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-6- Loamy Plains .16 _ <br />2. Wood Products <br />Noae <br />3. Habitat for Wildlife <br />This range site provides a habitat which supports a resident animal <br />community that is characterized by pronghorn antelope, jackrabbits, <br />cottontail rabbits and morning doves. Scaled quail live on range <br />where shelter is provided by shrubby planes or abandoned <br />homesteads. <br />There is seasonal use by upland game birds, other birds, mule deer. <br />The overshadowing limitation to wildlife populations is [he lack of <br />moisture. Droughts are common, and, as a result, essential plant <br />products, food and cover are uncertain and erratic. <br />4. Hydrological Interpretations <br />Soils in this site are grouped into "B and C" hydrologic groups, as <br />outlined in the "Soils of Colorado Loss Factors and Erodibility <br />Hydrologic Groupings 1979" handbook. Field investigations are <br />needed to determine hydrological cover conditions and hydrologic <br />curve numbers. The hydrologic curve number for Group B and C soils <br />is about 61 and 74 respectively for all the soils when hydrologic <br />conditions are good, as shown in "Peak Flows in Colorado" handbook. <br />Refer to SCS National Engineering Handbook, Section 4, to determine <br />runoff quantities from the curves. <br />5. Reacreation and Natural Beauty <br />This site has many forbs and some shrubs that bloom from early <br />spring to early summer which are aesthetically pleasing. Hunting <br />for upland game birds, cottontail, jackrabbits, antelope and coyotes <br />are generally good to excellent on this site. <br />6. Endangered Plants and Animals <br />Blackfooted ferret and Bison <br />