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<br />UtIITED STATES DEPAR?fiEii? 0r AGRICULTURE
<br />Soil Conservation Scrvicc. Colorado
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<br />Technical Guide RANGE SITE tJO.'238
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<br />''~~~' RANGE SITE DESCRIPTION ~ '` --;'r . ;~ -
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<br />Land';"Resource Area: Southern Rocky
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<br />A•'. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS ~ -
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<br />i. Phys iog reph is Features ~ :i ::
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<br />This site occupies on gently rolling t o steep upland slopes.
<br />Degree`.:bf slope ranges frog 3 to 65~• Direction of slope
<br />ranges from north and east to south an d west as the elevation ..
<br />increases.. Elevation ranges from 6000 feet to 9000 feet above
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<br />.'.': Annualt:o_recipitatioh ranges from 15 to
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<br />20 ihches. At..least•half' .~
<br />• _of the;'annuel precipitation is•in~the form of snow.'-Optimum:.•• ,
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<br />3~ Nati3e'(Foten[ial) Vegetation ..y ~ .:
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<br />The aspect of this site is a shrub do~einated cemmuni•ty.~~•,"Sefvice-,
<br />"` berry,,arid'oakbrush are the major brush species. Snowberry, choke- .•
<br />~•..: cherry,'•and rose ar.e the .other principal shrub species. About
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<br />50 to 60 percent of the annual production is made up of grasses.
<br />Nodding brome, mountain brome, slender Ivheat, Ives tern wheat, and
<br />Letterman and Columbia needlegrasses arc the major grass species
<br />on this site. Elk sedge, generally, is the most frequently
<br />occurring plant. ttajor forb species include aspen peavine, flea-
<br />bane, western yarrow, American vetc`1, ar:d lupine. Additional. plants
<br />present on this site include oniongrass, bio sagebrush, geranium,
<br />and low larkspur. -,. -.~ .
<br />This site is generally treeless, excep! fer- possibly a few scattered
<br />aspen, which have little or no market value. Optimum gre~~nd cover
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