NR-3
Natural Resources
Background Analysis Materials
APPENDIX NR-3 BACKGROUND ANALYSIS MATERIALS
Appendix NR-3 contains background tables used in the impact analysis on biological
resources for the five bases. The tables are grouped by type of background materials and
each group begins with Langley AFB and ends with Tyndall AFB. The first five tables in
this appendix present a list of plants and wildlife species that are common to or that are
characteristic of each base. The second and third group of tables provide summary land
cover and more detailed land cover information under the overland MOAs. Tyndall and
Eglin AFBs are combined.
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Table NR-3-1. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and Associated Habitats on
Langley AFB.
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Table NR-3-2. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and Associated Habitats on
Eglin AFB.
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Table NR-3-3. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and Associated Habitats on
Elmendorf AFB.
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Table NR-3-4. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and Associated Habitats on
Mountain Home AFB.
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Table NR-3-5. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and Associated Habitats on
Tyndall AFB.
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Table NR-3-6. Summary of Major Habitat Types and Other Land Cover Types Under
the MOAs that Would be Used by the F-22 for Langley AFB.
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Table NR-3-7. Detailed Breakdown of Major Habitat Types and Other Land Cover
Types Under the MOAs that Would be Used by the F-22 for Langley AFB.
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Table NR-3-8. Summary of Major Habitat Types and Other Land Cover Types Under
the MOAs that Would be Used by the F-22 for Eglin and Tyndall AFB.
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Table NR-3-9. Detailed Breakdown of Major Habitat types and Other Land Cover
Types Under the MOAs that Would be Used by the F-22 for Eglin and Tyndall AFB.
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Table NR-3-10. Summary of Major Habitat Types and Other Land Cover Types Under
the MOAs that Would be Used by the F-22 for Elmendorf AFB.
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Table NR-3-11. Detailed Breakdown of Major Habitat Types and Other Land Cover
Types Under the MOAs that Would be Used by the F-22 for Elmendorf AFB.
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Table NR-3-12. Summary of Major Habitat Types and Other Land Cover Types Under
the MOAs that Would be Used by the F-22 for Mountain Home AFB.
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Table NR-3-13. Detailed Breakdown of Major Habitat Types and Other Land Cover
Types Under the MOAs that Would be Used by the F-22 for Mountain Home AFB.
NR-3-1
Table NR-3-1. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and Associated
Habitats on Langley AFB
(Page 1 of 3)
Species Name
PLANTS
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
Black willow
Salix nigra
Cordgrass
Spartina spp.
Flowering dogwood
Cornus florida
Grape
Vitis Spp.
Greenbrier
Smilax spp.
Hickory
Carya sp.
Holly
Ilex opaca
Loblolly pine
Pinus taeda
Poison ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Red maple
Acer rubrum
Red mulberry
Moras rubra
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Southern red oak
Quercus falcata
Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Tulip popular
Liriodendron tulipifera
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus spp.
Wax myrtle
Myrica sp.
White oak
Quercus alba
Willow oak
Quercus phellos
Associated Habitat
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Forested Wetlands / Riparian
Brackish Coastal Marshes / Wetlands
Deciduous Forest / Urban
Riparian / Disturbed Areas
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Evergreen Forest / Mixed Forest
Riparian / Disturbed Areas
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Deciduous
Deciduous Forest / Clearings and Openings
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Deciduous Forest
Riparian / Disturbed Areas
Deciduous Forest/ Mixed Forest
Deciduous Forest
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
NR-3-2
Table NR-3-1. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and Associated
Habitats on Langley AFB
(Page 2 of 3)
Species Name
INVERTEBRATES
Clam Species
Family : Corbiculidae
Oyster Species
Family: Ostreidae
REPTILES
Black racer
Coluber constrictor priapus
Black rat snake
Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta
Eastern hognose snake
Heterodon platyrhinos
BIRDS
American coot
Fulica americana
Blue-winged teal
Anas discors
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Carolina chickadee
Parus carolinensis
Carolina wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
Common goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Double crested cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus
Fish crow
Corvus ossifragus
Great blue heron
Ardea herodias
Greater scaup
Aythya marila
Greater yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Mourning dove
Zenaida macroura
Northern bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Associated Habitat
Aquatic
Aquatic
Various
Forests / Fields
Agriculture, Fields, Forests
Wetlands
Wetlands
Coastal Wetlands
Deciduous Forest / Urban
Forests / Disturbed Areas
Rivers / Lakes
Wetlands
Wetlands / Aquatic Habitats
Wetlands
Coastal Wetlands
Wetlands
Various / Fields
Forest Edges / Fields / Shrublands
NR-3-3
Table NR-3-1. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and Associated
Habitats on Langley AFB
(Page 3 of 3)
Species Name
Northern cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Northern flicker
Colaptes auratus
Red-bellied woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
Red-eyed vireo
Verio olivaceus
Red-shouldered hawk
Buteo lineatus
Red-winged blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Ruddy duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Ruddy turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Savanna sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
Screech owl
Otus asio
Summer tanager
Piranga rubra
Tufted titmouse
Parus bicolor
Wild turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Wood thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
MAMMALS
Fox squirrel
Sciurus niger
Gray squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Raccoon
Procyon lotor
Red fox
Vulpes vulpes
Virginia opossum
Didelphis virginiana
White-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Associated Habitat
Urban / Wetland / Forests
Open Forest
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Forests
Forest Edges / Agricultural Fields
Wetlands
Wetlands
Coastal Wetlands
Fields
Forests / Disturbed Areas
Mixed Forest
Deciduous Forest / Urban
Forest / Fields
Deciduous Forest / Urban
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest / Coniferous
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Aquatic / Forested Wetlands / Non-Forested Wetlands
Various / Forested Wetlands
Various, Mixed Forest / Shrublands
Forests / Agriculture
Agriculture / Shrublands / Forest
NR-3-4
NR-3-2. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and Associated Habitats
on Eglin AFB
(Page 1 of 4)
Species
PLANTS
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
Beak-rushes
Juncus sp.
