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• non-game birds and small mammals is fair. Forage palatability for sheep <br />and cattle is good. The energy value is fair and the protein poor. <br />Russian wildrye produces cover and food for wildlife, and domestic <br />livestock obtains good forage from it. It is a desirable species for <br />these reasons in regard to post-mining land uses. This wildrye produces <br />a quick temporary stabilizing vegetative cover that not only helps <br />control erosion but also acts as an organic mulch. Russian wildrye is <br />compatible with the plant and animal species present in the region and <br />it is neither poisonous nor noxious. <br />SIDEOATS GRAMA: BOUTELOUA CURTIPENDULA (MICHX.) TORR. <br />This native grass grows between 3,500 and 7,500 feet in the state <br />• and is reported as presently growing in the Moffat Area by the Soil <br />Inventory report. It does well in dry sites, reproducing both <br />vegetatively and apomictically. Sideoats grams ie rated high in <br />potential biomass production growing well on gentle, moderate and steep <br />slopes. It isn't weedy or poisonous. Growth of sideoata grams on the <br />soil reconstruction materials in the Moffat Area is rated as good. <br />Erosion control potential for this grass is high. Its medium <br />establishment requirements give this species a low rating in short term <br />revegetation potential. Once established, it does well and is rated <br />high for long term revegetation potential. Fair cover is provided by <br />this grass for game birds and small mammals. Cattle and sheep forage <br />palatability are both rated good. Energy value and protein value of <br />this species is fair. <br />• <br />Mid-term '94 4.4-A-15 September 15,1994 <br />