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<br />EXHIBIT E <br />Vegetation: Mr. Fred McCullough, Soil Conservation District, <br />and Mr. Don Bogart, Colorado Wildlife Division, were contacted <br />concerning vegetation on the affected area. The following major <br />species occur on the affected land: <br />Mountain Mahogany <br />Skunk Brush <br />Yucca <br />Blue Stem <br />In the lower surrounding area gramma is the dominant species <br />with a sprinkling of various forbs. <br />The United States Department of Agriculture Soil Con- <br />nervation Service, Technical Guide Section 11E, Range Site No. 204 <br />contains the vegetation and Range site description for this area. <br />Physical Charateristics: <br />1. Physiographic Features <br />Elevation is 5900 feet to 6100 feet. Topography is <br />ridges, and steep slopes which varies from nearly level to <br />35%. <br />2. Climate Features <br />Average annual precipitation is 11 inches of which 60 to <br />70 Y, falls during the growing season. Optimum growing sea~ou <br />for native plants is from Alarch to September. The frpst- <br />free period varies from 130 to 150 days. Temperature ranges <br />from the 90's--(-) 200'x.. <br />Atuch of the precipitation falls as snow in Ptarch, .\pril <br />and Atay with little winter precipitation. <br />3. Native Vegetation <br />The aspect of this site is that of a browse type vegetation <br />with mountain mahogany being the principal browse species. <br />Bluestein and gramma are the main grass species. .",elides <br />Mountain mahogany, there are on occasion a clump of skunk <br />