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unit maaths.(A~MSj cf. graxir.Q-on the allotment is 440, which converts to
<br />2,,2QQ max~.t7, umF s~reep for the• 7,7QQ ~Fres which make u'p i•h~ `>fotal allotment.
<br />I~ is a r.zquirement of Y,he BLM that sheepherders,;~A~~iage .~he~ sheep 'at''aTh
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<br />There are no recre'Atioraa] faCili,ti.es on the permit are'S•; however, the
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<br />gen~ratarea.,provides;opportunities fnr dispersed act%ities sur@h as
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<br />unting and,vievrir~g r~i;l;dlif,e. Ti72"permit area~is located in Colorado
<br />Giviston :af.~Wil.dli;fe (D04t) Biy Game Management L'\;i~ 5~1 (West Muddy). The
<br />~pr~.mary:h.u.nlsing resource ia,mule deer since the area is an important winter''
<br />range fcr deer; however,4 small game huutigg is also a recr~ationa9-•use.
<br />•The Ngrth,Fork of, the G,r~nnison.River pro4i,d~s, a recreational trout
<br />Fishery\with~pgpul.ati,ons of ^rain5ows,.hrowris, anQ~cutthroa9;s: `The area
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<br />-algric~,t~re• mine, yhowever, is,. net stccked by~thg COW. -The. North Fork Sf;.the
<br />Gunnison has thg,potenti-al fpr river fl~da'tirig during the spring high viat~*
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<br />pEriod,. but,~dur•i,ny most of_ thet yg.a~ v~~ter le•~el,-is +ar.• '~vr`for`` such use,-"
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<br />~>;he cornhination cf mcuntain scenery, water presence and foreground
<br />vi~ewina zone. has placed the_ eastEr~ri chd,'of the,~NiSrth F,prk•Va,lley in`~
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<br />visual. resource management,~(VRM) class I_I. ;"fYie existing landStape~character
<br />oP.the vala.ey is a confirmation of.~atura1 scener_y~and cultural~(coal:).
<br />•mod:i~,ical;4ipy. The land: fprm shape is~ a parrgw river valley w4z~hsloping,
<br />p"artial]y terraced S~d2 slopes and >teep~Rescarpments. `;R.iaer' bericfies• an'~
<br />61•d el.Iuvial.,formatiturs. nak~e~Fup•the flatter areas ~~ad~r~cerit to the'iVorfh
<br />Fork River. F~i?c.k outcrops t~i,th horizontal stratifi~r.,3ti~0'n' punctuate"the
<br />vegetative cover ati ilarious~eley.atidns,. displaying `a~dark-fari` color"in the.
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<br />Tandscape. ,ThP vegetative cove_~..is mixed, with ripari_a7 comm~niti,es
<br />+ ('cotton+vood~ agar ±he river], moun~ain aPirabs and p~~yon=~unlper~ on the,
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