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3. Major Poisonous Plants to Livestock: PLANT LIVESTOCK TYPE OF SEASON NAME AFFECTED POISONING SERIOUS Utah juniper cattle 4. Wood Products: 5. Wildlife Values: 6. Hydrological Interpretations: 7. Recreation and Natural Beauty: may be poisoned if only when more large quantities of desirable forage - berries are eaten is not available This site does not produce trees for lumber. There is a potential for use of the trees as fence posts and fire wood when the site is producing enough trees to be in the 15 +o canopy class However, the greatest fence post and firewood production is naturally it areas where the canopy class exceeds_30o since there are more trees and_ they are much larger_ There-may be a few trees in this canopy class than may he used as - Christmaa treas. When the•_ -- can_opv class is C to 1 5 , there are very taw tree -S_ that a re large enough for fence posts, however, there - w1 be - -a few trees that are of value for- firewood and some- -of- which can _ re -used for Christmas trees. Harvesting, chaining, and burning of juniper trees and shrubs can improve big game forage. Some blocks of juniper should be left undisturbed to provide cover for wildlife species. In large areas where sagebrush and other shrubs become dominant, manipulation that restores a mix of grasses and forbs is beneficial for many wildlife species. Areas of sagebrush along drainages and south and west facing slopes should be left undisturbed to provide critical winter forage for mule deer. Water developments for livestock and wildlife can be a useful management tool on this site. Most of the Soils in this site are grouped into the "C or D" hydrologic groups, as outlined in the Soils of Colorado Loss Factors and Erodibility Hydrologic Groupings 1979 Handbook. Field investigations are needed to determine hydrologic cover conditions and hydrologic curve numbers. Refer to NRCS National Engineering Handbook, Section 4, and Peak Flows in Colorado Handbook for more information. The site provides cover for wildlife and may be a good area for hunting big game during the fall season. Other recreational persuits, such as hiking and sight seeing, are available on this site. Shallow & Sandy Loam PJ #112 Page 8 of 10