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Physical Descriptive Data for Plots

(Complete FGDC-compliant metadata is in preparation for these data)

These data were collected under contract by The Nature Conservancy, through a contract with the Environmental Research Systems Institute. They consist of descriptions
of the physical description for each site, site code, site name, GPS coordinates, elevation, slope, aspect, topographic setting, landform, surface geology, cowardin system
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Other Data for Plots include Species Listing Data.

Plot Code Name Location Coord X-UTM Y-UTM UTM Zone Date Surveyors X Dim Y Dim Plot Shape Photos Roll Number Frame Permanent Representativeness Elevation Units Slope Aspect Topo Position Landform Surficial Geology Hydro E Comments L Comments Texture Drainage % Bedrock % Large Rocks % Small Rocks % Sand % Litter % Wood % Water % Bare Soil Phenology Leaf Type Physio Class T1 Hgt T1 Cover T2 Hgt T2 Cover T3 Hgt T3 Cover S1 Hgt S1 Cover S2 Hgt S2 Cover S3 Hgt S3 Cover H Hgt H Cover Animal Use Evidence Disturbance Comments Other Comments Species Counter
Lacreek.01 Native Species Plantings (Mixed Species) LaCreek UTM NAD83 291827 4776227 14 9/7/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 1 No Good 943 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Loam Somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 5 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 0.5 - 1 m 80 (n/a) (n/a) Height of big bluestem makes it appear more dominant than it is. 8
Lacreek.02 Agropyron cristatum (Pascopyrum smithii, Heterostipa comata) Semi-Natural Herbaceous Alliance Lacreek UTM NAD83 292011 4776071 14 9/7/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 2 No Good 935 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Loam Somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 5 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 80 (n/a) (n/a) Smooth brome and crested wheatgrass intermixed. Tan signature on aerial photograph is brome. 5
Lacreek.03 Native Species Plantings (Mixed Species) Lacreek UTM NAD83 291854 4776405 14 9/7/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 3 No Fair 932 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Loam Somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation 0.5 - 1 m 60 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 11
Lacreek.04 Native Species Plantings (Wheatgrass) Lacreek UTM NAD83 291423 4776553 14 9/8/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 6 No Excellent 936 Meters Gentle N Lowslope hills (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 35 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 0.5 - 1 m 70 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 8
Lacreek.05 Calamovilfa longifolia - Heterostipa comata Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 295128 4775391 14 9/10/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 31 No Good 936 Meters Gentle N Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Sandy loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 60 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 10
Lacreek.06 Bromus inermis - (Pascopyrum smithii) Semi-natural Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 292033 4776503 14 9/8/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 8 No Good 933 Meters Gentle Variable High slope Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 60 (n/a) (n/a) Plot taken on small hill. 10
Lacreek.07 Bromus inermis - (Pascopyrum smithii) Semi-natural Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 292218 4776100 14 9/8/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 9 No Good 927 Meters Gentle S Midslope Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 5 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 70 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 4
Lacreek.08 Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 292377 4776710 14 9/8/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 11 No Good 929 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) Seasonally flooded (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation 0.5 - 1 m 70 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 5
Lacreek.09 Typa spp. Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 292406 4776765 14 9/8/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Fair 926 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Lowslope Plain (none) Seasonally flooded (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Poorly drained 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Broad leaf herbaceous Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 1 - 2 m 90 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 5
Lacreek.10 Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 292075 4776987 14 9/8/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 13 No Good 929 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) Seasonally flooded (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Poorly drained 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 0.5 - 1 m 90 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 5
Lacreek.11 Agropyron cristatum (Pascopyrum smithii, Heterostipa comata) Semi-Natural Herbaceous Alliance Lacreek UTM NAD83 291453 4777327 14 9/8/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 13 No Good 943 Meters Gentle N Midslope hills (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 90 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 4
Lacreek.12 Agropyron cristatum (Pascopyrum smithii, Heterostipa comata) Semi-Natural Herbaceous Alliance Lacreek UTM NAD83 291478 4777735 14 9/8/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 14 No Fair 953 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Interfluve hills (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Loam Well drained 20 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 50 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 8
Lacreek.13 Blacktailed Prairie Dog Town Grassland Complex Lacreek UTM NAD83 291876 4778047 14 9/8/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 15 No Good 940 Meters Gentle N Midslope hills (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Well drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Herb-annual Broad leaf herbaceous Sparse vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 50 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 9
