Con

nem

ara Con

servancy F

oun

dation

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AS

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INE

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ION

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PO

RT

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repared by: R

J Taylor, C

onservation

Director

Dates of S

ite Visits:

May 30, 2009; July 29, 2009; O

ctober 30, 2009; Novem

ber 12, 2009; D

ecember 19, 2009; O

ctober 28, 2011; Novem

ber 09, 2011; Decem

ber 08, 2011; June 28, 2012. A

nticipated Date of C

onveyance of Conservation E

asement: ___________ 2012

Prop

erty Ow

nersh

ip:

Ow

ner(s): M

r. Gary C

. Martin

A

ddress: 629 C

rowley R

oad

A

rlington, Texas 76012-3415

Nam

e of Proposed E

asement A

rea: M

artin Ranch

Legal D

escription: Refer to A

ttachment #1: E

xhibit “A

” S

ize: 121.328 gross acres (Parcel 1, containing approxim

ately 30.073 acres; Parcel 2, containing

approximately 42.635 acres; P

arcel 3, containing approximately 42.058 acres; and P

arcel 4, containing approxim

ately 6.562 acres) County: P

arker D

irections to Property:

G

o west from

downtow

n Fort W

orth on Hw

y 30 until it merges w

ith Hw

y 20;

Go w

est on Hw

y. 20 for approximately 7 m

iles to the exit for Hw

y 5;

Go south on H

wy 5 for approxim

ately 1.8 miles to junction w

ith Hillm

ont Ranch R

oad on the left (east) side of H

wy 5;

T

urn left and go about 60 feet to the first fenceline on the left;

You are at the northern portion of P

roperty on the east (left) side of the road.

Descrip

tion of Prop

erty: G

eneral description: T

he ranch lies on the Annetta 7.5' U

SGS Q

uadrangle. The conservation easem

ent area on the subject Property

is an

i rregular 121.328-acre

parcel approxim

ately 2500

feet w

ide (W

-E)

and approxim

ately 3500 feet tall (N-S

) at its longest dimension in southeastern P

arker County,

Texas. T

he Property is m

ostly within the city lim

its of Annetta N

orth, except for the eastern edge of the property and the floodplain area on the w

estern portion of the property. The P

roperty is situated w

ithin the R. H

ood Survey A

bstract 680, the B. S

tephenson Survey A

bstract 1219, the L

. Cresw

ell Survey A

bstract 298, C. B

erg Survey A

bstract 1998 and the I&G

NR

R C

o. Survey

Abstract 2366. A

small portion of the northern P

roperty is situated within the G

. Fox S

urvey A

bstract 461. The P

roperty was originally described as tw

o Tracts of land that are separated by

Hillm

ont Ranch R

oad; the landowner has m

ore currently listed and surveyed the Property as four (4) parcels of land. T

he southwestern boundary on P

arcel 2 of the Property is adjacent to the

Union P

acific railroad line across the South F

ork of the Trinity R

iver. The northern boundary on

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age 1

Parcel 2 is adjacent to another horse farm

, and the eastern boundary of same P

arcel is adjacent to an undeveloped field currently under a w

ildlife tax valuation. The w

estern and southeastern boundaries on P

arcel 1 of the Property are along H

illmont R

anch Road. A

ll home sites and farm

structures on the ranch are included w

ithin the easement boundaries on Parcels 1 and 2. P

arcels 3 and 4 are undeveloped portions of the land w

ithin the easement boundaries.

Ecological description:

The M

artin Ranch property is ecologically situated in the F

ort Worth P

rairie subregion of the G

rand Prairie (E

coregion 29d). It is located within the F

ort Worth P

rairies Conservation A

rea (M

ap #WT

19) as delineated by the Texas N

ature Conservancy as an area w

ith conservation concerns. A

ccording to their descriptions, the conservation area is thought to support some of

the largest remaining exam

ples of little bluestem (Schizachyrium

scoparium) -big bluestem

(A

ndropogon gerardii) -yellow indiangrass (Sorghastrum

nutans) calcareous prairie types. In addition to the prairie occurrences, post oak-blackjack oak-little bluestem

woodlands occur on

the sandstone slopes, and chinquapin oak-bur oak slope forests occur on the step limestone

topography of the conservation area. Although a substantial portion of the conservation area is

in a state of grazing disclimax, it m

ay be feasible to restore many of these lands through

judicious grazing and the reintroduction of fire. 1 T

he nearly level meadow

area on the southwestern portion of P

arcel 2 of the Property is

characteristic of bottomland tallgrass floodplain and riparian ecosystem

s in North T

exas. T

opograp

hy an

d F

loodp

lain:

Topography on the P

roperty is varied. The northeastern half of the P

roperty lies on a limestone

ridge or upland topped by a flat upper pasture at the east end, with steeper slopes are present on

the southern and western faces below

the pasture. A sm

aller ridge is present on the north central portion of the P

roperty north of the castle complex. N

umerous prairie openings occur along

flatter limestone benches w

ithin these wooded slopes; occurring naturally due to the underlying

geologic facies variation between harder lim

estone horizons and softer marls or sands. T

he two

higher ridges are separated by a heavily wooded natural drainagew

ay that extends up to Quail

Ridge R

oad. This drainagew

ay was originally im

pounded in the stock pond south of the castle com

plex, and spills into the wooded sw

ale along the southern boundary of the Property east of

the south home site. A

broad floodplain of the South F

ork of the Trinity R

iver is present on the southw

est side of Hillm

ont Ranch R

oad. The som

ewhat-m

eandering waterw

ay itself is som

ewhat entrenched in its passage along the southern boundary of the ranch, w

ith its muddy to

gravelly bed lying at least ten feet below the level of adjacent floodplain.

E

levation of the Property ranges betw

een a high point of approximately 952 feet m

sl on the high pasturelands in the eastern portion of the P

roperty, to approximately 830 feet above

mean sea level (m

sl) within the stream

channel of the South F

ork of the Trinity R

iver.

The upper pasture on the P

roperty and the ridge north of the castle complex gradually slope

towards an elevation of 940 feet m

sl. The steep grades on the w

ooded to grassy slopes range from

940 feet msl dow

n to the flat floodplain at 840 feet msl.

T

he nearly level bottom pastures gently slope to the southw

est, with a shallow

swale

bisecting the lower pastures parallel to the S

outh Fork of the T

rinity River riparian corridor.

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O

ne natural tributary drains southwesterly through the w

oodland slopes on the eastern portion of P

arcel 3 into a damm

ed stock pond in a pasture on Parcel 1. A

nother tributary drains onto the northern portion of P

arcel 1 into a damm

ed stock pond in a pasture.

The low

er meadow

area on the southwest portion of the P

roperty is mapped w

ithin the 100-Y

ear Floodplain Z

one on Flood Insurance R

ate Map (F

IRM

) 48367C0425E

for Parker

County, T

X as illustrated on the legal description m

ap of the Property (A

ttachment 1.)

Pu

rposes of th

e Con

servation E

asemen

t:

Protect the Property's agricultural productive capacity and assure its continuing availability

for agricultural use;

Protect the Property’s relatively high quality habitat for native plants and anim

als; and

Protect the Property’s scenic, open-space and ecological values.

Critical E

lemen

ts of the Con

servation E

asemen

t:

Property w

ill be perpetually preserved in its predominately agricultural and open space

condition including the Property’s predom

inantly grassland and sloped woodland habitats;

Industrial and com

mercial activities are prohibited on the P

roperty (except those comm

ercial activities associated w

ith accepted agricultural activities); and

Continuation of com

patible land uses (especially agricultural operations) upon the Property

as they have been historically conducted in harmony w

ith the Property’s ecological and

open-space values. L

and

Use: H

istoric Ow

nership and Use: A

ccording to a Title R

eport prepared for the Property in

2010, Mr. G

ary C. M

artin acquired the acreage within the tw

o tracts of land from the

Estate of A

nita B. M

artin in 2010, which he later had surveyed as four separate parcels.

