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8 <br />E3{:HIBIT B (1) <br />Page Two <br />This unit is used for limited livestock grazing and wildlife habitat. <br />The potential plant community on this unit is mainly Indian ricegrass, galleta, and scattered <br />pinyon pine and Utah juniper. The average annual production of air-dry vegetation is about 600 <br />pounds per acre. <br />If the condition of the range deteriorates, Fendler threeawn, sleepy grass, and curlycup gumweed <br />increase. Where the range is in poor condition, these plants are dominant. Grazing should be <br />managed so that the desirable balance of species is maintained in the plant community. <br />If the range vegetation is seriously deteriorated, seeding is needed. For successful seedings, a <br />seedbed should be prepared and the seeds drilled. The plants selected for seeding should meet <br />the seasonal requirements of livestock or wildlife, or both. <br />The management practices suitable for use on this unit are proper grazing use and a planned <br />system. Brush management improves deteriorated azeas of range that aze producing more <br />woody shrubs than were present in the potential plant community. Slope limits access by <br />livestock and results in overgrazing of the less sloping areas. <br />This unit provides wildlife habitat for mule deer, cottontails, jackrabbits, and upland game birds <br />This unit is poorly suited to recreational development. It is limited mainly by lazge stones, and <br />slopes greater than 15 percent. <br />This unit is poorly suited to homesite development. The main ]imitations aze large stones, slopes <br />grt;ater than 15 percent and moderate permeability. If the Clapper soil is used for septic tank <br />absorption fields, the limitation of moderate permeability can be overcome by increasing the size <br />of the absorption field. <br />This map unit is capability subclass VIIe, nonirrigated. It is in Stony Foothills range site. <br />