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harvest efficiency divided by 912.5 pounds of ingested air-dry vegetation for an animal unit per month. <br /> Plant Community (PC) Production (lbs./acre) and Stocking Rate (AUM/acre) <br /> Reference PC - (3000) (0.82) <br /> At-Risk PC - (1500) (0.41) <br /> Warm-Season Shortgrass PC - (950) (0.26) <br /> Excessive Litter PC- (*) (*) <br /> Increased Bare Ground PC - (*) (*) <br /> Grazing by domestic livestock is one of the major income-producing industries in the area. Rangelands in this area <br /> provide yearlong forage under prescribed grazing for cattle, sheep, horses and other herbivores. <br /> * Highly variable; stocking rate needs to be determined on site. <br /> Hydrological functions <br /> Water is the principal factor limiting forage production on this site. This site is dominated by soils in hydrologic group <br /> C and D. Infiltration is moderate and runoff potential for this site varies from moderate to high depending on ground <br /> cover. Areas where ground cover is less than 50% have the greatest potential to have reduced infiltration and <br /> higher runoff(refer to NRCS Section 4, National Engineering Handbook (NEH-4)for runoff quantities and <br /> hydrologic curves). <br /> Recreational uses <br /> This site provides hunting, hiking, photography, bird watching and other opportunities. The wide varieties of plants <br /> that bloom from spring until fall have an esthetic value that appeals to visitors. <br /> Wood products <br /> No appreciable wood products are present on the site. <br /> Other products <br /> Site Development& Testing Plan <br /> General Data (MLRA and Revision Notes, Hierarchical Classification, Ecological Site Concept, Physiographic, <br /> Climate, and Water Features, and Soils Data): <br /> Updated, All "Required" items complete to Provisional level <br /> Community Phase Data (Ecological Dynamics, STM, Transition & Recovery Pathways, Reference Plant <br /> Community, Species Composition List, Annual Production Table): <br /> Updated. All "Required" items complete to Provisional "+" level. <br /> NOTE: Annual Production Table is from the "Previously Approved" ESD (2004). The Species Composition List is <br /> also from the 2004 version. These will need review for future updates at Approved level. <br /> Each Alternative State/Community <br /> Complete to Provisional level <br /> Supporting Information (Site Interpretations, Assoc. & Similar Sites, Inventory Data References, Agency/State <br />