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2.04.9 <br />slender wheatgrass, and elk sedge decrease, forbs and woody shrubs <br />increase, and undesirable weeds and annual plants invade and become <br />more abundant. <br />The Fughes and Curecanti soils are used for winter range by mule deer and <br />elk. Some important plant species which can be managed for optimum <br />production are bitterbrush, mountainmahogany, Gambel oak, serviceberry <br />and elk sedge. Berry- producing shrubs are important habitat element of <br />black bear. This soil provides habitat for Merriam turkey, blue grouse, and <br />band - tailed pigeon. In favorable years, mature Gambel oaks produce acoms <br />which are used by Merriam turkey. <br />42 — Glenton fine sandy loam, 0 to 3 percent slopes. <br />This is a deep, well drained soil. It formed in recent alluvium and is on fans <br />and low terraces. Elevation ranges from 4,800 to 6,000 feet. Average <br />annual precipitation is about 9 inches, average annual air temperature is <br />1 about 51 degrees F, and the average frost -free season is about 135 days. <br />Typically the surface layer is light brownish gray fine sandy loam about 5 <br />inches thick. The underlying material, to a depth of 60 inches, is light <br />brownish gray fine sandy loam. <br />Permeability is moderately rapid and available water capacity is moderate. <br />Surface runoff is slow. The hazard of erosion from wind and water is <br />moderate. <br />Included with this soil in mapping are a few small areas of Billings and Offens <br />soils. Also included are areas that have a loam surface layer. Some small <br />areas of Fluvents, Haplaquolls, and Acquic Natrargids are also included. <br />The native vegetation on this soil consists mainly of Gardner saltbrush, bud <br />sagebrush, and shadscale. Lageta, Indian ricegrass, and needleandthread <br />are common grasses. <br />PR-14 2.04-101- 03/14 <br />