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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Environmental Consequences 4-39 frequent inundation increasing the likelihood for growth of annual species, including weeds. Approximately 143.3 acres of cropland are affected at Site A140. Although it is not possible to predict the exact species or the amounts in which they occur, annual species commonly known to occur within mid-west reservoirs include: Canada thistle (Cirsium arvense), pigweed (Amaranth us sp.), velvet leaf (Abutilon theophrasti), tickseed (Bidens sp.), foxtail barley (Hordeumjubatum), horseweed (Conyza canadensis), and cocklebur (Xanthium sp.). Weed control on flood easement property would likely remain the responsibility of individual landowners. 4.3.1.3 Habitat Mitigation Plan Conceot The Applicant would mitigate for impacts to riparian woodlands and grasslands, upland woodlands and grasslands, wetlands, and losses of stream channel. Areas impacted by the proposed dam would not totally disappear, but would experience reduced diversity. The final Fish and Wildlife Habitat Mitigation Plan (hereafter referred to as Habitat Mitigation Plan) is located in Appendix A and includes mitigation for all impacts and uses in-kind mitigation wherever possible. The proposed plan: · Quantifies potential habitat losses · Identifies mitigation tracts · Describes, in general terms, how tracts would be managed · Provides completion timelines · Provides a preliminary cost estimate for mitigation activities · States the funding sources to be used for implementing the plan · Identifies who would manage the mitigation tracts and what activities would be involved in the management efforts Areas were determined to be impacted based on elevation above the Maple River and vegetation community present. Woodlands, wetlands, and grasslands below the following elevations would be impacted by the Project: · Woodlands - 1030 feet msl elevation and below · Wetlands - 1020 feet msl elevation and below · Grasslands - 10 10 feet msl elevation and below The acreage, habitat type, and mitigation ratios proposed by the Applicant for Plan 7 are shown in Table 4-16. Maple River Dam FEIS November 2001