The P

roperty has been operated as an equestrian facility for many years since acquired by

the Martins.

C

urrent use: Agricultural, the open fields used principally as pasture for horses. S

ome

longhorn cattle have recently been introduced on the lower pastures. B

uildings on the P

roperty are primarily barns, sheds, arenas and office for the equestrian operations, and

the two residential structures are prim

arily for ranch staff. There is one unique rock

building complex on the P

roperty that is under renovation; built in 1928 as an estate hom

e. R

eserved use: Agricultural and N

atural areas. A

djacent land uses: North – H

ighway 5 corridor

Northeast – N

ature preserve and large wooded residential lots

E

ast – Large residential lots

S

outheast – Nature preserve and residential ranchettes

South – U

nion Pacific R

ailroad corridor

Southw

est – Agricultural (equestrian) grazing and oil/gas production

W

est – Agricultural (equestrian) grazing

N

orthwest – E

questrian ranches

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Prop

erty Stru

ctures, D

evelopm

ents &

Man

-mad

e Featu

res: P

arcel 1 -

301 Hillm

ont Ranch R

oad – frame residential hom

e structure near northwestern end of T

ract 1, fram

e garage and frame shed.

501 H

illmont R

anch Road – tw

o story rock and frame “castle” in central portion of T

ract 1; additional rock and fram

e building; rock patios and grills; remains of cinder block pool

cabana and swim

ming pool. A

ccessed from H

illmont R

anch Road by asphalt drivew

ay and m

etal security gate.

One cinder block office and stable northw

est of castle with horse w

alker pen.

Tw

o metal and fram

e stables at northern end of Property. O

ne metal and fram

e stable adjacent to arena.

O

ne large oval area and one round arena; both with w

ooden fences and dirt bases.

One m

etal and frame hay barn at southeastern end of T

ract 1 with a m

etal silo and a raised diesel fuel tank for farm

ing equipment.

A

total of nine loafing sheds and covered structures in various pastures, and two round m

etal and fram

e structures for horses.

Gravel and dirt farm

roads leading to stables, office and residential structures.

Dirt road leading to upper pasture from

southern end of Hillm

ont Ranch R

oad.

Num

erous overhead electric lines.

Perm

anent perimeter barb w

ire fences exist along Hillm

ont Ranch R

oad. Other interior w

ire and w

ood pasture fences.

Num

erous electrical power lines for w

ater wells, stables, office and residential hom

e sites.

Pipeline easem

ent with one or tw

o buried petroleum pipelines crossing w

est to east from

Parcel 2 along the gravel roadw

ay at 301 Hillm

ont Ranch R

oad. P

arcel 2 -

560 Hillm

ont Ranch R

oad - Fram

e residential home site w

ith double garage at southern end of T

ract 2; frame barn; sm

all metal storage shed. A

ccessed from H

illmont R

anch Road by

asphalt driveway.

S

ix loafing sheds adjacent to gravel farm roads in pastures. A

few other sm

all water w

ell sheds on gravel roads.

O

il and gas facilities on pad site developed in 2010/2011. One w

ell head and pipelines, one separator and tank battery.

T

wo farm

gravel access roadways from

Hillm

ont Ranch R

oad, leading to pastures and to w

ell site.

Perm

anent perimeter barb w

ire fences exist along Hillm

ont Ranch R

oad, and bounding property lines. Interior w

ire and wood pasture fences.

N

umerous electrical pow

er lines for water w

ells oil/gas well and residential hom

e site.

Pipeline easem

ent with one or tw

o buried petroleum pipelines crossing northern end of

Parcel 2. T

he evident pipeline is labeled as Em

pire Pipeline C

ompany’s high pressure gas

line. P

arcel 3 -

One covered storage shed on gravel roadw

ay leading to upper pasture with farm

debris

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O

ne small concrete slab from

demolished residential structure on gravel roadw

ay leading to upper pasture w

ith residential debris.

One w

indmill and one raised tank structure in natural area north of castle.

O

ne small cinder block w

ater well shed and one other sm

all cinder block shed in natural are north of castle.

O

ne small w

ater well structure at southw

estern end of upper pasture.

Perm

anent perimeter barb w

ire fences exist along upper pasture by Quail R

idge Road and

eastern property line. Perm

anent perimeter w

ood and wire fence around other upper pasture

boundaries.

Currently, no fencelines betw

een Property and the S

ears property (southwest of Q

uail Ridge

Road.)

Geology/S

oils: A

ccording to the Bureau of E

conomic G

eology’s Dallas sheet of the G

eologic Atlas of T

exas (Barnes et

al., 1988), the tract is underlain by two L

ower C

retaceous formations. H

ighest areas in the northeastern portions of the ranch are capped by lim

estones and clays of the Walnut form

ation . The W

alnut formation is a

somew

hat unresistant layer of rock that lies in a band at the top of slopes in this area between T

own C

reek and the C

lear Fork of the Trinity R

iver. Outcrops of the lim

estone facies can be found on the upper portion of the slopes; often w

ith oyster fossils eroded out of the softer rock horizons. Low

er slopes in the wooded

section of the Property below about 900 feet m

sl are underlain by Antlers Sand, a form

ation that includes layers of sand, clay and conglom

erate. Soils that derive from sandy strata of the A

ntlers Formation often

support oak savanna grasslands that aren't home to any particular rare species but often display considerable

herbaceous diversity. Seeps are evident in this formation along the low

er portion of the slopes. The

frequently flooded meadow

s of the floodplain below the slopes are overlain by Q

uaternary alluvium

that was deposited by these tributaries of the S

outh Fork of the T

rinity River.

The N

atural Resources C

onservation Service (N

RC

S) (previously the S

oil Conservation S

ervice) for P

arker County has m

apped 8 separate soil units on the subject tracts. Refer to A

ttachment #3

for the Soil S

urvey map.

The upper ridge tops and slopes are underlain by the follow

ing soil units: S

oil symb

ol BsE

- Brack

ett and

Maloterre soils, 3-12%

slopes

These calcareous clay loam

soils are found as a shallow soil cover on hilly upland

portions of the Property. T

hese soils are primarily derived from

the underlying Goodland

limestone and W

alnut marl and lim

estone Form

ations. The landscape is a series of rock

benches with steep edges due to the underlying lim

estone and marl beds. T

he Brackett

soils are a moderately alkaline, light brow

nish gray clay loam to light gray clay loam

overlying m

arls and limestones. T

he soils are well drained, have m

oderately slow

permeability; very low

available water capacity. S

urface runoff is rapid and the hazard of erosion is severe. T

he Maloterre soils are a m

oderately alkaline, grayish brown gravelly

clay loam overlying plately lim

estone. They are som

ewhat excessively drained, have

moderate perm

eability; very low available w

ater capacity; and are unsuitable for cropland. Surface runoff is rapid. T

he primary use for B

rackett and Maloterre soils is for

range, although they have some potential for pasture on flatter slopes. T

he primary

vegetation covering these soils is mid to tall grasses, cactus and thorny shrubs. T

hese soils have very poor to poor potential for open-land w

ildlife habitat, and very poor to

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poor potential for rangeland wildlife habitat. A

reas within this unit are infrequently used

by quail and doves, and food is scarce for wildlife. T

hey have low to m

oderate potential for recreational uses due to the slope, depth to rock and clayey surface layer. T

he potential is low

for most urban uses.

