PERMFILE138539

• Permit No: M1982054
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Name: SUPPORTING DATA FOR GRASS SEEDING
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

• GUIDE FOR RATING RANGE Tf~
Consider(ng the potential for this site, class of livestock, season of use, •
recreational use, fire, and other influences, rate the following by giving
each item a rating of 4 to 0. Interpolate between indicators for ratings
3, 2, and 1.
Trend Indicators
REPRODUCTION: -
Major species of the potential plant community are producing
seedlings, plants are of mixed ages; there is evidence of
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active tillers, rhizomes, stolons ............................ '(4)
Major species not reproducing ................................ (D) Z
PLANTS RESIDUE AND CURRENT UTILIZATION:
Litter produced by major species is abundant for the site
and current utilization is moderate .......................... (4)
Litter is absent and utilization is severe ................... (O )' 1
COMPOSITION CHANGES:
Dominant species of the potential plant community are
maintaining their place in the stand ......................... (4)
Dominant species are absent or noticeably decreasing in
percentage, while minor species and species not native to
the community are increasing ................................. (0) z
PLANT VIGOR: i
Major species of the potential plant community are strong,
healthy, productive and well rooted ......... ....:.......... (4)
Major species are showing noticeable die-off ................. (0) Z
SOIL SURFACE FACTORS:
Accelerated soil erosion Is not evident. Past erosion signs
have healed. Water intake for the kind of soil Is favorable.. (4)
Accelerated erosion Is gbvious. Soil stability is poor as
seen by failure of erosion signs to be healing. Water
intake for the kind of soil is unfavorable ................... (0) 3 ~
Ratings between 11 and 20 inclusive Improving Trend
Ratings between 0 and 10 inclusive = Declining Trend / y
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