l•. "''t""! 1 < l'lhC'"f \~uc~ cmoumc-trJ m thr
transect were pd\on pme and Rock~ Moun\Am Junrptt
6.1.1.3 Caayoa Bottom: Cabda d.-1 8ut'~
One-seed JUniper ""IU tht domtn&nl C'\o'C'O.I<>!"o \f"C'• ce' """- otJc·d ai~W:f lhf t>.>ttmT1 <ll ( al\ad41 del
Buey (Table 4) Jumper had more than half tht co~'t'T tn lhr 1Tafl)C'(1 1 ... ~ ~· .. 1 l'undcw~ pane and ptft<>O
pme were common. but wtth con11dtr1bl~ lo"'·ct ll't1pcttUnlC' snJc• •a,un f'tft•'" pane dt..t n()( h&\f 11'1\
covn in the cransec1 but occurrrd mon- f~ut11th than P..'tuSC'"fo~ pmc ':::;:~··an~ It tt•,_ tr\f"C'lll-ch 1
It should be noted that the patton pmr mdt,·tduah v.ttt latti' '!.mall ""tth an nt'"t&Jt Oliff of le-n thi\ll one
mch
6.1.1.4 Mna Top: Mnllll d.-1 Bu.-,
W1th111 the TA-~4 area. tht ltlrH trans.«b ronduct«l had •-c-t"\ 'unalat oH•mi.JI"\ '"f.fUIIM ( 1 able
5). One-~ JUOiptr and pd\on rant~ lht' on I~ 'fW'< It'\ IT(Ofdtd lor ,.h UanM'CI T'hc CO\·('"t !Of
JUniper was htghcr than pd\on m tht ftf't 1 ~ I ~ and M 46*-.1 and t.tu~ 1 \0 '4 And .&1 7 1•. 1 trlU\W<'h In
the second transect. the frequenc~ and covn fm rd\on "•~ ttn=.aan a).,.., thr tmpon.an~-e anc;kl ··alut
The~ was no oventory data for tht transte1 conduc-trd m the 1 A ~ I arca
lable 5 Ovcntof') vegttallon charartnUtll ol ~t trn" tanop' la•n l>f'C'~tC") rr .. urdcd '" ( 11 ll,.lllur
Mt'l.ll.l lkl tiUt'\
j
~
'
SPECIES ___ _L __ ..,...--:--:--·-::-:-:--,.----::-:--T-IIlA __ N_S_I._( ,-:----,..,-··--......-o::·-:------~ ~:-----:~----_.__M_n~~ __ to...:p_!'li_l_. _....l ___ M_r-u __ ,_o~p:__A_rr-~!_:__ ! -~'".!_• &up '~---j
Oaf'o-HCCI .Jua1prr
~~-~=-----~~-+-----~~----+;--------~-~ -_:_~~ ~ ~ ~ hoi(~ 4 .. 4.. _j
1 '-' \0 ------, 4 I II' . -1 ~......;.;..~-"'------------ j
....,.~.....:~~-----+----::-:--::-::---+1. ______ ~~-- ·----~----J I !o' ';;: b~ 4t• '
~~;;..;..--::-------t--·-~-::-:---+,_ ---- ---- ---· \ .. '-.~~ I (.: ... ' ~ '---------------...._ ______ ...... ~·------------·-......._ _______ .. _________ .
Average DBH canl 4 '10
Relanve Cover c•'•) 48 71
Relauve Den!ot~ (•,.) 4: o:; Relative Frequenc-y c•,., 4: 03
lmponance lndex c•·•l 44 26
Ptloa Plac Average DBH 4~
Relauve Cover ~ l ~IJ
Relauve DcnSJ~ C."!"'"'
0 I
1
I I
I,
I I I l <· <
I I
. i I !
I . •
Table S (cont ) SPECIES I TRA'SfCl
Mualclp N£. i Mn.a top Area L I Mn.a top "t\\
Relative Frequcnc~ <- ~- ' J• Q,: ~= ~ ~
lmponancc lndc" ~~ 14 I 4' "<• C. I\ t-4
A dash C·l mdacatc~ the speCit\ "'~not rc~oriJcl! a~ ttH\ \lie ~
6.2.2 Sbrubs
For purposes of dctemH!'IIOj! c 'cntol"\ ~ontcnt 1n hnt' mtNttf"t~ and ( ar'ular piN:\ "r Vf'Matcj wood)' spcctes mto tr«~ and l>hruruo Th~ .-.~ al!><• '-~'-<'\ ot o•nlar ant" the Quai1rat~ dunra~
measurement ofundc~tOI) specac~ dur I<' piT~ncc- o~ "'ood' ~f't'"Ot~ In~ ll'lan lhiTC l«t cr. hC:IJ!.hl
6.2.2.1 Nortb·hC'IDI Stopn (dada d~l 8-.n
The north·facm~ 'lope of Car . .dl del Bur' ~A&) !lom&nalr>d t-\ t.amt-c:t '* ~ohn.t~ tn\tr cllllll::-• .. , (Table 6). All other specie) had a CO\'Cf ~o·alur of In~ than 10"· •m moM ~prot' tnquc-nn \&lur~ \llc:-rt
h1a,her than l~'e. Mod. orange had w Ktond htJ:brt.t tTC'qurnn. 1:; 41". • < ~~'~" .._C''" '1tuu• locl.l!.t and wo c~l occu.JTed m lc'~ than Jo-,. m the trlan~o«: Othn ~"'"' lound ,,n lhr nonh-laon~ 'lolopr wnt'
squawbus.h, mountam maho~an~. and IIi~ Mtt.aH• hOf'\
Table 6. OventOf) vegruuon ct\arac\C'Tl~>ltn of the ~!' ~.&nOf'~ laH"f '-P""n rc:""~~d an ( ll 1148
SPECIES T TRA!\'f.C, l J
1'\onh-feceac 'lopc ell I '!'looattt-hnOJ .;,~~ r:: 1 1 ( •"'011 Battolll 1.\1 I
~ Apacb~ Plu•~
SternsperAcn ! l "!(I I ! Relauve Cover '~·--- ': 9(~----~-A~ ____ . _____ _J
Relati\'C l>en\1" •• Q \ I
Rclauv~ F~ucn(~ ! :~~ -~·-- ~· I --lmponancc lnde" I Jt,~ I~
BtaSeaeb,.sll Stems per Acn I Qcl I~ I II Relauve Cover 46411 .. lfi II
Relatavt Densaty I~ Ill '! 7}
Relanve Frequenc' ~t· , .... lO 1._
lmponance lnlka ·---·-· :'It .. : I"' :t~
Ga•btiO.k ... - --Sterns per Acre ~II 'll 4(> l : ---· Rclauvc Co\'t'f 36 ~ J l \f) f)f.l ------ -- ··---R.dallvc Densar~ ' ::9 \1 I \(, I . - --RelaUvC' frequent~ ~Q ~; "' ....
" I •
4(> J. --....... --- ·--·---··-----.... :o I I l ' lmponancr lnde"
Mod1 Onaat ·---··--·--~·~-· --<
! -- ·--···-____ ..... _ .. __ Stem!> per Ac~ ---···· ~
1 (·. "IJ I I
Relauve Co~>'er ~ I"' ~-- '1 ; I
Relauve l.>m$11)
.,. ___ -· .~ 4 J ! I
RtlaU\'t' frt'quenc~ ~ ... 4 :---------·---- ·-----...-- ·• I • • ' l
lmponancc lnde11 I fl (II ----.------------·---:----·-----· ·-<
--· ·---·-"'
\
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Table 6 Ccont) SPECIES
Mouotai.D Mabogao~· Stems per Actt Relative Cov~
Relalsve Denslt) Relatave Frequent) lmpon.ance Index
New Mcsico Hops Stems per Acre Relative Cover
Relahve lknsat) Relative Frequent) lmponancc: Index
New MeskO t...«usa S1.m1s per Acre Relalave Cov~
Relalsvc lknsat) RelaiJvc: Frequent) Importance Index
Rubber Rabb*l Brusb SlmlsperAcrt Rclallvc: Cov~
Relauve Densaf) Relauve frequent\ Importance: lnde~~:
Skunkbusb ~umac Stems per Acre Relatave Cov~
Rclalavc Densat) Relative Frequmc'· lmponancc: lndu
WuCurnat S~ans per Acn Rclauvc: Cover
Relauve Dens1t) RelatJvc: Frequent\ lmponance lnde:~~
Willow St~s per Acn Rc:lauve Cover
Rclauve Densat~ Relauve Fnquenc~ lmponance lndc~~:
1 TRA,~HI ···----Nonb-f aclllll ~loPf <II ~utb-hcaoe Slopt 121 I < an\'on Bouo111 ~~
I .it> Q
4 18
18 Q"
18 qs 14 II
II~ 01 ~ (l'ol
1 ~ <:
I~ <;
1 1 u~
6 ~:
I ~I
fJ Kr.
0 Kt~
I I<
~4 ().
.. '" 10 l-4
10 3~ lol411
I B fl ~ 044 : ~Q
: ,.., I 11"
------~
- ----.
-- ----- --
--- ··-------· -'
I --I ("Jc-. ----"'"7"----{·i~::--·
I!;-.. ---.-:;----_______________ _,. ___ l• ··--. --~-. ~~~ ----·- ·---I • ... f, 1\,P --- ___ .,..._..__ ______
"" .. J llf· --- ----------~~·· ----- -------·---··---- -·------- ----··-- ' .... -~--------"-·-· ___ ...,._ ... -----· f-. "'' ll~.,u _..__ ~ ----·-----_ ___....,.
' - '"' I 11 & • . I ; 14 -, 4 I
___ ,... ___ _.. • ..__. _______ ... w --.. ·----~-
i ~ "!• .'f• ,.., ·--------,i-.;;.-----·j-----.1\(.-.'----
-------------.....---! l~lllo4
--~--"--~----
i I (I 0(1
I ·----·--------;- 1• Wt i ·----- ------- .,. _________ . ______
J.j 1111 ----- -· _, _________ .- ... ---~
I (I "~' ·-------- .. -··---------- ...-··---- ----· -----
'ttl· i ------------------------ --+----·~-----·--·
" -If• ___________ ., ___ .__, __ ,. __________ ~ -------------- ----I
'; ,, --------·---------- ---- ---------.. '4 ------ .......,.___ ____________
i"' .4
----------------· --··· -~ -- .. --------. -- ~-- ... ---·--·--·--·-· A dash (·I md1c.ateslhe spc-~:1c~ \A&l not rc, .. ·Jro 31 Ill•' ~lie ________ ... ____ -.- -------- ---· -- --- --·- ---I • Caftada dd Uuc~ ~ 6 f'AtiU'll<• l .n' 111'1 ; - l &1\;atl., Jc: hue' - ---------... -~~ -------------------
)
I I
6.l.l.l Soutb-htiDC Slupr: PaJanto Caayoa
Big sagebrush and Apach~ plume wnT the ma.tor !oohn.lb Sfl'C"IC~ for thr i.OUth·facan~ ~~~ II\
Pajarito Canyon. Both oc.curRd watb the same frequmc~ (ltl ~'•) Ul the~ (Table 61 8'1 sagebrush had tbe highest co,·cr value (46 Q'1-•1. ho"'·evn. Apadtt plume had the ht¢1m unporunce ancka value. ()(her species in tbc transect were rubber rabbl1 bN~. w·tll<nJo. and ~~awb\W\
6.2.2.3 C1ayoa Bono•: Calada del Bu~
Squawbush and Gam~l oal wnT recorded ~ the oorrunant 5Pf'C If) an the tran~oeC'l BoUI had ciOK cover values with squawbush havm~ chr ihghtl~ ~tghcr ,·aJ~ Oll~•.l(lablr 6) 81' ugcbnuh occurred most frequently Ul the tran5o«t (30 ~~~·.1 ~ua"''bush had tM htpcst unpon.antt tndta "·alur Odler species rcc:ordcd for chr c.anyon bottom \lonT rullbn r.bbll bNUI and \lo&l cutTmt
6.1.1.4 Mesa Top: Mntta d~l Buc,
ln the TA-S4 area.. biB ugcbrush. \loU curTn~: and four·"'tn' ~hhut.h "'C'fT all common ihnlb spe1:ies rewrded in the three tDns.«U (Table 71 The on!~ 5ptut) an the nonhrastC'fTI UW\1«'1 •·as btJ sagebrush which had I <>0-1a cover
All t.bree spectn were recon:kd for thr mtddlr tranW'C'l a., t.qtbru'h had boUt the hl$.hn1 CO\·C"f
ad f.requmc:y values (72 I,.,. and 76 '1~,.. Fnl>f'Ctn·rh 1 \\ u cUTT'mt had a ht~hn co\'C'T "~Jut' c:~ ::-.1 dum four-wina saltbush (2.61~) but OCCUl'T'td •·rd'l •·~" frtqumc~ (7 6~ .. and I~ 31 rnJ'C'C1&'·el) I
ln the southwest tranleel. wu cum'TII had I oo-.. ctwn but a lo•·n ~~ ( 3) } J • •) No ((n"C'f
was ruorded for bi& sqcbrush Ul t.br D"ml«l b\1• lht ~U('tK'\ ~·aJur • as b6 6 '7',. ~ P cunm1 had the' higher imponanc:e mdex value
T abl~ 7 : 0Yentor)' veanauoo c:tw-.cterutau of the Uu'ub c:&n~ '·~n "'"'~' tnordc'd an ou 11.41 lor Mnn.a Jtl Sun
SPECIES I TllANSH, Mae Top Nf
t Mna Toe Ara <~ MC"N TopS\\
Bit Sat~bruo -Relative Cover 100 7: '~ 000 R.elatave Denstty 100 B -'li bC~e.l
Relative F 100 .,fl 9.:' 66 67
lm_. -·- Index 100 61 ~) 4ol ·~
fnr-Wial Saltbaalt St.emsperAcrt & ~"' .. Relative Cover 2 61 -Rclalive Dcnstt)' 6 .~
Relahvc F~cy ,q. lm...--·- lnckx lll ..
WaaCurnnl StemsperAc:n ~tl 0 I fdl Relative Cover .. ! ~~ -~~ 100 .._
Relauve Ocnslt) ~II 06 p l~
Relat1ve Frequmc) I ') b"' Dll lmpon.ance lndcx ! lll :l:' I ~ ~ ~~
A dash ( ·) andacatcs the spec•c~ "'~ no1 rtt:otl2ed 111 Um \ltc
..
6.1.3 Uadentol")
6.1.3.1 Nortb-Fada& Slo~: Caraada del Bul'~
In Cat\ada del Bucy, mo~ l1chen h.ad the p-eatc~t rrl.tt1H coH'f and f~ucnc-' 1 3ll4t-"• an':
24.031,t., respectively)(Table 8) The man common spc-c•c~ lo,·cnn~ morr than to-. &ndudcd an
unknown grass (17.10%), Wng.ht's muhl~ lf.JU' 116 ~QG•l. and~~~\ (I~ ;:4"·•1 lur ~ucm' the
unknown grass only occwred 9.0QG •. Loutsl&rul "orm"ood ou~J 1: Q-QO• Mor.!> l1chcn had the p-catcr
overall imponancc index value Some of the additional speues found on the Caf\adl ,jei Bur' -wnh-facmt; l>l(\J"C' mdudcd
moun1ain muhly, bluegrass. fleabane.<»>.. t.a.'1U). sr.U.t"'~- mod. or.m,c and Mlll crust:.
6.2.3.2 Soutb-fadn& Slo~: PaJartto C.a~oa
ln PaJanto Canyon. the dommant spc:un lor 1'-oolh '''"'' anJ tr :-qurn'' , <II ~R•. and ~: h 1•. respectively). was blue grama grass <Table I Moe~ onan~,:c. bt' ~ct>-ul>h anJ t'lluq.:ru' had lhc nut
highest values for cover CIS .sa•, •. I 3 S 3".-.. and q 1-4"-.. rc'pc:-ct"'C'" , h<•,.·rvn ~ mod oran,:c and ~c
occ:um:d widllcss than Joe;, t'requcnc~ BlutifU\ h.IM1 the \C'Cond tnttnn~ frt>qut'f\C'\ of all 5p«lt\ m tht"
transect. All other spec1es occurred ""rlh ln1 than I 0". '"' \"1' and fn-qut'f\C\ fUuc rrama had the grcllt''l
imponance index value Spec:.es found on the south-facms !olopr of PaJ&nlo Can'cm m' ludt'-d '-11\d dropvcd h~ttd
fleabane. James ayptanth&. whealifU'. ,.·hur s•tor. c l<wcr mullein snwuurr. and ••110""
6.2.3.3. Ceeyoe Bottom: Cala4a ckl6~
Blue sram• made up nearl~ half of Ult' rrlafl\'C rtanl un·rr mo~l (Jf the """11111111\ common species covered leu than I~ (Tabk I I Salver I&JCbnl~ ll!l4 &n u.nutrollf!C'd J.r-au had lhC' nr11t haJ,hC"\1
cover values ( 10 44'- and II l4'-. respt'C'II~ch 1 Relata'lo't' !n'QUC'ftn f,:w thf')f 'Jx·u~ \&ned ,h,tttl~ the
blue gnuna grass cx:cUJTC.d m0$l fnquroll~ C~lfl?.~.-.1. ~~ m .;oncr»ttl' ~ rrlala\·C' ,o ... rr "••~~- ~,l,·n
sagebrush bad 1 higher frcqt:cncy valur than Ow unkntN'TI crau 1 It Ill' .. and 6 to I~ •. rnpc-c11\ rh 1 A II
other spec•cs had a cover and fr-equC"nc~ of le-u lh&fl to-. Oluc tnm• r-a"' nad tht J:KAlnt llnf'OI'\MI\C'
index value for all ~Cie\ tn lhc rnn~«t
....----....,T~ab~le~B~~ll~n-:derst--o-r'\_v_t>£-•tU-I-,on-,-tw.ct--cr-.-n-;;t-,,-,-l,-1-pl._,-,-~---tn-rn-.-,-dC'd--,,-O-l-1 -,-,.-,-----··
SPECIES TRANStC1 ~~·- •. auac Sk'.pr-<-::l:-1-1..---(-.-.-)'0tl--,Bo,--t-10-.----1
BeardtOD.JUC
Nonlt-hctaa SlofM (I) l
Rel.uve Cover 1 o \0
Relat1vc F-ucnc)· l o II ~~----~·~~~,~~-+--------------------~~-----------------------4-------~------~ Importance Index i o ~ ..
Bluetr811 . . i' ~~~~~-~~--~----~~----r------------------~----------~--------~-Relauve Cover I 01 .., 14 I iJ o 1 ~......,.~~~;...;;;..;__;.;.__+---:--:~--4-------~-------+---------------;
Relative Frequcncv I ~~ 1 u ~ l o u 1 ~~~.;._~~~_.-+--~~----+-------~-~------~-------~·~------~l ~~bn~,~~~~c_e_l_n_dc_x-~~---~-~-~-----4--------'-<'_'_l ______ _l _________ ~t~:_· ______ ~l ~~~ l
RelauveCover 1~:!4 l'f'711 1 ·011 ~ I Relativcfrc:qucnC\ 1429 J;o; l ·- ~Kb;
t·--------~---------4------~-------~-lmponancc lnde11. 14 It! ;t>: 1 ! It• .:'•
Bl•atns Relauvt Cover t 1 J l 1
L-__;Rlm:..;e,;;,:I~;.,;II,.;.V,;.;,e:..;F.:.creqe:...;;.;ll:,;.;~:..e_:~_· __ ...L.... _________ .,...... ____________ j_ __ _;_!: -- =]
-)
Table 8 (cont)
SPECIES
No~••'"l TRANSECI
j ! ~t.lt-Facuaa Stope Cl• l Caayoa Bono•
Slo 01 Bottlettnalll SquirrktaU
Relative Cover . 0 41 I 001
Relative Frequency - I 0~ 044
lmponance Index 0 '73 a.,.,
Bro•e Grau Relative Cover . I ~~
Relative Frequmcy . 4 ·~
lmporunce lnde• . ! 3 II
Do'WII)'CIIea Relative Cover r ~ 4:
Relative Frequency . . 3 01
lmponancc IDcln . ~ '7~
FalleTarniQII Relative Cover 0:7 T 0 41 06(1
Relative F 0 6~ I 0~ I 76
lmt"" _...... lndcl 046 l 0 !J I II
Fi"""eel Relative Cover . 041 l41
Relative Frequen"· . I 0~ '~~ lmponac:c lndc• 0 7j 4 )I
FleabaiH Relaltve Covet 0#
Relaltve frtqUCn,,. I 7t~
lmt"" -- lftdca I II -FlabaiH Dally Relative Cover 0 ') .
