2014-10-10_PERMIT FILE - C1996083A (22)

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In favorable years mature Gambel oaks produce acorns, which are used by Merriam turkey. 25 — Cochetopa stony loam, 10 to 40 percent slopes This is a deep, well drained soil. It formed in landslide deposits and alluvium and is on uplands, fans, and side slopes of valleys and mountains. Elevation ranges from 8,000 to 9,800 feet. Average annual precipitation is about 22 inches, average annual air temperature is about 39 degrees F, and the average frost -free season is about 75 days. Permeability is slow, and available water capacity is high. Effective rooting depth is 60 inches or more. Surface runoff is medium to rapid. The hazard of erosion from wind is slight and from water is moderate to high. Included with this soil in mapping are a few small areas of Delson, Fughes, and Curecanti soils. Also included are areas of steep, stony soils and Fluvaquents, flooded. In some areas the surface layer is stony clay loam or is free of stones. In some small areas the soil has a higher content of stones and cobbles. The native vegetation on this soil are in noncommercial forest and are used for limited grazing of livestock and wildlife and for recreational purposes. Because of surface stoniness and slope, this soils is unsuited to crops. Seedbed preparation and drilling of seed for pasture plantings on depleted native range or in cleared areas generally are not practical because of surface stoniness. A limited degree of success can be expected by broadcasting seed late in summer or early in fall. Intermediate wheatgrass, smooth brome, and crested wheatgrass are adapted species. Good pasture management must be practiced to protect the soils from erosion and to provide grazing for livestock. The potential plant community consists mainly of fescues, needlegrasses, and wheatgrasses. As range condition deteriorates, these grasses PR -14 2.04-91- 03/14