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.. <br />~~ ~RI=Raleigh very 'yraivelly sandy,.loame 5 to 55 percent slopes: <br />'Composition <br />Raleigh~soll and iieil~r lhclusions: 90 percent "'" "' <br />Contruting inclusionu !0 percent ' <br />•' Characteristics of the Raleigh Soil <br />Land/orms: Mountainsides ` °° ' <br />Parent material: klnd=residuum; source=granite <br />Native plant community type: Conifers, grasses <br />typical profile: <br />0 to 5 inches~brovn very gravelly sandy loam <br />5 to 9 inches=extremely gravelly sandy loam <br />9 to 14 inches=extremely gravelly very coarse sand <br />14 inches=decomposed granite <br />DeptA class: 5hallou <br />Drainage class: Nell <br />Permea6itity: Moderately rapid •~ <br />Available safer capacity: Very lov <br />Potential rooting depth: 10 to 20 inches <br />Runolf: Medium to very rapid <br />Nazard o/ eater erosion (rro plant cover): Moderate to very high <br />Contrasting Inclusions <br />On foot slopes; sails that are moderately deep <br />On ridges and steep slopes; Rock outcrop <br />Similar Inclusions <br />Intermingled vith this Raleigh soil; soils underlain by hard granite <br />Major Uses <br />vildlife habitat, recreation <br />Ma.ior Management Factors <br />Soil-related /actors: Lou available voter capacity, steepness of slope <br />Climatic /actors: <br />Mean annual precipitatioml5 to 18 inches <br />Mean annual air temperature=3B to 42 degrees F <br />Frost-free period=50 to 80 days <br />Elevation=8,400 to 9,800 feet <br />Management Considerations <br />Grazeable woodland <br />Dominant vegetation: <br />In potential plant community=open stand of ponderosa pine, vitfi under story of Arizona fescue, <br />mountain muhly, prairie junegrasz, Parry oatgrass <br />In present plant community=Arizona fescue, mountain muhly, Parry oatgrass, blue grams, fringed <br />sagebrush, mountalnmahogany, open stand of ponderosa pine <br />Aesponse to a deterioration in the range condition: An increase or invasion of blue grams, <br />needleandthread, sedges, fringed sagebrush, and mountalnmahogany <br />~~ ' Annual production of airdry understory vegetation In years of average rainfall: 808 pounds per acre <br />-- Neon site index -or poMerasa pine: e <br />