Relative Frequency l )0
lm_.,-lndn 092
Hone•••• ~Relative Cover . 0 ,,
~ uve Frequency 0 II ~. ~lncln 0 '2 ~ Horkweed
Relative Cover 0011
Relative Frequency 1 u~
lmponance lndc• ll ~,
Goldee Aller Relative Cover u :~ I 21
Relative Frequcn'y 0 6~ I J: lmporv.nec ln<k• 046 J ~')
lad•• Rke era .. -~
Relatave Cover 0 ~~
Relative Frequcncyy (I 6~ ··-lmponance lftde• 0 ~Q ··-
Tab• I (coat 1
r SPtCits I TRANSECT Nort...,fadq Soetb-hcaaa Slope (l) Caayoa Bortom
Slope (1) ... _( .. ,. .... llelahve Ccw.r 0 .SQ .
ltelebve F , .. , ..... _ : II . lm..---lnde'C I lO .
Ja-H..W..now.r Ret.tiw Cover
0 ·~ 0.7(1
Ret.hveF-~'t ~ II 0.88 -.. ___ ,ftdn I '*f> 0.12
LMW.uW.-wood Re ... MtCover .a S6 .
Rellbvt F •] I~ qoq .
----~··· 111 .
lAptM Re~Covcr 0.61
Rca.tvt F ., I. 76 __ .,_,_.._ 1.11
Mentaa.Mallty ltet.m. Ct'vtr 160 l..Sl
Re'-tvt f . .., ....... / I )0 2.64 ......... _._ ..... 1 .as 2.08
Ma.aadl.k ... • llell&tvt c O¥ef 10 .&6 u .. , O.QI
RelatM Frtqueno 2.& 0' 1 o~ J.S2
lmportaace lndn 27 :.a I 0 ") 2.22 Mallnt
lle181tvt Cov.r I } I . ltelabwl F J 16 . bft~elndn : 24 .
NMd ....... llelauve Covet 017 . .
RetaJve F ·7 0 65 . bnporw~Ce lndn 04.6 . I
I ,., '
RelatlveCoWT 0 &2 . Relabve F.-.. -·· ~ l 05 . lmporUnee lndc1. I 0~ .
Pate Tn~•pet Relauvc Co..,er T o o· .
Relatnte Frequency 1 I 0" . lm,. lnde~t oq .
Prickly P .. r Cact~n Relative CoWT 0 II .
Relattv~ frequency I Q~ . . Importance lnck' I J& I .
3 I
! I
Tlblc I (coot.)
SPECIES ::r 'T'RANSECT 1
Noi'Ut·F Ktq ~9-F aca.a Slope (l) ea.,._ Bonoc
~(I) RedTop
Relative Cover 0 ., • Relative F I 0~ . lmPon-cc Index . 0 "!3
S..d .... .._ :
Relative Cover . :: 9~ Rcllltive Frequency . ~ .l6
U&l ..... --~ . .. II . SoU Crall
Relative Cover J(t7 .. ~ Rca.tivc F 2(.0 . 661
1m.,...- Index I.IJ ~n
Sukeweed Relative Cover o&o ·• oc
Relative F I ).0 I 0~
......... -ladex I ~0 OIU . Splice M•IIIJ
Relative Cover If>.~~ '7 .al
Relative f,, II I) ~ 7)
1m Index 17 71 6 '?) ......... Rca.iveCovcr . t.1J .
llelabve F :; 16
u•._-lnde• : 19 w .... w ..........
Re..mC:OV. . .. '~ Relldivc F 6)2
lm.,...-lndla . ~ 6~
M ... s .... a.w.r Relative Cowr l.ll
Relative F '7 I 42 llllpU'I- IDckx q~ .
Won~wood Relative Cover 10"
Rrlalive f,, . IIH
lm .... . II 1'7 CltMr (woody lperin lhec ~~ ••*' l ft &aU I
AINidttPI•• Relative Cover (~) 0.~7 I~~~
Relative F (%) 06~ "31
......... -" lndn (%) 046 II 41
BtaSatt llellbvc Cower I:; ~)
lle&ativc F 632
lmponancc lode• I} 92
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Slop« (1)
GambciOak Relative Cover 4 01 i ( 1 41 : OM\
Relative Frequtoe) I Q~ i I 0( I (14-S
lmpon&n« Index ~ qs I (i .... I 0 C.:'
Mockora•p Relative Cover 0 ~4 1
Rei8Cive Frequency I 30
lmportan« Index oq: I
Obe-leed Jualpcr Relative Cover I 34 ' '
Relahve Frequent)• 0 fl5 i !
lm_po11an« Index QQq i
Piloa PiM Relative Cover lbO 0 01
Relative Frequency 06' ' u 44
lm_.-- Index ID l lt ~(j
WUiow Relative Cover : 04.
Relative Frequent)' . I 0' j
lm_. -·~ lndn I ~~ I A dub (-) indicates chc JPCCin wu not ~ at du• anr
1-c.ta.da del Bucy 2-PIJ&nlO CM'"Orl 1-<. tll\ade Ml ft~,
Other common spec1C1 m chc unroo bonom •Ttt muhh ~·· 1\aU) ttollkrla~~ hcardtonttuf.
ftrCWh•l. bromepus, aoil CNSl. biUfJ'D•. ma~, Md hdlal. lurmc. and fkab&nt>
6.%.3.4 Mcu 'fop: Mftka dd 8w)
Oftbe daJ"ft U"'NCdJ conduckd m TA-~4 ~ lrUl G lnd l. blur pwna ar-•. w•l CN~. and
prickly pear c:actu1 bad chc hapa C.O\'CI' valun (Table 9 J lll dw hOt'Cbeul UllftM!Ct. toll Cl\lil had lhc
highest coYCf value and blue plft\& P'U1i dw w.::ond h!Jhnt (4) 91'- lnd 1} bot~-.. rapt'C11WI) I
Howner, blue pama puJ occumd morr froqumtl~ (40 74~.-1 and had a htp.n un~ m«a ,·aluc
lhan did soil CNst. Pndly pear had a fn!quenc)· of I~~· .. m the Ullhl!Kt All OChel ~'"had~' than
1 0¥• cover and frequency value~
In the middle nnsea. blur p-ama J:r'U' m• up mort than hall the covn and fnqum') 1M 1r .• and S7.1•'-. rapec1tvely) Pnckly pear c.IC1\&\. wtltla 'ovn \lluc of~\ lhM 10"._. occwnd •·•1!1 14 ,-. ..
frequency. All ottm spectn m tbes tran!IC:Ct h.dlc·u than 1~ .. tm·n and frcqumn v1lue\
The southern nnsec1 wm cowrrc:J mosth b~ blue ~· J.flk'' and a.otl ,·ru1111 14' ru• • ..nd
42.51•,•. resp«ttvtly). howrv~ ~ootl CI"\ISI don n<.ll occur ''"th 13 much htqum(\ 1: .. 1 .... ,.~ t'IOC\ blue
grama grass (44 29%) whech 1lso hti die htg.hr-sl unporunn mtln \•hlt Ail othn 'fll:' •~• anum cra.ru.c,,
had lc$5lhan IQGre cov~ and frt,qumc~ "alun
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j SPECIES TRANSECT
Me~ top NE Mcu top Area G 1 ··1M.~ lopS\\ Mna top T A·l ~
Bottkbrusb Squirnltail Relative Cover 0 3(• 0 i I
Relative 0 93
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~ Frequency I
Importance lndex 0 ()I 1 o~
Blue Grama I Relative Cover :;; 64 6oS ~~ ' 43 Q4 40 Ill
Relauve 40 74 I ~~ 14 ' 4-4 ~li 1 4td4
l Frequency ! lmponance lndcx )-:' 14 I f1.{l "t- 4-4 11 I 4~ 1 ~
Bluegrass Relanve C.over .. 03 ' .~
Relanve () 48 l ~ I. l Frequency
Importance lndcJo. 4 ~~ I ~ " BIH~Jall 1p.
Relauve Co"'e' ; • I f• : II' J ___ Relat1ve l i ~
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Fndkr'• ~«eo -RdattvC' ('o\ler ' i Ill 91
RclaU\'e .. . T---- .. --·-- -- +--· ·----~- --- ---·-·-
......,. __________ .. _ Frequenc~· I I I ~.~ 'r.
Importance lndell -·+--- ··- ------ ---- -··---~~--- ·-·-·-·-· ·- -··- ........ ·--. ·-
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flcabaae Relat1ve CoHr T---------~----.. ---------~·· --·--i~
Relauve ·r--- 1 1· .., l: Frequency
lmponana lndell l 1 '4~
Horwwtcd Relatavc: Co"e' L __ i __
-- Cl ( ...
Relat1vc 1
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Rclall\'t ('o\'tt -------l-·-·- -
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Leafy Gokka AIIC'r
Rr lauvr Cover 0 01 l- -----1----~_:-:=:] ___ u ... <~ Relauve 0 11.\
FrequmC") . I Importance lndtJo. 0 .. ~ T --
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SPECIES HlA~S[Cl )
~ Mesa top Nt Me~ top Area (j
~ Mn.a 'Of' SV. ~
M~ top 1 A· I~
~ Maaaalaria Relabve Cover 0 (J l I
Relative . I ~Q I I
Frequency ...
Importance lndex (I 8(1 ; I I
MOIIIUdaea Relabve Cover ~ I~ I 0 ~4
ReliUve ~ 78 i -=~ I l
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Frequency ; i ·-
Importance Index 3% : ~I
MouacalD Mubly
Relative Cover . ' 4~
Relative . I 411
frequency Importance lndn
'~ .. PlDpe
Relative Cover I 5 I .i I 4 l
Relative ::! 711 " 1t> ! F Importance Index ~ I~ • Q' ! _.....__
Prkldy Pear Cad.&~
Relative Cover 910 I Ql 1 -01 =- 1 ..
Relative 1~% 14 ::!9 I . , .. ,. 0"
Frequent\' I
1m.-_,..., lndex II OJ IIMI • IP :: I l '
SW...Oau Gn•• Relative Cover 1 '·~
Relative
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S•akeweed -· Rea.tlve Com 133 ~ ~~
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;telaltvc II~ .,94 I
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Fn:quency lmponance lnde11 n~ tdl~ __ L ~ ... -
SoliCrwt Rclaltve Cover 4\ ~I
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Relanvc ~~·n . .;-t.----r- ··-- ··:";,-~~--T-----:----frequcnco;
lmponance lndn ~4 Q~ t1 II I ----t" \4 Ill
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Tb,_.AWIIGnu Relauvc Cover 001 ; '
Relattvc 0 93 I ;±--d Frequencv lmporunce lnde• 0 • ., ... -
Table 9 (coot)
SPECIES TRA.~SECT
Mesa top NE MnatopARaG McutopSW Mesa top T A·l S
Wlld Cllryuatlaemum
Relative Cover . . I . ~ ~0
Relative . . 9 76
F ......... -Index . . '63
Odler (woody species tbt were und« 3 fl &aUt
Oae-Seed Jaetper Relative Cover . . . OOi
Relative . . . .... Frequency
lmpon.nu Index . :! ...
Piloa Pille Relative Cover . I 0~ 0 ;: .
Relative . I ~~ ::16 . Frequency
lmpon.ace Index . I 3:1 I 7q
A dash(·) llldic:a&cl the spc:can wu noc ru.orckd at Ibn uw
Odler specia found on Chc mna top 1111bnc trw\ICCU ~ ~ pmpc. leaf)· pldcn
151er, moss and lichen. ducc-twn p-.a. bocl1ctlnultllqlllmUU. bt~.,..... pdkJn ptnt. falw &a~T~~on. ud a
specacs of nwnmil..,_ cactua
ln comparison. a fOU11h U'lmeC1 conducU:d f\lfther -ua on dK' mna 111 T A· 51 Md hm aanuLir
dominant apecia of blue p-ama JTUI ud prtdJ) pew (.0 01~ and 1'7 I 5'- co~t ~ IJ'KIC1
composition of the.,. differed llapdy tom dw TA·~ u.secu blat' btlh .. wu lhc:' ant~ ocbff
species to have both e cover vatuc f 19 91 ""l and Ull.pQ'WKt .ndr a value of more than I 0'-. Blue JRDll
bad the b&pest importance andn -value Other lpflC•cs found 111 diiS trw\1«1 wm: mounwn mubl). p-m.an4wl. honno-«d fkatww. ••·
a.IS pam&. fleabac • .net hymctlOll)'$
6.3.1 V~tkNI
BRET conducU!d DO l..e\'tl) (Spc!C.tn-Spe<tflc) I'Un'f'Y\ fot ~·on How~ver. wtuk
conductma the nnsecu for Uwl 2 lW'W)'l. oo ns P'*'" ~PCCtn wm: fOU!ld
6.3.2 laiKb A nwnber of tenntnal-dwtlhnl spn: 1n wen: coller:Ud m pu ITII» tn Pa1ar no C ..,,.on u p11n or
the adjacent OU 1093 The spocuncn~ m 1t1 the proct'" of ~&1\i 1dc'n11f•cd No aquaJtt 111~c
snadies were conducted 111 OU I 141
6.3.3 Ampblblaaa aad R~plllft
A number of species wen ~ dunn, ftck1 Wf'VC'~-. and uplift' tn ptt tnr' tn PaJanto
Canyon (adJacenr OU 1093) Tbt-K sp«rn IJT lasted 1t1 Appcnc1u 8
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6.3.4 Small Mammab
Dunng the 1991 season, sevm spee~e~ of small mammah v.a-t ~ least chapmum
(Eutanuas mrn1mw), Colorado chapmtmk 1 LulJmu.JJ q&Ull:irn llltzr!.J l v. htte-throated v.·~ (.\c-Ol om.;
alb1pla), Mexican woodrat (.~·eolom'' ma•.:·aPk.l). bf\l!>h mo~ (!'t'rom\·Jcw t>o,·lul d«r mou~ot
(P~romysc:w mamcu/atiLS), and rock ~qua~l (Cud/"-' w;meJlatw.J 1 T'ltt' u.ptuf't' ratt V.A) bto~C'n down for
each habitat and area. Brush mice wefC' more common on ha~ttau of gruw CO\'C:r m each an:a and d«r
mice were mon: common in habatau <•f les~ -ve~cta~tvc and rod. co~·n B~ mtcc wat: the mo~t
commonly captured species m all areas and chtpmunb thr ~cond most trequentl\ c~tured Rotl1 )pte •c-~
ofwoodrats and the rock ~u~l we~ captured m~uentl~ and tha-tfort not tncluded tn anal\m
6.3.5 Larg~ Mammab
Evadence of elk acttvtt) wathm the Ol v. ;n noted from ua • .._~ \CAt. and \l!.ual )t~htm~~ In
Caftada del Bue) and Pajanto Canyon. elk pdlct ~oup~ v.crc more commor than dC't'f pclkt ~rouf\\
From the numben of pellet group~ obsen-ed m 01' 114~ ...,.t 'oncluOC' thar c~ UM" both can,om mort'
frequently than deer and elk use Pa,anto Can' on mofC' hequent" than ( 11\ada dtl But'\
6.4 ldeatiftcation of Wetlaad'
Both Ooodplam:; and wetland' arc I<X 01trd v.•thm 01 li.U \lo ctlar"h arc re~trKtN t• t•a1an1t'
Canyon, located on the southern boundar\ of the ell and 'o'ltmum~ '""' adJacrnt Ol' 1091 hvlh u.r Caftada del Buey and Pajarito Canyon bonona ~ould be conuden'd Ooodplatn-.
Th~ facton needed to declan: an am a •·ctland v.~ namtJIC'.d h~~lot;'. hydnl ""b and
byd.rophytiC plants Pajanto Canyon appean to be tnlC'TT\If"ed 01' 1\a) nu.r pnt·nrual rc.cb..-, •~ a "''ult of 'rnn~'
seeps. and ram runoff Recorded (hastOI'tc.all dala. acnal ph ~tovaplu. 111d fH:Id CJbM'f",·atnvu and•(•t~: a
wetland hydrology The NWI admufaed ~o v.·f'tland t)-pn ,. rthm ratarno Can, on. hn•r~·n. on I~ one ut
these occun in OU 1148 (fag 7) PaJusb'mt •·rtland' ,.C'ft' •cknllfM"d rn tht a.~Cti hr1•l"C'n 1 A·lll and
State Route 502 A stream channel and ~vetal small manta~• o~l.ar ttH: tklun4ar\ of Oll II o&li and
adjacent ou I 093 H)•dnc soals Wt>n: found,. lthm thr &n-8! drhnC'd ~ •·f'tland• tt\ the ?'oi\lo'l rtant
spectes assonated wtth hydnc soah found 111 tbr mat~ and suum atu1 m• ludr '•"-'•b. Mn •~MI nnh.
coyote willow. narrowleaf cononwood. and ..alt 'cda:
Any stream flo-w m Caf\ada del Bur) "tbc rnult or mtrrTn•fU'nt nmaR Thr alluuum "thm and
contams no ~n:rmtal water. pouibl)' due to • small dt'aJII&Ir aru and • snu.ll amount of nmoft J 1rld
observations. however, mdacate that dunn& hew~~ nun,, n.mon Ultl be qunr hen) Thr NWI map1 du n.n
indicate an~ areas thai met the wetland cmcna lfom thr ~Cnal m~tn~ pmlOCnl l'hc WCMn thanMI "
not well dc:fmed. bratdtn& out 111 place$ alona tbt c..nvon Ooor .nd no h)dnt .01b v.n~ found from thc- "'"I
ptts A prcvaous srudy conducted b) McLm ( 19Q~ l hiU uknuf~ taftadA ckl Uu~ &\a Ooodf! lam 1 f ,, II•
Hydrophyt" vegetation cnter11 was alr.c-' no1 mt1 111 ctm uvrHWl
7 DISCUSSION
7.1 uvd l (lhbltal Evaluauonl ~uru~
The dusaficauon brtU.do""'Tl for bot.h upland .Uld "'t"ti&J\41 Hj!C'Uttutl rvrx\ IL•r th<" Paua11h•
Plateau is gtven a.n AppntdiJI. D Tht) hst mdudn l.no ... n and potmllal habrt.at 1)-pc.,. and ph&\.C'" ~d or1
Brown. et al ( 198:!) and Moar and Lud"''8 I IQ7QI ""attempt v.a~ maO<" to dt'-vrlor ne ... habtt.at "l't'' for
this area. If a study aru dad not fn v. tthtn one of th<" dt'\lj::nat~:d habrt.at "'P"" prnu•u1h dl'ftned lur
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complete and accu111te dc:tc:rmanauon
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or adjacent to OU 114&. the Rock~ MouniAUl Montane Contfn ~orrst. the Great Basm Contlt"l' V.oodLaDd.
and the Rocky Mountam Rlpanan Forest communn~ That communtun can~ tunht1 ~tC'd tnto
series and. mcm specifte&ll). habn.at rypc-s
Based on the spccaes compo\tlton of tht' tran~rt~ and theu ~~~~on~ '~~~ tthm the Ol'. 11 could be
seen that differences m spcctes dommanu "'nc UW'llatc<.l ""rth to~h•< dtOcrrncn s.uch ~ •loPf and
aspect (north·. south·. east·, or west·lacmtl
7.1.1 Rocky Mouataia Moataar Coatft-r Fornt { oauiltune~
ThiS community ccrutstcd of pnmanl~ one '\C'reut•on !l.t'1'1C'l. ponckrma ptnt 01 tht habtat t~~
m the pondero$1 pane senes. rwo '~~>'tt't' prnent tn thr Ol' lb( l('l,.'t"f pontoru (lf tht c.an~on arr most I~
rock. dommatcd only b) the: ~b layt1 or Gambel oU. and mountam mahoaan~ The pondn-ow
pmc/Gambel oak h.abtw typt t) found on nonh-facang )~Of'n to-anb the UPPt"f ron•on' ~,r Cat\ada del
Buey ln the far west md of tht e&n'\·on. the cornmunn' c.h&nJn w mo.t"d-(onticr "'nh a ron<krou
pinc!Douglas fu'Gambcl oU. habn.at ~lK
7.1.l Gral Ba1aa Coatl\'r \\oodt.ad Com•••~
The Great Bum Condt"f ~ oodland u found m ttK mtddlr and IO'I"t"f pontoru of lhr Ol' and "
cb~n.ud as beang wnhm the patlon-JWHPt"f tenc\ ~-cBI h~tt.alt~-pc' of tt"' communm ,..en
located m the areas aurveycd Nonh-h1cana slorn an mr m~·poruon of (at\ad. dtl Uun can~ ~bed
as bemg Within a paf\on pme.oU., U.IU\kbu~ t.un\IK Mbll.a1 ~'JK The C.a#'\"tWI t.onom of(' al\ad,a del 1\VC'~
and the mesa top both ha\'e ""leut•on 111 the: pd\on pLM JUI'l!J't"f 1\abn.al ,~,_.
