2015-01-09_PERMIT FILE - P2014020

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Recommended Seed Mix Location: Buffalo Creek N3 task order (south of NFSR 550, east of Buffalo Creek CG, west of Morrison Creek) Site Description: Ponderosa pine with a substantial Douglas -fir component, very limited understory in units, plant list taken from adjacent 550 fuelbreak All seed should be certified weed free, from sources as close as possible to the site Number of species in seed mix: 4 Pounds per acre total: 10 dW Per acrer Approx. Approx. % seeds /acre Seeds /pound Seed size ratio Seed % ratio Pounds Pounds Ounces Seeds /acre % seeds /acre Cost /pound Cost /acre 8outeloua grocilis Blue grama 25% 825,000 1.0 0.0421 0.40 0 7 325,967 25% $ 20.00 $ 7.90 Bromus dliatus Fringed brome 35% 80,000 10.3 0.6074 5,70 S 12 456,354 35% $ 7.50 $ 42.78 Elymus trachycoulus ssp. trachycaulus Slender wheat 30% 135,000 6.1 0.3085 2.90 2 15 391,161 30% $ 5.00 $ 14.49 schizachyrium scoporium Little bluestem 10% 130,000 6.3 0.1068 1.00 1 1 130,387 10% $ 15.00 $ 15.04 Totals 100% 23.8 1.0648 10.00 8 35 1,303,869 $ 80.22 Seeds per square foot: 30 Graminoid list Abundance Comments Blue grama Occasional in the most open, warm sites Available commercially for a reasonable price Elk sedge Common in cooler, shadier sites Rarely available commercially and very expensive Fringed brome Scattered across the area Available commercially for a reasonable price Little bluestem Occasional on the moister microsites Available commercially for a reasonable price Mountain muhly Abundant throughout, especially in Rx burns Rarely available commercially and expensive Pine dropseed Uncommon Rarely available commercially and expensive Purple reedgrass Common across the area, though never dense Not available commercially Slender wheatgrass Scattered dense patches Available commercially for a reasonable price Squirreltail Throughout, but never abundant Available commercially, somewhat expensive, difficult to use in a mix