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IL~ <br />EXFIICiIT J-VEGETATION INFOftt-1ATSOM <br />Most of the affected area on ttie Stl-18 property falls within what the <br />Soil Conservation Service would describe as a Pinyon-juniper k`oodland range <br />site. This plant association occurs at the lowest elevations of the coniferous <br />woodland types in Colorado. <br />Associated understory species include: <br />Indian Ricegrass Fendler Three Awn <br />CSlue Grama Rabbitbrush <br />Galleta Snakeweed <br />Cheatgrass Fleabane <br />The vegetative cover on Sht-18 may be classified as scattered to sparse. <br />ttost Pinyou-Juniper stands do not reach over twenty feet in height, with the <br />shrub forms and grasses and forbs remaining closely cropped by grazing and <br />• wildlife use. Grassy parks are heavily infested with patches of prickly pear <br />~-' cactus. <br />This type of vegetation is not rated by the Soil Conservation Service <br />as to its total annual production. Favorability for grazing depends largely <br />upon density of the canopy and erosion characteristics of the soil. <br />The .°ioil Conservation Service has done n o detailed soil surveys for the <br />area, but alI available information relating to soils may he found in Exhibit I. <br />See Exhibit C for a map showing general vegetation as related to topography. <br /> <br />