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<br />Uni_ed Mates Soil 243 Dozier A~~e-,ce
<br />Deo,rtrn?'..t of Corsar+.,ar.ion Canon r:;ty, CO Si21^
<br />ASriculture Service ~ Phone (il?) 275-ti4e5
<br />gIIE~ECT: 'Jegetstion Report GATE: Ofi-11-93
<br />Oead .•orse Graval Pit Site
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<br />TO: Marshall outier
<br />Fremont County ?':armin g and Zoning
<br />615 Mai-_on
<br />Canon 'ity, CO -"212
<br />;'RESE,IT VEGETP.TIO:J: Th.~ araa is ad,•acent to a site tho` is curr?ntly
<br />being mineo. Vege-.stien found in th~~ inventory is mainly nat-v?
<br />grasses such as blue gr.a,r~a, western wheatgrass, red threeawn, sideoats
<br />grams, bettlebr~!sh sgc;rreltaii, ring rnuhly, mountain mahogany, needle-
<br />and-thread, muttongrass, and other natives. The forbs found in this
<br />inven±ory were mainly hairy goldaster, pingue, senecio, herbaceous
<br />cinquefoil, veto„ crazyweed, scarlet gilia, and other native forbs.
<br />Shrubs found in this inventory were fringed sagebrush, ra6bitbrush,
<br />broom snal;eweed, and plains pricl<;lypear. The tree species found on this
<br />site were rocky mountain juniper, ponderosa pine, and pinyon pine. This
<br />site was mapped as being in the Pinyon Juniper Woodland Site with
<br />inclusions of Mountain Loam 13-18" PPT on the open grassy areas. The
<br />site is in good condition.
<br />POTENTIAL VEGETATION: In good condition the potential plant community
<br />for this site is mainly of grasses such as mountain muhly, western
<br />wheatgrass, and needle-and-thread, with blue grama, Arizona fescue,
<br />bottlebrush squirreltail, and ring'muhly. Some forbs native to this
<br />site are curlycup gumweed, 6uchwheat, mill<vetch, lupine, pingue, and
<br />tufted eveningprimrose. The native shrubs and half-shrubs are
<br />rab6itbrush, broom snakeweed, fringed sagebrush, winterfat, plains
<br />pricl<lypear, and soapweed yucca. Trees common to the site are pinyon
<br />pine, roc4:y mountain juniper, and an occaisional ponderosa pine in
<br />depressions or drainage~.~ays.
<br />NOXIOUS WEEDS: No nor.ious weeds were found on this site at the time of
<br />the inventory and evaluation.
<br />VEGETATION PLAN: See the CO-ECS-S Grass Seeding Plan for my
<br />recommendation.
<br />OTHER REMARk:S: Should noxious weeds be found on the site during
<br />reclamation or before, the producer should take steps immediately
<br />towards control. Contact the Soil Conservation Service for
<br />recommendations.
<br />`/S -iYn~cerAly,
<br />i~ \ ~~~Y1iff
<br />Ricl: Romano
<br />Soil Conservationist
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