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<br />.. '..1 <br />1l.L'~' , <br /> <br />in the subalpine zone follows fire and may result in sub- <br /> <br />climax stands of lodgepole pine, aspen, or Dou~las fir. The <br /> <br />montane zone consists of Douglas fir and Ponderosa pine clincx <br /> <br />forests. As in the subalpine zone, fire results in establish- <br /> <br />ment of lodgepole pine and aspen. <br /> <br />\<ithin the system, the inc'.ividual ranger, like,dse hp."c East- <br /> <br />West Slope and North-South Slope differences due to exposur~, <br /> <br />sunlir,ht, etc. (2) <br /> <br />Grass species inclurle Kentucky B1.uegraas, Mou::1tain Brone, <br /> <br />Thurber Fescue, Idaho FescHe, Junef,rtlss) Cheat~rass, Reel to;., <br /> <br />Timothy Brass, ~nd various sej~2s. <br /> <br />Forbs prevalent in the area are Columbine, Larkspur, Sneeze- <br /> <br />wec, Arnica, D!Jisy, Aster, Fireweed, :;md Paint.'::.rush. <br /> <br />Shrubs include Shrubby Cinquefoil. Snowberry, Servicebcrr,', <br /> <br />Chokecherry, Mt. Mahogany, and Smp11 Juniper. (See Ap~endix <br /> <br />B "Vegetation" for cO!TIplete listi,,!,,) (3) <br /> <br />d. Fish and Wildlife.--The hi!)h country h,,,-bitat associ"t8d with <br /> <br />forest lands encompassing the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project <br /> <br />collection systems prevides excellent big game for~~~. It <br /> <br />is estimated that approximately 1,200 elk and 4,000 to 5,OO~ <br /> <br />mule deer sj1enc\ the S"T!lIllcr ,"onths in the arei'. Host of the <br /> <br />24 <br />