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L1NI-ED STA"fE5 IVATURAI_ RESDUnCE S i I. Pii;; r
<br />' - ~ DE_F'AR`:*1ENT•F COti'SF RVA"f II-IN ~IF'Pr_F_ CFi F_Fk::, C'ii s.:O:; i.;
<br />AGFIC:L!LTUR- Sfi_:`iVIC~ r 1':'-?:~;=:':P-Z_I_•_ -
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<br />.a _ ~ e ?',-,, ..,,.c•, ~,nf~orrnatlvn 't c.
<br />L.<ac ,•_;r'c~und Inforrnar ~ on
<br />_ 5,:.~t~on 11,
<br />+,-,r-war-d 'to you.
<br />APR 0 6 lgos
<br />T~~i1S i~i?'!w, I
<br />I rnc:t wltr~ you on Ma.r-ch 1st to IooF:: a+. thle ~~te. l~`le site Is a
<br />-.'? acre I Irnited Irlh~act F~ropcsa.t thla.t wl I I al law contlrlua.t,~orl of
<br />arl e:: I °_~t I ri3ya.d,Jii I rl i n3 3ra've I ^l I rl I rl3 Gj?er-B.t I Ors. ~ i I 13 I rl thB area.
<br />r~a.ve rlr_~t been ,napped as yet, ;-lear-t~y peaty ~_~I,s ar-e .-.f the Jt~A-
<br />IJnnarned !rlar-tbuc~:: ~ e ~~,-oposed) f I ne sandy !Darn, 0--1 .. s I apes. Tne
<br />3r'ave I . y s~~ I I s oc. r_ ur r I rl3 r i 3h~t at tree p , anne~i pit are of tl-le
<br />Hoddeh, Get~s:~n, P1~~rset cc~rnF~Ie,;, arcc~r-dln3 tc the Gerler'al SDI Is
<br />Map. F,~e s... I I s can the p I t s I to ar-e n~~t peaty, hl~~wever, and have
<br />,note ~jrave ~ i r'~ t,~e up;~er hoe i zt,n i;;~an tree Hi~A _ _~ I I type. Enc I o;ed
<br />are C~~p I e5 Of the Gel-~era I Sc.I I s i I st and ,nap, and a Copy of the
<br />aer I a.l plli~ to .. r. w'~ I ch the recent ~ y rna.~peu HoA ~~~ I I s are
<br />oe. I nea{;ed (see the reverse s I de i~f tl-le General S'o I . s P~~ap)
<br />~11e' 5'te Is .]n a. (~u Untaln LOaril, 1~-)•~" F'r 0~-.Ip One FC o. I"r ;]E ~i1 tC',
<br />arld s I rice the pest rn I rl i rl•,-~, I arld use i s p ~ arlhed t~~ be Rar~ge I an~~,
<br />re~Fer- t.c. th.s Ranga _,te Descr-,pt~on (enclosed) for ,note
<br />inforrnatit~rl on Its sultat~i I I~;y for gr-a~irl;~, p~larrt types;, etc.
<br />The-_ elr-_va~t~orl of tY~e site is appro::rrnataly -__:i> feet, and the
<br />grr.~wirlg season lasts ?0 t„ •'vi days. I*iean annual ternpera.ture IE
<br />a.t~out 4;. dear ees F. c>:trerrle I y cc.I d w ~ rater- ternl:~er-a.{;ure s are nc~t
<br />unct~rn;nc~n, a.nd what I i tt ~ e sn:~w'Fa.l I ocnir~s on tl'le s I to I s usual ly
<br />dr I fted bY' the constant wl n~.7s i n Soutn F'arl::.
<br />Ve~eta.t i on observed dur- I rlg tl-~e s I to vl s I t I nc I uded 3ra sses such
<br />as h~~urltairl and 5llrnstern ,nobly, L-~ott:et~r-usn squirrelta.il, Pra~rle
<br />.lune3ra.ss, Ar~~ona fescue, Green needlegr~~as=_: and s~~rne native and
<br />irltrc~duced wneat3rasses; st~rucs sucl-I as fr irlged sa.3ebr-usrl a.r~d
<br />rant i tt~r ush, and forts such) as aster s, ~~ i nque, tlert~acer.~us
<br />c i nquefo I ~, t~uc4::wheat, a.nd bar-, e l cactus. AI-~ i n-depth ve3eta.t I ve
<br />i Hurt-dory was rlat ~an~.-re a=_. the pr~:l~a.b I l i ty of f i nd I r g rare and
<br />erlclarlgered p ~ ant sf:~ec i es was very I ~~W. If such p I ant spec I es are
<br />encoun'ter'ed--the c I c~ses~t 4::nown I ocat i on for thorn i s 'tl-~e fc~rrner
<br />rlir~dmi i I Restaur-ant and current Nature Conserva.rlcy s.te several
<br />rni les t~% tree southwest--a professic~na.l c~~nsulCant sl-I C~u~d Ise
<br />bi Ou3h~t I n tip I nV entr!h"y the 5 { te.
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