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Rangeland Productivity and Plant Composition— Ridgway Area, Colorado, Parts <br />of Delta, Gunnison, Montrose, and Ouray Counties <br />The objective in range management is to control grazing so that the plants growing <br />on a site are about the same in kind and amount as the potential natural plant <br />community for that site. Such management generally results in the optimum <br />production of vegetation, control of undesirable brush species, conservation of <br />water, and control of erosion. Sometimes, however, an area with a range similarity <br />index somewhat below the potential meets grazing needs, provides wildlife habitat, <br />and protects soil and water resources. <br />Reference: <br />United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, <br />National range and pasture handbook. <br />USDA Natural Resources Web Soil Survey <br />Conservation Service National Cooperative Soil Survey <br />10/27/2012 <br />Page 2 of 19 <br />