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,, <br />• CLIMATIC INFORMATION • <br />Annual precipitation averages between 12 and 16 inches. Minimal <br />winter snow cover results in low available moisture for pring and <br />early summer growth of cool season plants, Rains during late July <br />and August appear normal for the Montane climatic zone. <br />Optimum growing season for native plants is 70 to 90 day with a <br />mean annual temperature of 37 to 40 degrees F. <br />NATIVE VEGETATION <br />Aspect of this site is a grassland, however, this become a shrub- <br />annual grass aspect with a decline in range condition, rizona- <br />Idaho fescue, western wheatgrass, sedges, rushes, and sq irreltail <br />are dominant on the site. Other grasses include muttong ass and <br />other native bluegrasses, needle-and-thread, Indian rice rass, <br />mountain muhly, Junegrass, blue grama, slimstem, muhly, nd threeawn. <br />Forbs include phlox, mat penstemon, buckwheat, pussytoes yarrow, <br />aster, daisy, and geranium. Shrubs include fringed sage winter <br />fat, low rabbitbrush, big sage, tall rabbitbrush, smooth horsebrush, <br />yucca, currant, shrubby potentilla. <br />Native vegetation found at this site and the estimated s~ecies <br />composition are: <br />Arizona fescue 10% <br />Elue Grama 20% <br />Fringe Sage 25% <br />Western Wheatgrass 15% <br />slimstem Muhly 20% <br />Pussy Toes T <br />Snake weed 5% <br />This is a Mountain Loam rangesite in fair condition. <br />TOTAL ANNUAL PRODUCTION <br />Favorable years 1,000 pounds per acre air dry <br />Unfavorable years 400 pounds per acre air dry <br />Median years 750 pounds per acre air dry <br /> RECLAMATION PLAN <br />The reclamation goal on the Vaughn Dawn-Are site is to <br />erosion and sediment on the site. Practices that will <br />on this area include grading, shaping, fertilizing, se <br />mulching. Seeding and fertilizing information is incl <br />Form CO-ECS-S. <br />ESTIMATED CURRENT COST <br />Grading and Shaping $1,500.00 <br />Fertilizing 100.00 <br />Seeding 300.00 <br />Mulching 600.00 <br />Total <br />$2,500.00 <br />Jeep soil <br />~e required <br />ing and <br />ed on <br /> <br />