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<br />MEMORANDUM <br />DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS <br />222 South Sixth Street, P.O. 0ox 2107 <br />Grand Junction, Colorado 81501 <br />(303) 248-7208 <br />DATE: August 12, 1985 <br />-PTO: Robert Lucas <br />FROM: Jim Lance J L <br />SUBJECT: BLM Red Dog Pit -Douglas Pass <br />The following plant species were present in the ~ indicated. <br />10$ Baxe ground in pit floor and stockpile area <br />80~ Gumweed - Grandelia squrrosa - of the disturbed area <br />20 Rubber Rabbitbrush - Chrysothamnus nauseosus <br />2~ Perfoliateleaf Pepperweed - Lepidium perfoliatum <br />1~ Greasewood - Sarcobatus vermiculatus <br />1~ Prickly lettuce - Lactuca serriola <br />1% Canada Thistle - Cirsium arvense <br />1~ Sunflower - Helianthus anuwm <br />Present but less than 1~ each species: <br />Prostrate vervain - Verbena bracteata <br />Halogeton - Halogeton glomeratus <br />Yellow Sweet Clover - Melilotus officinalis <br />Horehound - Marrubium Vulgare <br />Russian Thistle - Salsola kali <br />Cheatgrass - Bromus tectorum <br />e~~t aF ~~` <br />14 <br />~~~a <br />Nyj 8 <br />FOF COOP <br />On the adjacent slopes and benches the vegetation consists of: <br />Indian Ricegrass, Shadscale Saltbush, Big Sagebrush, and One-seed Suniper <br />In view of the natural revegetation that has taken place, my recommendations would <br />be as follows: <br />Rubber Rabbitbrush <br />Paloma Indian Ricegrass <br />*Shadscale Saltbush <br />0.5 PLS LB/ACRE <br />3.0 <br />2.0 <br />5.5 PLS LBS/ACRE-TOTAL <br />*LOCal ecotype collection within 150 miles of the site. <br />