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• Hazard of water erosion: Very <br />high <br />Hazard of wind erosion: High <br />Carbonates: Throughout the <br />profile <br />Contrasting Inclusions <br />Soils that are shallow and have <br />a subsoil <br />Bands of sandstone rock outcrop <br />on ridgetops <br />Soils that have a developed <br />subsoil and are greater than 60 <br />inches deep <br />Major Current Uses <br />Livestock grazing, woodland, <br />wildlife habitat <br />Major Management Factors <br />Rangeland <br />Soil-related factors on the <br />• Louviers and Travessilla soils: <br />Steepness of slope, shallow <br />depth to bedrock, water erosion, <br />available water capacity <br />Soil-related factors on the <br />Rombo soil: Steepness of slope, <br />water erosion, moderate depth to <br />bedrock <br />Suitability: Poor <br />Dominant overstory vegetation in <br />the potential plant community on <br />the Louviers and Travessilla <br />soils: Pinyon, juniper <br />Dominant understory vegetation <br />in the potential plant community <br />on the Louviers and Travessilla <br />soils: Indian ricegrass, <br />sideoats grams, muttongrass, <br />little bluestem <br />Dominant overstory vegetation in <br />the potential plant community on <br />the Rombo soil: Gambel oak <br />Dominant understory vegetation <br />in the potential plant community <br />on the Rombo soil: Big bluestem, <br />little bluestem, juniper, <br />• western wheatgrass, <br />mountainmahogany, <br />needleandthread <br />Annual production of air-dry <br />vegetation on Louviers and <br />Travessilla soils: 400 pounds <br />per acre <br />Annual production of air-dry <br />vegetation on Rombo soils: 1,150 <br />pounds per acre <br />Management considerations: <br />Possible use as rangeland is <br />limited by accessibility <br />Shallow depth of soil, steepness <br />of slopes and areas of exposed <br />bedrock make this unit poorly <br />suited for range seeding <br />Brush management improves <br />deteriorated areas of rangeland <br />Woodland <br />Soil-related factors on the <br />Louviers soil: Steepness of <br />slope, shallow depth to bedrock, <br />available water capacity <br />Soil-related factors on the <br />Travessilla soil: Steepness of <br />slope, shallow depth to bedrock, <br />available water capacity <br />Suitability: Poor <br />Site index for Pinyon pine: 70 <br />Estimated annual production per <br />acre: 9 cords of wood <br />Management considerations: <br />Steep slopes limit accessibility <br />Urban Development <br />Soil-related factors on the <br />Louviers soil: Steepness of <br />slope, shallow depth to bedrock, <br />slow permeability, high shrink- <br />swell potential, water erosion <br />Soil-related factors on the <br />Rombo soil: Steepness of slope, <br />moderate depth to bedrock, slow <br />permeability, high shrink-swell <br />potential, water erosion <br />Soil-related factors on the <br />Travessilla soil: Steepness of <br />slope, water erosion, shallow <br />depth to bedrock <br />Suitability as a site for <br />buildings: Poor <br />5-1-2 <br />