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cottonwood, Mountain alder, and Rocky Mountain maple are found <br />in Cash, McKnight (Blackcloud), and Aikens (Lick skillet) <br />` Gulches, and along Gold Run Creek. <br />A list of the trees found in this area and on the mine site is <br />r given below, along with a description and remarks about vari- <br />ous characteristics of the trees and their place in the envi- <br />ronment. The measurements for height and diameter are for ma- <br />ture specimens growing under favorable conditions. <br />Rocky Mountain Douglas Fir (PSeudotsuga menziesii var. glauca) <br />Description: A medium-sized to large evergreen with a <br />narrow, pointed crown of slightly drooping <br />branches. <br />Height: 60-100 feet. <br />Diameter: 2-5 feet. <br />habitat: Chiefly found on rocky soils of mountain <br />slopes, in pure and mixed stands. <br />Remarks: Important timber species; the foliage is <br />consumed by deer; birds and mammals eat the <br />seeds. Grows moderately fast and is fairly <br />free of disease. <br />Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta var. latifolia) <br />Description: A tall evergreen with a narrow, dense, <br />conical crown. <br />Height: 20-80+ feet. <br />Diameter: 1-3 feet. <br />Habitat: Mountainous, well drained, fairly dry <br />soils; prefers cool eastern or northern <br />slopes; i.n pure and mixed stands. <br />Remarks: This variety of Pine is adapted to forest <br />fires, with cones that: remain tightly <br />clnrr~rl nn the tree for many y~nrF ~tnt-il n <br />LJ.r~: dcstrbya the sorest. When the heaC <br />causes the cones to open, the seeds fall to <br />the ground to start a new forest. it can <br />tolerate poor soils and harsh conditions. <br />Limber Pine (Pinus flexilis) <br />Description: A medium-sized evergreen with a short trunk <br />_. and a broad, rounded crown of annual rows <br />of stout branches that nearly reach down to <br />• the ground. <br />Height: 20-40 feet. <br />Diameter: 1-2 feet. <br />Habitat: Dry, rocky eastern slopes and ridges, often <br />in pure stands, <br />Remarks: On exposed ridges these trees are shaped by <br />the wind into stunted shrubs with crooked <br />or twisted branches that are bent over and <br />longer on one side. The large seeds <br />attract songbirds, game birds, mammals and <br />browsers. <br />-10- <br />