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<br />the foothills, predominantly on the shallow soils of MUs 77 and76. Smaller amounts of the three
<br />communities are found on MUs 12, 13, 32, 55, 57, and/or 58. Of these latter soil types, MU 32 is
<br />characterized by exposed or shallow bedrock in the foothills, as noted above. The other MUs are
<br />the deep, sandy loam soils associated with the lower side slopes, terraces and fans of the
<br />piedmont. Mountain shrubland and especially ponderosa pine woodland are more common near
<br />the base of the foothills than in the foothills themselves. Mountain shrubland occurs on variable
<br />topography, whereas ponderosa pine woodland is largely associated with seasonal streams.
<br />Pinyon juniper woodland is found primarily on hilltops, ridgelines, and south -facing slopes.
<br />Grassland occurs on the flat, gently sloping landform of the piedmont and associated deep, sandy
<br />loam soils, including MUs 12 and 13, which are the same soil type found on slightly different
<br />slopes, and MUs 57 and 58, which are composed exclusively or predominantly by Neville fine
<br />sandy loam. Herbaceous wetland, which occurs as an inclusion in the grassland community, is
<br />found on MU 57.
<br />Riparian woodland follows the streams which predominantly cross the shallow soils of MUs 77
<br />and 76, with a very small amount on MU 57. This community is associated with extreme
<br />topography in the upper reaches of Little Turkey Creek on MU 77, and with hilly and then more
<br />gently sloping terrain on MUs 76 and 57 towards the lower reaches of the creek and its tributary.
<br />Table 8. Relationship between Vegetation Community and Soil Type
<br />Vegetation Community
<br />NRCS Soil Map Units*
<br />Montane mixed conifer forest
<br />77
<br />Ponderosa pine woodland
<br />77, 76, 57, 55
<br />Pinyon -juniper woodland
<br />77, 76, 57,55, 32,
<br />Riparian woodland
<br />77, 76, 55
<br />Mountain shrubland
<br />77, 76, 58, 57, 55, 12, 13
<br />Grassland
<br />12, 13, 57, 58
<br />Herbaceous wetland
<br />57
<br />12 - Bresser sandy loam, 3 to 5% slopes
<br />13 - Bresser sandy loam, 5 to 9% slopes
<br />32 - Fortwingate-Rock outcrop complex, 15 to 60% slopes
<br />55 - Nederland cobbly sandy loam, 9 to 2% slopes
<br />57 - Neville fine sandy loam, 3 to 9% slopes
<br />58 - Neville-Rednun complex, 3 to 9% slopes
<br />76 - Rizozo-Neville complex, 3 to 30% slope
<br />77 - Rock outcrop-Coldcreek-Tolman complex, 9 to 90%
<br />slopes
<br />Hitch Rack Ranch Quarry Permit Application M-2016-010
<br />July 14, 2016 J-11
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