WESTECH SURVEY 



A field reconnaissance of the new permit area and access road options 



was conducted by foot and vehicle traverse during October and November 



1987 to accomplish the following tasks: 



c Extend habitat type mapping to cover the new permit area and 



modify previous mapping to ensure consistency of 



interpretation. The permit area was mapped on a topographic 

 base at a scale of 1"=500' using July, 1983 color aerial 

 photographs at a scale of 1"=1000'. Mapping units were based 

 on potential plant associations following habitat type 

 classifications of Ffister et al. (1977) for forested habitat 

 types and Kueggler and Stewart (1980) for grassland and 

 shrubland habitat types. Community type mapping units were 

 based on existing species coverage. All identifiable mapping 

 units over two acres in size were delineated. 



Habitat/community types were mapped for all access options on 

 1"=1000' black-and-white aerial photographs, using the same 

 procedures. Abundance of permit area types was determined by 

 planimetering the vegetation map. Relative abundance of 

 access option types was determined using a 1/4 x 1/4-inch 

 dot-qrid overlay on access option mapping. 



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Provide qualitative descriptions of habitat types identified 

 by Sawyer but not described by either OEA Research or Sawyer, 