Lacreek.14 Poa pratensis - (Pascopyrum smithii) Semi-natural Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 292307 4777658 14 9/8/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 16 No Good 930 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Well drained 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 70 (n/a) (n/a) Patch of Canada thistle at point. 13
Lacreek.15 Poa pratensis - (Pascopyrum smithii) Semi-natural Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 292679 4779169 14 9/8/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 17 No Fair 923 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Well drained 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 80 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 7
Lacreek.16 Typa spp. Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 292825 4779175 14 9/8/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 19 No Excellent 923 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) Seasonally flooded (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 80 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 7
Lacreek.17 Spartina pectinata - Carex spp. Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 293110 4779559 14 9/9/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 20 No Good 922 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) Seasonally flooded (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 0.5 - 1 m 90 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 12
Lacreek.18 Typa spp. Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 293165 4779608 14 9/9/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 21 No Fair 923 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) Saturated (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Poorly drained 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 5 Herb-perennial Broad leaf herbaceous Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 1 - 2 m 90 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 6
Lacreek.19 Distichlis spicata - Hordeum jubatum - SDistichlis spicata - Hordeum jubatum - Puccinellia nuttalliana - Suaeda calceoliformis Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 293120 4780517 14 9/9/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 22 No Good 926 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) Temporarily flooded (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 10 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 90 (n/a) (n/a) Bordered by Typha and Bluegrass (Inland saltgrass) -- Bluegrass/Crested wheatgrass further up the slope away from the drainage. 10
Lacreek.20 Typa spp. Great Plains Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 293459 4780705 14 9/9/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 23 No Fair 931 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) Seasonally flooded (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 5 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation <0.5 m 90 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) (n/a) Typha/curly dock/juncus increase toward lake. Inland saltgrass increases toward upland. 10
Lacreek.21 Panicum virgatum - (Pascopyrum smithii) Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 294812 4780433 14 9/9/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 24 No Good 925 Meters Gentle SW Midslope hills (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Well drained 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 0.5 - 1 m 90 (n/a) (n/a) Water's edge is about 20 m. Some sanbar willow/peachleaf willow immediately below stand. 7
Lacreek.22 Poa pratensis - (Pascopyrum smithii) Semi-natural Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 294705 4780991 14 9/9/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 25 No Good 932 Meters Gentle NE Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Sandy loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 50 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 10
Lacreek.23 Symphoricarpos occidentalis Shrubland Lacreek UTM NAD83 295128 4780687 14 9/9/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 26 No Excellent 926 Meters Gentle NW Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Well drained 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 Cold-deciduous Broad-leaved Shrubland (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 50 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 40 (n/a) (n/a) Surrounded by Kentucky bluegrass/standing dead of white sweetclover. 4
Lacreek.24 Native Species Plantings (Panicum virgaturm) Lacreek UTM NAD83 294995 4779498 14 9/9/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 27 No Excellent 927 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Well drained 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 25 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 60 (n/a) (n/a) Seeded Area. 6
Lacreek.25 Panicum virgatum - (Pascopyrum smithii) Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 295346 4777520 14 9/9/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 28 No Good 931 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Well drained 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 0.5 - 1 m 70 (n/a) (n/a) Seeded area. Establishment of switchgrass somewhat patchy. Where established, plants are dense and vigorous. Kentucky bluegrass (sometimes Canada thistle) in the interstitial spaces. 4
Lacreek.26 Distichlis spicata - Hordeum jubatum - SDistichlis spicata - Hordeum jubatum - Puccinellia nuttalliana - Suaeda calceoliformis Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 294929 4777479 14 9/9/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Good 935 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 50 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 10
Lacreek.27 Native Species Plantings (Mixed Species) Lacreek UTM NAD83 294602 4778902 14 9/9/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Excellent 928 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Well drained 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation <0.5 m 70 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 7