7.1.J Rock) Mouaaata Rlparitln Fcwn1 < -••••"
Surve~ conductrd 1ft PaJ&nlo ( an'·on Cln t.ht \0\lttl·fil' mr. ''• tn< ludcd an: a\ ao.ha.:cnt IP Utt
stream charmcl an order to rcccwd npanan \'ccn.auon Thr comm~nm contt~ed of prlmanh onr
veget.at1on Knes. cononwood·'~~>tlllt"" Tht) O'\'t"fl~ to • vnalldtJn:ot ••dllhl' pll\on pane Jlln•pn
senes
7.1 l...ntl J (Spcdn-Spedf\c) Sunr-ra
We compart:d habtta\ Lnfotmahon collt'C'It"d bum the" l..c'\·th I and ~ f~ld \Uf''\'\'\ lo lht habtat
mformauon m the database for each M'ft"'"'t' liJ'C'CtC:'lo. lhr ~au to thr won. and P"''''ou' data baM-don
that anfonnauon. sp«tes wen ctthn dt5mllwd from funht1 coa\lcknhon or llddtttonal Lnt-1 \ (~J)eeln·
SpeCifiC) "'rvcys we~ conducttd to umf11111 tht pr• .mer or ab\mtc ullhc: ·~·•r' '~~>tthan that h.abata1
i.l.l ~p«lft Dlsmaawd from •unbcr < otltwlrfliiiOfl
B~ed on the tnformaltOO ramcd tronl \.he I C'\CI 1 and I tH!: l•cld \U~('\ \Mild pr·n IOU\ ~t.l ""C
concluded that tht fnllo,.·mg r.prctn arr not rrc~n• an th•· (It or ar't' OCll C'lLpc'Cit"d In~ tmp.ctt'd b~ tJ)r
proposed project
7 .1.1.1 V ~~l.ahOD
Non-t of tht follu"' ang !>~tl("'. 1\a~·r hN'n rtn tllu\h rT<Ofdt"d tor Ol' I 14t! l>ut' lt• tht 'o"'
potenllal for occurrence wtthtn ttm snc. Un~ lnliu·w>~nli ~ ~~ an lxtnt dt!>m~t~d hon1 tui'U\t"f
constderatton
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Wright fiShhook c:actw occurs c•n grave II~ •or s.and' h11l\ or pll.lll\. de~ ~ru~lanch. and pl!lon·Junlpt-r
zones. Although there is potential habitat for tim spc-c1e~ "'ltntn the Ol. . rt hm not br-cn found rn Lo~
Alamos County. Then: were none found dunn~ :he f1dd !>u~·cv~
Santa Fe Cbolla has only been found m !)anta fe <.ount\ man urtw11.ru Thc' appur to lx suon,:h assocaated w1th south- and west·facmg \IOpt"\ m pl!lon-•un•rcr "oodlan<b at about -.~00 tt ~c" Muteo
Native Plants Protecuon Adv1~f) Commmtt. I~&.; 1 >,,. ~rcomnn ollhl) cact• "C'Tt' found" 1lhm lhr
OU dunng Level land Level:! survey\
Plank's catch fly lS found m pl!lon·Junlpct hab1t.at. '" 1lh IU. t.n""''TI dts.tnhuuon "'ttbm lhr mount.aun along
the Rio Grande. It as found m cnv1ce!o and pockcu m prot«1cd c 11ff ~~~ of lplC'Ou~ rod. Tlm \pee IC'\
has not yc:t been found m Los Alamos Coun~ and ..,..as not found dunnt; lhc ~~·c,-)
Tufted s.and "·c:rbcna IS rtstnctcd 10 tod1llo t:'T'~um or <lcrn at"(') ,,f lhn £.'"P'-um m ptt'IOO·Jun1pcr hatnuau
It bas not~ found m Lo!o Alamo!> Count' and "'as no: fou.nd dunn,: lhc !oul"\cu
The: scssilc:-Oowcred false carrot anhab1U rod.\ c.an,om and ~k~\ and n u~>ualh found tn hn.allv or
sandstone area.\ It was not found dunng the Lncl I en l.r•cl :' ~ur-o·r• 1 and hL' n1lt 't't ~ r-«nrdcd lor
Los Alamos Counf)
Threadlc:af horscbrush occun on lunmonr Of h1t:hh EYP\.C"ltUI ~,,:, nm \f'C"l.tc\ "'a~ n<ll loufiJ dunn~ thc
surveys nor has n been recorded lor L01 A lamO!o < Nn''
Tht Santa Ft mtlkvc:tch IS found on dr) !olopn of pdlon p.UHJ"r1 "'(•rod land' It ha~ nut ,."'' t>rt"11 lni.IJld m
Los Alamos Counf) and II WI.\ not round t1unnJ thr \UI"\·rn
Mathe-w's ...-oolly mtlkvctch occun on Of'C1l •'Of'l"' and ndt;l("• and ll4ta,umalh 1n l&rl\um It ha~ noli'N'r.
prcv1ously recorded for l.o) Alamo' Count~ anc; ·~ nm found Ounnr thr ,u,.. r''
Taos rr.alkvc-tch anhabau loose 11011111 opm anas "' J'llfiCM1 r.nc and '""'~ flm '-f'N tt\ at~· ha• nut \tt
~ rec.orded lor Los Alcmo\ Cc:~Unl) and •» noc 1!-.und dlll'lnf thr •uno.-,,
The cyanrc m11kvetch occurs on Mnd~ a< v-avrlh tllll\l<kl hc-1"·"" '. '00 and t.. 'O<.I n It ha~ not bt-rn
found m ~5 Alamos Counf) and "'IU nOl found dunn£ lht •unr~'
Pagosa phlo11 15o found on open slam 111 mount&IJ'I •ooJiamb and lort"\\l II ••~ not rctl1fdrd du!lni; the
Le-vel I or Lrvc:l 2 surve-ys and has nut bem pre' tOUsl~ rc<or'tkd lor l.o, A lamv' < ount~
Grama gr&S$ cactus 1$ found 111 pafton·.JUntpn 6orrun•tr-d haton.au lM Win-d\ Wll and hu.all OUICfOJn nm spec re-s has nor ~n found on I ..aboral~ prorc11'\ m 1'\"Ccnt 'rat~ but tuu tt«n rrt ordcd m thr pa~t a'
occumng on LaboratOI')· lands Thr gnuna JTU~ ·.'tu1 onl\ ,.,.,-un tn Lo' Alamo• tounf\ "n bault
outcrops Extc:ns1vr survrys. past and prc~nt. a. "al~lhruu'-'a t•i Ot 11411 hnc not rn• ounttnd tht\
speCieS and 11 IS not lxhrvc:d to occur m tim Ol ·
-: .l.:.l Wildlife
Bald eagle:~ wmtc-r alon~ tne R1o Grandr 'o\ 111tc-t f't)4)1h haH 1\ttn ot>~'·rd at< oc.h•t• l...a}.c- Mortan~
Canyon. northeast ofOll 1148. hJU somr su1tablt rt:IO\tlnt; an.u but no confirmed roostmg lllr!l ..,u,t&hlc
roostang Sltn constSt of II!Jr tree:\ and prut«11on ll1.lm "md nrar prrmanc:nt "'•tcf :\OUrc~ Wtthtn lhc
surve-y area tht'rt an a f~ siAnds of large ron6c:n>~ pmn ~U~ ••U'd .,..1lh thr <·an) on hononu or mtc-muxed w1th Douglas ftr. howe-ve-r. the npanan an.u Mid suram' &rT hmnrd m ur..t !lit' bald catlr~
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were seen wilhm C&Aada del Eluc-:h PaJanto can~oo. or Mntta Ckl 8~' dunne me )Uf'\>·t>\11 Ibid eaf:le\
are mo~ likely to oc.cur $0Utheast of the ~e~ an:.a o~ to tbr RJO G·ranlir
Willow flytatchen breed throu¢1 central }\;e'" Me"c<' and occur ~" ldt tn srnnJ: and autumn
mtgrations. They are confmc<l m brttdmg ~n 1.0 npanan _.oodl&n<h domlll&led h\ conon'"ooch
Owing migraltoa willo" Oyutchcn arT ~ ~"tOr Conon*OO!b arc pn-~t onh m Pa,anto t. an~·on
but are relauvely sparse tn the ~un-c~ area
Common blaa hawlu arT found m cotton'"~ and oC.ht"f ""oodlan<b al~ pnmancnt '"" land 1tn arn'
They have occurred tn small num"oxn tn the tuo 0rwldr \ aJIC'' but n<' ~mf1cd tt'fiO'U of npanu. ba~·r
been made for Los Alamos Coun~ RJpanan &1"C&) an found v.llbm Patanto Car"-on hut an rdatweh
small. hunted tn dtstnbuuon. and at tunc' on I~ UllCTDlttlmtl~ Oo" tOJ! Thr common blad. tulw~ u most
often found in lower elevattons than oc-<:ur 'llltUun ~ ot:, Thn-ri<"'"C, t\ahn.a: n marJmal at bell
Mwisstppi kttc' general!~ anhabn the lo"'n Rt(l uranck and P'C'Co~ \alle-n tn nf*'Wl ronc' and .t\chn
belts wtth permanent SCKatn\ The:- arT alw comtnCICI around mamcu~d en\ U'OI\mcnU ~ch &) pan.~ &rld
golf courses. Rtpan.an area tn the OL' uxmll of 1 '" 1.arJt O'C'n. "tllo•·~ 11nd otht"f npanan ~JNhoo
but arc lunncd m sue and extfttt Tllu 'P«•n h» not~ l'q)Ot'trd for the lo\ Mamo' ana
Meadow JUMpmg moust l) I~ mdanllcru1 ~·n lha! br'ff4) Ill ---nland ~.and 1\ conftnN to
bol.arctac rca•oa,, mntc b&b.cau. pt'11n.n"" IU'C.U\ ~ .-t't meadow• Tllta &pe'Cit) h&i I small pou'nla&l
for occurnna m the Paj&ntO Clttyon wn.l&nd ara ~ b) Ol.' I 141 and Ol' I 00 3 Tht mcado"' Jumpm,
m~ tw been recorded for l.or. Alamo~ c.ou.nr:. mlht past.. hcw~\·C't. no ~ndt\tduah hiH' twn t.-pl~
m BRET sun-eys Mcmuon. the ~ upcn on me.dov- ·''""P"'J: mouw. cSOM n01 h~1 ttm Ol 1 ~.a M
prune habtt.al
Broad-billtd hummtnJblfd) an fou.nd tn n~ -·oodlarui' oftf'tl t'h&.flK'1rnrrd t" u)('lon\llnod. n1.amon.
or white oat.. and br«d prunanl\ 111 ttH" wuthcnl pane>! thf ~U« of t-iC"• Mnu.u ln\-' hi\C' bnTI
tdc;ttaftcd tnlhc npanan \loodland) olfqn<kiK"T "•tumal Mon\Jft\rnt and oH•••unalh oCC'ut ., '.arrant>
ncar Los Alamo1 BIN Wf"V~)·' conducted b\ Joan Momton 111 l"''Wl 111 (.aft~ dtlltur' and PIJ&nto
Canyon dtd notl't'YW an~ "Jh'&nl' ol tht hr"Nd-bal~ hwnmmahlfd ln IMSdtuon. tht onl> npenan ~· .,,
0U 1148 bas f~ K&llen:d lrfti and~ nol fulfllllhl\ ip«•U· ttqUttnnC'ftl) 101' I 1lpi0Af'l WOodland
Say's pond snail" known \0 O«W on h m !.he CftTO ll J.ra III'T• of 1M Jr-mer Mounwr" an ~do-val
County whtch t~ the kt') habnnt aru tn lht natc T'bc ~~·,pond tl\ltl" found tn \'eJnaltd dtu:hn.
mantles. streams, and pond' lhal an w.oonall·.• c2n 011 II'IIII'T~ of P"nunal•a&n It'' no1 t•pcc1ed to
occur in Los Alamos Count). hnwt\C'f. • Ynall quantll.a&J\·t ·~ wp tondllctcd "'tthout •uccn\
7 .l.l Sptottet for •turb Ln~l l ~ .. ,....~ .... ,. ( oed~attrd
8ase4 on the l.t'\>tb I 11nd : l>UT'\>C'n and c1au coiiC'Ctt'd !lorn ('n\ .ou~ ~tud'"' hllbnar
l't'qUircmCOU for the Sponcd bat. mtadtW~ juntJ.'IInl" mou~ J'"TV\r.C lll~nn ~d """I"·~\ t.Cbl~ \lt'ft
round to elU5t Wllhln the Ol! \\'htft pll\\lblc spc·on•\ptoftc ~our-·n·s -·er~ c.onductcd h• heir ntatlhh
the p~sence or lad. or PfT""'C(' of the !if'(' On "'lthtn lht (H.
The pc~IJ'1Dt' falcon h&) hnlc pr~htlll\ of ou:urnnt "'ltl'ltll Ot· 11411 C'l(.t'f'l t<' Uhltr..t tht An.l fu1
fcedmg They do. howe-ver. mtgrate lhrnuJh &rld "t.ntn ~tatC'•tdr throughout t.iC'"' Mn 11:o f>nC'gnnr
occupy steep chfb m _.oodcd or forntcd h&btt&U, btftdmc tmttortc' center on ~:hlh "' dt~u'~ u•
Sccuon 4.3, pcrcgnnc fakon\ h .... t btnt obKI"\'ed 111 and nt-.at Pueblo l&rl\'tHl and hi'Vc bt"C11 ~corded u
nestma alona the chfls of thti c.an'·ur. John~ 119921 namaned louuont an Lm 1\lamcn Coun~ ana
does not btltcvc the pereg.nne 'lll>tll u.c Cafleda ckll\uC). Mnt\1 del tiut>. or PaJant.o Canyon for nt'sttn&
He dtd state. however 0 that me IIUfn('fC>U\ Ul\ lltC'' IIOOJ tht pnmanh nortlda< IJll! \IO~ of C&n\'Ot'\1 \ l
cou)d prcvtdr shelter and nut "'c.,. lnel't' '' a modrnttc to h1~ potrnuallot th rC'<KCWTCn'c tn Putblt•
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C.Oyoo, md from there, it would utihz.c areas of OL! 1148 u fecdln& grounds A babiW ~cn1 plan
developed by Jobnsoo ( 1992) discusses tbc past and prnmt Slmll of thf pereplilC falcon •·ntun and ocar
Ibis ou.
Spoaed bat u a state endan&ered 5pee1es f01.md m plfton·JIIrllpct. pondcrola. m.xed corufn. and npanAn
babi1ats. This specaes requires a IO'Jl"CC of watc:r wtdl standm& poob and to01t sua IUCh u cava m c ltfl1
or rock aevi<:es. Suirable roost lites arc: present m pon1ons of Pa,amo Canyon. open water r.ourca an
somewhat limned and include a n&rTOW flowm& stn:ct1 Mm net ~ on l..aborator)· land ~
amducted for this species. No spotted ban were c.apt\IJ'Cd In lldd1UOI\. ~ conducted Ul kwo·n
Pajari1o Cmyon (1992) resulted in no caplUre$ llus 4on not neccuc1t~ 5UUn1 the sponed bat~ n01
occur in tbe OU.
'7.3 Wedaad aad floodplala Aucuaaau
7.J.I Wctlaad Sanq-
Thc springs and pemun&l reache1 of itmUl\) bc:ICN~ lhf spnnp me1 wt'tllnd cntma NW1 amal
maps provide asencnJ definition of the wt11and ~~ .al pm:autwcu .ttould be t.M.m af t.amplmli "all br
dooc withm lhesc areas.
