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Site Description: The elevation of the plains is 6,000 feet or below. The general region is <br /> the Front Range, surrounding Denver Metro area and the Eastern Plains. Annual <br /> precipitation generally 12-18 inches per year. The average annual high temperature is <br /> 69°F with avera e annual low temperature of 37°F. <br /> Seed Mix Common Name Scientific Name Application Rate <br /> PLS (pounds of <br /> pure live seed <br /> per acre for <br /> Drill <br /> seeding. Double <br /> rate for <br /> broadcast <br /> seeding <br /> Grasses Sideoats Grama Bouteloua 1.8 <br /> curtipendula <br /> Buffalograss Buchloe dactyloides 6.25 <br /> Western Pascoprum smithii 2.76 <br /> Wheatgrass <br /> Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis 0.49 <br /> Green Needlegrass Stipa viridula 1.44 <br /> Little Bluestein Schizachyrium 1.16 <br /> scoparium <br /> Forbs Upright prarie Ratibida columnifera 0.25 <br /> coneflower <br /> b. Zone 2, Foothills (Lower Montane) <br /> Site Description: The elevation of the foothills ranges from 6,000 to 7,500 feet. The <br /> general region is the transition zone between the plains and the montane. Annual <br /> precipitation ranges from 12 to 18 inches per year. The average annual high temperature <br /> is 60°F with average annual low temper e of 29°F. <br /> Seed Mix Common Name Scientific Name Application Rate <br /> PLS (pounds of <br /> pure live seed per <br /> acre for Drill <br /> seeding. <br /> Double rate for <br /> broadcast seeding <br /> Grasses Blue Grama Bouteloua gracilis 0.49 <br /> Needle and thread Hesperostipa 2.3 <br /> comate <br /> western Wheatgrass Pascorum smithii 2.76 <br />