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• <br />3.D Results <br />3.1 GENERAL <br />The vegetation of the Danforth study area is typical of northwestern <br />Colorado. Hillsides are covered with a mixture of mountain shrub and aspen <br />forests at upper elevations while sagebrush dominates the lower elevations. <br />Valley bottoms are dominated by a mixture of grassy meadows and sagebrush. <br />The valley bottoms are used more intensively for grazing than the upland <br />areas. Hay is produced in small acreage near several of the ranch houses <br />which occur in the valleys. <br />The land surface of the Danforth study area has a general northeastern <br />exposure and is deeply divided by several intermittent streams which flow <br />from the southwest to the northeast. Exposures are variable but most are <br />north, northeast, and northwest. Slopes vary considerably from 0 to 20 <br />percent on ridgetops and 30 to 50 percent on sideslopes. Elevations range <br />from 8660 ft. in the extreme southwest portion of the permit area to 6620 ft <br />in the northeast portion. <br />3.2 SPECIES <br />A diversity of species occur at the Danforth study area. A total of 176 <br />different vascular plant species were observed within the study area (Table <br />3.1 ). Of these 3 were annual grasses, 28 were perennial grasses, 5 were <br />grasslike, 21 were annual forbs, 94 were perennial forbs, 1 was a succulent, <br />3 were subshrubs, 12 were deciduous shrubs, 3 were broadleaf evergreen <br />shrubs, 5 were deciduous trees and 1 was an evergreen tree. The majority of <br />9 <br />~~~~ ~~~~~ ~>;~xhi6iff0,Item`3~ ~ ~~~~kevisi'onl)afe: 03/06/07 <br />T4 Revision No.: PR-02 <br />