7 .3.2 Floodpta .. Stlld._
Floodplains have been idcnllflOd wadun T A.~ an rtx canyon baaom or ~ ckl 8ut) It
should be noced that durin& the heavy rua.aomn npmcnced dunftJ lbc wmmer mon1lu.. f\oodiDJ don
occur. Floodplain protec:Uon lawa 8ft~ to p!'l*llt1 laft Dbd propaT) s~ all facthun ~on dw
meu cop and DOC wltbirllhc f\oodp1atn. flooclpl.aant .,.,.d ftCIC pracn1 .,, probkma 111rnt1 ~MtPhna
Riparian zones arc ICftCftll~ &AOCcated "'""' f'tooclplum lft .-.d.,_ of lhe s.wthwn1. lhnr
zones have a hiper divcnny of planu .nd camalt •. provdma covet. foo4 . .nd brftct&n~ arcu RJparwt
areas arc dwacurtzled by 111 a~ of decldv<KU and mosll\n'· ~·mt •pn IC\ A l&houJh nut protrnn1
by law. bell manqema-1 pncuc:a wrdun these mM1 lbouW br f<lllowcd
8 IMPACfS
1.1 Noe-Snulttn Speda
1.1.1 PlaDb
OIK Ul the topop'lphic fcaturn and cu:;;tana np~~r1an z:onn of lhr P"'Jff1 ~JI and lhf pcunual
use of heavy madlincf)', the followma unpecu could rnuh
Removal of. or cllcessive dtsturban« 10. C:\tstllt£ 1>'C'Jrtalt\'C cover (OIJid muir an an macaw or tnlltahon
of erosion and ahcmaons of dBma&c pa~nn I JOdi •·tltun tht un'on bononu {me ludml s~Mn channel~ l
and along the canyon slopes
Disturban« or damqc to npanan ,.cenauon could mull Ill p&nJal or complnc l<>v of w(1Jancb ""'h•c.b
could Nrthcr result m pantallos' Qf the auoctated rlp&!Wl ,,.tanas•on
l.l.l Wildbft
Due lo dte sutrablc ncsrma.. foragm,. and fiCTChiJII habtw wtltun !M Oll for a ,.an~ of blfd
species, and the sutrable fongin& and wmlt'rmJ ~.&\for l&fJc mammal' (an addttton 1o suttabl.t babrw for
other wildlife spect~). e•cnstvc dtsrurbance or dasturbanc~ dunn& crnac.&I!X'"o4' could tnlllt Ill one or a
combination of the followma
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Direct mnoval of nesttng. perch mg. co' rr. and !.UDJI&r tatort&U. both alont: dl~ c.an"on slopn and "·lthm the riparian zones or anyon bottoms
Depending on lhe IIDIC of yC&t thai the l>&l11phn~ \».e1 place. nc~•'t no1M" or othn d•sll.lrha.ncr mullan' man tn~rfcrence walh cnuc.al pcnodl such ti UK brccdm~ pcnod for ~·•ldhft lJX'CIO
Conwnmataon of waldhfc ~•let )OW"Cn from tucl~optlb or IU,L} from vdudn. machan~. nc
1.2 Tlarat~aed, Eadnc~rt'd. aDd ~a111~~ ~prnn
Sne claracteru.auon actJ\·mn •-hach mcludc- wnau Wlmf!hn,: and corr dnlhn,. could n-r.uh an unpacts to ~gnne falcon habatal A.lthouJ.h the spcx '" hti nn1 ttC"C'ff FTCcnth ottM"f'·f'<l an the L<» Alamos Count) are&. Cli.COil\t' d.am&IC' to p<ICC!'liiAI foraJIIl( habiUl could anf("' dnU~un or u"" &aiC'\1
prey specaa. Any core dnllmg and W~mphnr to bf docw m'Kk dtl~.aled ~nlan4• ma' c.au..c: d&m&Jt' &o dw
habitat as s&ated '" section I 3 O&mqt to • np&n.V~ or •n!and ara ••II n"duu habiUI lor the mt>.ado• Jurnpang mouse by pouablc rano,·al of vcrrut•on and bad. falllftl of ~ chanMb
The spoRed baJ as aftcacd b~ rnnove.J of ror...ums "'.t' end eva.Lablt' ~atn ~n t.>nvuctaon of c.aves m cliffs and rod c:rcvten ~ hcaV) C'Q\IIpmcrlt ••II mtuC'C lbt ava1;abk habtut for lbt Jf!Oftcd bit lJst of any equ1pmen1W,n than hand auftn ma' adYn'lofh afttc1 o~ warn) or •att1 aourcn
Grama pus~" l' un~ed pnm.nt~ ~ o-..n coll«\ton. ~J1Ul111.. and urt.naattan All) Off·road trav~hnJ Of Yehle: tfo\ Of btiV\ CQ\IIptlt"ftl couid fi"C"'oC'!tl I U\rc41 to Ulll 'f'C'\ tn
1.3 \\'~laod• nd floodplalaa
S&mphn& wtlhll'l ~ 0\' me~ an< l•.uir \ut1eu '-11'1\rk' to 1 ckpCh ul () and1r' or dC"t'p cort 4tllltna: up to mort: than 200ft No unpan '' UJ'C'C1C'd b'Ciftl wt1au ..n1phn1 Ho'III1."\'C'f. tf hu'~ rqutpmml and canna IS used, umphna should l'm\1111 OUtltck or •'f't!lnd an.aa. H wnplan. n to lMC' piau •tlbtn or nt'.at wetlands or wtdun me lloodplaJn. lbf loUo"' tn1 unpecu could O«ut
Dilt\lrbance to the stream channel or smalln d.ratnqn lr.admt mto thr 10Tam chllftntl could mull an an altcr~taon of eustma wttlancb cau•UlJ panw ur 'ornplnr 1~, of &bow ""'C1l&Nb
E:~~cesst~ dtsturb.an« to ~,ruuon attd the •ur1a(e could aho ~~~man altcntaon of tht' •atn flo,.. and' or wadmma or lhr channel
Dasturbancc along thr dratn>'\ al "'·ella$ the 1.1«f'C'T )'<¥' tould rnull an anne~ or mrhatton ol K~•l noston Thas could alw cau~ loalltt'd altc~uon' ltllt•t cu"ma: ~o~ot'llanch
BI.ZMdou~ furl sptlls or k:».agc from \dHdr' <nuld ntflll\·tl\ eftt'l'l ~o~oatn <~uahh an t.ht npanan llf'CL'
and could re~ult an nrgatavr chAnt~'~ w 'c,:cuuon "'tUu.n thnr Mra~
9 MITIGATION No SlgrufacAnt rt:lr~ of conl.Amanant' tntt• tht C'fl\ Ltunmrna ., up«ttd to ou:ut dunnglht'
samplmg Howrvt'r,lhould rt'IUM" ol wnl.lmtnanb n'-f abo"C' thr prtcSC1rrtntn~ 1e1100 lrvcu. •·or\.m
must cease operalaoni, ~1u1 down IJ1t ilk. amd rt'UKU the ~plms
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9.1 NoD-~DSidn Species
9.1.1 Plaats Sampling and subsequent corrective acuon~ could ~qut~ mru~uoo of auk b~ ~vet:ruuon af
loss of vegetation inatiates erosaon Sun·r~ ~ulu andac.te thai a mu:tuJT of natave gran~). forb). and olhrr herbaceous plants could be used for revegetabon Spr-caes lasted m Tab~ i. I. 11nd q_ ~prnmt a fc-.. of the species that could be used. Furtber consultauon waUl BRET or swr or fc<knl &~mea~ c.an hrlp determine use oi other species. Addltiooal mru~atJon meuurn mcludr
•Avoid W'Ultccssary disturbance (I c. panma areti. equapmrnt storaer arc.u. off-road tra\·t'l. etc 1
to surroundine vegetatton durJni bo>tt actual w.mplmJ and t:ravrl mto wmplm' :\Itt')
•Avoid removal ohegct.ltion along npanan &IT&) and a1ont: ~and stTC&m ch&nneb
In addition to best manqanmt practacn. m rt ~$-Ilion PfO' ldcd for •'Cllllnd~ and Oood.plam~ • all also help reduce potenual impacts to vegNt•on
9.1.2 Wiklllft
Most potential impacu to waldhfc •P«~n ahould bt noa·81h"CTM and mull an ani) acmroran avoidance of the samplinasnes dunna lhr pmod of~~ dastu:rbln« titni'C'vcr. tf ~•'1 ma.::hmC'f" ut.t is expcc1ed. then the followma mauaat•on meawun Nlould f\u1her rNU«' ow potmual for ampec:1
•Avoid crossma dramqn •tth nntma ••t". ullh.tr C'ktll&n£ 1'0114\ or cntt.' O~""ft IC'\"C'I an:..u thai an dry or leu vegetated
•Avoid samplm& fiom March I to AuJufot I -..mrhnr thai rrquun k'l>' \han 6<J 4a)' ~hould be scheduled outsadc th11 tame rutnct•an
•If samplin& will lake mort dlan 60 da)"' 11nd c:.n noc bt uw.d:uofti O.WU•ck 1ht tamor ~\UK1•on or Mardi to Ausust.. BRET must bt no11fM'd ar lf"a" &0 4a:n J'ftOf lo «ttor md ol M•) to ~urH• \hr umplm& am for nescma btrdl
Oasturbancc to wmcmna specan should bor tl'lallvch mtnar and mt111a1ton prn~-~~ fc" vegetataon, and w~tlanch and Ooodplam• ~~rtll help to funht'1 re-duca- ampen tu ••ldl~fr -.pr("tn
9.1.1 Plaats
There arc no threat~ned. ~ndang~. or ~rulll\·r J'llanl 'f'C'l. ;r\ of ~on'm1 lor c ll. 1 141
9.1.1 WUdlift
If the petl'lftnt falcon IS prr.smt. or at prnrnc:r n •uliJlC'C"IC'd for u'ltnJ: \hr arr.a ll a hunlln£ ground, C:lt.CC:S.SIVt damage to \'C:It'l&IJOO .tlould be mtnlnH/~d Ill m~urc- pte-~ 'Pft..IC'' An\ U« IC'Itonowal (live or snag) mus1 be approved by BRET
The two cntir.al rcqutn:mmu for thr spon«< hal an lowtd tn Um OlJ PaJatllll CAnyon provt~ a potential sourt~ of water and suttablr roost snn tn u,.e~ tn chfb and rod ~~<left No sponed bat$ bavr been reponed from mtst net survey' m thr are. tc• datr No a.thcnc unpact ••II oc:c-w tu thn !!.J'C'(In
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(if present) a.s long as ~mall o•,·~~ <L'ld rod err• Kt~ art no1 d1~turlxJ and lhr 14&tn soun:~s 141lhl11 lht canyon art not altcTed
9.3 Wrtlands and floodpla•n,
Samplmg for snc charaClrru..auon could r&nj:t from wrfacr ~rhnt: It• lore dnllmJ: ~pltn,:
wtth heavy equtpmcnt should remam ouuadr 14·ttland ~ BR.f T ~ould ~ coni.ICI~J ''' dnnmmc 141\at areas can be constd~J wttlands Tht' ""all 11lo'" for ~ accuraC'\ ''' rniun )Mtlf'ltnt: occun oun11k of areas that have wetland cnknl If ~plan~" til tx door m 1 14·etland. 1 drcdgr and ftll pcnnn rna~ bf necessary
Samplmg and sul»cqumt COI'T'eCtl\'t actaon) Hl\ild rcqutrc mna~atton of a \ltr b' ~~·c~nataon From survey mfonnallon ~atha'Cd. •~aJlablr ~ hw and h5U rrcpaJTd tt' f- o~ ~ and T ~~' t 1 qa;: 1 and Pla-ce and Fou. ( 1991 '· a lmmg of specan th.lt c.an tx u~ for ~'·cgnataon can bf comp1led PnwnMI from BRET should be contacted for a.ss1stancr ""'lth a ~It"\ 1~1 for rt\cf:tUIIon Bnt m~rmrnt pracuce!. should be follo""ed 14·h1lr )MtlphnJ MaJU~nnmt practiCn •uegcstcd mtlulk
A votd unn«r'Uat) d1sturbancr 1 • r pat\11\1: arr~. t"qu1rmrnt ~~~r .rra.s ofl-road tnlnl 1 to surroundmll vcgcuuon dunnf: wmphn' and cn•'C'l '" \.llllphn,: ~Itt)
AvOid remo,al of "·~Ft'W1on alon,: nparlM! an~ '""t"t!And an:.a~ &!I ""ell &!I d.ram.arc and itnam channels
Avoid d1stu.rbancc to vrgrtall<>n 1lunl' •Ill• on !llopc'' &n<1 C"lof'C"\Iall\ "'""hht: <lrama,:o alon~ ~ slopes
10 CONCL\JSIONS To provadt' backpound mfonnallon 'onu·mm~ the \lit tu\t<>n<al mlnnnallon and h•<'lo,:" •I
reporu of prt''-IOus snt '~>"~ 111 thr aru •'C'f'C' wmtn.ll'Ulr'4 Thnr •wnmV'n"' pn)' t\lc "''"''~ mformauon that ma~ ~ u~ m funan ~.ol01:1t.al n"- auc"'mc:nu and Plllh•·•' anahw,
BP.ET conduct~ uvcls I and 2 ftdd '~ •ldllll Ol' 1141 ln IICWJttor• ~ n~s 1J* tn
database wu acarched ror. h$1 of apecalha1 had a pcunuaJ to on:w tn the' habn&tl a.to<Uit~ ··•th th .. OU As • mutt. a number of IP«*"' on the lt.tlr and lt'ICknl prottOeQin "" •·fft ..t\c)wn a.s (I(CUI'TtftJ 111 habaau described for l..o$ Alam01 Coun~ ~~nd IUFT'OUndlftJ wr.u
BRET conduct~ a habnat nalldltOn (lntl 21 ~ to Mtt'fTDmt' 1f lhr ~·f" r~uuanmu of the hsltd spectc.'5 could bf ml'l 111lht :~o&~npltna locauocn l.«-Yfl) csrrcan·~tft< 1 """ey\ of at'l'u ouuadt OU 1148 *ef"' u~ lO ... UI adodattonal lllfomuauort lO ontnnmt 1ht- llatu' of UK 'JIOftC'd bat Ul Cht wnplang aru
T~ll Johns,on •U subcontracted to .X.nmtDt tht st.at•n of lht P"W'IP""c laluX\ and lk'·rlop a habll.at managcmtnt plan Althoua;tt lhr pn-rJnnt lak011 n not cum-nth prnmt &n lhr Pft'.t«' art• tt could utthzc the arta u 1 f~dmc rnund Mna,atton mta~uft'\ to r-rdult ampac1 &ncluck c II mmmuuna vegetation drstrucuon. and I~ I RRI 1 appro" a I ol &II un rt'mo• al
Although the spun~ bat hL\ not b«ff r«ordru ""'UI"' ot· I 141. 11 'annot ~ rukd (lUlU a resad~nt spectt'S Mmgauon mcasu~\ lc.' reduct am~ on pou1blc habauat Ulcludt llta~·otdlllC uw of heary cquapment on or near ca"t) m cltfh and rod. t;Tr• .,c-, and 1: 1 '"o1dmg alt~nnc ,. atn t.OW\ c~ II\ tht' area
BR[T used NWl mar' comtomed "11.t' ftdd ~urH"') w l<.'t..tltt all14-~lland' and Ooodplatn~ ••O~tn the OU. CharactmSIICS ofwetlancb. Ooodplaub an4 npa.nan IJ'C&l wnr not~ u~tn.: emma outhncd mthc federal Manual for ldenut\ma: and lklan~.auna Jum.cbcttonal V•rt1and~ cr>unkr ~~ al. 19119) 8cuu~ot wetland systems an( then bounliann W'lderJo contmual d1anee,, drhncauon of •·rtland boundann ... a.l not corr.nlctcd dunng thru 'urvru l~nunda" cklmraunn 14'111 ~ ~onJuC'Icd JU<il l"'lor lu wamplu1~ tv a.ss~ all wnphng ts conduekd ouutdr of arT~ that m~ 14-ttlanc crnrna
Mitigation measures (or best m1~1cment pnctlcn) to redua tbc unpKU to ooo·KMttlvc
~rildJife ad plane JP"Ies arc similar to mmJauon m~ used forTES sp«aes Thnc cons&St pnmanl~
of tbc timiD& of samplma and avo1dmg e:xce:u1vt dtsturbancc to dK h£bnat
11 DEFINITIONS
Bioloak:al Resources Evaluatioas Tea111 (BREn Penon\ ""ntun Ult f..nvu-onmc.n~ Prol«t•on Group
(EM-I) responsible for the biologtcal assnsmmu
Critical Habitat: Any air. land.. or water area and constJtiJm1 tlc:mc:nu. lht lln' of ,...h1ch •·ould
appreciably decrease the likelihood of sun •val and~"~ of a hstcd spet•n or a duunc:t ~pnent «Jf au
population.
Facaltattvc Uplaad: Plants that usuall~ occur m non w~landl tnnm&led prob&b1h~ 67 to 99"-.). but
ocasionally arc found in wetland~ (estuna&ed probab1hr~ I to 3J"•i
Fac•ltattvc Wcdaad: Plants dW usual!~ occur an ..,-rtland.l lestlft'lalcd ~*'''' 67 to CJ9"-.I. but an
oa:uionally found m non Yt>ctlaDcb
Federal CaDdklalt (CI) Spcrin: Tau for •htdllbt l!Sfll'S haa oo filr erHIUJII •ubst.lnU&I mlonnMIOfl
oo biolo&acal wlna.bilily and threat( 1) to 1uppor1 propouh w h\.1 Cbml u md.anJ~ or ~.atmed
species.
Federal Caadkta .. (Cl) Speda: Tua for •-tuch mlormttiOfl ncno 111 l.bt Jt•~JOn of lht t 'Sf\\'~
inditi!CS lhac propos 1ft& to hst u m~ or ~ n IIO'Ubl~ lpptOJ'IM&tc. bu1 for •·tud1
conclusive da1a on btolosK:&J vulncrabdt~ Md Cvut avr noc current!~ naalabk
Federally Eadaapred Speda: An~ tptetn \hal n 111 4anJC'f of rlltiM'liOfl t.hmuJhout all or a ttpuf~e~t
ponion of iU ranac.
Federally 1lara .. aed Spldn: An~ sp,;an N " h~~~~ to brcomt an ~~~ iprun •nhll'l tbf
foreseeable future thtoupout all or a "JntfK.am poruon of au fllnl~
Floodplalat: Lowlands adJOUIUll mlud end coutal •·ascn. ~lauwl) flat areu.. and 1\ood""f"'M arua of
offshore islands includin&. ala rnuumum. llniU wadi I pm:cnt or putft cbanclr of Oood en atl) a•ven )'at
The baf ftooclplaia is dcftned U lht I OO.)'C&f ( I 0 perttfll) floodplain Tht Cl11tc.al KUon f\oodplaln a• defmed as dw SOO.yar {0.2 percmt) floodplain
Hydric lOll: Soil that issann~cd, flooded. or pon<kd long~~ dunnc l.hc powan5 ~to dndop
anacrobac coacbuons an the uppc:r pan
Hydrotoo: The presence o(, dtstnbutton of. and un:ulauoo of '"atn
Hydropltytc: Any plane that ll'OWS 111 •aatt or on a subttnlr tMI u at Ia" pmodx:all) ckfteecnt m
oxyaen as a resull of exccutvc water conlmt. planu ~1uc.all) found 111 ~WtJancb and othn equattc ~~taU
lAveii San~: A reconnaissance su~ to dtvmuM tf a propovd pro.J«I "an a dncloptd t«hnacal
area of the Laboratory or 1 dastutbed ara N~uWJvr Cilia about tbc arc. " obwned
Lnell San~: A detailed quanutauvc vqreunon 1urvc-~ u~ to rYaiUMt cnttcal habttal ~uaremmu
for a chrealened Md endanaued lip«aeslhat ma' tc prncnt at lhr propo~C4 Jl'fo~ct area
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Level 3 Sun-cy: A sw"e~ lO obt&m mfonnatton on a spcctfK thrUtmed or mdanFC'Rd spc:ctn floodplaul
or wetland.
Na&ioaal Eavlroamratal PolK) Act (NEPAl: A m.~,or awaronmnnalla" •ll•c.h b«.&mc: dfKttw m
1970 that requares 'all proJeCU and programs rt:(.C:t\·m~ fedc:ral tunih to be: c·ul~ted lor mHronmmt.al
impac&s.
Natioawidt Pumltl (N\\'P) Pcrmtu ~sued b~ tbc: CO!"p) or f-.Jl{:IJl~ that pnum to ~P«tftc condmoru
stated in tbe resulanons
Obllptc UplaDCI: When sp«tes almost ah~·•'" ()C..C\U 1~11nated probatuhf\ ~., unoo narural
conditions m nonwetlan~ m UK RJton .-pectflt'4. but c.an ab(l oc:cur m vrcdand~ m anolhn K'ton If a
sp«ies does not occw m •·etLan<h man~· f'CJIOO. l1 u o01 oo UK ""ahonallt5t ~
ObliJak Wtdaad: When ipC'Ctn a.lmost alvra~" oc:cur,"'unatC'd probabth~ ~ .. , unlkr natural
conditions m wetlancb
Rtpartaa: Green belb alona svunu •. l».n. or oehc'r ·~ llf'C&) TheM arc» arc ooh m&rJd\&11~ proteCted
by swe and fcderalllw. but concern u ua~.umi
Solid Waste Ma••rc•nt Uah (SWMU): An' dUCU"~Ubk 111111 at •inc.h .alad •Uttl haw bcal pl.aord •
any time, whether or not tbr wut •• tMI'tlded lor the manqanc:at of whd ot h&rMdow *uu:&
Speda Ara Cane: Calcut.1~J b~ comJ*VIs 101&1 numbc:f of &nd,, tdual pi4At ~"'• r«OI'\itd alorlJ a
transect by ICtal nwnbcf of plob
Slate Eadaapred Paat: A pLant •tud1 h.u IJC"n~ hllw on "r• Mc:uco·• mdanrrrr-d h~ llK r'-'" al
r-are m nwnben or occwnma-' end au f\anhn cullnKt' m uw lilatc •~ r.ttrc.tmcd ~ ttltoul protrctton
Sl8~ Eadaapred Cro•p I: An) •tldhfr 'f.I'C"Ctt\ or wbtif~ue• ~how ~ of """'val or
~iancnt inN~ Mnaco an 111 ~~
Sl8te Eadaapnd Grottp l: All>' •tk1hfr 1ft« an or wb1ipc< an whoM pr~ of wn·tval or
~iancnt tn New Mntco an hAt I) to bt 111 ]COpliN~ •·nhm dH- torneabk '""''~ l'bcw "*en an
prou:c:1ed by state law
Slate Eadaapnd Plaat (I): 1M tuon t' ltllld ., Un-.illmed or Cfl4ai\Jned undC'f ctK pro,..,.IOl\, of Uw
Federal EndanJered Spccaa Aet. or n btma c.on1tcilmd wwkr tbr &mcu of tbc IIC1
Sbtt Eadaaprect Plaal C2t: Tht tv.on "• r&IT plant acrou tu cnun- ran1r and of ~uc.h luruu4
dtsuibution and populalton nu lha1 unrra;ulaa&"d collC'Ctton tou'd aJvt"''loCI) unpect 11 and ,eop&rdiU ltl
survtval in New Mntco
Sl8k Eadaaacred Plaal Cl»: Thr tv.on ma\ bt ~ukl>f"'Cad m th dJ:.l1tbullon and rna' ()(tut 111 adtaletU
ll&le5 or MnKO, but be~u~ '""'number.. an bt'IJ\C \l.,_ntfaUifttl) r~duttd. tbr .un·tul ol lh•' topKtn m
New Mnico as .reopardll.Cd
Sl81t Saaatttvr Plaat: A plant spcctn whow nwn~ or cx:cunmtt• arr lo• m Chc: .utr Thnr apcc '"
arr monatored by the state to .n- tf ~u swu~ ~ to bt upar*d tQ c:n<lu,ac-4 ( l&fTCSlU). _,
sensttt' · planu arr not prolreted b) S~mt Ia•
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Tbruteoed, Eodan&cred aDd ~Dsit•~•: (TE.Sl Sp«an nauba~: Ada~ "'rutr\lct'=d "' •. A"L U\al
list and provides mfonnat1on on all sute and fedaal l.tuulene-a. end.anFCTd. and KtlSitJve ipec 1e' m Lo'
Alamos County and surroundmg countJcl>
Wetlands: Lowland areas that. when mundJated t;.~ ~urlacr or pouna "'&\n. c&n "uppon a prt'\ •lmcc ol
vegetative or aquatiC life that rcquun l.ANrnted m :.c.uonall\ rwuuratal wrl c.ondnrom lot growtll and
reproductJOQ. Wetlands generall~ mcludc swamr~. mantle~ bop. and ~r.malar .vc.u )UCh &l !oiOli~h\
potholes, wet meadows. nver overflo..,. mud fla~. and natural poncb
12 SUMMAR\' OF PERTISE!'I Rf.Gl'LATIO'~
Execunyc Order 11990· Protect a on of Wetlan!U In furthtnl1lu Clf the "-atronal f n• aronm("ntal Pl•l•" Ac-t
of 1969 th1~ EO calb for avouiancc. ~,o arn Cl{tem po'stblt' the lonf: and won IC"TYTT ad•C'T"'r am~rh
assocaatcd With the dcstnattJOP or modJfu;.ataon of "'etl.al\d) ••oro! ll&rt'C1 (lf mdarrd 'UJ'i'O,, of nr"'
constrUcuon m wetlar.ds. •
Executive Order 11998 ·rloodplam Manaf!ement" llm l. 0 "'a) IT n~o~tC'd tC' • J"'IOI«"I '"'c"' an'l J"'ft'>~
with the Deed to restore and J)feKn'c r~.~t\4ral and brnch,~o~l ~~ •alun
Narional Enygonmcnlll Pg"') Act Ore lam a nahooal pohn '" cn'OU.Tafl' a rmduC1t\f and rnJt'' a~lr
harmony between man and bu en11aronmnu ~·on I o: ~~ ~that pn-\\Cfltl\ lLnqi.Wittf•~
envaronmentel amentttes and value-s ma) be ,, ... m IPJ'fort'l&&r um\ldtntton "'~·••on·rr U.tnr alona: "'atll
economic and techn•cal consideration'
Segigp 404 Clcln W11Cr Act f"rolltdtl tor tUI.IUI~r nf ·s~rmrh af\n nO\t(f anJ Of'f'O"U'1tt\ ll" puhll\
hearinp of diSCharge ot dredged or fall matmal~ Jnt(l na' tj:&t-ir "'atC'f'\ •
The Endan,&crcd Sps:cu;) Act ( 16 SC I ~; I t'l H''l ; t k1: larn \Jlt' mtcnuon of t c>ns::ft'u tu ~ (>f\~·c
thrcatened and endangered 'P« ar) and the c·u'" '>tmu on .. 111d1 ttlcnc ,.fie'\ •n drpmd
13 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
nu~ survey was complettd U\ cuopenuon "'atll and lundm, .,, thr I J\\ ttonnlmUII kc~orahun
Program of Lo!l Alamo' National Laborat~
The study wu direCted by Tcrah:M fou. t'ruJect l.tolc)J'" of thr Uaoloctc.a.liUM)Wl.c
Evaluations Team CBREn BRET n hxatr.d ~~>tthtn thr l.nvttorr.mnttal AunMncnu and ,..hO\IIcc
Evaluauons Sectton of the En\'ltOM'Iental l'T'Otf'Cfaon Group. t:M-1
Field penoMel tncluded 1 rralcnr f Ollll. RRf l ~urc-n twr t\.atht'l-n lknnru. I.Jh nunmcntal
ScaentJst; James 81"s. Wtldlafc 8tolo,aS1. Dan Dunham. lkltanast Urrnlla l .. dulJ.ut). t,faduatc kr.utd•
Asststanl (GRA); Dcha JU~mer. Wtldhfr Rtologtst t<ikA 1 Rot-rn kA~f\ Ill~ 8wlot:a\t, l.m t•acht'H>
Undergraduatr Student (lJGSl, Grrgof) Gn~ (U<.iSI R~11\r11 Vt~C'I fl l•~l. and ~tnm Jam,Wt~ ~~AJ(A 1
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LISt McliiC&II Sponed ()"I leo nu·utrnrd lndMlt,:C'I('d . I r<k• J.' 11..-,.:ulrr ~~:.0 r;• I l ~I ;
(1~0)
V.'hnaker. J 0 . Tht.· A.,dulton .\.,,.,,.,\ f ,.·/J < '"''.i' r •. \ ,,,, 4 .,.,., 1. ,J, "·"'"''·Jil l A 11ttd A ...,,.,.,r·l •,r"'
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IS APPENDICES
APPENDIX A. Plaat Species Cbec:kli11
APPENDIX B. WlldUic Species Cbec:..aisl
APPENDIX C. Tbrcataaed, EDdaaJcrtd, aDd S«asita~·t Spccta Databut Pnatoat
APPENDIX D. Ve&ctariaD Hdrardaical ClanifkatiOD Systflll
APPENDIX £. Plaat Speda Code Uat
APPENDIX F. Raw Dab Sum maria for 0 l.' 1141
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Appeadil A: Plant Species Checklist for OU 1148 F AMI LV SCIENTIFIC NAM=-:E;::..-.;=-=.-=....:...:.::...----::C=:-:O=M=-=M=o::-:::N-:-:N~AM~=E----~.N~D=J=-=c:-:-A-::T:-:::0-::R--,,
ACERACEAE Aurrwgundo
ANACARDJACEAE Rhus rodicom Rhus trilobalo
BERBERIDACEA Bu""L' forttllm BORAGINACEAE Crypttmtho j~$;;
Lappvlosp. Lappulo rt>do•-sbi Utltosptn1'f111Jf multijiM'IINt
CACT ACEAE CotJJWmlha ,.;,·;para Optmtiospp
( )pvntio ;,ltric-ato ( )prmtio polyrromlw
CAMP A Nl iLACEA F Ca"'P"'f'flo f"'OttlltdJ.flow
CELE..';;TR.o\CEA faclnwiMO Jfflnhrrus ClffNOPODIACTAF ,.frr,P,,: C"tJIWSmu
("#w~sp
( "hrJitO{'OJiJmt altnm:
K oclrio r....--oparro
So/solo toli COMPOSlT A F. . .fmntrtario f'O"'"flor-o
A Wllrrono sp . .f n~muio c-tmD
. .f r1nrtuit: con'lllhii A,.,~,istl ~IIIJ
. .fn~mtul fiJifolltJ An~mtJltl lwlonnano AnniiUio tritlnfiQto A$1~ sp A ner bi!Nhwtl
STATUS Boxelder mapleNW,FAC
Poison Ivy Squawbush Colorado barberryNW J~ hiddenflower Stickseed S1icbeed Puccoon Pincushion cactucNW Prickly Pear Cactu.~
WaJking!lick cactu.CI
Prickly rear llarebell
M)T11~ hodeaf NW fourw1ng sallbu~hNW 1.-nb's quann! Lamb's quartn!ECO.F At.
