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~. <br />has potential to produce a bunchgrasa understory, although present <br />vegetation and conditions indicate past overgrazing. Indian rice- <br />gress, mutton grass, needle and thread, Scribner needlegrass and <br />Western wheatgrass are some of the grasses that should typically <br />be found in the understory. Overgrazing has largely caused these <br />grasses to disappear and be replaced by blue grams and three awn <br />grass. <br />RECLAMATION RECOMMENDATIO11Ss <br />We do not recommend that revegetation efforts be made on the site <br />because of the poor soil and flood hazard. Many tons of 9oi1 would <br />have to be hauled in from an outside source in order to provide <br />sufficient depth and moisture holding capacity for plants to survive. <br />If revegetation of the site was successful after hauling in topsoil, <br />then the site would always be in danger of being destroyed by flooding. <br />Regrading the site to conform to the surrounding landscape and in <br />such manner as to trap and collect subsequent flood sediment ie s <br />more reasonable and economically feasible alternative to revegetation. <br />Chances for revegetating the site are very poor at best. <br />