1983-03-29_PERMIT FILE - M1983052 ‎(15)‎

• Permit No: M1983052
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 3/29/1983
• Doc Name: REGULAR 112 PERMIT APPLICATION FORM
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (: .
Soil Conservation Service, Colorado
Technical Guide RANGE SITE NO. 300
Section li E Field Office
August 1975
RANGE SITE DESCRIPTION
for
LOAMY BREAKS
Land Resource Area: Southern Rocky Mountains (48)
Central Desertic Basins , Mountains ,
and Plateaus (34)
A. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
1 . Physiographlc Features
This site occupies stony ridges and canyon slopes with some
rock outcroppings lying adjacent to larger Rolling Loam and
Sandy Foothill range sites.
Degree of slope ranges from 3 to 25 percent. Direction of
slope varies from west to south. Elevation ranges from 5500
to 7000 feet above sea level .
2. Climatic Features
Annual precipitation averages from 12 to 15 inches. About half
of the annual precipitation Is in the form of snow. Optimum
growing season for native plants Is mid-April to July. Winters
are typically cold. Range forage plants are favored by spring
moisture from accumulated snow. July and August are usually
the driest months of the growing period.
3. Native (potential ) Vegetation
The asIfect of this site is a rather sparse stand of shrubs and
grass. Bluebunch wheatgrass, needle-and-thread. Indian ricegrass ,
prairie Junegrass, western wheat and squirreltail are the principal
grass species. Shrubs of this site Include antelope bitterbrush,
mountain mahogany, big sagebrush and black sagebrush. Important
forbs are arrowleaf balsamroot , buckwheat , lupine, loco, and stem-
less goldenweed. Additional plants Include native bluegrass,
low rabbltbrush, gray horsebrush, serviceberry and snakeweed.