Summer cyrrnsECO,lJPL.
RU5sian thistle Ptm)1on Rqwr-cd Stiver sagt'brushNWJ A('t J •
Wormwood False T arraaon N W Sand sagebrush ECC> louisiana wonnwood BiR Jaibrush Aster Baaelow aster
FACW
NW,FAC
NW
cot. NW
ECO l:CO NW.FAC. tiPL
FACU
FAC
NW
FACW NW
ECO
>-~ 1:'12
~ -~ > .
r -1:1)
l ~
l i
.... ' j .~ ·-... • r • .... • ~. t · · r- • _ ..... ...:;::::t. ~
v
,.-.-·~. A ?< ~ - ·· ~
.
CRl 1CIFFRAf
Bahia dissecta Bricullia sp. Chrysopsis villosa Chrysop.ds jiliost1 Chrysotlttmrmu naust'osus · Cichorium intybw Circirmr sp. Coll}'%0 cOJttldemis
Cosmos paniflorus Erigt'rtNI divwgent E f/~IIOTiJ
( ioi/lardia pulch£1/a Grinchlia ap#tarloctiJ C iuti,rrezio microcrphala
c ;utirrrnia JOT'Oihrat' llrlumthuJ prtioltzr!' 1~·~-· fi/ifnln~J /~,.,tJtOr}"J ~nua
Ill """'llrfrl"J ricltorthon1 I /l'O tanthifolw
J..' ulrnio c#ti(W'()/ept J
.~,..no sp
.~rt«io fntd/f"'t
.~"'''cto lllllllt•caprtOIIIJ S,n/1~ cp T ar1D001111 CJ/ficma/, TlwleJJif'rJtiQ trifi.tl-"' T tnlf~ n107p0
Tr~~ dl.hraJ a·,~n-a llfllltrll()ro ( 'apst>IJa hw . ..O-pounn ~
Wild Chrysanthemum Brickel bush Hairy golden aster Leafy golden aster Chamisa Chicory Thistle llorseweed fleabane
Cosmos Fleabane Daisy NW Trailing FleebaneNW,FAC. FACU Firewhecl Gum\\o"ttd Snake~ Snak~
Pnire ~unflowcr FC ·o Yellow cut-leaf NW Pcrlty S~. hitter-weed Btttrrwttd Manh-dder
hl'k' hon~t <irounchd <imund~l
<iround~l <ml«nnxt Common dandrhon < ir«nthread F.a.<Uer datsy Satisfy. ( ioatsbt'ard <iol~ye Sherhmf'~ pursd·('( U A C. FACtJ Tan~ mu~ard Wntem \\1lll fluwt'1'
LCUPRESS,\lTAE J""lf'!"D ~IJ'!!"'I OM-Smtedjuntrcr __ -····- _
NW
ECO
ECO.UPL, FAC.FACU NW.FAC
NW fTO 1 ( ·o
NW fCCl.IAC. fA("l'
r-..w NW
rnu An'
HO
NW
'A -~ • . '· . -- -,.
CYPERACEAE
ERICACEAE EUPHORBIACEAE fAGACEAE
GERANIACEAE GRAMINEAE
JuniperU3 scropulonun Carex sp. Scripw sp Pttrospura andrometka Euphorbia tkntoto QllerCUJ gamMiii Qun-CUJ 111Jdulata G~roniamr CMspito.rum
Agropyron sp Agropyron .rmithli
.fxronts alba Andrapogon .SCOf'OTIII.S
A riilida 'P. Arutida divartcow 8/qHtormw.,-mt trkltolrpu
Bnuuloua curtif"'Nhdo Bnut~loua gr«iliJ Brtmn.~J OltOIIttl1 au Browna t«tN'Itlff
Bw hiM dacn~oitk J
£_,.;~,.,. Olatlllf!t En~~
F'rtiiCO rp /l()t"tNIIm sp A:nt>lt'TU1 crmato ( .Jr:l-:opsiJ lr,""'tt17ttttN J
l~ltum pv~rtnt
MultJ~rtN-~ ll'tOitla7tO
Multi~ ton~>1
Muhl~r"Rff1 wriPiti
Phlnmt prauru~ Poosp roo frl'tdlmaita SitDniOJII lrymtt St.
3
Rocky mountain juniper Sedge Rush Pinedrops Wild poinsetta ECO Gambel oak Wavyleaf oak James geranium Wheat grass Western wheatgrao;s UPL Redtop tittle bl~nn NW llutt-awn hairy dropsecd Povnt'¥ three-a~11NW Pine~ NW Sick-<laU grama N W Rlut grama Nodding hmmc N W Uo~ny dlC's.1 RufTalogms1 Winted wild hudc~hcal Nodding buck~ heat Fncue Rarlev Juneira.o;, Rice gra'l~
Perennial n·r Mountain ri,uhlv NW Ring Muhly ·
Common timothy(.'OI..F l\U I
Blucgnm Bluegrass Ronlebrush squimhai I Nced~u
NW
NW
NW NW
NW.FAC.
FACW.Ofll.
NW
!-('()
NW NW.l'PI .. rAClActJ
NW NW.FActJ
NW NW
f .. ,· - 1 -
\' v v
LABIATAE Monarda rMnthMfolia Moruzrda ptctinata ronymint NW
LEGUMINOSAE Gl)'C}"rlrizD lq»dota Licorice ECO.UPL. FAC
Lotu.t llr;gltlii Lupirrut sp
Oeervetch NW
Lupim.J CaiMiDtiLJ Lupine NW
M~liiOIJLf ·fl' M~lilotui alhau -- ····- ., ·---· -·~ .. ~· '- ,., ..... ~''- '--'
FAC
Mt>lilofiLJ offkralu Y cllow Blossom clo,·er C'OL.FACt I, FAC
R{)hi"ta rtt'mflfnrcana NC'W Mnico loculll NW
~rc prnttoru'" Ri8 golcknpea NW
T rifoln.m rq'f'''U ~nile clover COI..F ACI i, f-AC
a·,c;o ~,.,<o1'UJ American vrtchNW.b\( ·
UIJA(TAI· ,-411 i tpfl! ( (TJ'Mdfl Noddin~ nnion H '( )
.Vrrl/0! litO rlJCI'IIItllSO false Solomon·~ ~I NW.FACI 1,
lAC
l"IKCC ""'.fl'-tiH fiiPIO Narmwtear )·oceaN\\'
l'wn1 "oc.-ata Banana yucca ICO
UNACf- 1\f· I ,.....,., ,..~, ,.,.tmt NcwMniconu
l.OASACE.AF. Mtrrt:rllo ,...,rlo 1olden blaring !'tarNW
MAL V ACF.Af .Y,hat..fact'a sr Globe mallow
OLEACF.AF. F~.vr"a wow.n::.vta N~ Mc~ico oliveNW.f A( 't r. JAC
ONAGRACEAF f..ptll' l..rllW! JP w,JI~-wee<~
(~~"'P F. '"tfting primro'ie
Ot·~~ cor~/oiUJ f,~;ll@ pimrMCNW
( )rrt()(~O ~ tlooktr's C""Cfling
J'f'l mf\l'!lt NW
PJNACr AE rr'ftiJ t~iu Pinon J'ine NW
Pm~~., r•ort.Jvn~ Ponderosa pu~NW.F AC1 '·
Pc~taJ.ilnoga 1ftOt:rt 1ii Douglas fir FAC\ 1PI. NW
... : ::- • l ~· l 4 t' r · .,1 .:-~•
PLANT AGINACEAE
POLEMONIACEAE
POLYGONACEAE
PRJMt'LACEAE
RANUNCl 'LACFAF
ROSAlTAr
R\TRfA<TAF SALI<..M FAE
SAXIFRA<iA(TAF
SCROPIH'I ARIACEAF
l !MRFLI.IfERAE VITALTAL MOSSES
Plantago major
lpomop.'tis aggr~gata lpomopsis longiflora Eri~rrum jlliMsii &iogommr po(vclado" Polygonum colf\'0/l-"UUUJ
Arulmsact s~ptelflrioMliJ ,.ar subul~f~ro ('ltmoti.s pstlltktolpino TholiC11ntM ftrtdltrl
Ctrc«arpu.J morttamd
FaJ/up por-odor~ Frt11(ariO awtn'icono rrtP'IUJ rir-KirtiO V1V
'Mian«arpo RntO .cp Rosa .. ~,;
Rultuc strrJtrtud ~ QTIZ01lintl
<ialium ip
ro,Wu.t artp.Jttfo/kl
.lamt s ro Qlfft'Ttct11'11tJ
fltilo*lplnd ,, .. crttp~niJu., R r Itt t C't7'f' lfW'I
( ·arttlltJO irtt~ ftrts1tllt0ft sp ft'fUt,..,. s«VN/afolonu l ·rr~tascvm :ltapn.tt (~obtvso
r~trumo
( "t>rtJiadott P"'1'fi'RJ toodw:d moss
s
Rippleseed plaintain ECO,FACU, FACW
Scarlet trumpet NW Blue gilia NW Antelope sage NW Sorrel wild buckwheat NW Black bindwcedECO.F AClJ.
FAC \\'estern rock NW.FAC
jawine R~ mountain clemah11 M wrue NW,\IPI..
IM'.FA<.tl
Mountain mahognn~ NW
A ptdle plume NW
Wild strav.hcrT)· w~ hlackSW.r '\<". ( hokC'C herr) lA('l'
\\'aid rnK
\\' I ad F'04IoC NW.tAC. I 1PI .f J\('1!
Wa'd~~ACI1.fAC.
~ ACW
lkdstrnw A"J'C'tl NW.fAC.
fA('\\'
\'h~h NW.t !Pl.. f"AC'.t:Act!
\fockoran~c NW
Wu currrnt NW.fA('II
Foothill' ramrbru\h NW
fkatdtongt fkardiOfliC NW
Mullein ITO
RluntJet'd ~m cicd y Vsrginia creeper Purple~
. C.~- • 1 - l " ,- r • - ·,
v u u
,
Fe''
LICHENS CIOJOnia sp. Rlrizocarpon sp. UsMasp. Xantlrropannelia sp.
rock lichen
• INDICATOR CODES
NW COL ECO FAC nonwtilanch FACW FACU nonwetland~
ORL
""~'and' liPI. nonwt1land~
=Non· weedy =Colonizing =Econonic =Facultative plants are equally likely to occur in
=Facultative wetland planU usually occur in "'f acultat;ve upland plants usually occur'"
'01 )hhgatc wei land plants occur almos1 al"-a~-~ m
~Ot'thgatc upland plants OCCt.V' al~ aJ"-a~''"
Crustose rock lichen Old man's beard lichen Green foliose
wetlands or
"~land!\
.. r.: • ~...: ~,:;~X·. r · · · -..,
r ---- -- - ---
\)
Checltliet of Me .. 1.: Canada del Buey and Jleeita del - - ~
raiULY SCID'rii'IC -- C.'CIKJR .....
CANIDAE Cani• !atran• Coyote
Vrocyon cinereoagenteua Gray fos
1---
CERVIDA£ Cervua elaphu• eubap. Elk
canden•J•
Odcr.oJleua healonus Mule deer
SOtmCB
5
4
5 I
I
I 5 I
t ------------------------ --- - ------- ~----- ------ ---~--1
COATI Pr~on lotor Raccoon 6 1
tOt_I~T I 0~ __ ------ . --------- ---------- I
lficrotu• epp. Vole 2 !
------ -··- ·-- ··---- -· --·-
I lficrotu• Jonqicaudu• Lonq-tail~ vole 4
•... ______ _. __ -- ... - .. ·-· ---------
lficrotu• 80ntanu• Montane vole 3
----- . ----------- --· ----------- -- - ··-· ---------
~t~ albi9Vla Whlte-th~oated woodrat 4
~----~ --- ~-
tfeoto.a -•icana Me•lcan woodrat 3,4
--- -Peroay•~ boyJii l!lruah 1t0uae 1, 4
--1'. lftllcopu• Wbite-footed aouae 4
- -·-··---·-- --- --- ---- -----
1'. .. nicuJatu• Deer .-ouae 1, 2, ..
------··--P. true! Pinon tk)U" 1, 2, 4
~--
R•Jthrodont~• -.qaJoti• ... tern harveat -auae 1, 2, 4
r£LIDA.E FeJJs rutu• Bobcat 5
GltOMTtDU f"hoerMJ'• bot t .. l!lotta•e poc•et qopher 3
t:r:O"'•
1
\_) u
-
> "G ~ ~
~ ~ !:It
~ g: --:: fl)
l -I t") :IT ~ ~ -i
LBPORIDM Sylv.ilagu• •PP· Cottontail 5 J SUIURIDAB Buta.Ja• ~nt.ua Leaat chipaunk 4
!
But~•• quadrivittatu• Colorado chipmunk 1,2,3,4
Sc.turu• aberti Abert 'a squirrel 4
Spe~hilus Yarieqatu• Rock squirrel 3,4
UR.SIDAB Ur•u• ... r.teanu• Black bear 5
- - . -- - --9' 6:Findley
..J :.~ • t _ :;f~ c r • - ....,, ·
,---!
u
Checkli•~ of Reptile• and Allpbibian• of u-sc
r.UULY SCD:IftUlC - oca•a~ .... SOURC&
SllaDI
r---------------~----------------------------~------------------
--------------~--------~
COLUSRIOAB Blphae qutt•t• Corn snake 1
Pitu~hi• .. JanoJeucua Gopher enake 2
f---:----------1'---------------
-+----------------1----~
rha~~tnoph.i.• eJ~an• Weatern tereetrial garter
enaJI:e 1, 2
~;;;RlDM -- --r Crotalu• .,lridi• -i~ - Prairie rattlesns~~ ~---;-~-;--eubspeciee viridie
~·-·--------- --- ·-···- --·· ----- ------------· ------·--·-···-·- ------ --·
Lt&aao8 ..., a~ae t __ _ __ .. --IGUA.NIOM
1,2
1, 2 . --·-------
. + ----------1
I Scelo,poru• undVJ•tu• { &.atern fence litard
~ --: SceJophoru• und'ul•tu• I Southern Plateau Lisard--
·---·-
trieticho• ----
SCIJICIDU B~• .uJti.,irg•tu• Many-lined aJI:ink 2
--------· ;--~
TEl IOAI!t Cnea.i.dophoru• ._Jo• Plateau atriped whiptail 1,2
~ ~
4-----·--
nool/ft:JAI)I/M' _ __..
»mY STOMAT I DAIIf ~·t o.a t J 91" J naa Tiqer aalaaander 1,2
~
---
BUFCJIIIJDU 8ufo woodbou•ei Woodhouae'a Toad 1,2
---· ··--·
IJulo punct•tu• ~ed Spotted Toad
1
c- . , - ..: ~ .... .r ' .
u u
-<; ..
.-~
HYLIDAE P8eudacris trJseriata Striped chorus froq 1,2 Hyla arenicoJor Canyon tree frog 1,2
PA.LOBATIDU Scaphiopus •ultiplicatus Southern epadefoot 1,2 - - ~- - -- --- - - ------- -- '----~-------~ -----------
l•Boqart 2=BRET observations
..... ~::: • t ......... ~( ' • _:.."',-' •:t..:
=;___ __ _ t ___ _,__ ne .... .2?&¥ t e: . ;p; ;g;tt . LL.i I u .( -1
Checkliat of Birda: ~A-54
rAIIIL1' 8CI.r!UIC- COIIIIOII ..... ~~
ACCIPITRIDM Accipiter cooperii Cooper'a hawlt 1
Accipiter 11triatu11 Sharp-shinned hawlt 1
Buteo albonatu• Zone-tailed hawt 1 ..
