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

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2.04.9 The native vegetation on this soil consists mainly of Gambel oak, serviceberry, big sagebrush, and adapted grasses. Most areas of this soil are in range and are used for limited grazing of livestock and wildlife and for recreational purposes. Because of surface stoniness and slope, this soil is unsuited to crops. Seedbed preparation and drilling of seed for pasture plantings on depleted native range or in cleared areas are generally not practical because of the surface stoniness. A limited degree of success can be expected by broadcasting seed late in summer or early in fall. Pubescent wheatgrass, smooth brome, and crested wheatgrass are adapted species. Good pasture management must be practiced to protect the soil from erosion and to provide grazing for livestock. The potential plant community on this soil consists mainly of wheatgrasses, bluegrasses, and needlegrasses. As range condition deteriorates, wheatgrasses and needlegrasses decrease forbs and woody shrubs increase, and undesirable weeds and annual plants invade and become more abundant. This soil is used for winter range by mule deer and elk. Some important plant species which can be managed for optimum production are bitterbrush, mountain mahogany, Gambel oak, serviceberry, and elk sedge. Berry- producing shrubs are an important habitat element of black bear. This soil provides habitat for Merrian turkey, blue grouse, and band - tailed pigeon. In favorable years mature Gambel oaks produce acorns which are used by Merrian turkey. 36 — Fluvents, flooded The soils in this broadly defined unit are in narrow, winding valleys, on small fans, and on toe slopes of mountains. Slopes range from 0 to 6 percent. These soils are scattered throughout the survey area. They are mainly well drained and consist of an accumulation of valley - filling sediment derived from a variety of rocks and upland soils. Some of the sediment has been carried PR-14 2.04-95- 03/14