Bitter gallberry
Ilex glabra
Blazing star
Liatrus sp.
Dogwood
Cornus spp.
Evening primrose
Oenathera spp.
Longleaf pine
Pinus palustris
Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Pitcher plants
Sarracenia sp.
Sand pine
Pinus clausa
Palmetto
Serenoa spp.
Southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
White oak
Quercus alba
INVERTEBRATES
Crustaceans (Crabs)
Crustacea
Cnidarians (Jellyfish)
Cnidaria
Echinoderms (Starfish)
Echinodermata
Molluscs (Clams)
Mollusca
Sponges
Porifera
FISH
Redfin pickeral
Esox americanus americanus
Shiner
Cyprinidae
Associated Habitats
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Wetland
Various
Wetland
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest / Wetlands
Urban / Various
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Wetland
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Evergreen Forests
Deciduous Forest
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Aquatic
Aquatic
Aquatic
Aquatic
Aquatic
Aquatic
Aquatic
NR-3-5
NR-3-2. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and Associated Habitats
on Eglin AFB
(Page 2 of 4)
Species
AMPHIBIANS
Central newt
Notophthalmus viridescens
louisianensis
Dusky salamander
Desmognathus auriculatus
Dwarf salamander
Eurycea quadridigitata
Slimy salamander
Plethodon glutinosus glutinosus
Spring peeper
Hyla cruifer
REPTILES
American alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Black racer
Coluber constrictor priapus
Box turtle
Terrapene sp.
Corn snake
Elaphe guttata
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake
Crotalus adamanteus
Eastern fence lizard
Sceloporus undusatus
Florida pine snake
Pituophis melanoleucus
Gopher tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus
Gray rat snake
Elaphe obsoleta
Green anole
Anolis carolinensis
Salt marsh snake
Nerodia sp.
Six-lined racerunner
Cnemidophorus sexlineatus
BIRDS
American kestrel
Falco sparverius
Black skimmers
Rynchops niger
Blue-winged teal
Anas discors
Associated Habitats
Aquatic / Forested Wetland
Forest / Wetlands
Forested Wetlands
Forest /Wetlands
Forest
Wetlands
Shrublands / Forests
Forests / Fields
Streams and Canals / Forests
Forest / Agriculture
Various
Shrublands / Grasslands
Evergreen Forests / Grasslands
Urban / Forests / Agriculture
Forests
Wetlands
Grasslands / Shrublands
Urban / Fields
Aquatic
Wetland
NR-3-6
NR-3-2. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and Associated Habitats
on Eglin AFB
(Page 3 of 4)
Species
Cattle egret
Bubulcus ibis
Clapper rail
Rallus longirostris
Eastern kingbird
Tyrannus tryannus
Great blue heron
Ardea herodias
Great egret
Casmerodius albus
Great horned owl
Bubo virginianus
Hermit thrush
Catharus guttatus
Least tern
Sturna antillarum
Phalaropes
Phalaropus sp.
Red-shouldered hawk
Buteo lineatus
Red-wing blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Ruby-throated hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
Shearwaters
Family : Procellariidae
Storm petrels
Family :Hydrobatidae
Tropic bird
Phaethon sp.
Upland sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Wild turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Wood duck
Aix sponsa
Yellow-billed cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
Associated Habitats
Wetland
Wetlands
Forests / Agriculture / Fields
Wetland
Wetland
Forests / Various
Evergreen Forests / Mixed Forests
Aquatic
Wetlands / Aquatic
Mixed Forest / Wetlands
Wetlands
Agriculture / Various
Aquatic
Aquatic
Aquatic
Fields
Forest / Fields
Forested Wetlands
Forests / Wetlands
NR-3-7
NR-3-2. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and Associated Habitats
on Eglin AFB
(Page 4 of 4)
Species
MAMMALS
Armadillo
Dasypus novemcinctus
Beaver
Castor canadensis
Black bear
Ursus americanus
Fox squirrel
Sciurus niger
Raccoon
Procyon lotor
River otter
Lutra canadensis
White-tailed deer
Odocoileus virginianus
Associated Habitats
Forests / Shrublands
Wetlands
Various
Forests
Various / Forested Wetlands
Streams and Canals
Agriculture / Shrublands / Forest
NR-3-8
Table NR-3-3. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and
Associated Habitats on Elmendorf AFB
(Page 1 of 3)
Species
PLANTS
Alder
Alnus spp.
