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Page 8 #15 <br />3. Wildlife Values <br />Maintaining this range site in high. good to excellent range <br />condition produces the greatest abundance and variety of <br />wildlife not only for the hunter but also to individuals who <br />like to observe wildlife in natural settings. If range <br />condition is allowed to decline from overgrazing with cattle c, <br />sheep, pronghorn, deer and prairie chicken numbers will also <br />decline. <br />4. Hydrological Interpretations <br />Soils in this site are group, <br />outlined in the Soils of col <br />needed to determine hydrologi <br />curve numbers. Refer to SCs <br />Section 4, and Peak Flows in <br />information. <br />5. Recreation and Natural Beauty <br />d into "A" hydrologic group, as <br />rado Loss Factors and Erodibility <br />dbook. Field investigations are <br />c cover conditions and hydrologic <br />National Engineering Handbook, <br />Colorado Handbook for more <br />This site has a wide variety of grasses, shrubs and forbs that <br />make it unique from the surrounding midgrass prairie. Forbs <br />bloom through the spring and into the mid-summer. <br />Pronghorn, deer, coyote, upland game bird and rabbit hunting <br />are the most common recreational uses of the deep sand site. <br />Because of the erosive nature of the deep sand site, heavy <br />vehicular traffic must be avoided. Destruction of the <br />vegetative cover will cause "blowout" problems. <br />6. Endangered Plants and Animals <br />The Greater prairie chicken and the Lessor prairie chicken are <br />dependent on this range site. The deep sand site serves as <br />important winter habitat for both the Greater prairie chicken <br />and the Lessor prairie chicken. Prairie chicken populations <br />are increasing in areas where planned grazing systems have been <br />implemented. <br />No endangered plant species have been reported on this site. <br />7. Counties in Which this Range-Site occurs: <br />001 Adams 069 Larimer <br />005 Arapahoe 073 Lincoln <br />009 Baca 075 Logan <br />017 Cheyenne 087 Morgan <br />037 Elbert 099 Prowers <br />061 Kiowa 121 Washington. <br />063 Kit Carson 123 Weld