HomeMy WebLinkAboutSCENIC VIEWS PUD - PRELIMINARY - 3-96 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTFROM RMRI WM VEIO FE 5.96 5:59PM P.001
February 12, 1996
213 Thunderbird Drive
Ft. Collins, CO 80525
Mr. Bill Veio
Rocky Mountain Research Institute
6645 E. Heritage Place South
Englewood, CO 80111
Dear Mr. Veio,
.Per your request. of February 9, 1906, 1 visited the property
located on the northeast corner of Elizabeth Street and Overland
Trail this morning to determine whether or riot Ute ladies' -
tresses orchid (Spiranthes dj'1u- '- ) habitat exists on -site.
Limited, marginal orchid.. habitat'is present. In my opinion,
however, it is unlikely that the orchid occurs on the property.
Small mud flats (ie., 10 square feet or less) present within the
Pleasant Valley and Lske Canal channel provide extremely limited,
degraded potential orchid habitat. Relatively steep canal banks
are densely vegetated, primarily by reed canarygrass (P..il_aj&is
arundinacea), and provide no orchid habitat.
A cattail marsh in the northwest corner of the site is bordered
by a pasture that appears to be mowed as close as possible to the
marsh. Smocth brome Qxsm= Mne,= ) is the predominant grass in
this area; sedges and rushes typically associated with Ute
ladies' -tresses orchid were not apparent. The orchid is unlikely
to occur in association with the marsh due to the dominance of
tall pasture grasses, apparent absence of associated species, and
disturbance due to mowing.
Thank you for the opportunity to conduct this survey. Please
contact rie (phone/fax: 270-223-8744) if you have questions or
need additional information.
Sincerely,
Ellen Wheeling
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