Black cottonwood
Populus trichocarpa
Canada reedgrass
Calamagrostis canadensis
Devil’s club
Opplopanax horridis
Paper birch
Betula papyrifera
Quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
Spruce
Picea sp.
FISH
Dolly varden
Salvelinus malma
Rainbow trout
Salmo gairdneri
Slimy sculpin
Cottus cognatus
BIRDS
American robin
Turdus migratorius
Arctic loon
Gavia arctica
Bank swallow
Riparia riparia
Barrow’s goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
Black-capped chickadee
Parus atricapillus
Cliff swallow
Hirundo pyrrhonota
Common snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Dark-eyed junco
Junco hyemalis
Fox sparrow
Passerella iliaca
Associated Habitat
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Wetlands / Grassland
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest / Evergreen Forest
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Evergreen Forest / Mixed Forest
Aquatic
Aquatic
Aquatic
Various
Aquatic
Rivers and streams
Aquatic
Various
Urban
Wetlands
Forest
Forest
NR-3-9
Table NR-3-3. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and
Associated Habitats on Elmendorf AFB
(Page 2 of 3)
Species
Gray jay
Perisoreus canadensis
Great horned owl
Bubo virginianus
Green-winged teal
Anas crecca
Hairy woodpecker
Picoides villosus
Lincoln’s sparrow
Melospiza lincolnii
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Mew gull
Larus canus
Northern flicker
Colaptes auratus
Common raven
Corvus corax
Orange-crowned warbler
Vermivora celata
Red-necked grebe
Podiceps grisegena
Red-tailed hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Ring-necked duck
Aythya collaris
Ruby-crowned kinglet
Regulus calendula
Rusty blackbird
Euphagus carolinus
Spruce grouse
Dendragopus obscurus
Swainson’s thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Three-toed woodpecker
Picoides tridactylus
Tree swallow
Tachycineta bicolor
Varied thrush
Ixoreus naevius
Violet-green swallow
Tachycineta thalassina
Associated Habitat
Forest
Various
Aquatic
Forest
Forest
Aquatic
Aquatic
Urban / Forest
Various
Forest
Aquatic
Various
Aquatic
Forest
Forest / Wetlands
Evergreen Forests
Forest / Wetlands
Forest
Forest
Forest
Forest / Urban
NR-3-10
Table NR-3-3. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and
Associated Habitats on Elmendorf AFB
(Page 3 of 3)
Species
White-crowned sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
Yellow-rumped warbler
Dendroica coronata
MAMMALS
Arctic ground squirrel
Spermophilus parryi
Beaver
Castor canadensis
Black bear
Ursa americanus
Coyote
Canis latrans
Little brown myotis
Myotis lucifungus
Masked shrew
Sorex cinereus
Meadow vole
Microtus pennsylvanicus
Moose
Alces alces
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
Northern redback vole
Clethrionomys rutilus
Porcupine
Erethizon dorsatum
Red fox
Vulpes vulpes
Red squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
River otter
Lutra canadensis
Short-tailed weasel
Mustela ernimea
Snowshoe hare
Lepus americanus
Associated Habitat
Various
Evergreen Forest
Tundra
Wetlands
Various
Various
Various
Wetlands
Fields
Wetlands / Forests / Fields
Wetlands
Wetland
Forests
Various
Evergreen Forests
Aquatic
Various
Fields / Tundra
NR-3-11
Table NR-3-4. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and
Associated Habitats on Mountain Home AFB
(Page 1 of 2)
Species
PLANTS
Biscuitroot
Lomatium sp.
Bottlebrush squirreltail
Sitanion hystrix
Bur buttercup
Ranunculus testiculatus
Cheatgrass
Bromus tectorum
Halogeton
Halogeton glomeratus
Indian ricegrass
Oryzopsis hymenoides
Lupine
Lupinus sp.
Russian thistle
Sasola kali
Sagebrush
Artemisia spp.
Sandberg’s bluegrass
Poa sandbergii
Tumble mustard
Sisymbrium altissimum
Winterfat
Eurotia lanata
Yellow salsify
Tragopogon dubius
AMPHIBIANS
Pacific tree frog
Pseudacris regilla
REPTILES
Western terrestrial garter snake
Thamnophis elegans
Gopher snake
Pituophis catenifer
BIRDS
American robin
Turdus migratorius
Associated Habitat
Sagebrush
Sagebrush / Grasslands / Urban
Sagebrush / Urban
Sagebrush / Grasslands
Sagebrush
Sagebrush
Sagebrush
Sagebrush
Sagebrush / Grasslands
Sagebrush / Grasslands
Sagebrush
Sagebrush
Sagebrush / Urban
Aquatic
Urban / Various
Various
Various
NR-3-12
Table NR-3-4. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and
Associated Habitats on Mountain Home AFB
(Page 2 of 2)
Species
Brown-headed cowbird
Molothrus ater
Canada goose
Branta canadensis
Common goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
European starling
Sturnus vulgaris
House finch
Carpodacus mexicanus
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferous
Mallard
Anas platyrhyncos
Red-tailed hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
Red-winged blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Western meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
MAMMALS
Badger
Taxidea taxus
Little brown bats
Myotis spp.