T

he wooded drainagew

ay and flatter slopes below the upper ridges are underlain by the

following soil units:

S

oil symb

ol VeD

- Ven

us clay loam

, 5-8% slop

es T

his dark grayish brown to brow

n soil unit is found as a moderately deep to very deep,

friable clay on upland hillsides of the Property w

ith slopes greater than 5 percent. These

soils are primarily derived from

the underlying Antler S

and Form

ation. Venus soils are

moderately alkaline, w

ell drained, have moderate perm

eability; medium

available water

capacity; and medium

surface runoff. The hazard for w

ater erosion is moderate.

Potential is high for range uses. P

otential is high for most recreational uses on this soil,

but slope is a limited feature.

T

he soils on the pastures southwest of H

illmont R

anch Road and the pastures at the northern

portion of the Property are underlain by the follow

ing soil units:

Soil sym

bol D

wD

2 - Du

ffau an

d W

eatherford

soils, 5-8% slop

es , mod

erately eroded

T

his sandy loam soil is found on the low

er slopes at the north end of the property and w

est of Hillm

ont Ranch R

oad, deposited as eroded Antler S

and sediments. T

he Duffau

surface soil layer is a neutral, brown sandy loam

; with a slightly acid, reddish yellow

sandy clay loam

below 8 inches. It is w

ell drained, has moderate perm

eability; high available w

ater capacity; and medium

surface runoff. The hazard for w

ater erosion is severe. T

he Weatherford soils are brow

nish fine sandy loams, grading to reddish sandy

clay loams below

6 inches. It is well drained, has m

oderate permeability; m

edium

available water capacity; and m

edium surface runoff. T

he hazard for water erosion is

severe. Areas that are devoid of vegetation are subject to w

ind erosion and soil blowing.

Areas w

ithin this soil unit are mainly used for range land, and are m

oderately used for pasture lands. T

he main plants found on unim

proved fields are mid and tall grasses.

These soils have good potential for open-land w

ildlife habitat, and good potential for rangeland w

ildlife habitat. The soils are w

ell suited for both recreational and urban uses. S

oil symb

ol MfB

– May fin

e sand

y loam, 1-3%

slopes

This brow

n fine sandy loam soil is found w

est of Hillm

ont Ranch R

oad on the middle

portions of the pasture, formed in local loam

y alluvium from

eroded Antler S

and sedim

ents. The soil layer is non-calcareous, w

ell drained, has moderate perm

eability; high available w

ater capacity; and slow surface runoff. T

he areas are used for range, im

proved pasture and cropland. The potential is good for pasture and range. T

he main

plants found on unimproved fields are m

id and tall grasses. These soils have good

potential for open-land wildlife habitat, and good potential for rangeland w

ildlife habitat. C

onditions are generally favorable for recreational uses and a medium

potential for urban use.

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Soil sym

bol V

eC - V

enu

s clay loam, 3-5%

slopes

This dark grayish brow

n to brown soil unit is found as a m

oderately deep to very deep, friable clay on upland hillsides of the P

roperty with slopes betw

een 3 and 5 percent. T

hese soils are primarily derived from

the underlying Antler S

and Form

ation. Venus

soils are moderately alkaline, w

ell drained, have moderate perm

eability; medium

available w

ater capacity; and medium

surface runoff. Water erosion is low

er. Potential

is high for range uses. Potential is high for m

ost recreational uses on this soil.

Soil sym

bol V

eB - V

enu

s clay loam, 1-3%

slopes

This dark grayish brow

n to brown soil unit is found as a m

oderately deep to very deep, friable clay on upland hillsides of the P

roperty with grades flatter than 3 percent. T

hese soils are prim

arily derived from the underlying A

ntler Sand F

ormation. V

enus soils are m

oderately alkaline, well drained, have m

oderate permeability; m

edium available w

ater capacity; and slow

surface runoff. Potential is high for range uses. P

otential is high for m

ost recreational uses on this soil.

The soils on m

ost of the floodplain and wooded creek corridor southw

est of Hillm

ont Ranch

Road are underlain by the follow

ing soil units: S

oil symb

ol Fc – F

rio clay loam, 0-1%

slopes, occasion

ally flooded

This very dark grayish brow

n clay loam to loam

y soil is found as a deep, fertile soil cover on bottom

lands in the floodplain of the Property. T

hese soils were deposited as

Quaternary-age alluvial sedim

ents from the S

outh Fork T

rinity River. T

he soils are m

oderately alkaline, well drained, have m

oderately slow perm

eability; high available w

ater capacity; and slow surface runoff. T

hey are mostly used for grain crops and

improved pasture. T

he potential is medium

for range. The m

ain plants found on unim

proved areas are mid and tall grasses. T

hese soils have good potential for open-land w

ildlife habitat, and fair potential for rangeland wildlife habitat. T

hey have medium

potential for recreational uses due to flooding and a clayey surface layer. T

hey have a low

potential for urban use, due to flooding potential and risk of corrosion to uncoated steel. S

oil symb

ol Ff – F

rio clay loam, 0-1%

slopes, freq

uen

tly flooded

T

his very dark grayish brown clay loam

to loamy soil is found as a deep, fertile soil cover

on bottomlands in the floodplain of the P

roperty. These soils w

ere deposited in the low

er, more frequently flooded corridors as Q

uaternary-age alluvial sediments from

the S

outh Fork T

rinity River. T

he soils are moderately alkaline, w

ell drained, have m

oderately slow perm

eability; high available water capacity; and slow

surface runoff. T

hey are mostly used for grain crops and im

proved pasture. The potential is m

edium for

range. The m

ain plants found on unimproved areas are m

id and tall grasses. These soils

have good potential for open-land wildlife habitat, and fair potential for rangeland

wildlife habitat. T

hey have medium

potential for recreational uses due to flooding and a clayey surface layer. T

hey have a low potential for urban use, due to flooding potential

and risk of corrosion to uncoated steel.

Water B

odies:

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Ad

jacent w

ater courses/w

aterbod

ies: All of the subject tract is w

ithin the Upper C

lear F

ork of the Trinity R

iver watershed.

Frontage: S

outh Fork, a tributary to the C

lear Fork of the T

rinity River. S

andbars and lim

estone boulders/cobbles on bottom. W

ater depth varies from shallow

riffles to slightly deeper pools. C

ondition of bank/shoreline: vertical to steep slopes along creek. Silty to sandy slopes

and benches often bare or vegetated with horsetails and assorted forbs.

In

terior water cou

rses/waterb

odies:

T

wo natural drainagew

ays drain from upper pastures and feed through w

ooded slopes onto the pastures adjacent to H

illmont R

anch Road. U

SG

S topographic m

ap shows

these as ephemeral drainages, becom

ing more interm

ittent south and west of H

illmont

Ranch R

oad. The northern drainagew

ay is evident as several linear depressions on P

arcel 2 southwest of H

illmont R

anch Road, som

e having standing water and

marginal w

etland vegetation. A sm

all, frequently flooded wetland depression is also

present in the pasture north of the southern barn on Parcel 1.

T

wo seasonally flooded stock ponds w

ere observed in the pastures on Parcel 1. T

he stock ponds on these pastures are fed by drainage ephem

eral to intermittent

drainageways outfalling onto the m

eadows. T

he ponds are mapped as P

alustrine U

nconsolidated bottoms and shorelines (sem

ipermanently flooded to seasonally

flooded, and diked/impounded) by U

SF

WS

on NW

I Maps.

V

egetation:

Refer to A

ttachment #7 for sum

mary of observed plant species.

