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case, the only plants on the site will be Utah juniper, a few pinyon pine, with a very small amount of invaders such as - mustard, kcchia, and Russian thistle. 9. Typical Locations: a. 660' S & 2560' W of NE corner Sec 19, T12S, R103W, Mesa Co b. 2620' E & 2430' N of SW corner Sec 35, T12S, R104W, Mesa Co c. 1800' E & 600' S of NE corner Sec 8, T14S, R99W, Mesa - - Co d. 1500' E & 500' N of SW corner Sec 12, T49N, R18W, Mesa Co e. 2000' N & 500' E of SW corner Sec 16, T49N, R18W, Mesa Co f. 1200' N & 1200' E of SW corner Sec 17, T5ON, R18W, Mesa Co a. 1100' S & 1300' W of NE corner Sec 22, T12S, R104W, Mesa Co h. 1350' E & 2250' S of NW corner Sec 31, T12S, R103W, Mesa Co 1 Grazing: PART B MAJOR USES AND INTERPRETATIONS FOR: This site_ -cal` ; e of good grazing value for cattle and sheea when canopy cover is_ in the 0 to 15A range, When_ the - -site -i s_. dominated by trees, canopy cover- greater that 35 the sttz -has very little i L- any grazing value. Over gra7 of -- the- site- -by any animals including big game will. ultimately increase -the_= proportion of tree production and reduce grass and forb production on the site. Even without grazir_g_of any kind, trees will over time dominate the site unless fire or other thinnig methods are used. Due to the slow growth of trees on this site, the use of fire on other thinning methods needs to occur at 40 to 80 year intervals. At the extreme, the vegetation consists of Utah ]1_niper and a few pinyon trees with almost no understory production. When this occurs, erosion becomes excessive. 2. Guide to Forage Palatability: 1/ Shallow & Sandy Loam PJ #112 Page 6 of 10 PLANT G S S SYMBOL COMMON NAME C S H E D P B B M GRASSES AND GRASSLIKES ANIMAL PREFERENCE ELEL5 BOTTLEBRUSH SQUIRRELTAIL D D D D D D D D D PASM WESTERN WHEATGRASS P D P D D D U D D HIJA GALLETA D D P D U D. U U D ORHY INDIAN RICEGRASS P P P P D D D P P POSE SANDBERG BLUEGRASS D D D P P P P D D PSSPS BLUEBUNCH WHEATGRASS P P P P P P P P P BOGR2 BLUE GRAMA U U U U U U N N N STC04 NEEDLEANDTHREAD U U U U U U N N N KOMA PRAIRIE JUNEGRASS D D D D D D N N N