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• game birds and small mammals ie good. Elk food value is good. Cattle and sheep forage palatability is good. Energy retention values are fair and protein poor. Based on the above information, this grace is a valuable species for revegetation at the Edna Mine. Kentucky bluegrass is desirable for the approved post-mining lend use for both wildlife and domestic livestock. The rhizomatous habit of this grass makes it an ex- cellent vegetative stabilizer. for erosion control. This species is compatible with the plant and animal species present in the region. Bluegrass is neither poisonous nor noxious. MEADOW FESCUE: FESTUCA ELATIOR L. This species was introduced from Europe. It grows in dry-moist sites from 6,000 to 9,900 feet in Colorado. Reproduction occurs sexually and vegetatively. Meadow fescue has the potential of being a colonizing weed. It may be a minor poisoner of livestock (•). Growth in sandy loam, loam and clay loam on gentle slopes is good. On moderate slopes, growth is fair and on steep ones poor. Erosion control potential for this grass is medium. The species has low establishment requirements. Long and short term revegetation poten- tial are medium. Potential biomass production is also rated medium. Fair cover for • small non-game birds and small mammals is produced. Meadow fescue is fair in food value for small mammals. Cattle and sheep forage palatability are both good. Energy value is fair and protein is poor. Meadow fescue is very desirable for its soil stabilizing attributes. It also is of bene- fit to wildlife and domestic livestock. This species is present and compatible with the other species of plants and animals in the area. It is not noxious, nor poisonous by itself. (•) See Hard fescue for poisonous factor. MOUNTAIN BROME: BROMUS MARGINATUS NEES. This perennial native bunch grass grows beat in dry-moist sites within an eleva- tion range of 5,000 to 10,100 feet in Colorado. It is not poisonous to livestock. Mountain brome is recognized as being a potential colonizer in terms of weediness. (See definitions of weediness). This grass grows good in sandy loam and loam, and fair in clay loam. It does best on gentle to moderate slopes. Erosion control potential for this plant is medium. Establishment requirements are low and both the short term and long term revegetation • potential ratings are medium. Potential biomass production is medium with this grass providing fair cover to game birds, small non-game birds and small mammals. Its elk 4.4-B-8