Plant S

pecies and Com

munities of C

onservation Interest: E

ndangered, threatened, or rare plant species – The W

alnut Form

ation underlying portions of the upper prairies and slope prairies is the habitat for the federally endangered C

omanche P

eak prairie clover (Dalea reverchonii). N

o Com

anche Peak prairie clover

observed on the Property to date.

Plant and F

ungal Com

munities:

T

rees - The sloped w

ooded areas on the limestone and sandy slopes are dom

inated by the follow

ing tree species: Texas red oak, Q

uercus buckleyi; Escarpm

ent live oak, Quercus

fusiformis; Shin oak, Q

uercus sinuata var. breviloba; and Cedar elm

, Ulm

us crassifolia. O

ther comm

on tree species include Sugar Hackberry, C

eltis laevigata; Netleaf H

ackberry, C

eltis reticulata; and Am

erican elm, U

lmus am

ericana. Understory trees include T

exas redbud, C

ercis canadensis var. texensis; Ashe juniper, Juniperus ashei ;E

astern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana; M

exican plum, P

runus mexicana; T

hicket plum, P

runus rivularis; C

arolina buckthorn, Rham

nus (Frangula) caroliniana; G

um bum

elia, Sideroxylon lanuginosum

; Eve’s necklace, Sophora affinis; M

exican buckeye, Ungnadia speciosa; R

usty blackhaw

, Viburnum

rufidulum; and T

oothache tree, Zanthoxylum

hirsutum.

Wooded drainagew

ays and riparian corridors are covered with sim

ilar hardwood species,

plus Box elder, A

cer negundo; Pecan, C

arya illinoiensis; Black w

alnut, Juglans nigra; Bois

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D’arc, M

aclura pomifera; B

lack willow

, Salix nigra; and Western soapberry, Sapinus

saponaria var. drumm

ondii.

Shrubs and V

ines - The shrub and vine layers included:

Roughleaf dogw

ood, Cornus drum

mondii; E

lbowbush, F

orestiera pubescens var. pubescens; V

irginia creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia; A

romatic sum

ac, Rhus arom

atica var. serotina; F

lameleaf sum

ac, Rhus copallinum

var. latifolia; Prairie sum

ac, Rhus lanceolata;

Green briar, Sm

ilax bona-nox; Blackspine greenbriar, Sm

ilax tamnoides; E

asternn poison ivy, T

oxicodendron radicans ssp. negundo; Mustang grape, V

itis mustangensis; A

rkansas yucca, Y

ucca arkansana; and Pale leaf yucca, Yucca arkansana.

F

orbs and Grasses – A

diverse mix of forbs and grasses are present on the upper prairie

and the pocket prairies on the slopes, plus in the lower m

eadows and savannahs. S

ee A

ttachment # 7 for a com

plete list of observed species. Notable grasses and forbs include:

a.) Big bluestem

, Andropogon glom

eratus; Indiangrass, Sorghastrum nutans; F

all ladies tresses, Spiranthes sp. on the upper prairies;

b.) Early flow

ering gayfeather, Liatris aestvalis; P

rairie gaillardia, Gaillardia aestivalis;

Seep m

uhly, Muhlenbergia reverchonii on slope pocket prairies.

Ob

served W

ildlife:

Refer to A

ttachment #8 for sum

mary of observed anim

al species. A

nimal S

pecies of Conservation Interest:

Endangered, threatened, or rare anim

al species - None observed.

General description of habitat:

There are five general types of habitat on the P

roperty: (1) open grasslands (prairies/pastures on upper plateau, pocket prairies on slopes, and m

eadows on the low

er pastures); (2) savannahs (hardw

ood tree and shrub mottes and isolated trees in grasslands; (3) w

oodlands on lim

estone to sandstone slopes; (4) streams (natural w

ooded drainageway and C

lear Creek

riparian corridor); and (5) several stock ponds and isolated wetland sw

ales. All of the

habitats are somew

hat impacted by hum

an activity and livestock grazing. The grasslands,

savannahs woodlands, and aquatic habitats are relatively natural except for the tw

o man-

made stock ponds and im

proved pastures.

Scen

ic Valu

es: W

hile not a Purpose of this C

onservation Easem

ent or specifically designated as “scenic” by P

arker County, the view

s of wooded ram

parts across Martin R

anch from the upper pastures

and opening on the ridges, and the landscape views on M

artin Ranch illustrate unique or

relatively natural landscape features characteristic of this region of north central Texas.

Th

reats: P

arker County is experiencing increased pressure of urban grow

th and expansion comm

on to the bedroom

comm

unities of the Dallas-F

ort Worth m

etroplex. Increased growth is, at least

in part, within A

nnetta North and rural portions of the incorporated area. W

hile many ranch

holdings in the area are currently in the hundreds of acres, the trend is toward ranchette

Martin R

anch Conservation E

asement - B

aseline Docum

entation Report

P

age 9

development and residential neighborhoods. Subdivision of larger tracts and developm

ent com

prise the primary threats to open space lands in this area.

Properties in the area of M

artin Ranch have energy-related developm

ent due to the underlying B

arnett Shale natural gas trend. M

any of the gas drilling companies are placing

one well per 20 acres; the lim

it placed by the State of T

exas for gas field development.

Besides disturbances for the construction of gas w

ell pads, drill pits and access roadways, the

infrastructure of connector lines and transmission lines require linear disturbance corridors.

Su

rvey Volu

nteers for F

loral and

Fau

nal S

urveys:

Jim V

arnum and Jeff Q

uayle provided assistance with plant identification.

Jim V

arnum and the F

ort Worth A

udubon Society volunteers provided assistance w

ith bird identification. Jim

Varnum

and Megan M

cConnell provided assistance w

ith other faunal identification. P

hotograp

hy:

Aerial photography: R

efer to Attachm

ent #4 G

round photography (index maps attached): R

efer to Attachm

ent #5 A

ttachm

ents:

#1: L

egal Description of M

artin Ranch Property

#2: F

loodplain Map for M

artin Ranch Property

#3: S

oil Survey M

aps of Martin R

anch Property #4:

Aerial P

hotography of Martin R

anch Property

#5: G

round Photography of M

artin Ranch P

roperty #6:

Conservation P

lan for Martin R

anch Property

#7: F

loral and Fungal S

urvey of Martin R

anch Property

#8: F

aunal Surveys of M

artin Ranch P

roperty M

artin Ranch C

onservation Easem

ent - Baseline D

ocumentation R

eport

Page 10

Literature C

ited: B

arnes, Virgil. 1988 revised. G

eologic atlas of Texas, D

allas sheet. Bureau of E

conomic G

eology, The

University of T

exas at Austin.

Greenw

ade, J. M., J. D

. Kelley, and H

. W. H

yde. 1977. Soil survey of Parker County, T

exas. United States

Departm

ent of Agriculture, Soil C

onservation Service. 90 pp. + maps.

United States G

eological Survey. 1979. Annetta Q

uadrangle, Texas, 7.5 m

inute series (topographic). United

States Geological Survey, R

eston, Virginia.

United States Fish and W

ildlife Service. 1992. National W

etland Inventory Map, A

nnetta Quadrangle,

Texas, 7.5 m

inute series (topographic). USFW

S Albuquerque, N

ew M

exico. N

otes: 1. “A

Conservation B

lueprint for the Crosstim

bers & S

outhern Tallgrass P

rairie Ecoregion”,

The N

ature Conservancy.

Martin R

anch Conservation E

asement - B

aseline Docum

entation Report

P

age 11

Martin R

anch Conservation E

asement - B

aseline Docum

entation Report

P

age 12

Certification

We, the undersigned signatories, do hereby certify that the inform

ation contained in this baseline docum

entation report, including referenced attachments, for the M

artin Ranch C

onservation E

asement as assessed prior to this ___ day of _______, 2012, is correct and accurate to the best

of our knowledge.

