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<br /> <br />j Limiting soil disturbance when harvesting trees will help minimize soil <br />erosion. Reseeding to adapted grasses may be necessary in some areas after <br />harvesting trees. Low precipitation and brushy plants may influence <br />seedling survival. Areas can be maintained in pinyon and juniper by <br />selective cutting, leaving small trees and a few larger seed producing <br />trees, and controlling livestock grazing so [ha[ seedling trees may get <br />established. <br />Wildlife, such as cottontail rabbit, mule deer, coyote, squirrels, <br />pheasants, and mourning dove utilize this soil. Irrigated cropland provides <br />food and shelter for some wildlife. Native rangeland and nearby <br />pinyon-juniper areas provide shelter and nesting areas. Planagement for <br />wildlife should include protection from overgrazing by livestock, protection <br />from unplanned fires, and maintaining adequate plant cover including areas <br />of pinyon and juniper. In cropland areas, favorable habitat can be <br />developed by maintaining plant cover along fences and ditches and in corners <br />of fields. <br />Low strength and high shrink-swell are [he primary limiting soil <br />features when planning for the construction of homes and other community <br />developments. The foundations of buildings must be designed to' compensate <br />for the high shrink-swell of the Falfa soils. Roads should be designed to <br />overcome the low strength and high shrink-swell features of [he soils. Slow <br />permeability must be considered when planning leach fields or sewage <br />lagoons. Leach fields may be made larger than normal. Lagoons work well <br />when slope is overcome. <br />Capability subclasses IVe, irrigated, and IVe nonirrigated. <br />