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<br />\X'arershed # II - Conversion of Ponderosa Pine ro Perennial Grass
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<br />Watershe.d 11 is located in the "fringe" pine
<br />and the ohjective here is to ;;turly the E't'onomic
<br />feasibility of complete nm\"er:-;iol1 to perennial
<br />grass range.
<br />Sawtimber was harve:-ted by ('ommen-inl cut.
<br />ter,;; on this 192 aCfe water:--hed. Smaller trees,
<br />including pulpwood for which no market existed
<br />at the time. alligator junipf>r ancl Gamhel oak.
<br />were removed by :\ational FOfl-:-;! Cfews. H:md
<br />labor, power saws. and cmwler-typl' tractor.__
<br />were u~d.
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<br />Conversion ~eeding wa~ helped by good Augl1~1
<br />rains and excellent germination. Wildlife,
<br />mainly elk. have grazpd the watt'r;;lwd. Liw-
<br />str)(:k grazing i~ planm.r! after the W64 growing:
<br />season to determine what effKt, if any. graz-
<br />ing will haw' on runoff and :,ediment.
<br />Forage production appe<lr~ tn have !-x'en ~ub-
<br />~tantial1y innea...;ed. "blands" of thi" kind eon.
<br />taining wildlife food nrt' popular to gamt'. hut
<br />the dfed ,l:' part of the total gnme range ha~
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<br />\Varershed A - Conversion of
<br />Pinyon-Juniper [0 Perennial Grass
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<br />Tlw ]oWf>r pleva I ion:, of \\.ater:,her! A contained
<br />dpn~(' !"tand!" of 100\'-value pin~'on and juniper
<br />tn'Cs. COIl\.pr:,ion of the \'egetation WI1,. df'-
<br />...;ig-IWd tn impro\'P forage for wildlife and dome,,-
<br />tic Ii\'l.~tock while nl(';\~llring thf" effect, if any.
<br />un water pnuluctiull and t'ro~i()n.
<br />('allling uproott'd the ('xi."ting \,pgptatio!1 in
<br />Hl."),.';; and it \\':IS hurn('1i in :\'o\'t'mhf'l' El,"j9 1)('.
<br />fore :wri:'ll ;.ft>ding of g:l'a:,:,(>.,,;. Trpp,; ...;un'i\'ing:
<br />machint' rpmo\'nl and hurning were pliminnlf'c!
<br />hy IWllr1 m('thod~ and some poi~oning.
<br />The :,ix :,mnll. untn'au'd dl'ilinagf':' in thi,.; tYllt".
<br />which :m' Iwing c:llihrated fill' .,.;trl'amflow. wi!!
<br />hI' lI:"t.d t(ll'\';Jluatt> lilt' l.ffl'd of thi:, treatment.
<br />\\"at(.r,.;lll'd .:::: 1. Ollf' of the I'Jllihrated :,mall
<br />\\'ntPr,.;hed~ in tl1(' pinyon-juniper t~'I}('. wn,.;
<br />treah'd in Hlt-n. H:f'sult...; of thi." treatnlf'nt will
<br />1:Il' I1lt';lsurl'd in IflfH.
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<br />Eighh'('n ,.mall watprshed."; on the Beav('f Creek
<br />\\"at('rslwd l-lrojt'ct are g-agecl with the t~'Pe of
<br />flume ~l'en on \\"at(,I":'hed.L The flumes were
<br />de:,igned and are uniqUt, in their ability to 8('.
<br />cumtely men:,un' :,tn'amflnw containing larg€'
<br />amollnt;" of :,pdimellt and c1€'hri!'.
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<br />Down,;tream from the flume aI'€' the ,;('diment
<br />n1Pa~uring ba:,in,;. Largp.,;izp partidp~ st.ttle out
<br />in the pool ahon~ the ma~onry dam. Susptmded
<br />:'f'<limt>nt pa.......:.e:-< through tl1(' :'pillway where it
<br />i~ ~amplecl hy a :-<(>ries of ~plit ter~ which divf'l't
<br />a ('ontinuuu~ portion of thp water-s€'dim('nt mix-
<br />tun' into ,.leel tanh.
<br />Record:, ubtaim>d frum thp:-<e gages provide the
<br />ha:,i!' for e\'nlu:-lting any changes in streamflow
<br />and ,.;ediment yield which may result from land
<br />treatment;".
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