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I <br />? Y. <br />. c <br />N ?V <br />Pit 1 <br />Expected native ?egetation has been removed and replaced b\ invasive species such as kochia <br />and annual whcatgrass kkith the exception ofa small aflwunt. less than a few hundred square feet <br />of' Inland saltgrass. Total dr\ wei?oht production was not measurable due to hea\"IIIraztn4a. <br />Table 2. Gunnison River Gravel Pits #1 Soils, ecological sites, and expected rangeland <br />1 vegetation ;MRCS 2009). <br />Nfap l'nit Fcolouical <br />Number & Site <br />name Total dry -?NcWht production Characteristic <br />lbs acre yr Vegetation Rangeland <br />Composition <br />° o -otal <br /> Favorable Normal ('nta\orable <br />73-Sagers-Skum rah complex. 0 to 3 percent slopes (maps mailable for reference) <br />Sauers Salt Flats 900 625 450 Alkali sacaton -0 <br /> Inland saltgrass 15 <br /> Grcasewood 15 <br /> Fournk ing saltbush 10 <br /> Western wheatgrass 10 <br /> Basin wildrne 5 <br /> <br />Skum ah Salt Flats 900 62 5 1 450 Alkali sacaton 20 <br /> Inland saltgrass I <br /> Grease%kood 15 <br /> Western w heatgrass 10 <br /> Four\%ing saltbush 10 <br /> Basin \%ildrve 5 <br />.\ fewer than I _' tall salt cedars are found within pit limits necessitating removal. I lei; ht of <br />shrubS is 36"-96". Crown diameter ,I\ cra,Lcd 48". Total shrub co\ er \?as less than I ° o. T\ko <br />4