Ow

ner:

___________________________

Gary C

. Martin

____________________ D

ate C

onn

emara C

onservan

cy Fou

ndation

: _________________________________ R

J Taylor, C

onservation Director

____________________ D

ate

AT

TA

CH

ME

NT

S

A

ttachment N

os. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are intentionally om

itted from the copy of the B

aseline Docum

entation Report that

is appended as Exh

ibit “B

” to the Conservation E

asement dated

_____________, 2012, Gary C

. Martin, as G

rantor, in favor of the C

onnemara C

onservancy Foundation.

AT

TA

CH

ME

NT

#1:

Legal D

escription of Easem

ent Boundaries for M

artin Ranch

Property

(M

etes and Bounds m

ap imm

ediately follows this cover page)

Martin

Ran

ch C

onservation

Easem

ent - B

aseline D

ocumen

tation R

eport

AT

TA

CH

ME

NT

#2:

US

GS

Topographic M

ap – Annetta, T

exas Quad

U

SF

WS

National W

etland Inventory Map – A

nnetta, Texas Q

uad

Floodplain M

ap for Martin R

anch Property

(Maps im

mediately follow

this cover page)

Martin

Ran

ch C

onservation

Easem

ent - B

aseline D

ocumen

tation R

eport

Ma

rtin R

an

ch

Pa

rker Co

un

ty, Texas

US

GS

Top

og

raph

ic Map

- An

netta Q

uad

02

30

46

06

90

92

011

5

Fe

et

Ü

Martin R

anch P

arker County, T

exas

US

FW

S N

ational Wetland Inventory M

ap – Annetta Q

uad

AT

TA

CH

ME

NT

#3:

Soil S

urvey Maps of M

artin Ranch Property

(A

lso, Sheets #44 &

#45 in Parker C

ounty Soil Survey)

(Web S

oil Survey sheets im

mediately follow

this cover page)

Martin

Ran

ch C

onservation

Easem

ent - B

aseline D

ocumen

tation R

eport

Hillmont Ranch Rd

Quail Ridge Rd

Oneal Ave

BsEVeD

Ff

Fc

Dw

D2

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D2

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VeB

LaD

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0500

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250Feet

0100

200300

50M

eters

±

32° 43' 29''

97° 39' 30''

32° 42' 41''

97° 39' 31''

32° 42' 41''

32° 43' 30''97° 40' 13'' 97° 40' 13''

Map Scale: 1:7,110 if printed on A size (8.5" x 11") sheet.

Soil M

ap—P

arker County, T

exas(M

artin Ranch)

Natural R

esourcesN

atural Resources

Natural R

esourcesN

atural Resources

Conservation S

erviceC

onservation Service

Conservation S

erviceC

onservation Service

Web S

oil Survey

National C

ooperative Soil S

urvey9/26/2011

Page 1 of 3

MAP LEGEND MAP INFORMATION

Area of Interest (AOI)Area of Interest (AOI)

SoilsSoil Map Units

Special Point FeaturesBlowout

Borrow Pit

Clay Spot

Closed Depression

Gravel Pit

Gravelly Spot

Landfill

Lava Flow

Marsh or swamp

Mine or Quarry

Miscellaneous Water

Perennial Water

Rock Outcrop

Saline Spot

Sandy Spot

Severely Eroded Spot

Sinkhole

Slide or Slip

Sodic Spot

Spoil Area

Stony Spot

Very Stony Spot

Wet Spot

Other

Special Line FeaturesGully

Short Steep Slope

Other

Political FeaturesCities

Water FeaturesStreams and Canals

TransportationRails

Interstate Highways

US Routes

Major Roads

Local Roads

Map Scale: 1:7,110 if printed on A size (8.5" × 11") sheet.

The soil surveys that comprise your AOI were mapped at 1:24,000.

Warning: Soil Map may not be valid at this scale.

Enlargement of maps beyond the scale of mapping can causemisunderstanding of the detail of mapping and accuracy of soil lineplacement. The maps do not show the small areas of contrastingsoils that could have been shown at a more detailed scale.

Please rely on the bar scale on each map sheet for accurate mapmeasurements.

Source of Map: Natural Resources Conservation ServiceWeb Soil Survey URL: http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.govCoordinate System: UTM Zone 14N NAD83

This product is generated from the USDA-NRCS certified data as ofthe version date(s) listed below.

Soil Survey Area: Parker County, TexasSurvey Area Data: Version 8, Oct 26, 2009

Date(s) aerial images were photographed: Data not available.

The orthophoto or other base map on which the soil lines werecompiled and digitized probably differs from the backgroundimagery displayed on these maps. As a result, some minor shiftingof map unit boundaries may be evident.

Soil Map–Parker County, Texas(Martin Ranch)

Natural ResourcesConservation Service

Web Soil SurveyNational Cooperative Soil Survey

9/26/2011Page 2 of 3

Map U

nit Legend

Parker County, Texas (TX367)

Map U

nit Symbol

Map U

nit Nam

eA

cres in AO

IPercent of A

OI

BsE

Brackett and M

aloterre soils, 3 to 12 percent slopes44.6

35.4%

Dw

D2

Duffau and W

eatherford soils, 5 to 8 percent slopes,m

oderately eroded14.5

11.5%

FcFrio clay loam

, 0 to 1 percent slopes, occasionallyflooded

6.24.9%

FfFrio clay loam

, 0 to 1 percent slopes, frequentlyflooded

16.713.2%

LaDW

ise clay loam, 5 to 8 percent slopes

0.00.0%

MfB

May fine sandy loam

, 1 to 3 percent slopes4.0

3.2%

VeB

Venus clay loam

, 1 to 3 percent slopes2.7

2.1%

VeC

Venus clay loam

, 3 to 5 percent slopes5.8

4.6%

VeD

Venus clay loam

, 5 to 8 percent slopes31.5

25.0%

Totals for Area of Interest

126.1100.0%

Soil M

ap–Parker C

ounty, TexasM

artin Ranch

Natural R

esourcesC

onservation ServiceW

eb Soil S

urveyN

ational Cooperative S

oil Survey

9/26/2011P

age 3 of 3

Martin

Ran

ch C

onservation

Easem

ent - B

aseline D

ocumen

tation R

eport

AT

TA

CH

ME

NT

#4:

H

istorical Aerial P

hotography of Martin R

anch Property (im

mediately follow

s this cover page)

Vintage 1973 A

erial Photograph from

SC

S S

oil Survey B

ooklet

Vintage January 31, 1996 C

olor Infrared Aerial P

hotograph

Vintage 2007 A

erial Photograph

(P

hotos Not to S

cale)

RJ Taylor

Text Box

Martin Ranch Parker Co., Texas Vintage 1973 Aerial from SCS Soil Survey

Ma

rtin R

anc

h P

arke

r Co

un

ty, Texas

1996 DO

QQ

Co

lor In

frared A

erial²

050

01,0

0025

0F

ee

t

A

TT

AC

HM

EN

T #5:

Ground P

hotography of Martin R

anch

NO

TE

: A

ctual digital copies of site photographs are permanently stored on C

D-R

OM

at the Connem

ara C

onservancy Foundation office. S

ite Photograph Index M

aps are attached in the report as reference for field observations. Site photographs w

ere taken on the following days during site

visits: M

ay 30, 2009; July 29, 2009; October 30, 2009; N

ovember 12, 2009; D

ecember 19, 2009;

October 28, 2011; N

ovember 09, 2011; D

ecember 08, 2011.

