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46 <br />• seedling survival. Areas can be maintained in pinyon and <br />juniper by selective cutting, leaving small trees and a tew <br />of the larger seed producing trees, and controlling <br />livestock grazing so that seedlings can become <br />established. <br />Wildlife such as mule deer, coyote, cottontail, squirrel, <br />and mourning dove use this unit. They obtain food from <br />areas of grasses and shrubs and from nearby areas of <br />cropland. The wooded areas provide shelter and nesting <br />areas. Suitable management for wildlife should include <br />providing protection from wildfire and overgrazing and <br />maintaining areas in pinyon and juniper. <br />Steepness of slope and shallow depth to bedrock are <br />the main limitations for homesite and urban <br />development. These limitations should also be <br />• <br /> <br />Soil Survey <br />consdered when planning septic tank absorption fields <br />or sewage lagoons. The use of an alternate system <br />should be considered. <br />Thls map unit is in capability subclass Vlls, <br />nonirrigated. <br />42-Lazear•Rock outcrop complex, 12 to 65 <br />percent slopes. This map unit is on the edges of mesas <br />and breaks (fig. 8). Elevation is 6,000 to 7,800 feet. The <br />average annual precipitation is 14 to 18 inches. The <br />average annual air temperature is 47 to 50 degrees F, <br />and the frost-free period Is 110 to 130 days. <br />This unit is about 50 percent Lazear very stony loam <br />and 30 percent Rock outcrop. <br />[~1ay 1994 <br />Figure 8.-Typical area of Lazear very stony loam in an area of Lazear-Rock outcrop, 12 to 65 percent slopes. <br />