the Spangler route and 1-3 percent of the German Gulch, Miles Crossing 

 and Stauffer routes. 



Q uaking Aspen (Pod tre) Community Type . The aspen community is found 

 on gentle to moderate slopes at 5440-6100 feet elevation. The type has 

 been described for the permit area; most access corridor stands have a 

 closed aspen canopy and many show past disturbance in the understory, 

 dominated by Kentucky bluegrass and mesic, often weedy forbs such as 

 common dandelion. Aspen stands occupy 6 percent of the Stauffer route, 

 5 percent of the Spangler route and 1 percent of the Fairmont la route. 



Douolas-Fir/Idaho FescueCPse men/Fes ida) Habitat Type . Pse men/Fes 



ida is found on moderate to steep slopes of variable aspect at 5320- 

 6000 feet elevation. Most stands have an open Douglas-fir canopy, with 

 understor ies f loristical "ly similar to Fes ida/Agr spi grassland but 

 averaging less herbaceous cover. Pse men/Fes ida occupies 5-6 percent 

 of the German Gulch and Miles Crossing routes and 1-3 percent of the 

 Fairmont end Stauffer routes (Table 9). 



Doug! as-Fir/Rough Fescue(Pse men/Fes sea) Habita t Type. Pse men/Fes 



sea is found on sites similar to Pse men/Fes ida, often immediately 

 upslope. Douglas-fir canopy is generally less open than in Pse men/Fes 

 ida stands but understory composition is rather similar, with the 

 addition of rough fescue. Antelope bitterbrush is a conspicuous 

 component of Pse men/Fes sea stands which adjoin stands of Pur tri/Fes 



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