Coyote
Canis latrans
Hoary bat
Lasiurus cinereus
Silver-haired bat
Lasionycteris noctivagans
Townsend’s ground squirrel
Spermophilus townsendii
Vole
Microtus spp.
Associated Habitat
Agriculture / Urban
Aquatic / Urban / Agricultural
Aquatic
Urban / Various
Urban / Grasslands / Shrubland / Canyon
Wetlands
Aquatic / Urban
Various
Wetlands
Fields
Shrublands / Grasslands
Various
Shrublands / Grasslands
Various
Various
Sagebrush / Grasslands
Various
NR-3-13
Table NR-3-5. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and
Associated Habitats on Tyndall AFB
(Page 1 of 3)
Species
PLANTS
Beak-rushes
Juncus sp.
Black titi
Cliftonia monophylla
Bush goldenrod
Solidago spp.
Dahoon holly
Ilex cassine
Fimbry
Fimbristylis sp.
Gulf bluestem
Andropogon spp.
Live oak
Quercus virginiana
Longleaf pine
Pinus palustris
Myrtle oak
Quercus myrtifolia
Ogeechee tupelo
Nyssa ogeche
Panic grass
Panicum spp.
Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Pignut hickory
Carya glabra
Pitcher plants
Sarracenia sp.
Pond cypress
Taxodium ascendens
Sand pine
Pinus clausa
Saw palmetto
Serenoa repens
Sea oats
Uniola paniculata
Sea purslane
Portulaca spp.
Associated Habitat
Wetland
Wetlands
Various
Deciduous Forests / Wetlands
Wetlands
Fields / Grasslands
Deciduous Forest
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Deciduous Forest
Deciduous Forest / Wetlands
Fields / Grasslands
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Deciduous Forests
Wetland
Wetlands
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Evergreen Forests
Barren / Urban (DUNES)
Various
NR-3-14
Table NR-3-5. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and
Associated Habitats on Tyndall AFB
(Page 2 of 3)
Species
Slash pine
Pinus elliottii
Southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Ironwood
Cyrilla racemiflora
Swamp tupelo
Nyssa aquatica
Sweet bay
Magnolia virginiana
Large gallberry
Ilex coriaccea
Umbrella grass
Cyperus spp.
Wax myrtle
Myrica sp.
REPTILES
American alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
Black racer
Coluber constrictor priapus
Corn snake
Elaphe guttata
BIRDS
Belted kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon
Clapper rail
Rallus longirostris
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
Red-wing blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
Wood duck
Aix sponsa
MAMMALS
Beaver
Castor canadensis
Black bear
Ursus americanus
Associated Habitat
Evergreen Forest
Deciduous Forest
Wetlands
Wetlands
Wetlands / Deciduous Forest
Shrublands
Wetlands
Deciduous Forest / Mixed Forest
Wetlands
Shrublands / Forests
Streams and Canals / Forests
Aquatic Habitats
Wetlands
Aquatic Habitats
Wetlands
Forested Wetlands
Wetlands
Various
NR-3-15
Table NR-3-5. Common or Characteristic Flora and Fauna and
Associated Habitats on Tyndall AFB
(Page 3 of 3)
Species
Raccoon
Procyon lotor
River otter
Lutra canadensis
Associated Habitat
Various / Forested Wetlands
Streams and Canals
NR-3-16
Table NR-3-6. Summary of Major Habitat Types and Other Land Cover
Types Under the MOAs that Would be Used by the F-22 for the Langley
AFB Alternative.
Overland
Airspace
Fields
Farmville
Other Land Cover
Types
Major Habitat Types
112,011
(11.1)
Forest
660,422
(65.6)
Aquatic
habitats
Wetlands
5,064
(0.5)
58,364
(5.8)
Note: 1. Quantities presented in acres; percentages shown in parenthesis.
NR-3-17
Agriculture
159,451
(15.8)
Total
Urban
11,394
(1.1)
1,006,706
(99.9)
Table NR-3-7. Major Plant Community Types
and Other Land Cover Types Under the MOAs
that Would be Used for the Langley AFB Alternatives
Overland
Airspace
Farmville
Plant CommunityLand Cover Types
Number of Acres
Fields
Grassland
Shrublands
Total fields
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Open water
Wetlands
Forested wetlands
Nonforested wetlands
Total wetlands
Agriculture
Barren/urban
Grand total
NR-3-18
Percent
45,845
66,166
112,011
4.6
6.6
11.1
234,456
203,547
222,419
660,422
23.3
20.2
22.1
65.6
5,064
0.5
49,486
8,878
58,364
159,451
11,394
1,006,706
4.9
0.9
5.8
15.8
1.1
99.9
Table NR-3-8. Summary of Major Habitat Types and Other Land Cover
Types Under the MOAs that Would be Used by the F-22 for the Eglin
and Tyndall AFB Alternatives.