B. j~t~Uicen•i• Red-tailed hawt 1,2
AEG I THAL I 8DAE P11aJtri~ru11 aint.u• Buahtit 11 3 -----··· ----- ····-----··-·
AFOOIOA.E uro,.ute• ••••t.aJ i 11 White-throated ewift 1 ·---·-···--·---··---- ·-----·-· CAPRIMULGIOM Chorde1Je• aJnor C~n niqhthavk 1 1 21 3 ---------- -· -----· -·--····- -- ··--··--
PhaJaenopJJu• nuttalJIJ I C~n poorwill 1
---- ---·--·- .. -··-·· ·-·--- --·--· . ·---
CARTHART I DU Cathart•• aura Turkey vulture 1 ~------ ··--·----··-·-· ------ ·----- -·- ·--·----·-·--·· -·-·
COLUMB I DA.E lenai~ .. ccouca MornlncJ dove 1 ------
CORVIDA£ ~Joe~ co.rul••cen• Scrub jay 1, 2, 3
--·· Corvu.- cora• AIM!trican crow 1
- - -·
CyanocJtta •telleri Steller'e jay 1, 2, 3 -·---- --·
Corru• cor•• C~n ra•en 1,2
-· -·--· ---·-·--· G~rhinu. cyan~haJu• Pinyon jay 1
--·
~citra9a coJu.biana Clarlt'e nutcracker 1 -
!MBPI!IDM A~JaJu• phoenJceu• ~ winqed blackbird 1 ......_ ____ .
·-·-··
_. __ -..~_:,___._.,._-:......: .. ~::....: ,_ .. .:..;c~ r . ... : 1#¥! \_"_) ====~--------~~ v
r r-------------------,------------------------------~--------------------------,---------~ Carduelill pJ.nua Pine siskin 1 j CIJodeateiJ gr--..cuiJ Lark sparrow 1 I
Dendroi.ca · caeruleiJceniJ Black-throated j
blue warbler 3 I
Dendroica coronata Y~llow-rwBped warbler 1
Dendroi.ca dlgre~Jcenll Black-throated gray warbler 1,3
D. graciae Grace's warbler 1,2
«uphagu• cyanocephalull Brewer's blackbird 1 ------··- --------Gu.iraca caeuJea Blue Grosbeak 1 ---------·-- ------- ----·--- ----···--- --- ___ .. ___ ·- i Junco hya.alJII Dark-eyed junco 1,3 ----·- -- --------- -----·--··- ---·-··-···-·---··~ L -------- _ lcteruiJ galbula gal~~-- _ Northern or~~~- _____ ~-----~-_ _ , . NeJo-,pJaa lJncolnii I Son9 sparrow 1 ------···--------- -· --------· ------- ---- ·-·-····· ·-··- .... I ~lothrull aliter Brown-headed cowbird 1,2,3 1 ! ------------------ - ····-···- ----·-. -- . --- - .... - i I _____ ~ron.i• toJ•.ie.i __ Mac9illlvaray'a warble-~----~--- ,
P••••rJna ~~ Lazuli buntin9 1 j PheuctJcu• .. JanocttphaluiJ ~Black-headed 9roabeak ---l~ ;·-----t-------------+----------------------1'------------------+-----·--·-·
__________ --~ ::;~:1
:;o:7~r-~::~J-~~~-::~~:_:_:_:;_: __ :_:_::: ]' -_1 ·t~---Pipilo tuacu• Canyon towhee 1,3 L--------------'•-------------------- --- ----- --
i • --~1 • L ~" I f • ·"" ,:;r,
3
P.iranga ~laYa Hepatic tanager 1
P.iranga ludovieiana Western tanager 1,2
Pooecetee graaineue Vesper sparrow 1
SpJaella pae•erJna Chipping sparrow 1,2,3
Venal .ora eel at a Orange-crowned warbler 1
Ver.ivora virgJniae Virginia's warbler l. 2, 3
-·-----V.ir.o 9JJ.,Ju• •arb1ing vireo 1,2
--·-----------
l __________ V.tr.o •oJJtariu• Solitary vireo 1, 2
I-- ------- -------·-· ·-·-·
F'ALCONIDAE Falco ~~r1u• ~rican kestrel 1 --- --···-- -··-·- -
f'"FU NG ILL I OA.E Carctu.JJ• pJnu• Pine aiekin 1
.. . - ---·- -------- ··-
CardueJJ• p•aJtr.ta Leaeer qoldfinch 1, 2
--- --· ---·-· -------· r--·-- •·-~·-· -·--~
CardueJJ• .. aJcanu• Rouae finch 1,2 ---
C.I}'OC»cv• c••• t n i. i. Caasin • • finch 1, 3
----·--
,..,. .. .i~ .,..per-tina Eweninq groebeat 1
£oaJa cu,....Jro.tra Red crossbill 1, 2
--RJIWNDIMIOM rachycJ~a thAJ•••in• Violet-9r .. n swallow 1,2,3
MIN IOU Catharue ~tatu• Rerait thrueb 1,2
lf.t.tul pol Y9l ott oa "orthern .ockingbird 1
--MU!CJ CAP IDA& PoJJo.ptJJa e .. rulea Blue-9ray qnatcateher 1,2
'---- -----
l)
Hyadeatea townaendi Townsend's solitaire 1
lt~Jua aatrapa Golden-crowned kinglet 3
Sialia currucoidea Mountain bluebird 1,2,3
SJaJi.a .. aJcana Western bluebird 1,2
rurdua ~gratorius berican robin 1,2,3 PASS&RIDAE Pa•••r ~aticus Rouse sparrow 1
PAJUDU Parua gaabeJ i Mountain chickadee 1, 2. 3
Parua .inornatua Plain tit•ouee 1, 2, 3 -------1
1, 2, 3 Northern flicker
Acorn woodpecker
r PICID~--- CoJaptea auratutJ -------~-------- ------- ---· - -----1 ~Janer,pe• tor.aic1voru• ~ ----------------- --- ----·-- -·------- ------
1
----------+ ------- -----Downy woodpecker Pjcojf»a pubeacen• ~----------- 1
t 1--------- Hairy woodpecker I 1,2 Pico.i~• •Jllo•u•
-· ·--·· .. -···--· ------ - --·--- t-·--· ·----- ., _________ ·-·- ·--- ···---SphyrapJcua nvchaJI• Red-na~d eapaucker 2 ----- -- ------ ---- ---- --+----- --.---- ---------SphyrapJcu• •arJu• Yellow-bellied sapsucker 2 ---------- -- _______ ....___ ----
1 ~ SphyrapJcua thyroi~u• I Williaaaon•a sapsucker 1 r QY~Yn&• I SJtta caroJJ~n•I• White-breasted nuthatch 1,2,3
_1.: ~3 -_j i
...__ ________ _.._ _____________ _.__ _________ -,---~---- j
S.itta .,.:rNa Pygwty nuthatch
ST'UIVII OAK -+ _.. -----
---Sturnua vulgari•
--------------+ -TAOCRILtDU ArehjJocua aJe•andri
Euopean starlin9
Black-chinned hu.ainqbird
...... -,J • ,. - • - r .. -
u
,-----
TROGLODYTIDU
TTRANNIOAE
--·---··---
-
-
-
TYTONIDA!t
VJRBONIDAE
'T - - -. CJ
2-Morieon, 1990 J•Hic~n, 1986,1987
5
SeJa-.phoru• playtceru• Broad-tailed hum.ingbird 1,2,3
Cather~•• .. aicanu• Canyon wren 1,2
Salplncte• ob•oleut• Rock wren 1,2
rrogJ~•• aedon House wren 1,2
rbry~e• bewlckll Bewick's wren 1,2
Conto.pu• •ordiduJu• Western wood-pewee 1,2
a.pidon•• h--.ondii H ... ond'a flycatcher 1,2 I -
B. oberltoJ .. ri Dusky flycatcher 1 ··--
B. occJdental1• Cordilleran flycatcher 1
•• 11Ti9f't Ji Gray flycatcher 1, 2 -·
Nyiarchu• cinera•cen• ~h-throated flycatcher 1,2
SayornJ• ni9Tican• Black Phoebe 1
Sayornl.• ••r• Say'• Phoebe 1,2
~rannu• YOCiEeran• Caaain'a kingbird 1
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otu• fJa 1oJu• Fl.-ulated owl 1
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FAMILY ACCIPITRIDAE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: 8uteoqallua anthrecinua
COMMON NAME: COMMON 8LAC1C HAWK
STATUS: STATE-ENDANGERED
FEDERALISTATE REFERENCE: Nev Mexico Endanqered (Group 2). Firat liated l/24/75 (NMCF Req. 563).
DISTRIBUTION: Lover elevation• in Gila, San rranciaco an4 Miabrea drainaqe. Haa alao occurred in aaaller nWILbera in Rio Grande Va.lley.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: In the Southveat, in cottonwood• and other woodlana alon9 permanent atreaaa.
HAIITAT:RIPARIAN ZONES
MININUII ELEVATION: 0 0
THREATS TO TAXON: DESTRUCTION OF RIPAJUAN KAJUTAT AND SHOOTING KAQ.
BRIEF KEY DESCRIPTION: Med1ua-a1&ed raptor, aa1nly black. Broader vinqa than the Zone-Tall. Adult• nave bill black, 1ria dark brovn and cere and leqa yellow. Lenqth 1• 500-600 •.
HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO 1A REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE:N/A GENERAL MAP LOCATION:N/A
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NM DEPT. OF GAME AND FISH, KANOBOO!< or SPECIES ENDANGERED.
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FAMILY ACCIPITRIDAE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Haliaeetua lauccephalua
COMMON NAME: BALD EAGLE
STATOS: FEDERALLY-ENDANGERED
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FIDERALISTAT! REFERENCE: New Mexico endanqered (qroup 2). Firat liated 1/24/75 (NMGF Req. 563). Federally protected aince 03/11/67.
DISTRIBUTION: Miqratea and winters troa the northern border, aouthvard reqularly to Gila, Lover Rio Grande, Mid.dle Pecoa and c.andian Valleya, Rio Arriba and Sandoval Co.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Found near atreaaa, lake• and ao .. ti .. a dry land. Alao round 1n riparian areaa.
HABITAT:RIPARIAN ZONES
MINIMUM ELEVATION:
BR.tEDINC HABITAT: RI PARIAH ZONES
0 MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 0
THREATS TO TAXONsPESTICIDES AND STREM DEGRADATION.
BRIEF KEY DESCRIPTION: Huqe v1nqapan 2-2.4 a, vhite head and tail, 1r1a, cere, bill and 1~• yellow. Iaaature reaeable volden eavl ...
HAS THE SPECIES PRJ:VIOUS BEEN roUND IN lDS ALMOI COUNTY?: YU LA REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE:FIELD SlGKTINGS, 1111-1992 GENERAL MAP LOCATION:NEAR ANOIO CANYON IN WHITE ROCI{ CANYON
COMMENTS: Winter rooat at Cochiti Lake and in Montoao canyon. Mortandad c~nyon appear• to have ao.e auit&ble rooatinq aceaa, but no confirmed rooat. Suitable rooat aitea conaiat of protection froa wind and larqe treea.
Potential rooatin9 area haa been found on LANL property near the Rio Grande River. A bald eaqle vaa aeen in the area in February 1992. survey• effort• are underway to contira.
REFERENCE: NM DEPT. OF GAME AND FISH, tlAND8001< OF SPECIES ENDANGEREO.
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FAMILY ACCIPITRIDE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ictinia mississippiensis
COMMON NAME: MISSISSIPPI KITE
STATUS: STATE-ENDANGERED
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FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE: New Mexico Endanqered (Group 2). Fi~at listed in Jan. 24, 1975 (NMGf Req. 563).
DISTRIBUTION: In New Mexico summers reqularly and breeds in the covis reqion, Portales, and Hobbs. Small numbers occur in middle and lower Rio Grande and lower Pecoa valleys.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Riparian zones, ahelterbelts and qolt couraea.
HABITAT:RIPARIAN ZONES
~INIMUM ELEVATION: 0
SRIEOING KAfiTAT: RIPARIAN ZONES
MAXIMUM t~'ATlOH: 0
THREATS TO TAXON:DESTRUCTION OF RIPARIAN ZONES.
BRIEF KEY DESCRIPTION: Small raptor with lenqth ll~ ma and winqapan l a, lonq. Haa lonq pointed and notched w~nqa. Haa whitiah to black pluaaqe.
HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO 1A REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE: N/ A GENERAL MAP LOCATION:N/A
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NM DEPT OF GAME AND FISH, KAN0800~ OF SPECIES ENDANGERED.
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FAMILY FALCONIOAE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Falco Pereqrinua
COMMON NAME: PEREGRINE FALCON
STATUS: FEDERALLY-ENDANGERED t ~
FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE: NM: Enclanqered (qroup l), 1/24/7!, (Nil ReQ. ~ll"
Federal MAaerican", F.p. antua, Enclanqerei 6/a~• Tundra F.P. tunclriua, Threatened l/20/14. "
DISTRIBUTION: New Mexico aubapeciea •American• breed• locally in aountainoua areaa, and 1t occura in aiqration and winter atatew1de.
SPECifiC REQUIREMEN'rs: Breed1ft9 terr1tor1ea center on cliff• that are vood~4/foreated h&b1tata.
HABITAT:PONDEROSA•PINON ~~EDING KAaiTAT: PONDEROSA-PINON
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 0 MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 0
THREATS TO TAXON:OOT, DESTRUCTION or KAIITAT
BRIEF JCEY DESCRIPTION' Typical falcon, lonq pointed v1n9• and lonq taUa, aoderate a1&e, 310-~00 .. 1n lenqth, v1nq•pan 1.0-1.5 ... qray above, vh1t1ah belov, tail ia clark qray.
HAS THE - PECIES PREVIOUS KEN FOUND IN LOS Au.MOS COUHTY?: YU IA REfERENCE Of OCCURR.ENCEt U.-6191-Pit, PP. 94 GENERAL MAP LOCATION: PU£BLO CANYON
COMME~S: Two youn9 aalea •••n in ~· aprin9 ot 1990.
REFERENCE: NM DEPT. OP' GAME AND FISH, H.AHO&oOtc OF SPtCU:s ENDAMGEUD
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FAMILY TROCHILIDAE
sciENTIFIC NAME: cynanthus latirostris
COKKON NAME: BROAD-BILLED HUMMINGBIRD
·STATUS: STATE-ENDANGERED
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FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE: New Mexico: Endangered (Group 2), l/24/75 (NMGF Rec;. 563) •
DISTRIBUTION: Summers in Guadalupe Canyon (Hisalgo co.), Vagrants near Los Alamos, Bandelier National Monument, Las Vegas, Truth ot Consequences, Laa cruces and Carlsbad caverns.
·sPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Riparie.n woodlands, low to moderate elevations.
~NIKUM ELEVATION:
BREEDING HABITAT: RIPARIAN ZONES
0 MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 0
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Adult males have orange -red billa. Females and immature• similar to the violet-crowned hummingbird, but have small white line behind the eye. Upperparts ot the hummingbird are greenish, the wings are blackish, and teet and eyes are dark. The tail is slightly forked.
THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: YES REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE: NM DE PI'. OF GAME AND FISH, HANDBOOK OF ENDANGERED
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FAMILY TYRANNIDAE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Empidonax trailii
COMMON NAME: WILLOW FLYCATCh'ER
STATUS: CANDIDATE FOR FEDERAL REGISTER
FEDERAIJSTATE REFERENCE: New Mexico: •southweatern", E.T. extimua, only. Endanqered, Group 2, Ol/09/88 (NMGF req 657).
Federal: Notice of Review aa Endanqered/Threatened.
DIS:TRIBUTION: Breed• through central New Mexico. Specie• occur• atatewide in aprin9 and autumn miqration. E.t. extimua breeda in Chama, Rio Grande, Zuni, Gila, San Franciaco.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Confined to riparian woodlands in breedin; aeaaona. Riparian areaa are do~inated by cottonwooda.
HABITAT:RIPARIAN ZONES BREEDING HABITAT: RIPARIAN ZONES
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 3700 MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 8900
THREATS '1'0 TAXON:LOSS OF RIPARIAN HABITAT
BRIEF JCEY DESCRIPTION: Small, double vinqbara and eyerinq. Upperparta are dark olive-brown, crown palerand more qrayiah or brovniah. Breaat ia liqht qrauiah-olive and poat. ia pale yellow.
HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO LA REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE:N/A GENERAL MAP LOCATION:N/A
:oMMENTS:
lU:FERENCE: NM DEPT OF c;AME AND FISH, HANDBOOJ< OF SPECIES ENDANGER.ED
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FAMILY VESPERTILIONIDA£ SCIENTIFIC NAME: Euderma maculatum COMMON NAME: SPOTTED BAT STATUS: STATE-ENDANGERED
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FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE: l~ew Mexico :Endanqered (Group 2), 01/09/88 CNMGF neg. 657). Federal: Notice of review aa ondanqered;threatened.
DISTRIBUTION: Rio Grande Valley westward, occurrin9 reqularly in the Jemez Mountains and on Mt. Taylor. Recorda alao at Ghoat Ranch and Lake Roberta. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Riparian, Pinon-juniper, ponderoaa, apruce-rir. Rooat in clitta or rock cervicea. N•eda a 90od aource of water, • aaall area or atandin9 water to alow movin9 water. Key food ia motha.
ITAT:PIHON-JUNIPER BREEDING HABITAT: PINON-JUNIPER ELEVATION: 0 MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 0
THREATS TO TAXON:POSSIBLY PESTICIDES BRIEF KEY DESCRIPTION: UpJ~rparta are black with lar9e white, rou9hly circular apota on the ahouldera and another at the ba~e or the tail, plua a aaall patch at the pOiiter1or baae of each ear. Haa very lar9e eara (4!·-50 -). Eara are naked , pinkiah•red in color.
HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS SEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO LA REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE: N/ A GENERAL MAP LOCATION:N/A -~~~S: Note: Habitat can be varied--Riparlan, Ponderosa, Spruce-Fir.
: HM DEPT. OF GAME AND fiSH, H.ANOBOOI( Of SPECIES ENDANCEJU:D.
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FAMILY LYMNAEIDAE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Lymnaea captera
COIOION NAME: SAY 1 S POND SNAIL
STATUS: STATE-ENDANGERED
FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE: New Mexico: Endangered (Group 1), first liat•
07/22/83 (NMGF Reg. 624).
DISTRIBUTION: The species is known to uccur only in the Cerro la
Jara area, Jemez Mountains (Sandoval co.).
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
HABITAT: WETLAND BREEDING HABITAT: WETLANDS
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 3700 MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 8600
THREATS TO TAXON:OVERGRAZING, POLLUTION, DEVELOPMENT AND DEATERING
BRIEF KEY DESCRIPTION: Medium sized (20 mm), absence of operculua on~
foot, shell is elongated and right spiralled.
Spiral length is greater than width of aperture.
Color is brown to brown-gray.
HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO
LA REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE: N/ A GENERAL MAP LOCATION:N/A
COMMENTS:
REFERENCE: NM DEPT. OF GAME AND FISH, HANDBOOK OF SPECIES ENDANGERED
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FAMILY CACTACEAE
sciENTIFIC NAME: Mammillaria wrightii, Engelm.
COJOION NAME: WRIGHT FISHHOOK CACTUS
STATUS: STATE-ENDANGERED
FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE: Listed as an E2 for state status on nm Natural Heritage Program plant list 2/06/90. State Rank Date 12/22/89.
DISTRIBUTION: Bernalillo, Catron, Dona Ana, Guadalupe, Lincoln, McKinley, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Socorro, Torrance, and Valencia Counties in New Mexico.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Cravey hills or sand¥ hills or plains, desert grassland to pinyon-juniper.
~BITAT:PINON-JUNIPER
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BREEDING HABITAT: N/A
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 7000
DECLINING - OVERCOLLECTION, HABITAT ALTERATION.
Stems solitary, 10 em tall and 5 em wide: spines 10-15/cluster, outer spines tan or gray, central ones reddish and hooked; flowers pink-purple with yellowish tinqe.
HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO LA REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE:N/A GENERAL MAP LOCATION:N/A
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FAMILY CACTACEAE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Opunita viridiflora, 8ri~~. and Rosa.
COMMON NAME: SANTA FE CHOI..I..A
STATUS: STATE-ENDANGERED
FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE: Federal raqia~ar aa a C2. lntonution obtained
from the 1991 na~ural Herita9a Proqraa Plant Liat
DISTRIBUTION: Santa Fe County, New Mexico.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
HABITAT: PINON-JUNIPER
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 7200
BREEDING HABITAT: N/A
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 1000
THREATS TO TAXON:ROAD CONSTRUCTION, VANDALISM, EXPANSION OF CITY PARX$.