Nam

es of photos on the Photo Index M

aps are formatted to indicate the m

onth/day the photo was

taken, followed by the num

ber of the photograph. File names on the C

D have the sam

e format.

Vegetation close-ups on the C

D are not indexed on the sheets. T

he direction that the photograph taken has been indexed in each file nam

e on the CD

as a “v” followed by the direction of the

view.

(P

hoto Index Sheets im

mediately follow

this cover page.) M

artin R

anch

Co

nservatio

n E

asem

ent - B

aseline D

ocu

men

tation

Rep

ort

MA

RT

IN R

AN

CH

PA

RK

ER

CO

UN

TY

, TE

XA

S

NO

RT

H

119 120

121-122

118 123-124

90

89

Hw

y 5

76

01

28

25

24

23

09 13

04-05

02-03

06-07 10-12

67-70

32-34

15 16-17

125

103 85-88

84 113-116

111-112

37-39

18

08

22

26

29 54-55

40-41

44

35-36

50-51

43 42

60-61

58-59

56-57

62 63-65

66 72-74

30 75

83

77-79

80-82

Ph

otodocu

men

tation E

xhib

it Visit D

ates: 10/29/2011, 11/09/2011, and 12/08/2011

129

128

127

133-135 132

130

131

104

105

106-110

136

AT

TA

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NT

#6:

Conservation P

lan for Martin R

anch Property

(Plan im

mediately follow

s this cover page)

Martin

Ran

ch C

on

servatio

n E

asem

ent - B

aseline D

ocu

men

tation

Rep

ort

AT

TA

CH

ME

NT

#7:

Floral S

urveys of Martin R

anch Property

Martin

Ran

ch C

on

servatio

n E

asem

ent - B

aseline D

ocu

men

tation

Rep

ort

Veg

etation

Su

rvey of M

artin R

anch

- sorted

by L

atin N

ame

FA

MIL

YL

AT

IN N

AM

EC

OM

MO

N N

AM

EL

AY

ER

TY

PE

Presen

t?

Malvaceae

Abutilon fruticosum

Indian-Mallow

FN

Px

Euphorbiaceae

Acalypha ostryifolia

hop-hornbeam copperleaf

FN

Ax

Aceraceae

Acer negundo

box-elder maple

TN

Px

Asteraceae

Achillea m

illefoliumW

hite Yarrow

FN

Px

Alliaceae

Allium

canadense var. fraseriF

raser's Onion

FN

Px

Alliaceae

Allium

drumm

ondiiD

rumm

ond's Onion

FN

Px

Am

aranthaceaeA

maranthus sp.

amaranth

FN

Ax

Poaceae

Andropogon gerardii

big bluestemG

NP

xP

oaceaeA

ndropogon glomeratus

bushy bluestemG

NP

x

Ranunculaceae

Anem

one berlandieri=

heterophyllaT

en-Petal A

nemone

FN

Px

Caryophyllaceae

Arenaria bentham

iiH

illy Sandw

ortF

NA

x

Poaceae

Aristida purpurea var. purpurea

Purple T

hreeawn

GN

Px

Aristolochiaceae

Aristolochia tom

entosaD

utchman's pipevine

VN

Px

Asteraceae

Arnoglossum

plantagineum

=C

acaliaIndian P

lantainF

NP

x

Asteraceae

Artem

isia ludoviciana ssp. m

exicanaM

exican Sagebrush

FN

Px

Asclepiadaceae

Asclepias asperula ssp.

capricornuA

ntelope Horns

FN

Px

Fabaceae

Astragalus lotiflorus

Lotus Milk-V

etchF

NP

x

Asteraceae

Baccharis neglecta

Roosevelt-W

eedF

NP

x

Apiaceae

Bifora am

ericanaP

rairie Bishop

FN

Ax

Poaceae

Bouteloua gracilis

Blue G

rama

GN

Px

Poaceae

Bouteloua hirsuta var. hirsuta

Hairy G

rama

GN

Px

Asteraceae

Brickellia eupatorioides

False B

onesetF

NP

?

Poaceae

Brom

us tectorumC

heat Grass

GIA

x

Boraginaceae

Buglossoides

arvense=Lithosperm

umB

uglossoidesF

IAx

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etation

Su

rvey of M

artin R

anch

- sorted

by L

atin N

ame

FA

MIL

YL

AT

IN N

AM

EC

OM

MO

N N

AM

EL

AY

ER

TY

PE

Presen

t?

Onagraceae

Calylophus sp.

Sundrops

FN

Px

LiliaceaeC

amassia scilloides

Blue W

ild-Hyacinth

FN

Px

Brassicaceae

Capsella bursa-pastoris

Shepherd's-P

urseF

IAx

Asteraceae

Carduus nutans ssp.

macrocephalus

Musk-T

histleF

IAx

Cyperaceae

Carex m

icrodontaS

mall-T

ooth Caric S

edgeG

NP

x

Cyperaceae

Carex sp.

Caric S

edgeG

NP

xJuglandaceae

Carya illinoensis

Pecan

TN

Px

Scrophulariacea

eC

astilleja indivisaIndian P

aintbrushF

NA

x

Rham

naceaeC

eanothus herbaceusN

ew Jersey-T

eaF

NP

x

Ulm

aceaeC

eltis laevigata=texana

Texas S

ugar Hackberry

TN

Px

Ulm

aceaeC

eltis reticulataN

etleaf Hackberry

TN

PC

aryophyllaceaeC

erastium glom

eratumG

lomerate C

hickweed

FIA

x

Fabaceae

Cercis canadensis var.

canadensisE

astern Redbud

TN

Px

Fabaceae

Cercis canadensis var. texensis

Texas R

edbudT

NP

x

Apiaceae

Chaerophyllum

tainturieri var. tainturieri

Sm

ooth Chervil

FN

Ax

Euphorbiaceae

Cham

aesyce prostrata (E

uphorbia prostrata)hairy m

atspurgeF

NA

x

Poaceae

Chasm

anthium latifolium

creek oatsG

NP

x

Asteraceae

Cirsium

texanumS

outhern Thistle

FN

Px

Asteraceae

Cirsium

undulatumW

avy-Leaf Thistle

FN

Px

Vitaceae

Cissus trifoliata=

incisaC

ow Itch

FN

Px

Menisperm

aceae

Cocculus carolinus

Carolina snailseed

VN

Px

Asteraceae

Coreopsis tinctoria

Plains C

oreopsisF

NA

x

Cornaceae

Cornus drum

mondii

Rough-Leaf D

ogwood

SN

Px

Cucurbitaceae

Cucurbita foetidissim

aB

uffalo Gourd

FN

Px

Poaceae

Cynodon dactylon

Berm

uda Grass

GIP

x

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etation

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rvey of M

artin R

anch

- sorted

by L

atin N

ame

FA

MIL

YL

AT

IN N

AM

EC

OM

MO

N N

AM

EL

AY

ER

TY

PE

Presen

t?

Fabaceae

Desm

odium sp.