MOAs
Camden
Ridge
Moody 3
Rose Hill
Tyndall B
Tyndall C/H
Tyndall D
Tyndall E
Total
Shrublands
710
(0.04)1
792
(0.1)
0
(0.0)
14,786
(5.0)
34,975
(7.4)
3,646
(1.4)
11,724
(1.6)
66,633
(1.3)
MAJOR HABITAT TYPES
Aquatic
Forest
Habitats
1,495,883
24,267
(82.0)
(1.3)
414,378
9,590
(38.9)
(0.9)
275,239
1,467
(50.0)
(0.3)
193,246
10,673
(65.7)
(3.6)
294,728
4,625
(62.2)
(1.0)
161,544
3,561
(61.4)
(1.4)
379,674
15,426
(52.4)
(2.1)
3,214,692
69,609
(61.9)
(1.3)
OTHER LAND COVER
TYPES
Wetlands
38,166
(2.1)
60,531
(5.7)
7,156
(1.3)
38,893
(13.2)
58,621
(12.4)
83,175
(31.6)
296,347
(40.9)
582,889
(11.2)
Note: 1. Quantities presented in acres; percentages shown in parenthesis.
NR-3-19
Agriculture
233,841
(12.8)
562,256
(52.8)
250,826
(45.5)
20,790
(7.1)
57,828
(12.2)
8,078
(3.1)
10,301
(1.4)
1,143,920
(22.0)
Urban
30,748
(1.7)
18,209
(1.7)
16,174
(2.9)
15,566
(5.3)
23,318
(4.9)
3,247
(1.2)
11,809
(1.6)
119,07
1
(2.3)
Total
1,823,615
(99.9)
1,065,756
(100.1)
550,862
(100.0)
293,954
(99.9)
474,095
(100.1)
263,251
(100.1)
725,281
(100.0)
5,196,814
(100.0)
Table NR-3-9. Major Plant Community Types
and Other Land Cover Types Under the MOAs
that Would be Used for the Eglin and Tyndall AFB Alternatives
(Page 1 of 4)
MOA
Camden Ridge
Moody 3
Plant CommunityLand Cover Types
Number of Acres
Shrublands
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Lakes
Reservoirs
Streams and canals
Total aquatic
Wetlands
Forested wetlands
Nonforested wetlands
Total wetlands
Agriculture
Barren/urban
Grand total
Shrublands
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Lakes
Reservoirs
Streams and canals
Total aquatic
Wetlands
Forested wetlands
Nonforested wetlands
Total wetlands
Agriculture
Barren/urban
Grand total
NR-3-20
Percent
710
.04
25,599
47,823
1,422,461
1,495,883
1.4
2.6
78.0
82.0
1,128
18,259
4,880
24,267
0.1
1.0
0.3
1.3
34,793
3,373
38,166
233,841
30,748
1,823,615
792
1.9
0.2
2.1
12.8
1.7
100.0
0.1
100,073
205,902
108,403
414,378
9.3
19.3
10.2
38.9
335
9,178
77
9,590
0.03
0.9
0.01
0.9
58,793
1,738
60,531
562,256
18,209
1,065,756
5.5
0.2
5.7
52.8
1.7
100.1
Table NR-3-9. Major Plant Community Types
and Other Land Cover Types Under the MOAs
that Would be Used for the Eglin and Tyndall AFB Alternatives
(Page 2 of 4)
MOA
Rose Hill
Tyndall B
Plant CommunityLand Cover Types
Number of Acres
Shrublands
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Lakes
Reservoirs
Streams and canals
Total aquatic
Wetlands
Forested wetlands
Nonforested wetlands
Total wetlands
Agriculture
Barren/urban
Grand total
Shrublands
Forest
Deciduous forest
Conifer plantations
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Lakes
Reservoirs
Streams and canals
Total aquatic
Wetlands
Forested wetlands
Nonforested wetlands
Total wetlands
Agriculture
Barren/urban
Grand total
NR-3-21
Percent
0
0
84
34,357
240,798
275,239
0.02
6.2
43.7
50.0
37
1,429
1,466
0.01
0.3
6,008
1,148
7,156
250,826
16,174
550,861
14,786
1.1
0.2
1.3
45.5
2.9
100.0
5.0
568
117,173
22,413
53,092
193,246
0.2
39.9
7.6
18.1
65.8
9,356
849
468
10,673
3.2
0.3
0.2
3.7
35,809
3,084
38,893
20,790
15,566
293,954
12.2
1.0
13.2
7.1
5.3
100.1
0.3
Table NR-3-9. Major Plant Community Types
and Other Land Cover Types Under the MOAs
that Would be Used for the Eglin and Tyndall AFB Alternatives
(Page 3 of 4)
MOA
Tyndall C/H
Tyndall D
