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2.2 East Pit <br />2.2.1 EP034 <br />EPUi4 K con,pri_.rv1 of 6.9 acres Ot <br />moderaleiy Stopmg reveyetabon that has <br />predomrnab~ly sauth easterly aspects. Thts <br />and was .cam led m 1999 and therefore, has <br />undergone seven growlny seasons poor to <br />samptnty m 2006. A total of 27 plant taxa <br />were observed m the and (see Table Ala 1;. p <br />CJrrent annual prOdudlOn dC[O55 the find <br />averaged 1,UN•1 pounds per acre rn 2UU6 w~t1' O O <br />perenrnal grasses and anru;al grasses the <br />dominant categirnes (see F~yure 1) Ground O O O O <br />[ove• rn EPU39 consisted of 52 3''•t, five -. _.. ~. <br />vegcG+hir'+, U.1°,4. rork, 41.8v4. fitter, and I:>are O O ~ IS rP <br />sod exLx)surr. of 5.9'v,,. Perenrnal [over across <br />the unit avera4e:1 39.3M,. with annual an1J '~ + <br />I?li•nnlal rover avrraglnq 13.fh:r:. The domutant a ~ rt• ;}? t~ir R. <br />lard YJC:re rhr'atyl.i'-s ($lOprUS (d"!UlLn7), ~ ~. <br />ti~benan whi~atlarasti (Ayrapyron +rtrencum), <br />Rus;,an w•I(Irvr• (Elyrnus /iaxtt/s), smooth -^- <br />brorne (8rnmrra ,rrNnnra}, and basin wddrye <br />(E/ymus r7nrrrus}, w~lh 9.7?,i~, 26-Yo, 95"io, <br />~S,•:r{'u• and 3.3°:c aVBragP. i.OVer, reSpe.Cbvely <br />1V~,cx;y plant tlCaeStty way Je[rrrnrtted from 7l1 <br />belt transe(as, (7ensdy (Table 2) related oU.7 <br />young and mature ,;erns per acre wdh blq <br />sayebnu:h (A~7em/5!d lndenlald) the donunarlt encr. • ~ _ _ ~ '' <br />vroody plant- 1N~th regard to diversty, EP(139 <br />exrtlbrtrl7 ti perennial grasses and no perenrnai <br />forts wdh txthveen 3K'o and 50~h, relative cover. <br />Un t EPU39 nnrenlly !aUs the txir~d reirase dwersay standard or 3 (r~rennlal grasses. and l perennial <br />taro wilh !+~bveen 3rv, and 5U3 relative cover. 7hls and easily paces both the rover and pnidu(11on <br />bcmrl e•Irasc rongaaneons to thtr re!erencc areas (~•e Charts 3 and Sj This umt dges not preuntly meet <br />Ule woody plant rtansiq' Standard of 90"• tit 1000 stems tier acre and wnl probably not ntek~t [firs In the <br />I V'etii~idtile fUlurB dtle R? the Iu'_JVy Ciglliellhve (Ira55 COVC'r. $BE' AppeNla AA $edlOn 1.3 t01 a <br />1r;c~.rsl,x~ vn options and reCOnrnendatlons with regard to woody plant density. NowouS weeds appear <br />to hw controlled m Ihs .,nil, however Canana thistle (Cirsarm rlnznse) and knapw~~r-d (Cenldarara <br />mdadak!} were observed, There are several small patches of annual brume, scattered throughout the <br />und, pa r,N:ularly at the: brtttom of the hill, Anhouyh these biomes n)rrentty represent only i3.U''r:, [over, <br />Ihesc• palChts should be nlpndprM(mepped to !letermme, i! Chey are e>'pandlny Or shnnklna. If <br />mondonnq reveals r?xpanSlUn, use o! the herblode Plateau Is rc[nmrnended In [ontunchon wdh 5pol <br />naeednv~. It Is twssrble this actlwty rould ocr_ur as a normal range management practice wdnuut <br />resettlnq tlka clock. <br />At presen!, EP(134 is a goal e~~ample lit an unponrrd pasture grassland a)mmundy Ihat would <br />conlnhuh~ Iv Lhe IcN,ai ;yslem as t(!raquty hat;+Itat for wdr.lllf._• (especially elk), as wall as provide a vanety <br />Ot manaQrnlrnl upporturtdias for bvestgck ura: Nlg. <br />Nia rnnv kunrgy 111ru11 q:• ~ CorowYi• Wan 1'a Uf I: RBVeg01ffii0n Mnmion nu - .. <br />