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➢ ESD RO67BYO35: <br /> United States Department of Agriculture <br /> Natural Resources Conservation Service <br /> Ecological Site Description <br /> Section I: Ecological Site Characteristics <br /> Ecological Site Identification and Concept <br /> Site stage: <br /> an ESD at the provisional status represents the lowest her of documentation that is releasable to the pubic.It mntams a grouping of sort <br /> units that respond similarly to ecological processes The ESD contains 1)enough information to distinguish it from similar and associated ecological <br /> sites.and 2)a draft state and transition model capturing the ecological processes and vegetative states and community,phases as they are currently <br /> conceptualized.The provisional ESD has undergone both quality control and quality assurance protocols.It is expected that the provisional ESD will <br /> conllnue refinement towards an approved status <br /> Site name:san Nteadow <br /> I Sporobolus airoides-Panicum virgatum <br /> (if atkah sacaton-switchgrass) <br /> Site type:Rangeland <br /> Site ID:R067BY035CO <br /> Major land resource area(MLRA):067B-Centrat High Plains.Southern Part <br /> I � <br /> MLRA 676.East—Colorado <br /> MLRA 6713-Central High Plains,Southern Part is located in eastern Colorado.It is comprised of rolling plains and river valleys.Some <br /> Canyonlands occur in the southeast portion.The major rivers are the South Platte and Arkansas which flow from the Rocky Mountains to <br /> Nebraska and Kansas.CNher rivers in the MLRA include the Cache la Poudre and Republican The rivers have many tributaries This <br /> ecological site is traversed by 1-25,1-70 and 1-76,and U.S Highways 50 and 287.Major land uses include 54%rangeland,35%cropland, <br /> and 2%pasture and hayland,Urban and developed open space and miscellaneous land occupy approximately 9%of the remainder.Cities <br /> in this area include Fort Collins,Greeley,Sterling,and Denver.Other cities include Limon,Cheyenne Wells,and Springfield.Land <br /> ownership is mostly private.Federal lands include Pawnee and Comanche National Grasslands(U.S.Forest Service),Sand Creek <br /> Massacre National Historic Site(National Paris Service),and Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge(U.S Fish&Wildlife <br /> Service) State Parks include Cherry Creek and Chatfield Reservoirs,and Barr and Jackson Lakes <br /> 19 <br />