PERMFILE55122

• Permit No: M1973007SG
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 4/15/1975
• Doc Name: RANGE CONDITION INVENTORY
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

GUIDE POR RATING RANGE 7.'RElIDo
Considering the potential for this oite, claso 04 14vestoch, and season of use,
rate the following by giving each Stem o rating of 9 to 0. Interpolate between
definitions of~9 and 0 for ratings 3, 2, and 1.
Trend Indicators
Decreasera producing abundant seedlings, various aged
plants, and healthy tillers, rhizomes, etolona........ (9j
Decreasera and increasers not reproducing ............. ~ (0)~ 4
PLANT RESIDUE AND CURRENT UTILIZATION;
ecrea8er 1 er e a n an Or a a1tB and Current
utilization of decreaeere fe not destructive.......... (9)
Decreaser, increaser, and invader litter not
accumulating and range utilization ie destructive..... (0) _~-
ODMPOSITION CHANGES:
vi ence o s rong increase in epeciee moat attractive
to livestock, and decrease in epeciee of low
palatibility...... ...... .... .... ..... (9)
Evidence of strong decrease in epeciee moat attractive
to livestock and increase in unpolatable increeee:rs 3
and invaders .......................................... (O)
PLANT VIGOR:
creasers are healthy, robust, not dying, ve).1 rooted (9)
Decreasera and increasers dying, shallow rooted........ (0) ~_
SOIL SURFACE C0NDITION9:
o visa e s gne o accelerated erosion, past erosion
being healed by dncreasers or Sncreaeero, soil ourface
friable end not crusting.... ..... ... .... .... (9)
Very obvio~~s accelerated erosion, past eromlon not
being stabilized, soil surface crusting, not :[riable.. (0) 3
Tota:L........ 16
Generally rating9 totaling more than 12 indicate an Improving trend --
below 12 indicate a Declining trend.
RANGE TREND
NOTES
Improving g Declining
4See National Range Handbook (7/67) Section ::. g4