Laserfiche WebLink
<br />IINITED STATES SOIL FIELD OFFICE <br />DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION 925 S BROADAAY <br />AGRICULTURE SERVICE CORTEZ~ CO 81321 <br />303-565-8879 <br />Date: 9/26/94 <br />VEGETATIVE DATA <br />EXHIBIT J <br />The vegetation on the irrigated areas is comprised of mostly <br />grass with kentucky bluegrass and smooth brome being the <br />primary species present and making up approximately 60% of <br />the vegetation. Forbs make up the remaining 40% with <br />numerous species present. On the dryland areas, which have <br />been disturbed by mining activities done in the past, the <br />vegetative is sparse with western wheatgrass being the most <br />abundant perennial grass species. The dominate shrubs on the <br />dryland areas are rubber rabbitbrush and.big sagebrush. A <br />small amount of pinyon pine and utah juniper are also <br />present. <br />The current vegetative production on the irrigated portion <br />of the site is approximately 2,000 lbs of air dry vegetation <br />per acre and the vegetative cover is approximately 50%. A <br />production level of approximately 5,000 lbs per acre is <br />possible if the right forage species are selected and the <br />pastures are properly managed. <br />This area is currently being used for livestock grazing and <br />once mining operations have been completed will again be <br />used for this purpose. <br />~1 <br />