Begger's-Lice

FN

Ax

Asteraceae

Diaperia prolifera=

Evax

Big-H

ead Evax

FN

Ax

Asteraceae

Echinacea angustifolia

Purple C

oneflower

FN

Px

Poaceae

Echinochloa sp.

barnyardgrassG

NP

xP

oaceaeE

lymus canadensis

Canada w

ildryeG

NP

xA

steraceaeE

ngelmannia peristenia

Engelm

ann's Daisy

FN

Px

Equisetaceae

Equisetum

laevigatumhorsetail

GN

Px

Asteraceae

Erigeron strigosus var.

strigosusP

rairie Fleabane

FN

Ax

Geraniaceae

Erodium

cicutariumP

in Clover

FIA

x

Geraniaceae

Erodium

texanumS

tork's-Bill

FN

Ax

Euphorbiaceae

Euphorbia spathulata

Warty E

uphorbiaF

NA

xO

leaceaeF

orestiera pubescens var. pubescens

Elbow

bushS

NP

x

Rham

naceaeF

rangula carolinianaC

arolina Buckthorn

T/S

NP

xA

steraceaeG

aillardia aestivalis var.aestivalis

Prairie G

aillardiaF

NA

x

Asteraceae

Gaillardia pulchella var.

pulchellaIndian B

lanketF

NA

x

Rubiaceae

Galium

aparineB

edstrawF

NA

x

Rubiaceae

Galium

virgatumS

outhwest B

edstrawF

NA

x

Onagraceae

Gaura m

ollis=parviflora

Lizardtail Gaura

FN

Ax

Onagraceae

Gaura suffulta ssp. suffulta

Roadside G

auraF

NA

x

Geraniaceae

Geranium

carolinianumC

arolina Geranium

FN

Ax

Rosaceae

Geum

canadense var.cam

porumW

hite Avens

FN

Px

Verbenaceae

Glandularia bipinnatifida var.

bipinnatifida=V

erbenaP

rairie Verbena

FN

Ax

Verbenaceae

Glandularia pum

ila=V

erbenaP

ink Verbena

FN

Ax

Fabaceae

Gleditsia triacanthos

Com

mon H

oney-LocustF

NP

x

Asteraceae

Gutierrezia texana

(Xanthocephalum

texanum)

Texas broom

weed

FN

Ax

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etation

Su

rvey of M

artin R

anch

- sorted

by L

atin N

ame

FA

MIL

YL

AT

IN N

AM

EC

OM

MO

N N

AM

EL

AY

ER

TY

PE

Presen

t?

Lamiaceae

Hedeom

a acinoidesS

lender Pennyroyal

FN

Ax

Lamiaceae

Hedeom

a drumm

ondiiD

rumm

ond's Pennyroyal

(Pepperm

int)F

NP

x

Lamiaceae

Hedeom

a reverchoniiR

ock Hedeom

a (Lemon)

FN

Px

Asteraceae

Helenium

sp. ?S

neezeweed

FN

A?

Asteraceae

Heterotheca subaxillaris (H

. latifolia)

camphor goldenaster

FN

Ax

Poaceae

Hordeum

pusillumLittle B

arleyG

IAx

Asteraceae

Hym

enopappus scabiosaeus var. corym

bosusO

ld Plainsm

anF

NB

x

Asteraceae

Hym

enopappus tenuifoliusC

halkhill Woollyw

hiteF

NB

x

Polem

oniaceaeIpom

opsis rubraS

tanding-Cypress

FN

Bx

Asteraceae

Iva annuaeggleaf sum

pweed

FN

Ax

JuglandaceaeJuglans nigra

black walnut

TN

Px

Cupressaceae

Juniperus asheiA

sh JuniperT

NP

xC

upressaceaeJuniperus virginiana

Eastern R

ed Cedar

TN

Px

Asteraceae

Lactuca ludovicianaW

estern Wild Lettuce

FN

Bx

Lamiaceae

Lamium

amplexicaule

Henbit

FIA

x

Brassicaceae

Lesquerella engelm

annii=P

hysariaE

ngelmann's B

latterpodF

NP

Ex

Asteraceae

Liatris aestivalisE

arly Flow

ering Gayfeather

FN

Px

Asteraceae

Liatris mucronata

Narrow

-leaf Gayfeather

FN

Px

Asteraceae

Lindheimera texana

Yellow

-Star

FN

Ax

Boraginaceae

Lithospermum

incisumP

uccoonF

NP

x

Poaceae

Lolium perenne ssp. perenne

Perennial R

ye Grass

GIP

x

Caprifoliaceae

Lonicera albifloraW

hite Honeysuckle

FN

Px

Fabaceae

Lupinus texensisT

exas Bluebonnet

FN

AE

xM

oraceaeM

aclura pomifera

Osage orange

TN

Px

Asclepiadaceae

Matelea biflora

twoflow

er milkvine

FN

Px

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etation

Su

rvey of M

artin R

anch

- sorted

by L

atin N

ame

FA

MIL

YL

AT

IN N

AM

EC

OM

MO

N N

AM

EL

AY

ER

TY

PE

Presen

t?

Fabaceae

Medicago m

inima

Bur C

loverF

IAx

Poaceae

Muhlenbergia reverchonii

Seep M

uhlyG

NP

x

Poaceae

Nassella leucotricha=

Stipa

Speargrass/N

eedlegrassG

NP

x

IridaceaeN

emastylis gem

inifloraP

rairie Celestial

FN

Px

LiliaceaeN

othoscordum bivalve

Crow

-Poison

FN

Px

Onagraceae

Oenothera laciniata

Cut Leaf E

vening Prim

roseF

NP

x

Onagraceae

Oenothera speciosa

Evening P

rimrose

FN

Px

Onagraceae

Oenothera triloba

Stem

less Evening-P

rimrose

FN

Px

Cactaceae

Opuntia engelm

annii var. lindheim

eriT

exas Prickly-P

earF

NP

x

Cactaceae

Opuntia hum

ifusa=com

pressaE

astern Prickly-P

earF

NP

x

Oxalidaceae

Oxalis stricta

Yellow

Woodsorrel

FN

Px

Asteraceae

Packera plattensis (S

enecio plattensis)

prairie groundselF

NP

x

Asteraceae

Palafoxia callosa

Sm

all Palafoxia

FN

Ax

Caryophyllaceae

Paronychia virginica

Broom

Nailw

ortF

NP

x

Asteraceae

Parthenium

hysterophorusF

alse Ragw

eedF

IAx

Vitaceae

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Virginia creeper

VN

Px

Poaceae

Paspalum

dilatatum

Dallis grass

GIP

xF

abaceaeP

ediomelum

hypogaeum var.

hypogaeumE

dible Scurf P

eaF

NP

x

Fabaceae

Pediom

elum linearifolium

Wand P

soraleaF

NP

x

Scrophulariacea

eP

enstemon cobaea

Foxglove

FN

Px

Viscaceae

Phoradendron tom

entosumm

istletoeF

NP

x

Verbenaceae

Phyla nodiflora [P

. incisa]com

mon frogfruit

FN

Px

Solanaceae

Physalis cinerascens var.

cinerascensB

each Ground C

herryF

NP

x

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etation

Su

rvey of M

artin R

anch

- sorted

by L

atin N

ame

FA

MIL

YL

AT

IN N

AM

EC

OM

MO

N N

AM

EL

AY

ER

TY

PE

Presen

t?

