Grazable Forest Land Data 



The timberland in Working Circle 3 can also support livestock. If the 

 condition of the grazable forest land was improved in each county, a substan- 

 tial increase in the carrying capacity would be obtained. 



Although Lewis and Clark County had the most commercial timberland in 

 the excellent and good range condition classes, it also had the most in the 

 fair and poor classes (see Table 44). In fact, on a percentage basis, only 

 Broadwater and Jefferson Counties had more timberland in the fair and poor 

 condition classes. The proportions in the other counties were nearly identi- 

 cal. 



In spite of the fact that Lewis and Clark had the most area in each 

 range condition class, Table 45 shows that Powell County had a few more 

 available animal unit months (AUM's). Lewis and Clark and Powell Counties 

 togehter had about half (49 percent) of the total available animal unit months 

 estimated for the working circle. 



Table 44. Area of commercial timberland by county and condition class, Working 

 Circle 3 (thousand acres) . 



Condition Class 



Total 



349.1 



380.7 



150.1 



26.6 



906.5 



*The total does not include timberland with a crown density greater than 70 

 percent because the understory is considered to have no value for livestock. 



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