Lacreek.28 Juncus balticus Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 293987 4777299 14 9/9/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Good 935 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) Permanently flooded (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Very poorly drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 1 - 2 m 100 (n/a) (n/a) Signature appears very dark on aerial photographs. Stand bordered by Phragmites and Typha. 1
Lacreek.29 Agropyron intermedium Semi-Natural Herbaceous Alliance Lacreek UTM NAD83 293037 4773496 14 9/10/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square No (n/a) (n/a) No Fair 937 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 0.5 - 1 m 90 (n/a) (n/a) Very few species. No second species data form. 4
Lacreek.30 Salix exigua Mesic Graminoids Shrubland Lacreek UTM NAD83 291824 4773840 14 9/10/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Fair 937 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) Seasonally flooded (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cold-deciduous Broad-leaved Shrubland (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 2 - 5 m 60 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 1 - 2 m 40 (n/a) (n/a) No separate species data form. Only willow and typha. 2
Lacreek.31 Yucca glauca / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 283328 4772063 14 9/10/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 2 3 No Good 982 Meters Steep N Backslope Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Sand Rapidly drained 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 Evergreen Broad-leaved Shrubland (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 30 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 60 (n/a) (n/a) No dominant herbaceous species 16
Lacreek.32 Sporobolus cryptandrus Grassland Lacreek UTM NAD83 283792 4771353 14 9/11/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Excellent 986 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Sand Rapidly drained 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 30 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 5 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 40 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 12
Lacreek.33 Hesperostipa comata - Bouteloua gracilis - Carex filifolia Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 283248 4771083 14 9/11/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Excellent 991 Meters Gentle Variable Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Sand Rapidly drained 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 30 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 5 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 50 (n/a) (n/a) Gopher activity. Below sandhills. 9
Lacreek.34 Yucca glauca / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 283181 4771608 14 9/11/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Good 1001 Meters Gentle Variable Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Sand Well drained 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 5 Evergreen Broad-leaved Shrubland (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 40 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 60 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 8
Lacreek.35 Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Helianthus grosseserratus Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 284017 4772374 14 9/12/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 2 (n/a) No Fair 946 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 5 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 0.5 - 1 m 80 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 9
Lacreek.36 Salix exigua Mesic Graminoids Shrubland Lacreek UTM NAD83 284138 4772530 14 9/12/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 2 (n/a) No Good 947 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Cold-deciduous Broad-leaved Shrubland (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 2 - 5 m 30 1 - 2 m 20 (n/a) 0 0.5 - 1 m 80 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 10
Lacreek.37 Salix exigua Mesic Graminoids Shrubland Lacreek UTM NAD83 284551 4772042 14 9/12/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 2 (n/a) No Good 948 Meters Gentle N Basin Floor Plain (none) Saturated (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Well drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cold-deciduous Broad-leaved Shrubland (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 0.5 - 1 m 70 (n/a) 0 0.5 - 1 m 30 (n/a) (n/a) No separate species data sheet. Associated with sharp boundary to the sandhills (south). Plum thickett (below MMU) to the south. Weedy (SOLGIG) and Phragmites downslope. 6
Lacreek.38 Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua (gracilis, curtipendula) - Carex filifolia Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 285816 4771010 14 9/12/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Good 962 Meters Steep NW Backslope Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Sand Rapidly drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Evergreen Broad-leaved Shrubland (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 30 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 40 (n/a) (n/a) Phot on disk 2 (no slide) Plum at bottom of slope. 15
Lacreek.39 Andropogon gerardii - Panicum virgatum - Helianthus grosseserratus Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 289325 4772473 14 9/14/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 3 1 No Excellent 938 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 40 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 30 (n/a) 0 0.5 - 1 m 70 (n/a) (n/a) Fairly weedy sand of big bluestem (mostly Canada thistle). Patches of SYMOCC (below MMU), licorice, and milkweed. 8
Lacreek.40 Carex nebrascensis Wetland Lacreek UTM NAD83 290062 4772441 14 9/14/2000 Jack Butler 20 m 20 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Fair 948 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) Seasonally flooded (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 Cold-deciduous Broad-leaved Woodland (n/a) 0 10 - 15 m 20 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 0.5 - 1 m 80 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 9
