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t <br /> 1124 Sandy Plains MLRA 67 and 77 <br />2. Wildlife <br /> This site has a high potential for wildlife habitat because of the <br />>- great variety and abundance of grasses and forbs produced. The site <br /> provides habitat, at least for part of the year, for coyote, antelope, <br /> mule deer, jackrabbit, cottontail, upland gamebirds, non-gamebirds, <br /> small mammals and reptiles.. <br />3. Watershed (Hydrologic Interpretation) <br /> Soils in this site are grouped into "B" hydrologic group, as outlined <br /> in the "Soils of Colorado Loss Factors and Erodibility Hydrologic <br /> Groupings 1979", handbook. Field investigations are needed to deter-- <br /> mine hydrological cover conditions and hydrologic curve numbers. The <br /> hydrologic curve number for group B soil is about 61 when hydrologic <br /> conditions are good, as shown in "Peak Flows in Colorado" handbook. <br /> Refer to SCS National Engineering Handbook, Section 4, to determine <br /> runoff quantities from the curves. <br />4. Recreation and Natural Beauty <br /> This site has many forbs and some shrubs that bloom from early spring <br /> to early summer, which are aesthetically pleasing. Hunting for upland <br /> gamebirds, cottontail rabbit, jackrabbit and antelope is generally <br />_ good to excellent on this site. <br />5. Threatened and Endangered Plants and Animals <br /> The lesser prairie chicken may inhabit this site. <br />6. Major Poisonous Plants to Livestock <br /> Common Scientific_ Season Animals <br /> Name Name Dangerous Affected <br /> wooly Astragalus Plants appear early all animals, <br /> locoweed mollissimus in the spring. All but chiefly <br /> parts of the plant horses <br /> are toxic. <br /> Effect Upon Animals <br /> Poisoning is cumulative. 4f Signs of poisoning are loss of <br /> flesh, irregular gait, loss of sense of direction, nervousness, <br /> weakness, withdrawal from other animals, loss of muscular <br /> control and violent actions when disturbed. <br />4/ "Cumulative" Poisoning effect increases in. severity by successive additions <br />of the poisonous plant. Symptoms appear weeks or months after poisonous <br />plants are first eaten. <br />r <br />--5-