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StS-CO NS-S 1. '. JF PART MENT JF q.-.q~(~i ..'„RE <br />10.73 • • 50iL CONSERVq TiGN SEFV,CE <br />FIL! LOGE CONS-It-S <br />, <br />INVENTORY & EVALUATION <br />OF LAND, WATER, AND RELATED RESOURCES <br />• REQUESTED BY U.S. Soil ConditioningLOCATION___Wellsvil.le,_Colo_rado <br />ASSISTED BY Roy E. Roper, Dist. Cons. DATE __ 9-27-77 _______ _..__. <br />~ f] INDIVIDUAL ^ GROUP ^ UNIT OF GO'lERNMENT <br />SITUATION: RPgnPSt fnr vP9atatinn infnrmati~.p_tII~~p]y.-for~n.inl.tly <br />permit of op en pit gYPSUm quarry. A pplication information <br /> <br />required and Colo. Mine Reclaimation Act. <br />SUGGE~TEDSOLUTION(S) An examination of the site was made 9/27/77. <br />• This is a pinyon-juniper woodland site, lightly stocked <br />(approx. 15°6 cover) on a south facing, dry exposure, There is <br />a good mixture of native grasses and shrubs in the understory on <br />' the undisturbed sites. Soils are deep and granular and would be <br />good materials for respreading on mined sites in revegetation plans. <br />Vegetation types: Pinyon pine and Rocky Mtn. Juniper Understory <br />plants - sedges (elk and others), Indian Rice grass, sand dropseed, <br />3 awn grass, blue gramma, squirreltail, needle E thread grass, <br />fringed sage, mountain mahogany, wax current and others. <br />This woodland site is commonly used for range forage grazing b <br />livestock in this area, however, the carrying capacity is limited <br />• * Ch~c4 opp npno/a caregory <br />