Lacreek.41 Polygonum amphibium Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 290399 4773064 14 9/14/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 3 2 No Good 932 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) Seasonally flooded (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 5 Herb-perennial Broad leaf herbaceous Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 80 (n/a) (n/a) Wild licorice increases on border. No separate species form. SPAPEC, Bulrush, and TYpha to the west and north across road. 4
Lacreek.42 Scirpus acutus - Typha latifolia (Scirpus tabernacemontanai) Sandhills Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 290833 4773504 14 9/14/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Good 930 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) Saturated (n/a) (n/a) Sand Very poorly drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 60 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 9
Lacreek.43 Calamolvilfa longifolia - Hesperostipa comata Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 280164 4771139 14 9/15/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 3 (n/a) No Good 997 Meters Gentle NW High slope Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Sand Well drained 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 5 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 5 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 70 (n/a) (n/a) Plot taken in slight swale that slopes NW. Yucca density increases upslope while cover of STICOM decreases. 10
Lacreek.44 Polygonum amphibum Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 291167 4774566 14 9/15/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 3 (n/a) No Good 945 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) Seasonally flooded (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) Somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Broad leaf herbaceous Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 0.5 - 1 m 100 (n/a) (n/a) No separate species list form. 2
Lacreek.45 Salix amygdaloides Woodland Lacreek UTM NAD83 294165 4781172 14 9/9/2000 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes 1 24 No Good 933 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Lowslope Plain (none) Semipermanently flooded (n/a) (n/a) Sand Well drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 Cold-deciduous Broad-leaved Woodland (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 1 - 2 m 90 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 0.5 - 1 m 5 (n/a) (n/a) Older willows and cottonwood trees on terrace immediately above sandbar. Some sandbar willow but much more peachleaf willow. 5
Lacreek.46 Smooth Brome / Mixed Native Grassland Lacreek UTM NAD83 285412 4773037 14 8/16/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Excellent 1001 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Silt loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 90 (n/a) (n/a) Mix of smooth brome and switchgrass 11
Lacreek.47 Smooth Brome / Mixed Native Grassland Lacreek UTM NAD83 285054 4772956 14 8/16/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square No (n/a) (n/a) No Fair 976 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin Floor Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Silt loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 80 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 10
Lacreek.48 Yucca glauca / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 283466 4772023 14 8/17/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) 1,2 No Fair 945 Meters Gentle NW Midslope Plain (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Sand Well drained 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 20 Evergreen Needle-leaved Shrubland (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 50 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 50 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 15
Lacreek.49 Yucca glauca / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 282636 4771835 14 8/17/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Fair 964 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) High slope sandhills (none) (none) (n/a) swale on upland summit Sand Well drained 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 20 Evergreen Needle-leaved Shrubland (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 40 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 40 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 12
Lacreek.50 Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua (gracilis, curtipendula) - Carex filifolia Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 281364 4771067 14 8/17/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Good 934 Meters Gentle N Midslope sandhills (none) (none) Plot near refuge fence. Close to MMU in size. (n/a) Sand Well drained 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 40 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 40 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 50 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 18
Lacreek.51 Yucca glauca / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 281515 4771565 14 8/17/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Good 955 Meters Gentle Variable Interfluve sandhills (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Sand Well drained 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 40 Evergreen Needle-leaved Shrubland (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 60 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 30 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 15
Lacreek.52 Schizachyrium scoparium - Bouteloua (gracilis, curtipendula) - Carex filifolia Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 281798 4772573 14 8/17/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Good 967 Meters Moderate N Midslope sandhills (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Sand Well drained 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 30 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 30 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 80 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 12
