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<br />• The Soil (;onservation Service in the Loamy Foothills range <br />dexription corresponding to the R'itt sex•ies mapping unit indicates this <br />site has a.n approximate ground cover of 30 percent. The percentage <br />cauposition by weight of the prin;ipal species may total as mph as: <br />Western wlreatgrass 30 <br />Muttongrass :i0 <br />J wxegrass 5 <br />Needle-and-ttu-ead 5 <br />Indian ricegrass G <br />Bottlebxvsh syuirreltail 5 <br />Big sagebrush <br />Black sagebrush 15),Potal of 15~ <br />10) <br />Antelope bitterbrush 5 <br />Utah serviceberry 5 <br />'f rue rrowxtain mahogany 5 <br />Douglas rabbitbrush 5 <br />Others 15 <br />1'he "others" consist of Fendler Bush and Gan~be1 Oak where moisture is <br />favorable. Heavy grazing use can aid the establishment of pinyon and <br />• juniper seedlings tlu~ouglr redrs:ed compc;tition, exposure of mineral soil, <br />and reduction of fuel to carry fires. <br />The total annual px•oductiou in pounds per acre (air-dry) is: <br />Favorable years 15GG pounds per acre (air-dry) <br />Unfavorable years t~OG mounds per acre (air-dry) <br />Median years 1100 pounds per acre (air-dry) <br />JUNIPLIi-PINYON <br />The Juniper-Pinyon community occurs primarily on the Southern <br />exposures of hillsides in the permit area. The dominants of this <br />carmunity are Uta Juniper (Juniperus osteo~rma), Gne-seeded Juniper <br />(Jun~ervs mono~erma), Pinyon Pine (Pious edulis), and Yr~ca (Yucca <br />kanabensis). <br />• - 6 - <br />