Plant CommunityLand Cover Types
Number of Acres
Shrublands
Forest
Deciduous forest
Conifer plantation
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Lakes
Reservoirs
Streams and canals
Total aquatic
Wetlands
Forested wetlands
Nonforested wetlands
Total wetlands
Agriculture
Barren/urban
Grand total
Shrublands
Forest
Deciduous forest
Conifer plantations
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Lakes
Reservoirs
Streams and canals
Total aquatic
Wetlands
Forested wetlands
Nonforested wetlands
Total wetlands
Agriculture
Barren/urban
Grand total
NR-3-22
Percent
34,975
7.4
4,204
175,019
21,473
94,032
294,728
0.9
36.9
4.5
19.8
62.1
1,513
1,190
1,922
4,625
0.3
0.3
0.4
1.0
57,419
1,202
58,621
57,828
23,318
474,095
3,646
12.1
0.3
12.4
12.2
4.9
100.0
1.4
5,648
120,801
5,663
29,432
161,544
2.2
45.9
2.2
11.2
61.5
277
208
3,077
3,562
0.1
0.1
1.2
1.4
82,824
351
83,175
8,078
3,247
263,252
31.5
0.1
31.6
3.1
1.2
100.2
Table NR-3-9. Major Plant Community Types
and Other Land Cover Types Under the MOAs
that Would be Used for the Eglin and Tyndall AFB Alternatives
(Page 4 of 4)
MOA
Tyndall E
Plant CommunityLand Cover Types
Number of Acres
Shrublands
Forest
Deciduous forest
Conifer plantations
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Bays
Lakes
Reservoirs
Streams and canals
Total aquatic
Wetlands
Forested wetlands
Nonforested wetlands
Total wetlands
Agriculture
Barren/urban
Grand total
NR-3-23
Percent
11,724
1.6
1,441
251,416
60,550
66,267
379,674
0.2
34.7
8.4
9.1
52.4
271
4,764
429
9,962
15,426
0.04
0.7
0.06
1.4
2.2
277,515
18,832
296,347
10,301
11,809
725,281
38.3
2.6
40.9
1.4
1.6
100.1
Table NR-3-10. Summary of Major Habitat Types and Other Land Cover Types
Under the MOAs that Would be Used by the F-22
for the Elmendorf AFB Alternative
OTHER LAND COVER
TYPES
MAJOR HABITAT TYPES
MOAs
Fields
Birch
Buffalo
Eielson
Fox 1
495
(0.04)1
743
(0.1)
165,922
(17.3)
Fox 2
Fox 3
Galena
Naknek 1
Naknek 2
Stony A
Stony B
Susitna
256,560
(8.2)
3,715
(0.1)
2,997,740
(91.4)
1,464,571
(63.0)
514,606
(15.1)
455,418
(22.8)
312,033
(15.0)
Viper A/B
Yukon 1
Yukon 2
Yukon 3
Yukon 4
Yukon 5
Total
1,743
(0.05)
19,068
(0.4)
10,896
(0.3)
148,339
(5.3)
111,688
(4.9)
6,463,537
(16.8)
Forest
Tundra
355,122
(99.9)
1,023,517
(73.7)
490,584
(80.80
93,610
(9.7)
15,106
(19.2)
320,205
(10.3)
3,165,396
(96.6)
144,129
(4.4)
593,853
(25.6)
1,929,400
(56.6)
1,477,450
(73.7)
712,473
(34.2)
67,607
(100.0)
2,544,550
(80.2)
2,970,004
(71.5)
2,706,262
(84.8)
2,465,057
(87.2)
2,097,552
(92.4)
23,171,877
(60.1)
1,734
(0.5
354,380
(25.5)
115,898
(19.1)
370,229
(38.5)
63,397
(80.8
1,931,630
(61.9)
63,645
(1.9)
32,193
(1.0)
54,234
(2.3)
523,521
(15.4)
2,972
(0.2)
547,295
(26.2)
Aquatic
Habitats
Wetlands
Agriculture
Ice or
Snow
Total
356,856
8,172
(0.6)
1,486
(0.1)
1,388,050
607,225
331,596
(34.5)
961,457
78,503
2,229
(0.1)
102,525
(3.1)
2,724
(0.1)
7,677
(0.2)
7,925
(0.4)
4,210
(0.2)
432,140
(13.8)
44,576
(1.5)
495
(0.02)
209,012
(9.0)
235,758
(6.9)
57,949
(2.9)
122,089
(5.9)
179,047
(5.7)
3,121,811
3,277,332
3,277,082
2,324,394
198,611
(5.8)
2,476
(0.1)
3,409,573
2,004,190
387,812
(18.6)
2,085,912
67,607
563,887
(17.8)
752,592
(18.1)
350,665
(11.0)
127,042
(4.5)
37,147
(1.6)
5,892,461
(15.3)
9,906
(0.2)
18,326
(0.8)
163,694
(0.4)
Note: 1. Quantities presented in acres; percentages shown in parenthesis.