Lacreek.53 Phragmites australis Grassland Lacreek UTM NAD83 283590 4772534 14 8/17/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Good 988 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Low level drainage (none) Seasonally flooded (n/a) (n/a) Clay Somewhat poorly drained 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 2 - 5 m 100 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 4
Lacreek.54 Andropogon hallii - Calamovilfa longifolia Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 280285 4771724 14 8/18/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square No (n/a) (n/a) No Good 1001 Meters Gentle SW Midslope sandhills (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Sand Well drained 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 20 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 20 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 60 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 18
Lacreek.55 Yucca glauca / Calamovilfa longifolia Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 286817 4769580 14 8/21/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Excellent 998 Meters Gentle Variable High slope sandhills (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Silt loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 Evergreen Needle-leaved Shrubland (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 5 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 30 (n/a) (n/a) Area is different than other soapweed shrublands. Cover/density of soapweed is less--grazed. Cover of herbs is probably high this year becasue of recent rains. Density of soapweed increases to the east. 14
Lacreek.56 Calamolvilfa longifolia - Hesperostipa comata Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 286393 4769812 14 8/18/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Fair 997 Meters Gentle S Midslope sandhills (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Silt loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 10 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 5 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 80 Grazing has probably reduced the prominance of needle-and-thread. (n/a) (n/a) 16
Lacreek.57 Calamolvilfa longifolia - Hesperostipa comata Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 286027 4770224 14 8/18/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square No (n/a) (n/a) No Fair 926 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Interfluve sandhills (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Silt loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 80 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 8
Lacreek.58 Calamolvilfa longifolia - Hesperostipa comata Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 285996 4770681 14 8/18/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Good 945 Meters Gentle E Midslope sandhills (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Sandy loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 5 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 80 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 17
Lacreek.59 Pascopyrum smithii - Bouteloua gracilis - Carex filifolia Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 285935 4775199 14 8/19/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Good 923 Meters Gentle NE Midslope hills (none) (none) Recently burned (n/a) Silt loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 60 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 12
Lacreek.60 Pascopyrum smithii - Bouteloua gracilis - Carex filifolia Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 285796 4775137 14 8/18/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Good 956 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Interfluve hills (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 70 (n/a) (n/a) Could still be classified as Needle-and-Thread/Blue Grama dpending on abundance of sand dropseed. The Carex species that is present here has a similar growth form as threadleaf sedge. 13
Lacreek.61 Native Species Plantings (Side-oats Grama) Lacreek UTM NAD83 286279 4775306 14 8/18/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Fair 978 Meters Gentle S Midslope hills (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Silt loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 90 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 5
Lacreek.62 Hesperostipa comata - Bouteloua gracilis - Carex filifolia Herbaceous Vegetation Lacreek UTM NAD83 286685 4775077 14 8/19/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Good--maybe somewhat less STICOM and more BOUGRA. 988 Meters Gentle SW Midslope hills (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 10 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 90 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 15
Lacreek.63 Mixed Cool Season / Mixed Native Grassland Lacreek UTM NAD83 286815 4775106 14 8/19/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Good 933 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Interfluve Plains (none) (none) (n/a) (n/a) Sandy loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 5 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 90 (n/a) (n/a) Old Prairie Dog Town 10
Lacreek.64 Poa Compressa Grassland Lacreek UTM NAD83 294632 4780893 14 8/19/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Fair 943 Meters Gentle N Interfluve Plains (none) (none) Recently Burned (n/a) Silt loam Well drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 <0.5 m 80 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 11
Lacreek.65 Carex nebrascensis Wetland Lacreek UTM NAD83 283689 4772630 14 8/17/2001 Jack Butler 10 m 10 m Square Yes (n/a) (n/a) No Fair 954 Meters Flat Flat (n/a) Basin floor Plains (none) Seasonally flooded (n/a) (n/a) Clay Poorly drained 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Herb-perennial Graminoid Herbaceous vegetation 0.5 - 1 m 100 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) 0 (n/a) (n/a) (n/a) 1

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