BRIEF KEY DESCRIPTION% Low-9row1nq, branched ahrvb: ataaa eyl1ndr1c,
30•100 ca tall: ap1n•• variable 1n nuaber1 flovera
not o~n W1dely, p1nk W1~h qreen;yellov outa1de.
HAS THE SPECIES PR!VIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO
LA REFEP~NCE OP OCCURR£NCE:N/A GENERAL MAP LOCATION:N/A
COMMENTS:
REFERENCE: NM NATIVE PLANTS PROTECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 1914.
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FAMILY CACTACEAE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Toumeya papyracantha, (Enqelm.) Britt. & Rose
COMMON NAME: GRAMMA GRASS CACTUS
STATUS: STATE-ENDANGERED
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FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE: Federal Reqister, 15 December 1980, cabdidate for federal protection. Currently listed as a 2C in the Federal Reqister--still should be considered in manqement activities.
DISTRIBUTION: Bernalillo, Cibola, Dona Ana, Grant, Los Alamos, Otero, Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Socorro, Torrance, and Valencia counties, New Mexico.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:. Usually found in basalt outcrops and where the soil is sandy.
:PINON-JUNIPER
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 5000
BREEDING HABITAT: N/A
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 7300
THREATS TO TAXON:OVERCOLLECTION, OVERGRAZING AND URBANIZATION.
Stems solitary ribbed, 2.5 - 20 em tall: cantral spines short, straight; flowers white, not spreading;. fruit round, tan, dry; !lowers from April to June •
. HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: YES LA REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE: GENERAL MAP LOCATION:
~-•~nL.L: NM NATIVE PLANT PROTECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 1984.
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FAMILY APIACEAE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Aletes ~essiliflorus, Theobald and Tseng COMMON NAME: SESSILE-FLOWERED FALSE CARROT
STATUS: STATE-SENSITIVE
FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE:
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sandstone areas.
HABITAT:PINON-JUNIPER
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 6500
THREATS TO TAXON:NONE KNOWN
BREEDING HABITAT: N/A
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 8100
BRIEF KEY DESCRIPTION: Densely tutfed perennial, 10-20 em tall1 leave• bright green, long pinnately divided into 5-9 narrow segments that have 3 lobes: flowers tiny pale yellow.
HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO LA REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE: GENERAL MAP LOCATION:
:oMMENTS:
REFERENCE: NM NATIVE PLANT PROTECTION ADVISORY CO~ITTEE, 1984
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FAMILY ASTERACEAE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Tetradymia filifolia, Greene
COMMON NAME: THEADLEAF HORSEBRUSH
STATUS: STATE-SENSITIVE
FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE:
DISTRIBUTION: Lincoln, Otero, Sandoval, Socorro, and Valencia. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Limestone or highly qypseous soils. HABITAT: PINON-JUNIPER
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 6000
THREATS TO TAXON: NONE KNOWN
BREEDING HABITAT: N/A
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 7000
BRIEF KEY DESCRIPTION: Much-branched grayish shrub (1m tall): leaves narrow and 1-2 in. long, often with hairs: flowers heads very narrow, yellow, with 4 flowers: rays absent.
HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO LA REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE: GENERAL MAP LOCATION:
MMENTS:
FERENCE: NM NATIVE PLANT PROTECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 1984
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FAMILY CARYOPHYLLAC£AE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Silene plankii
COMMON NAME: PLANR' S CATCHFL~·
STATUS: STATE-SENSITIVE
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FEDERALtSTATE REFERENCE: Was a candidate for Federal Register, ruled a 3C.
No longer proposed.
DISTRIBUTION~ Mountains along .the Rio Grande.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS:
.HABITAT: PINON-JUNIPER
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 0
THREATS TO TAXON: NONE J(NOWN
BRIEF KEY DESCRIPTION:
BREEDING HABITAT: N/A
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 0
HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO
LA REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE: GENERAL MAP LOCATION:
COMMENTS: Similar in appearance to other species in our area.
REFERENCE: TIERNERY, G.D., 1987
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FAMILY FABACEAE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Astragalus feensis M.E. Jones
COMMON NAME: SNATA FE MILKVETCH
STATUS: STATE-SENSITIVE
FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE:
DISTRIBUTION: Bernalillo, Santa Fe, and Torrance Counties, New Mexico.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Dry slopes.
HABITAT: PINON-JUNIPER
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 5000
THREATS TO TAXON:NONE KNOWN
BREEDING HABITAT: N/A
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 6500
KEY DESCRIPTION: Loasel! tufted; stems spreading upward, 10 em long; eaves long, pinnately compound, 7-19 obovate blunt leaflets; flowers pealike, reddish purple.
HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO LA REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE:N/A GENERAL MAP LOCATION:N/A
OMMI~S:
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FAMILY FABACEAE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Astrag~lus mollissimus Torr. var. mathewsii (Wats)
COMMON NAME: MATHEW'S WOOLLY MILJ(-VETCH
STATUS: STATE-SENSITIVE
FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE:
DISTRIBUTION: Cibola, McKinley, Santa Fe, and Sandoval counties, New Mexico.
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HABITAT: PINON-JUNIPER
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 5000
THREATS TO TAXON:NONE J<NOWN
BREEDING HABITAT: N/A
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 6000
BRIEF KEY DESCRIPTION: Peraennial herb, stems silkly-hairy, tufted to 15 em: leaves pinnately compound, blunt leaflets; flowers pea-like, long pale purple or yellow-purole: pod curved.
HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO LA REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE:N/A GENERAL MAP LOCATION:N/A
COMMENTS:
REFERENCE: NM NATIVE PLANTS PROTECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 1984
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FAMILY FABACEAE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Astragalus puniceus Osterh. var. gertudis (Green)
COMMON NAME: TAOS MILK-VETCH
STATUS: STATE-SENSITIVE
FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE:
DISTRIBUTION: Rio Arriba and Taos counties, New Mexico.
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SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: on open, loose soil among pinyon and juniper.
HABITAT:PINON-JUNIPER
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 7000
THREATS TO TAXON: NONE RNOWN
BREEDING HABITAT: N/A
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 0
BRIEF KEY DESCRIPTION: Perennial herb, stems spreading~ leaves pinnately compound, oval leaflets~ flowers pea-like, pale to bright pink; pod spreading, fleshy whon green, red spotted-ripe.
HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO LA REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE:N/A GENERAL MAP LOCATION:N/A
E~CU~C~E: NM NATIVE PLANTS PROTECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 1984.
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FAMILY FABACEAE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Astraqulus cyaneus, Gray COMMON NAME: CYANIC MILJ<-VETCH
STATUS: STATE-SENSITIVE
FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE:
DIS~BUTION: Adjacent to the Rio Grande in Bernalillo, Rio Arriba, Santa Fe, and Taos counties New Mexico. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Sandy or qravelly hillsides. HABITAT:PINON-JUNIPER
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 5500
THREATS TO TAXON:NONE KNOWN
BREEDING HABITAT: N/A
MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 6500
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HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BtEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO LA REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE:N/A GENERAL MAP LOCATION:N/A
~OMMENTS:
REFERENCE: NM NATIVE PLANTS PROTECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 1984.
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FAMILY NYCTAGINACEAE SCIENTIFIC NAME: Abronia biqelovii, Heimerl COMMON NAME: TUFTED S.Um VERBENA STATUS: STATE-SENSITIVE FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE: Federal Register, 15 Dec. 1980, Candidate for federal protection. 1991 Natural Hertiaqe plant checklist indicates status chanqed to lC---no lonqer in consideration for protection. DISTRIBUTION: Sandoval, Santa Fe, and Rio Arriba Counties, New Mexico. SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: This species is entirely restricted to todilto gypsum or the derivative of. HABITAT:PINON-JUNIPER MINIMUM ELEVATION: 6000
BREEDING HABITAT: N/A MAXIMUM ELEVATION:
THREATS TO TAXON:GYPSUM MINING. 0
BRIEF KEY DESCRIPTION: TUfted_perennial herb, stems short; leaves mostly at the base, linear to oblonq: flowers stems erect, clusters ot flowers at top, pink tube-small white lobes.
HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO LA REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE:N/A GENERAL MAP LOCATION: N/A
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FAMILY POLEMONIACEAE
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Phlox caryophylla, Wherry
COMMON NAME: PAGOSA PHLOX
STATUS: STATE-SENSITIVE
FEDERAL/STATE REFERENCE:
DISTRIBUTION: Rio Arriba county, New Mexico.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS: Open slopes in open woods in mountains.
HABITAT: PONDEROSA-PINON BREEDING HABITAT: N/A
MINIMUM ELEVATION: 6500 MAXIMUM ELEVATION: 7500
THREATS '1'0 TAXON: NONE KNOWN
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HAS THE SPECIES PREVIOUS BEEN FOUND IN LOS ALAMOS COUNTY?: NO U. REFERENCE OF OCCURRENCE: N/ A GENERAL MAP LOCA'l'ION:N/A
COMMENTS:
REFERENCE: NM NATIVE PLANTS PROTECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, 1984.
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Biouc Conununicy Senes
H.lbil~ Type (;J.SSOC:l3UOO)
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Deftnilions Veptatlon Type: Refers tO !he ve~:eWion esl.lblished under existing clil!we and includes upland or wetl:md. Formation Type: Refers to lhe fonn:Wons th:ll are vegeutive responses to vanous enVirOnmenL3J f~tors. pn.m.lrily av:Ubble soil moamue. :and includes !he foUowani:
Upland rundra forest and woodland scrublolnd V.Wimd desc:nland nonvascular
WeUand wet tundr.l fcnst swampsaub m:llStlbnd str.md submergeru
CUmaatk Zone: Refers ro one of tbe rou.r world clinUtic zones where muumwn ~empenture IS the pnm.:ary deremurung a·aaor in SC:p:lt3UOD of fonn:1uon rypes. These ancJude Arcuc-Boreat. Cold Tempera.~e. Warm Temper:ue. :md Troptc:l.lSubuopal.
liotlc Community: Refers lO tL wut ~~aenzed by a disunaive evolWiorwy history watbin a fomuuon and centered in ~ bi~ ~;ion lh:lt tw a p:wcul:ar precpuauon p;uwn or c:limauc re~:une. Series: Refers to ~ planl :md animal communities Wilbin ead:J of lbe Bkxic Communities. These are based on dislincdve cJimu pJam domin:lnls.
Babita& Type: Based on me oa:urrence ot p;itticul:ar dornin:ml species lh:lt are 1~ or reJ:icml in distnbution. Phase: Based on detliled d:ltl collcaioo to derermine domin:mls. undmuxy speaes. iiDd other species infortnilUOI\.
For purposes of BRET applialian. oaJy lbose form:uials. dim:nic umes. conmmilies. eu: .. !bat occur ~ Los Al:unos Na&ionall.abcmory wtl1 be proVided in Ibis tl:l.SSiflcoluon sysrem. For a more complere desaiption of iiJl fotm:ltioas. etc .. sec Brown~~ aL < 1982). The followinJ: tlassifieuion system is separ:1red into lbe two ve~;etllJon types. upland and welbnd.
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Upland Veaetadon
Fonnauon Clim:wc Zone
Cormnwucy Senes
Fcnst m1 Wooctl:md ftmWion
fbbtt.lt Type t HTI Ptwe
Bore:U Foresu :and Woocibnds Clirmuc Zone R.oc:ky Mowu.un Sub:Upme Coru!er Forese~ Woodl.w:l Conunurury
Pice:1 engelm:JnU Senes Picu qelm:mli (Pien)!Moss HT ~acaruwn scop~~num'Polemoruum HT
Pic:ea ~lmowi Ptwe Abtes WlOC:lf'P3 Ph.uc
Pien/Eri;eroo clUIDius HT PieniGeum rolii HT Pien/Ribes moruicmum HT Paen'Elymus sp. HT Picnl Acer ibbr\un HT
Ables 14wOQtP3 Senes Abies WlOQIPil ( AblaVArz: ;!~ HT
Abl:VEriaeroo eximius HT AbWV¥aD&um HT·
Type Phase L1nn:le borulis Awe Rubul p:arvallcn Ptwe
Abl:a/V accuuum'Lianc3 bore:W.S HT AbWRubUs parvU1onas HT
V.u:cmium Pbase Aa:r ;1abnlm Ptwc
Abb/EriptDD superbul HT Abla/Ju.'lipenll CO'NIIID!S HT Abla/SaD,JWiolbolda HI' Abla/Ua.bynas anzaoacus HT Abla/MeneDIII d1ia1a HT Abla/Mols HT
Cold Temper:ate Forests aDd Woodt~nQc Clirmuc Zone Rocky Mounwn MonuDe Cmiter-Forcst Ccmmunuy
Picea puna:ens Senes Pic:c:a puncens (Plpu.,C~ foc:ne;a HT Pipu/Comus SIOJonifer:l HT PipuiAraampbylus ~v:a-urst HT Pipu/En;aon wmaus HT
Type: Plwe Pim&s ponderosa Phase
Pipu/Fesrua anzcnaa HT PipWI..i.anae:a btn:Ws HT Pipu/Poo pr:uer.slS HT
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Ab1es concolor Senes Ab1es concolor 1Abcol1Acer g.IJbrum H7 Abco/Quercus g~lii HT
Quercus g:unbelii PhJSe Fesruca anzoruc:~ Ph.lSe
AbcOIAICI.OSIJphylus uva-urs1 HT AbcoiBerbens repens HT Abco/Engeron exllD1us HT AbcoiFesruc::~ mzotUCI HT
Fesruca mz,onJQ Ph.lSe PD.l fendlen:m.a Ph:I.Se Quercus gambclii l'twe
Abco/I....lthyrus anzonicus HT Abco/Robuu.:a neomeXlQM HT
Robuua neomeXJ~ PhJSe Co£rex foenea Ph:I.Se
AbcoiSymphoncarpos HT Pinus ponderoSa Ph:I.Se Plllus flu.ws Ph:~.Se
AbcoiVaccm.ium myrullus HT PseudolSUI!J merwesu Senes
P~eudoiSuga merwesti (Psme liB ert>ens repens HT Psme/Bromus ciliarus HT Psll¥!/Fesruc::1 ~oruc::1 HT
Typ1c Phase Pmus :lnSW:I Ph:I.Se Plllus fleXllis Phase Populus tremulo&des Ph:I.Se
Ps~1uhlenberg.~a ll¥llllZa HT Pinus edulis Awe Pinus tleXllis Awe
PsmeJQuercus g:unbelll HT Quercus gambeW Awe Fest\IQ ilnWNC:I Ptwe Muhlenberp:l vuesczns Ph:I.Se
Psme.IPhyso=pw JnOnOC'IlUS HT Pinus tlexd.is 1Pifl> Senes
Pi11/Araosc.'lphylus uva-ursa HT Pinus ponderosa < Pipo) Senes
Pip~Y Anmesla a:bUSCI.Ib HT PipcY Araosc.'lphylus uva-urs1 HT PJpo/Bou~lou:l gDClis HT
Bou~loua ~is Ph:I.Se Sctuz.:1ehynum scopmum PhJ.Se Andropogon h:l11.ii Phase Atteml.slilltldenwa Phase Quercus gambel.i.i Phase
PipoiCowarua meXJCIDil HT P1pcYFesruca ilrizonic::l HT
Oaruhorua puryt P.use Fesru;:a anzoruca ?h:lSe
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Quercus g:unbeJU Phase Bouae!oua gr:lCJlis Phase
PipoiMuhlenber~ montana liT PipoiPoa fiT Pipol0t)'ZOpsis hymenoides liT
- PipoiQuercus pmbelii HT Quercus pmbelii Phase fesNQ anzoniQ P!we Pinus edulis Awe Muhlenbetl:ia moruan.:a Ph:ue
PipoiQuercus WldublOl HT Pi~HT PipoiJunipetUS HT
G~ B.uin Conifer-Woodland Community Pinyon tPied).Juniper (Jumo) Senes
Pied/Andropop hallii HT Pied/Araos&:lpbylus pun;ens liT Pied/ Anenusia lridenlOlrol HT
Junipen&S osu:ospmna Phase Juniperus monosperma Alase Jwuperus scopulonun Alase
Pied/Boule!ou.;a ~tills HT Hill slope Phase Juruperus osteasperma Alase JunJperus mcnosperma Alase
PiediCowania mexlc:tma HT Cowania mexicw Alue Artemisia U'idenw.a Phase
Pied/Chrysolhamnus nauseosus-FiUlugla paradoxa liT PiediCen::carpus mca&anUI HT
Quercus undnl!na Awe Quercus pmbclii Phase
Pied'Fesma Wonla HT Pied/Poa !CDdlerim:a Kr Pie~ rridenlia&a HT . PiedtQucrcus pmbelii Kr Pied,Quercus QIVf!"a&a HT PiediStip:a coJumhjma HT
. PiediJwnoiB"'*Ioua pxilis liT · Pieci/JWJXY'Mublenber;ia 11XJnWlus liT
JuzncwADdtopoColl IWlii HT JwnotAnemisia rridl:nWa liT JumoiBoutelOWI c:'IRpendUb HT JumoiBoulelOWI v.ac:Ws HT JumoiCer:a~oides lao:ll.il HT JwnotC!Jrysommnus n:auseosus-F:illua;1a p~doxa HT J~uercus undub~a
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Saub land Fortn:1uon Arcu:-Bore:ll Saubland Oil'tUuc Zone
Rocky MOWll.llll AJpme and Sub:llpme Scrub C)I'T'.:r'..Jr.o!"\ Willow Senes Sprue: eifmv.·c:JOU Sencs BnstJe cone pu:e elfmwood Sencs
Cold Temper.~te Saubland Qinullc Zone Great BJSm Mantme Saub C.:>mmu.'1Hy
Oa.k saub Sencs Mowu:un milhOgmy Senes M~le saub Senes SetVJcebetry Senes Buterbrusb Sencs MJxcd deaduous Senes
PI~ Deaduous Saub Commwu~ Oalc saub Sencs Sunuc Senes Mixed dcctduous Sencs
GQSslmd Formauon Atcuc-Bore:ll GrJSsland Qi.m;loc Zone
Rocky MountiWl Alptne and Suba.pme Gra.Hl.llld Cu:r.:-:1;.o."1.1:' ScdGe-FOI't>-Gr.w Senc:s
Cold Tc:mper.1te Gruslmds ~c Zone Pl:uns GrJSsbnd Conumuury
Blue ~tBogrJ ;r:w Serus Bo,.r/Wescem wheJt~ HT Bo,.r/ButT:llo e:r:w HT Bo,.riGiiJleu HT Bogr/Bbdc ~ HT Bogr/Needle;rus HT Bogr/Wwerf:ll HT
~Lxed ~ Senes Sideo:US &r.UN IBOQI YBlutstcmtJumo lfi Boau'Bop- trr Bocuf.9t~ ~ HT BOQII'Curly mcsqwte HT Boo.VMe~Qlr IDI.Jhlyfl umo HT BowiBluestem HT Miud~J~HT
Buff:llo ll"JSSSBlue ar.una Senes Shrut:>-Gnss d.ischm:a Sems
GreJt B:um Shrub GrmUDd Communuy WhcJlV.W Senes Mlxcd bunchgr:w Senes Rlce ~.uleL1 Senes
G~L311Uce p:w/Jwm H; Rlce ;;nssiS:~&;ebrUsb Senes
Gallel.3/S.lgcbrush HT Wes~em whe~1gr~aaetm1~h HT
S.&ealontSaitbush Senes S:ac:~IOOISb:ldsele'fourwmg HT
\1lled ~western wheatgr.us Senes
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Mixed gr:un:1-'Jumo !-IT Ole:ngr:w dlschrn~x Senes
Rodcy Moun1.11n Monune Gr.lSS!Jna CommunJCy Fescue Senes
Thurner fescuetAn.zonJ fescue HT Anzona fescue/Mouni.'Un mu.tlly HT
MwncYPine dropseed Senes Care:Vrufted twrgnss Senes Mixed Meadow Senes Rush Senes Fern Senes lns dlsdirrm Senes
Wetland Vegemtion
F~uon Oi.m:Uic Zone
Conunwuty Senes
ForestForm:1uon Cold Temper:ne Sw:unp and R.Jpan:m Forest Oi.m.:mc Zc,;'le
Pb.lns and Gre:u BiaS&n Ripan:m-Dec1duous Forest Cvmmur.:l) Cononwood/Willow Senes Frax.uws permsylv:wms i Frpe 1 Senes Jugl:ms rmjor~Pbtmus wns,hui Senes Pl3l:lDUS wn&htii Senes Pb&omus wnebWJFrpe Senes Populus freiDOOlii Senes Populus f~rnooui/Salllt goodingii Senes Salix boopllllldiana Senes Sap&ndus saponona/Jugl:ms rn:lJOr Senes
Rodcy Mounr.:un Ripman·Dectduous Forest Commwury . CottonwoodiW'aUow Senes
Mixed broodle:lf Senes Aa:r nellJDdo Senes <'? HT)
Sw~p-Scrub Form.1uon
AC%! neguacb'Mixed deciduous Senes (" fffi Alnus oblongifolia Senes 1 ? H1l Juglans majm- Senes ('? HT) Aa:r p:mdidenWum' Ab1es amcolor Senes t? HT)
Pice~ pungens Senes C'? HT)
Populus ~woli~ Senes <? HD
Arcuc-Bo~al Sw~Saub Olm:u.lc Zone Rocky Mounr.:un Alpme :md Sul>."\Jpme Sw:.mp and Ripana.n-Saub Commwury
Alnus tenWfoiJ~ Sene3
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Alnus lenuifolWMi.xed deoduous Senes Sw bebbian:l Senes Salix exipa Series Salix amna.a Senes Salix scou!enana Series
Pbins and Gteal Basm Rip:u1an-Saub Communuy Willow Senes Hymenoc:Jea monoJ)Ti ~enes Juglans rllia'oQrpa Series Sail cedar discUnmx Senes
R.odcy Mounwn Ripari:m-Saub Communiry Willow/Dopood Senes
Mmhl:md Fomuuon Arcuc-Bore:a! Marshland Cimatic Zone
s~ form3tion
Rodcy Mowu:un Alpw :md Su~pw Mmhlmd Commwury RusbSenes Mmnoa Grass Senes
PL:Uns lmuior Marshland Commwury Rush Series Bur-reed Senes Cm.ail Senes Bulrusb Senes
R.odcy MOWltWl Mont3De M:ushland Commurury RusbScnes
Gre:u Bwn lruert<r Marshland Comnuuury Rush St.nes Saltv.W Senes
Arcuc-Boreal Slr.IDd Qjm::ujc Zone Rocky Mou.nliUD Alpine :md Su~pine Stre:un and L:1Jce Srr:md Commumry
Cold Temper:ue Sll':md C1inwic Zane Pl:uns lrueri<r Slr.IDd Communiry
Annual Series Rodcy Mowu:un Mam:me Stre:JJn and ~ Slr.I.Dd Commwury
ADnual Senes Grut Basin lruerior SUilDd Cornmurury
Annual Series
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Mammalana Meli/orus a/bus Meal White sweet clover Monarda mtnthaL!olia Mome Horesmint Monarda Ptcnnara tMope Ponvmint Muhlenber~ia moruana i Mumo , Mountain muhly
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-· ; .... Poa S,rJ, Pou Bluegrass Poa~ ~ndl~l"iilnD Pofe Blueuass PODUJ &IS 1111~11Stifolia Poan Narrowleaf cottonwood PIIUIS .JHlntkTOSG Pioo Ponderosa oine Ps~udouu~a menziaii Psme Dou2las ftt Pr~IM tritolillla Pttr New Mexico h01)s Owmu Rtmlbelii Ou2a Gambel oak O.mu Quun Wavy leaf oak Rhus lrilobala Rhtr Skunkbush Ribes urc~um Rice Wu current Robinia neomexictlllll Rone New Mexico locust SQlix SD. Salix Willow SalsokllciUi Saka Russian thistle Senedo f~Nlkri Sefe Fendler's senecio Sen«io lonRilob&U Selo · Groundsel threadleaf Silllllion hYstriz Siln' Bottlebrush squirteltail Soorobol&U cryptandru.s ~ ! Sand drooseed SliiHI S/1. Sti!!a Needlem.ss V~rlNucum thllDsus Veth Mullein
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Spec:ltl ~OtCltl DIN Acre Otn,s• tv ~over ~over Fr~ FrtQ lno••
JIJHO JUNO 6. 70!333 74.b7 b6.o7 9.39 58.30 1. 71 60.0 ~ c3.!!
