areas disturbed historically by hydraulic mining. This area has 

 limited utility for grazing except for grassland openings and open 

 Douglas-fir stands on the south-facing slope above German Gulch. 



Agricultural land (hay meadows and grain fields) is found along lower 

 stretches of the existing Fairmont end Stauffer roads. The Spangler 

 option will pass adjacent to a wheat field in Section 2, T3N, R10W. 

 Hay meadows are found adjacent to the Stauffer road along Little Gulch 

 in Sections 29 and 30, T3N, R9W. 



Range condition on grazing land varies from poor to excellent. The 

 best range condition is found on the Mt. Haggin Wildlife Management 

 Area where weed control and grazing management plans have been 

 implemented. Range condition on the V''A is generally good to 

 excellent. Lower stretches of the access road options are in poor to 

 fair conditioni primarily due to invasion by spotted knapweed and other 

 exotic species. 



Timber Resources 



The majority of the access road options pass through non-forested areas 



(Table 9). Exceptions include: 



t the common corridor along German Gulch. Open stands of 

 Douglas-fir occur along the south-facing slope above the 

 Gulch. The Gulch bottom supports scattered spruce. Douglas- 



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