NR-3-24
63,892
(2.0)
404,156
(9.7)
123,575
(3.9)
87,171
(3.1)
5,943
(0.3)
1,788,242
(4.6)
3,174,072
4,155,726
3,191,398
2,827,609
495
(0.01)
2,971
(0.01)
2,271,151
1,097,066
(2.8)
38,579,848
(100)
Table NR-3-11. Major Plant Community Types
and Other Land Cover Types Under the MOAs
that Would be Used for the Elmendorf AFB Alternative
(Page 1 of 5)
MOA
Birch
Buffalo
Eielson
Fox 1
Fox 2
Plant CommunityLand Cover Types
Number of Acres
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Tundra
Grand total
Fields
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Tundra
Aquatic habitats
Open water
Wetlands
Forested wetlands
Grand total
Fields
Grasslands
Shrublands
Total fields
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Tundra
Grand total
Fields
Shrublands
Sparsely vegetated
Total fields
Mixed forest
Snow or ice
Tundra
Grand total
Mixed forest
Tundra
Grand total
NR-3-25
Percent
107,973
156,016
91,133
355,122
1,734
356,856
495
30.3
43.7
25.5
99.5
0.5
100.0
0.04
58,197
341,255
624,065
1,023,517
354,380
4.2
24.6
45.0
73.7
25.5
8,172
0.6
1,486
1,388,050
0.1
100.0
495
248
743
0.08
0.04
0.1
3,219
152,302
335,063
490,584
115,898
607,225
0.5
25.1
55.2
80.8
19.1
100.0
46,062
119,860
165,922
93,610
331,596
370,229
961,357
15,106
63,397
78,503
4.8
12.5
17.3
9.7
34.5
38.5
100.0
19.2
80.8
100.0
Table NR-3-11. Major Plant Community Types
and Other Land Cover Types Under the MOAs
that Would be Used for the Elmendorf AFB Alternative
(Page 2 of 5)
MOA
Fox 3
Galena
Naknek 1
Plant CommunityLand Cover Types
Number of Acres
Fields
Shrublands
Sparsely vegetated
Total fields
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Tundra
Snow or ice
Water bodies
Forested wetlands
Grand total
Shrublands
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Tundra
Forested wetlands
Grand total
Fields
Shrublands
Grasslands
Total fields
Forest
Deciduous forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Tundra
Forested wetlands
Grand total
NR-3-26
Percent
191,182
65,378
256,560
6.1
2.1
8.2
5,696
9,906
304,603
320,205
1,931,630
179,047
2,229
432,140
3,121,811
3,715
0.2
0.3
9.8
10.3
61.9
5.7
0.1
13.8
100.0
0.1
155,521
2,498,241
511,634
3,165,396
63,645
44,576
3,277,332
4.8
76.2
15.6
96.6
1.9
1.5
100.0
2,468,028
529,712
2,997,740
75.3
16.1
91.4
495
143,634
144,129
102,525
32193
495
3,277,084
0.02
4.4
4.4
3.1
1.0
0.02
99.9
Table NR-3-11. Major Plant Community Types
and Other Land Cover Types Under the MOAs
that Would be Used for the Elmendorf AFB Alternative
(Page 3 of 5)
MOA
Naknek 2
Stony A
Stony B
Plant CommunityLand Cover Types
Number of Acres
Fields
Shrublands
Grasslands
Total fields
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Tundra
Forested wetlands
Grand total
Fields
Shrublands
Sparsely vegetated
Grasslands
Total fields
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Tundra
Snow or ice
Forested wetlands
Grand total
Fields
Shrublands
Grasslands
Total fields
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Tundra
Forested wetlands
Agriculture
Grand total
NR-3-27
Percent
1,457,637
6934
1,464,571
62.7
0.3
63.0
69,836
328,283
185,734
593,853
2724
54,234
209,012
2,324,394
3.0
14.6
8.0
25.6
0.1
2.3
9.0
100.0
360,571
149,577
4,458
514,606
10.6
4.4
0.1
15.1
137,195
1,259,026
533,179
1,929,400
7,677
523,521
198,611
235,758
3,409,573
4.0
36.9
15.6
56.6
0.2
15.4
5.8
6.9
100.0
440,312
15,106
455,418
22.0
0.8
22.8
80,485
875,177
521,788
1,477,450
7,925
2,972
57,949
2,476
2,004,190
4.0
43.7
26.0
73.7
0.4
0.2
2.9
0.1
100.1
Table NR-3-11. Major Plant Community Types
and Other Land Cover Types Under the MOAs
that Would be Used for the Elmendorf AFB Alternative
(Page 4 of 5)
MOA
Susitna
Viper A/B
Yukon 1
Yukon 2
Plant CommunityLand Cover Types
Number of Acres
Fields
Shrublands
Sparsely vegetated
Total fields
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Tundra
Snow or ice
Forested wetlands
Grand total
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Grand total
Shrublands
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Tundra
Forested wetlands
Grand total
Fields
Shrublands
Grasslands
Total fields
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Tundra
Forested wetlands
Grand total
NR-3-28
Percent
231,548
80,485
312,033
11.1
3.9
15.0
599,300
495
112,678
712,473
4,210
547,295
387,812
122,089
2,085,912
28.7
0.02
5.4
34.2
0.2
26.2
18.6
5.9
100.1
15,106
32,689
19,812
67,607
67,607
1,743
22.3
48.4
29.3
100.0
100.0
0.05
122,584
243,930
2,178,036
2,544,550
563,887
63,892
3,174,072
3.9
7.7
68.6
80,2
17.8
2.0
