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Colorado Prescribed Grazing Standard and Specification Guide(528). <br /> The stocking rate calculations are based on the total annual forage production in a normal year multiplied by 25% <br /> 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-(1650)(0.45) <br /> At-Risk PC-(900)(0.25) <br /> Warm-Season Shortgrass PC-(700)(0.19) <br /> Low Plant Density, Increased Litter PC-(*)(*) <br /> Increased Bare Ground PC-(*) (") <br /> Grazing by domestic livestock is one of the major income-producing industries in the area. Rangeland in this area <br /> may 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 /> A. Infiltration and runoff potential for this site varies from high to moderate depending on soil hydrologic group and <br /> ground cover.Areas where ground cover is less than 50% have the greatest potential to have reduced infiltration <br /> and 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, with minor edits.These will need review for future updates at Approved level. <br /> Each Alternative State/Community <br /> Complete to Provisional level <br />