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<br />1: 500,000 map by tJ!~J;1,l~;:~~1ft!'~!';t;~'lJv!s. in an appHell:tion-of-G-IS
<br />~ technology. This map was overlaid on the watershed base map and
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<br />(;) notation of the yearly precipitation range was made for each
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<br />watershed, on our growing rating list. For the purposes of rating
<br />each watershed, if the precip was the watershed wa~~f
<br />with a !) if the precip wa~~~ then the watershed was given
<br />ll!'O' This information was the third part of our growing data base.
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<br />Land status was estimated next.
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<br />Although not necessarily a
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<br />critical resource evaluation part of the project,~~OE;~et".
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<br />t___~--..,.~~3'~oiis
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<br />regarding the timing of planning efforts, project implementation,
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<br />and the allocation of scarce personnel and resources. The
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<br />estimation of the land status was made by overlaying the watershed
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<br />map over the 1: 500,000 BLM Land status Map (1976) (SLIDE) and
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<br />i-...'.,. .""".r. I'" "'. ~ ;r-...:."......"..,.,..."....,..~,.'~>.~.l'.'(.
<br />:...;'~.,""~"~ "... , '.~~..,,"t!'~.~"l ",9 .'(-;t. 'i.~ "..~~-\II,i;_,,'
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<br />he land owned or managed by the
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<br />Bureau of Land Management, U. S. Forest service, Park Service,
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<br />Bureau of Indian Affairs, Fish and wildlife service, state Lands
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<br />and Forestry Dept, and private land owner. This information was
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<br />useful in the agency decision process regarding the choice of
<br />watersheds to be visited later in the year.
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<br />An
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<br />; "l""",,"-~<l ;"'. 1:'<,\$Y:j;:t~.l\I'll:;.,'t\ 1-:,.~l>tl...)j~..4\f..:.:<-;T"'.. .
<br />~,'A~~.""'~,,>:-.: \ ."'""'''~.;i:-.H"d~~1i'~.,.,...~''''-<;4-0~.".J:...''. ~'
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<br />as obtained next, this was an
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<br />at was drawn from estimates made by SCS and BLM
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<br />range conservationists. It is a general term, not having any hard
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<br />definition, and not necessarily relating to Range Condition or
<br />Trend as used in BLM or SCS terminology. It is meant to relate to
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