100.0
17,087
1,981
19,068
0.4
0.05
0.4
303,117
668,641
1,998,246
2,970,004
9,906
752,592
404,156
4,155,726
7.3
16.1
48.1
71.5
0.2
18.1
9.7
99.9
Table NR-3-11. Major Plant Community Types
and Other Land Cover Types Under the MOAs
that Would be Used for the Elmendorf AFB Alternative
(Page 5 of 5)
MOA
Yukon 3
Yukon 4
Yukon 5
Plant CommunityLand Cover Types
Number of Acres
Fields
Shrublands
Grasslands
Total fields
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Tundra
Forested wetlands
Grand total
Shrublands
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Tundra
Forested wetlands
Grand total
Fields
Shrublands
Grasslands
Total fields
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Tundra
Forested wetlands
Agriculture
Grand total
NR-3-29
Percent
8,420
2,476
10,896
0.3
0.1
0.3
15,106
112,926
2,578,230
2,706,262
350,665
123,575
3,191,398
148,339
0.5
3.5
80.8
84.8
11.0
3.9
100.0
5.3
795,683
318,224
1,351,150
2,465,057
127,042
87,171
2,827,609
28.1
11.3
47.8
87.2
4.5
3.1
100.1
109,954
1,734
111,688
4.8
0.1
4.9
766,213
579,737
751,602
2,097,552
18,326
37,147
5,943
495
2,271,151
33.7
25.5
33.1
92.4
0.8
1.6
0.3
0.01
100.0
Table NR-3-12. Summary of Major Habitat Types and Other Land Cover
Types Under the MOAs that Would be Used by the F-22 for the Mountain
Home AFB Alternative
OTHER LAND COVER
TYPES
MAJOR HABITAT TYPES
MOAs
Jarbridge
Owyhee
Paradise E
Paradise W
Saddle A
Saddle B
Total
Rangeland
1,102,197
(75.1)1
1,358,718
(81.1)
1,285,322
(95.0)
1,431,868
(93.0)
400,597
(92.1)
959,110
(89.2)
6,537,812
(86.7)
Forest
188,806
(11.3)
23,230
(1.7)
56,840
(3.7)
Aquatic
Habitats
1,236
(0.1)
Wetlands
78,834
(5.4)
86,495
(5.2)
1,483
(0.1)
1,730
(0.1)
9,144
(2.1)
57,087
(5.3)
325,963
(4.3)
10,380
(0.1)
Note: 1. Quantities presented in acres; percentages shown in parenthesis.
NR-3-30
168,542
(2.2)
Agriculture
285,929
(19,5)
41,023
(2.5)
41,271
(3.1)
49,179
(3.2)
25,207
(5.8)
59,311
(5.5)
501,920
(6.7)
Urban
494
(0.04)
247
(0.02
741
(0.01)
Total
1,466,960
(100.0)
1,675,042
(99.9)
1,353,036
(100.0)
1,539,864
(100.1)
434,948
100.0)
1,075,508
(100.0)
7,545,358
(100.0)
Table NR-3-13. Major Plant Community Types
and Other Land Cover Types Under the MOAs
that Would be Used for the Mountain Home AFB Alternative
(Page 1 of 2)
MOA
Jarbidge
Owyhee
Paradise E
Plant CommunityLand Cover Types
Number of Acres
Rangeland
Sage brush
Salt desert shrub
Grassland
Total fields
Wetlands
Agriculture
Grand total
Rangeland
Grassland
Sagebrush
Mountain shrub
Salt desert shrub
Total fields
Forest
Evergreen forest
Mixed forest
Total forest
Wetlands
Agriculture
Grand total
Rangeland
Grasslands
Sagebruah
Mountain shrub
Salt desert shrub
Total fields
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Total forest
Aquatic habitats
Wetlands
Agriculture
Barren/urban
Grand total
NR-3-31
Percent
865,447
97,122
139,628
1,102,197
78,834
285,929
1,466,960
59.0
6.6
9.5
75.1
5.4
19.5
100.0
1,977
1,213,653
110,961
32,127
1,358,718
0.1
72.5
6.6
1.9
81.1
184,111
4,695
188,806
86,495
41,023
1,675,042
11.0
0.3
11.3
5.2
2.5
100.1
16,805
1,252,700
14,828
989
1,285,322
1.2
92.6
1.1
0.1
95.0
22,983
247
23,230
1,236
1,483
41,271
494
1,353,036
1.7
0.02
1.7
0.1
0.1
3.1
0.04
100.0
Table NR-3-13. Major Plant Community Types
and Other Land Cover Types Under the MOAs
that Would be Used for the Mountain Home AFB Alternative
(Page 2 of 2)
MOA
Paradise W
Saddle A
Saddle B
Plant CommunityLand Cover Types
Number of Acres
Rangeland
Grasslands
Sagebrush
Mountain shrub
Salt desert shrub
Total fields
Forest
Deciduous forest
Evergreen forest
Total forest
Wetlands
Agriculture
Barren/urban
Grand total
Rangeland
Grasslands
Sagebrush
Mountain shrub
Salt desert shrub
Total fields
Aquatic habitats
Agriculture
Grand total
Rangeland
Grasslands
Sagebrush
Total fields
Evergreen forest
Agriculture
Grand total
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Percent
72,656
1,297,677
53,133
8,402
1,431,868
4.7
84.3
3.5
0.6
93.0
4,201
52,639
56,840
1,730
49,179
247
1,539,864
0.3
3.4
3.7
0.1
3.2
0.02
100.0
34,598
336,343
14,828
14,828
400,597
9,144
25,207
434,948
8.0
77.3
3.4
3.4
92.1
2.1
5.8
100.0
112,691
846,419
959,110
57,087
59,311
1,075,508
10.5
78.7
89.2
5.3
5.5
100.0
REFERENCES CITED
United States Air Force. 1998. Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan, Mountain
Home Air Force Base, Final
United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 1983. Natural Resource Inventory of Elmendorf
Air Force Base, Alaska.
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