Common use of Vegetation Clause in Contracts

Vegetation. ‌ There are six dominant land cover types that make up the Enrolled Lands, as summarized in the below Table 3-1. Land Cover Type1 General Description Total Acres Percent of Total Deciduous Forest Deciduous forests are marked by their seasonal change of losing leaves in the fall and growing leaves in the spring. Located in more temperate zones. Wildlife that inhabit this environment know how to cope with changes to heat, moisture and food. Forest canopy is moderately dense and allows light to penetrate, providing rich and diverse vegetation below in the understory of shrubs and bushes. When deciduous trees lose their leaves, a layer of decay that forms on the forest floor enriches the soil to provide a great habitat for fungi and bacteria that creates a breeding ground for birds and mammals. 10,891 5.1% Evergreen Forest Evergreen forests are areas dominated by trees where 75% or more of the tree species maintain their leaves all year, and the canopy is never without green foliage. 127,921 59.9% Pasture/Hay Pasture and hayfields are often open expansive areas covered with grass or hay. 6,406 3.0% Mixed Forest Mixed forest is a vegetational transition between coniferous forest and broad-leaved deciduous forests, especially in the Northern Hemisphere. 1,494 0.7% Shrub/Scrub Shrub/scrub habitats are areas where the vegetation is dominated by small woody plants such as shrubs and young trees. Shrubs grow less than one-and-a-half meters high with an open canopy. 40,362 18.9% Grassland/Herbaceous Grasslands are an area where vegetation is dominated by grasses and other herbaceous/non- woody plants. This area carries few or little trees. 26,908 12.6% 1Land cover types described in USGS National Land Cover Database 2016 (NLCD 2016) Legend.