PJPO PIPO 5.942!57 21 '711 19 .... ..... 9 2:'.8.6 0.';0 19 ..... 1
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JUSC 0.36 1].!9 13.!7
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JUSC 3.3 15.56 13.!9 2.23 13.&4 '.)
PIED PIED 4.351124 90.23 !0.~6 13. s 1 !3.94 2.07 80.56 81.b4 I
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Total • Totai • 15.95 ~12.01 100.00 111. :o 100.CO 2.57 ~00.00 100.00
st .... , Rtl Rtl It I I~~P~rtanct
Soeeies $01(111 Ac:rt Otn11 ty Covtr Cover Frea Fr-a lnoea
CEMO CVIO 136.90 1!.97 1.97 4.31 3.14 11.98 14. ~ 1
PTTR PTTR 112.01 15.52 0.94 2.09 2.57 15.~3 11.0~
QU(OA QUGA 211.58 29.31 36.'3 10.46 4.16 29.33 '-6.37
RMTR IHTI 74.67 10.34 3 ... 9 7.74 1.71 10.35 9.48
lONE lONE 6.22 0.86 o.n 1. 71 o. 14 0.86 1. ~5
liCE liCE 18.67 2.59 0.20 0.44 0 • .;.3 2.59 1.87
PMitl PMMI 161.1'9 22.41 1 ... ] 3.17 3.71 zz ... 1 16.01
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TOtll • Total • 121.&4 100.00 45.03 100.00 16.56 100.07 100.:12
Pajarito. South Facing Slope
••• -st~ I Stem./A O~slty AVG OIM ~Cover lnoea
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Trees
JIJMO 19 41. 7'5!24 15.32 4.96 7.~5 23.10 0.857142 28.H 22.!3
PIE~ 3 6.593406 2.42 1.60 3.80 1,.63 0.428571 14.29 9.44
JUSC 4 8.791208 3.23 1.58 1.13 5.30 0.428571 14.29 7.61
POAN 94 206.5934 7'5 .81 0.92 8.34 25.54 0.857142 2!.~7 43.30
PI PO 4 8.791208 3.'3 5.10 11.25 ]4.43 0.42!571 14.29 17.31
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Total • 124 272.5274 100 14.!5107 32.61777 100 3 100 1CO
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JAil A 557 1224. 17'5 51!.39 1. 70 35. n 32.90 C.857142 26.00 39. "2
UTA 125 274.1252 13.10 1.90 so. ~s 46.97 0.857142 26.09 2e. 72
CIIIIA 31 !3.51643 3.98 •. 00 !.!5 8.29 0.571428 17.39 9.!9
SAL I 204 441.3516 21.38 1.00 10.10 9.46 0.7142!5 21.74 17.~3
IHU 30 65.93406 3.14 0.20 2.55 2.39 0.285714 8.70 4.74
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Total = 954.00 2096.70 100.00 5.10 106.71 100.00 3.29 100.00 100.00
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Canada del Buey, Canyon Bottom
Tr"'' .. I lei lel liiOQrunu ..
SO.C•u Avg DIM Acre Dena•ty XC over XC over Freo ,,..., ,,.,. .. J~ l.a:s 11.67 66.67 1.09 n.55 0.4] 66.67 7'0.29
PI£D o. 10 6.22 22.22 0.00 O.OD 0.14 Z2.22 '4.11
PI PO 2.90 ]. 11 1\,11 0.]1 22.45 0.07 11. ~· 14.19
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lOti I • 6.43 28.00 100.00 1.;,0 1ol0.00 0.64 100.00 100.00
Stellll/ .. , .., lei I~~M~r!.tnee
SO.C•n Acre Oentity Cover Cover Freq FriQ ,,.... CMIIA 10.25 0.52 0.63 5.21 0.]5 6.]9 4.06
QU(;A 46.12 2.]6 4.]7 ]6.69 1.11 21.27 zo. ,, AITI 15,11 7.73 2.29 19.11 1.71 ]0.15 19.Z6
liCE 351.04 17.96 o.oo 0.00 o.az 14.19 10.95
INTI 1396.41 71.4] 4.63 31.85 1.47 26.59 45.62
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Total • 1955.07 100.00 11.91 100.00 5.5] 100.:0 100.00
T A-54. Area G. NE transect ' 1
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SPeCies A119 DIM Acre Oenatty U:over U:over Freo FriQ lnaea
~UNO 4.50 126.]2 .. 2.03 1]. 17 41.71 2.90 42.03 44.26 PI[D 4.99 114.24 57.97 13.117 51.29 4.00 57.97 55.74
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St-/ lei ..I lei I~~M~rtii'ICe
Soec•ea Acre Dwns•tv Cover Cover Freq FriQ lroea
AIU 2.18 100.00 o. 16 100.00 0.05 100.00 100.00
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SC~ectes
JUNO
PI EO
Total •
SM..·tes Rt::£ AITR ATCA
Tout •
Total •
SC~ectes
RIC£ AITR
Tout •
T A-54, Area G
TrHa/ •el .. , lel tnaortance
Ayt DIM Acre Oef\stty :Covet' lCover Frea ,,.ea lnoea
lo.91 127.57 64.06 6.86 34. ;"! 2.9] 64 .:l6 54.30 lo.io7 71.56 l5.91o 12.86 65.22 1 .61o 35.91o '-5.70
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9.45
AY9 DIM
4.1)4
5.06
199.13 100.00 19.71 10C.OO '-.57 100.00 100.00
Stet~~~/ hl ..l Rel !N~Grtance
Act'e o-ttv Cover Covet' Freq 'reca II'ICUII
56.01 51.06 0.41 25 .Z2 0.14 7.69 ]0.32
]4.23 35.48 1.19 n.11 1.4] 76.92 61.53
6.22 6.45 0.()4 2.61 0.29 - 15.38 a. 15
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96.45
'""•' Acre 102.37 113.26
100.00
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Densuv 47.1o7
52.53
1.64 100.00 1.16 100.00 100.00
T A-54, Area G. SW transect
XCover 9.91
22.70
.. , XC over 30.54 69.46
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AiPPENDIX G. Letter of Concurrence
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
f'ISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE Ecological Ser•icel
Suite D, 3530 Pan Aaerican Highway, NE llbuquerque, N•• Mexico 17107
July 8, 1993
cone. 12-22-93-I-251
Kr. Jerry Bellow• Department of Energy Loe Alamo• Area Office Loe Alamoe, New Mexico 87544
Dear Mr. Bellowa:
Thie reeponda to your letter dated June 4, 1993, requeating written concurrence with the no effect finding• delineated in four Biological and Floodplain/Wetland Aaeeaament (BA) reporte provided by your office. aeeearch activitiee at Loa Alamoa National Laboratoriee have reeulted in a large number of Solid Waete Management Unite (SWKUa). The propoeed action involvee the eecond phaae, the Site Characterization Phaee (SCP), of the four part Environ.ental aeetoration Program underway at Loa Alamo• National Laboratoriea. Thie phaee involve• collection of eoil and water eamplee for analyeie of SWKUe. Sampling will vary from eurface aamplee of no greater that 10 inchee to core drillin~ to depthe of greater than 200 feet. The BAe evaluate portion• of Operable Unita (OUe) 1071, 1079, 1129, 1147, and 1148. Your geographic area of intereet ia Loe Alamoa, New Mexico.
We have ueed the information in your requeat to narrow the liet of epeciea occurring in the project area to thoae that may be affected by the propoeed action. The following litted and candidate epeciea may be found in the project area:
American peregrine falcon (l&l£2 peregrinut anatum) bald eagle (Haliaeetue leucocepholus)
Mexican spotted owl (~ occidentalie lucida)
category 1 Ceadidates
New Mexican jumping mouee (~ budeoniue luteue) eouthwettern willow flycatcher (Empidonax traillii extimue)
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Mr. Jerry Bellow&
CAtegory 2 CADdidatea
Coat Peak pik• (Ochotona DrinceDB niarescens) occult little brown bat (Hyotie lycifugue occultue) apotted bat (Euderma maculat•Jm) log9erhead ahrike (Laniy! ludovicianus) northern goahawk (Accipiter gentilis) Jemez Mountain aalamander (Plethodon neomexicanus) grama graaa cactua (Pediocactus papyracanthue)
2
The endangered peregrine falcon (~ pereqrinys enatum) ~a known to occur within the OUa 1071 and 1079. Terrell Johnaon, a noted authority, haa been eubcontracted t? develop a-habitat manage~ent plan for the peregrine falcon. The u.s. Fish and t1ildlHe Service (SeJ·vice) concure with the time reatrictiona delineated on page 3 of the BA for ou 1079, which atatea, • all activitiea reaulting in diaturbance within •critical habitat• (aenaitive habitat) be echeduled from September l through February 28 to avoid breeding and neating perioda.• No eampling within aenaitive habitat ahould be conducted outaide the schedule.mentioned above. Additionally, the Service definea •activities resulting in disturbance• to include any activity within the aenaitive habitat ~rea including passage through the area.
Mexican epotted owl eurveye ahould be cond\•cted prior to SCP aampling initiation. All activitiea within ~ mile of neat or roost eitea ahould be aeheduled from Auquat 31 through February 1 to avoid breeding and nesting perioda.
on January 30, 1992, the Service received a petition to list aouthweatern willow flycatcher (tmpidonax traillii extimus). recently completed a atatua rev1ew for this species and must whether liating is warranted.
the The Service
now determine
category 1 candidate apeciea are thoee for which the Service has •ubatantial information to aupport their listing as endangered or threatened. The dev•lopment and publication of proposed rules for theae apecie• are an~icip•ted. ca~egory 2 candid~te a~ecies are those for which the Service haa information indicating that proposing to list ie poaaibly appropriate, but for which aubatantial data on biological vulnerability or threat• are not currently available to support the Lmmediate preparation of auch rule•. Candidate apeciea have no legal protection under the Endangered Species Act and are included in this document for planning purpose• only. However, the Service is concerned and would appreciate receiving any atatua information that ie available or gathered on theae apeciea.
All aample extractions will take place in the presence of a Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) monitor. If at any time the monitor determinee that air emission levela exceed EPA standards, sampling will be terminated and the SCP Biological Assessment process will be reinitiated.
Mr. ~er1~ Bellowa
Baaed on the information provided and Loa Ala.oa National Laboratoriea
co.pliance with the above ~ntioned conditione, the Service concura with
the no effect finding. If we can be of further aaaietance, pleaee call
Eli&abeth cervantea at (505) 883-7877.
cc: (wo/enc) Director, New Mexico Department of Game and Fiah, Santa re, New Mexico
Director, New Mexico Enerqy, Mineral• and Natural Reaourcea Department,
roreatry and Reaourcea Conaervation Diviaion, santa ra, New Mexico
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REFERENCE SET FOR TECHNICAL AREA 54 VOLUME7
This reference set is provided to facilitate review of Laboratory Environmental Restoration (ER) Project documents and is organized by ER identification (ER ID) number.
ER Project documents use ER ID numbers to track reference items through its Records-Processing Facility. Because ER ID numbers are issued on an ongoing basis throughout the entire ER Project, gaps may be present in the numbers included in this table of contents.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
58242 Trujillo, V., R. Gilkeson, M. Morgenstern, and D. Krier, June 1998. "Measurement of Surface Flux Rates for Volatile Organic Compounds at Technical Area 54," Los Alamos National Laboratory report LA-13329, Los Alamos, New Mexico. (Trujillo et al. 1998, 58242)
59362 Stimac, J., D. Hickmott, and R. Abell, A. Larocque, D. Broxton, J. Gardner, S. Chipera, J. Wolff, and E. Gauerke, 1996. "Redistribution of Pb and other volatile trace metals during eruption, devitrification, and vapor-phase crystallization of the Bandelier Tuff, New Mexico," Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research, No. 73, pp. 245-266. (Stimac et al. 1996, 59362)
59730 Ryti, R., P. Longmire, D. Broxton, S. Reneau, and E. McDonald, September 22, 1998. "Inorganic and Radionuclide Background Data for Soils, Canyon Sediments, and Bandelier Tuff at Los Alamos National Laboratory" Los Alamos National Laboratory report LA-UR-98-4847 (draft), Los Alamos, New Mexico. (Ryti et al. 1998, 59730)
59979 Wang, Y-Y, B. Biwer, and C. Yu, August 1993. "A Compilation of Radionuclide Transfer Factors for the Plant, Meat, Milk, and Aquatic Food Pathways and the Suggested Default Values for the RESRAD Code," Argonne National Laboratory report ANUEAIS!fM-103, Argonne, Illinois. (Wang et al. 1993, 59979)
60850.2 Reneau, S., January 19, 1993. "Preliminary Report Mesa-Edge Instability on Pajarito Mesa Summary of FY92 Field Work," Los Alamos National Laboratory report, Los Alamos, New Mexico. (Reneau 1993, 60850.2)
62342 Bennett, K., J. Biggs, and P. Fresquez, January 1997. "Radionuclide Contaminant Analysis of Small Mammals at Area G, TA-54, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1995," Los Alamos National Laboratory report LA-13242-MS, Los Alamos, New Mexico. (Bennett et al. 1997, 62342)
62346 Fresquez, P., E. Void, and L. Naranjo, Jr., July 1997. "Radionuclide Concentrations in Soils and Vegetation at Radioactive-Waste Disposal Area G during the 1996 Growing Season," Los Alamos National Laboratory report LA-13332-PR, Los Alamos, New Mexico. (Fresquez et al. 1997, 62346)
62351 Haarman, T., and P. Fresquez, July 1998. "Radionuclide Concentrations in Honey Bees from Area Gat TA-54 during 1997," Los Alamos National Laboratory report LA-13480-PR, Los Alamos, New Mexico. (Haarmann and Fresquez 1998, 62351)
62357 Kelley, E., October 21, 1998. "Proposal to Approve: No Further Action for 99 Solid Waste Management Units (SWMUs) at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)," New Mexico Environment Department memorandum to D. Gurule and J. Browne, Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Kelley 1998, 62357)
April 27, 2000
63042 Kelley, E., December 23, 1998. "Approval: Class Ill permit modification to remove ninety-nine (99)
Solid Waste Management Units from the Department of Energy/Los Alamos National Laboratory RCRA
permit NM 089001 0515," New Mexico Environment Department memorandum toT. Taylor and J.
Browne, Santa Fe, New Mexico. (Kelley 1998, 63042)
63135 Reneau, S., and D. Vaniman, December 1998. "Fracture Characteristics in a Disposal Pit on
Mesita del Buey, Los Alamos National Laboratory," Los Alamos National Laboratory report LA-13539-MS,
Los Alamos, New Mexico. (Reneau and Vaniman 1998, 63135)
63136 Plum, H., June 2, 1999. "Closure Plan for Los Alamos National laboratory Technical Area-54, Area
J Solid Waste Facility," Department of Energy memorandum LAAME:6JP-136 to B. Tongate, Los Alamos,
New Mexico. (Plum 1999, 63136)
63300 LANL (Los Alamos National Laboratory), August 30, 1995. "Safety Analysis Report for TA-54 Area
G," Los Alamos National Laboratory report CST14G-REPORT-003, Los Alamos, New Mexico. (LANL
1995, 63300)
63525 Mischler, S., and E. Anderson, March 15, 1994. "Ambient Monitoring of Volatile Organic
Compounds at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Technical Area 54, Areas G and L," prepared under
DOE Subcontract No. 63545L0014-31 by Radian Corporation, Austin, Texas. (Mischler and Anderson
1994, 63525)
63526 Kisiel, K., and N. Mason, October 1998. "Passive Vapor Extraction Test with a One-Way Valve at
Borehole 54-1006, MDA L, TA-54," Science & Engineering Associates report SEASF-TR-98-215, Santa
Fe, New Mexico. (Kisiel and Mason 1998, 63526)
63527 Neeper, D., and V. Chipman, September 30, 1998. "Evaluation of Selected Tasks in theTA-54
Pilot Extraction Study," Science and Engineering Associates report SEA-SF-TR-98-214, Santa Fe, New
Mexico. (Neeper and Chipman 1998, 63527)
63542 van Genuchten, M., 1980. "A Closed-form Equation for Predicting the Hydraulic Conductivity of
Unsaturated Soils," in Soil Science Society of America Journal, Vol. 44, pp. 892-898. (van Genuchten
1980, 63542)
63543 Mualem, Y., June 1976. "A New Model for Predicting the Hydraulic Conductivity of Unsaturated
Porous Media," in Water Resources Research, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 513-522. (Mualem 1976, 63543)
63559 Turin, H., and N. Rosenberg, 1996. "A Conceptual Model for Flow in the Vadose Zone Beneath the
Finger Mesas of the Pajarito Plateau," New Mexico Geological Society Forty-Seventh Annual Field
Conference, September 25-28, 1996, F. Goff et al., Ed., Los Alamos, New Mexico. (Turin and Rosenberg
1996, 63559)
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