Asteraceae

Pinaropappus roseus

Sm

all Rock-Lettuce

FN

Px

Polygalaceae

Polygala alba

White M

ilkwort

FN

Px

Polygonaceae

Polygonum

avicularesm

artweed

FIA

xP

olygonaceaeP

olygonum hydropiperoides ?

smartw

eedF

NP

x

Apiaceae

Polytaenia nuttallii

Prairie P

arsleyF

NP

x

Rosaceae

Prunus m

exicanaM

exican Plum

TN

Px

Rosaceae

Prunus rivularis

Thicket P

lum/H

og Plum

/Creek

Plum

TN

Px

Asteraceae

Pseudognaphalium

sp.C

udweed

FN

x

Fagaceae

Quercus buckleyi=

shumardii

var. microcarpa=

texanaT

exas Red O

ak/Spanish O

akT

NP

x

Fagaceae

Quercus fusiform

isE

scarpment Live O

akT

NP

x

Fagaceae

Quercus sinuata var.

breviloba=san-

sabeana/breviloba

Scrub/B

igelow/S

hin Oak

TN

Px

Anacardiaceae

Rhus arom

atica var. serotina=

trilobata (fruits red)A

romatic S

umac/S

kunkbushS

NP

x

Anacardiaceae

Rhus copallinum

var. latifoliaF

lameleaf S

umac

SN

Px

Anacardiaceae

Rhus lanceolata

Prairie S

umac

SN

Px

Polygonaceae

Rum

ex crispusC

urly Dock

FIP

xLam

iaceaeS

alvia texanaT

exas Sage

FN

Px

Sapindaceae

Sapindus saponaria var.

drumm

ondiiw

estern soapberryT

NP

x

Poaceae

Schizachyrium

scoparium var.

scopariumLittle B

luestemG

NP

x

Lamiaceae

Scutellaria drum

mondii var.

edwardsiana

Plateau S

kullcapF

NP

x

Sapotaceae

Sideroxylon lanuginosa ssp.

oblongifolium=

Bum

eliaC

hittamw

ood/Bum

eliaS

NP

x

Sm

ilacaceaeS

milax bona-nox

Saw

Greenbrier

VN

Px

Sm

ilacaceaeS

milax tam

noides (S. hispida)

blackspine greenbriarV

x

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etation

Su

rvey of M

artin R

anch

- sorted

by L

atin N

ame

FA

MIL

YL

AT

IN N

AM

EC

OM

MO

N N

AM

EL

AY

ER

TY

PE

Presen

t?

Solanaceae

Solanum

dimidiatum

Western H

orse-nettleF

NP

x

Solanaceae

Solanum

elaeagnifoliumS

ilver Leaf Nightshade

FN

Px

Solanaceae

Solanum

rostratumbuffalo-bur

FN

Ax

Asteraceae

Solidago altissim

a=canadensis

var. scabra (NC

TX

)C

omm

on Goldenrod

FN

P?

Asteraceae

Solidago canadensis var.

gilvacanescens (NC

TX

)T

all Goldenrod

FN

P?

Asteraceae

Solidago rigida

Stiff G

oldenrodF

NP

?A

steraceaeS

olidago rugosaR

ough-leaf Goldenrod

FN

Px

Asteraceae

Sonchus asper

Prickly S

ow-T

histleF

IAx

Poaceae

Sorghum

halepenseJohnson G

rassG

IPx

Orchidaceae

Spiranthes sp. (F

all species)ladies'-tresses

FN

Px

Euphorbiaceae

Stillingia texana

Queen's D

elightF

NP

x

Fabaceae

Styphnolobium

affine=S

ophora affinis

Eve's-N

ecklaceS

NP

x

Asteraceae

Sym

phyotrichum divaricatum

(A

ster subulatus)slim

asterF

NA

x

Asteraceae

Taraxacum

officinaleC

omm

on Dandelion

FIP

x

Asteraceae

Tetraneuris

linearifolia=H

ymenoxys

Slender Leaf D

aisyF

NA

x

Asteraceae

Tetraneuris scaposa var.

scaposa=H

ymenoxys

Four N

erve Daisy

FN

Px

Asteraceae

Thelesperm

a filifolium var.

filifoliumG

reenthreadF

NP

x

Apiaceae

Torilis arvensis

Hedge P

arsleyF

IAx

Anacardiaceae

Toxicodendron radicans ssp.

negundo (fruits white-yellow

ish gray, leaflets w

/ narrowed apex)

Eastern P

oison IvyV

NP

x

Com

melinaceae

Tradescantia ohiensis

Ohio S

piderwort

FN

Px

Asteraceae

Tragopogon dubius=

major

Goat's-B

eardF

IAx

Zygophyllaceae

Tribulus terrestris

puncture vineF

IPx

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etation

Su

rvey of M

artin R

anch

- sorted

by L

atin N

ame

FA

MIL

YL

AT

IN N

AM

EC

OM

MO

N N

AM

EL

AY

ER

TY

PE

Presen

t?

Poaceae

Tridens albescens

White T

ridensG

NP

?P

oaceaeT

ridens flavusP

urpletop/Grease G

rassG

NP

x

Cam

panulaceaeT

riodanis perfoliata=perfoliata

var. perfoliataV

enus'-Looking-Glass

FN

Ax

Ulm

aceaeU

lmus am

ericanaA

merican E

lmT

NP

xU

lmaceae

Ulm

us crassifoliaC

edar Elm

TN

Px

Sapindaceae

Ungnadia speciosa

Mexican B

uckeyeT

/SN

Px

Valerianaceae

Valerianella radiata=

woodsiana

Sm

all Flow

ered Cornsalad

FN

Ax

Verbenaceae

Verbena halei=

officinalis subsp. halei

Slender V

ervainF

NP

x

Asteraceae

Verbesina encelioides

Cow

pen Daisy

FN

Ax

Asteraceae

Verbesina virginica

frostweed

FN

Px

Scrophulariacea

eV

eronica peregrina ssp. xalapensis

Jalapa Speedw

ellF

NA

x

Caprifoliaceae

Viburnum

rufidulumR

usty Blackhaw

SN

Px

Fabaceae

Vicia ludoviciana var.

ludovicianaD

eer Pea V

etchF

NA

x

Fabaceae

Vicia sativa ssp. sativa

Com

mon V

etchF

IPx

Vitaceae

Vitis m

ustangensisM

ustang Grape

VN

Px

Agavaceae

Yucca arkansana

Arkansas Y

uccaS

NP

x

Agavaceae

Yucca pallida

Pale Leaf Y

uccaS

NP

E-N

CT

x

Rutaceae

Zanthoxylum

clava-herculisE

astern Hercules'-C

lubT

NP

x

184 species

Code: T

=tree, S

=shrub, V

=vine, G

=grass or grasslike m

onocot, F=

forb

Based

on

vegetatio

n su

rvey visits on

May 30, 2009; Ju

ly 29, 2009; Octo

ber 30, 2009; N

ovem

ber 12, 2009;

Octo

ber 28, 2011; an

d N

ovem

ber 09, 2011.

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A

TT

AC

HM

EN

T #8:

F

aunal Surveys of M

artin Ranch P

roperty

Martin

Ran

ch C

on

servatio

n E

asem

ent - B

aseline D

ocu

men

tation

Rep

ort

Martin

Ran

ch B

aseline S

urvey - F

aun

a

PE

LE

CY

PO

DS

/GA

ST

RO

PO

DS

land snailsfreshw

ater mussels

bleufer mussels

INS

EC

TS

brown dragonflies

tiger swallow

tail butterfliessm

all yellow butterflies

small pale w

hite butterfliesgrasshoppersred harvester antssm

all "sugar" antslim

ited mounds of red im

ported fire ants

AR

AC

HN

IDS

funnel spiders

FIS

Hm

innows

sunfish

AM

PH

IBIA

NS

leopard frogcricket frog

RE

PT

ILE

Sdiam

ond back water snake

BIR

DSS

ee Bird list.

MA

MM

AL

Sbobcat (reported)coyoteeastern cottontaileastern fox squirrel (?)eastern red bat (reportedly released on adjacent property)gray fox (reported)nine-banded arm

adilloracoonred foxstriped skunkw

hite tailed deerdom

estic animals - horses

domestic anim

als - longhorn cattle

Martin

Ran

ch C

on

servatio

n E

asem

ent - B

aseline D

ocu

men

tation

Rep

ort

(T

his P

age Inten

tionally L

eft Blan

k.)