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1 ~ ~ ' <br />' ~ UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTUP,E - <br />Soil Conservation Service, Colorado <br />• ~. <br />' -•-.'. .,.~, 7echnicel Guide:,- ,_ -_ _ P.ANGE Si~E NQ. PjE <br />~s~: Section `II E;Lg;~ •"'~••- Fielk 0"ice <br />•!N:R'tsY,: rar_:....,.:.;.,.+.:. yr; <br />~.~-.-. ~.~.. ... ,~,_ ~rL.,._,... _ _RANGE SITE DESCRIPTION r <br />f.`:. ~~`~3f _,. ~-:,- -. -_-! ;•__ for _ .. <br />rs.''?s., *j .w r"' _ ~~.~~~. .r.;. 9RUSITY LOAM <br />..'~-.~ Via':-rtiY Y. L...~~ ~...r:~.F~:F::ji - :' ~. .. <br />!: h=-.•`-'- -- Land Resource•Area: Southern Rocky Moun'ains (48) <br />_ A. PHYSICAL CHARAC-EF.ISTICS <br />-~~_?_`t~'y~"'~"~t•-~ Physto<~aPhic Features - <br />- ~' This `site occupies on gently rolling .o steer ual_nd slopes. <br />' Degree of slope ranges from j to b55,J Dire-ty_r. ,.= slope <br />ranges from north and east *_o .:oc.i i~:e= ele~6ticr <br />increases. elevation ranee=_ =rba 6oQ~~ fee; .. `::_.. •eet e~o,_ <br />sea level. <br />' `~ 2. Climatic Features <br />''f _ Annual precipitation ranges from 15 tc 2C i^c a . P-,t lets: r. <br />' -~ of the annual precipitation is in the form ef'=_now. Cpti-::c <br />growing season fog natl~~e plants is mid-Pia t~_ r i_-„uly. .:i^: .. <br />' are typically cold. -.an_e fcraae plants zr: -_•`orec by s:- -. <br />moisture from accur-;:':ated snow. June a,~c ...,. ~s~.~a~ <br />dry months during the growir; aeriod. <br />' - -3. Native (potential; Vegetation <br />The aspect of th!_ site is e e^-ub d~.ia~_=~ __--_rit}. ~erv,c - <br />' berry and oakbrus, are"the r„~;or brus~ spe_~__ i-~.:cc. _ •- <br />cherry„ and rose re the other p:in.ip_1 shruc =,~cies. ',:~ou: <br />- 50 to Ei0 percent _f the annual production is c3de up of grasses. <br />°`_` Nodding`brome, mc~n'ein brume, slender wheat, western wheat, ara <br />Letterman and Colu-='z needlee.=_s_s ere the c:a,c~ sass r~c- <br />1 ±. ... _ ~ -. -~- <br />on this sire. E1. ____c, gene rzll;. _ the f^: ~: =ran,^,;~~• <br />oeeurr'ing ple-; - _-~r forb s^^cies i~~lude aloe- ^ea~~i.^.^, f~e-- <br />' _ bane, ~:ester-. ._--_ f-.mericar. •.'t:=`~. and luainc.- ., 'ditia-:;~', _ <br />present on tn.s si'_ .include onto^nr~ss, bic sa;c. ='r, any <br />and lo~.a !a~~~.. <br />' This sit, .'IY treeless. _ :.'„t for _.,.,.. ~ ;ct: _-~.' <br />_ aspen, trait- ,tileror nc r.- _ e~lue. .. .. ... _ ._..r <br />is b0$.. z <br />' _ . ~... .' ...~-. t, t - <br />1 <br />' 17 <br />