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Farm building and small shed are visible in northwest corner of property. The land in this area is cultivated. Dredge tailings show prominently, but may not extend onto the property. A pond appears west of the old egg farm buildings. Manure spreading north and northeast of' the f shop is apparent. Manure appears to be stacked in .',long rows. No visual sign of landfilling. The large shop has been built. F�4 1975 The chicken farm has been expanded to include new build- ings north of the shop, in the excluded area. An area west of the new farm buildings appears to be a spreading area, with a containment dike and area of water (roughly in the vicinity of the offices) . Some cultivation !(hay- ing) appears on Tracts II and V. Gas line easement now appears in the photograph. Dredging is still visible in this photograph. No evidence of landfilling visible in the photograph. F1989 The gravel quarry is now present. The scrap area is seen west of the quarry. The gravel processing plant has not yet been built, but the new egg farm buildings immediate- ly south of the process plant have been completed. Fowl ' waste spreading and processing areas appear as they do today east of the gravel process plant. Additional egg i farm buildings south of Tract II are also constructed. In summary, a review of historic aerial photographs of' the -� property indicates that it has been used as agricultural land at least since the early 1960s. With respect to mineral land classification, the project area contains three mineral resource zones - MRZ-1, MRZ-2 , and MRZ-3 - according to the California Department of Conservation Division of Mines and Geology. The portion of the project area reserve with an MRZ-2 identification approximates the proposed excavation area. 4.8 Biota The proposed KRC Aggregate, Inc. project site has been sur- veyed on several occasions in order to characterize the habitats, r flora, and fauna in the permit area, evaluate the impact of quarry excavation operations on these resources, and forward recommendations for measures to minimize or mitigate potential r impacts. Field surveys were conducted by Julie Etra, Botanist for Western Botanical Services of Reno, Nevada, on October', 14 and 31, 1993 . Field surveys were also performed on April 21 and 28, 1993 , by Greg Smestad, Vegetation Specialist for Knife River Coal Mining Company. Findings of these surveys and a literature review pertinent to them are presented herein. Lists of plants and animals observed or expected on the project site appear at the end of this section. KRC Aggregate, Inc. j - 7 - April 1, 1994