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Ecological Site Description Section L: Ecological Site Characteristics Ecological Site Identification and Concept Page 1 of 29 United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Ecological Site Description Section l: Ecological Site Characteristics Ecological Site Identification and Concept Site stage: Provisional Provisional: an ESD at the provisional status represents the lowest tier of documentation that is releasable to the public. It contains a grouping of soil units that respond similarly to ecological processes. The ESD contains 1) enough information to distinguish it from similar and associated ecological sites and 2) a draft state and transition model capturing the ecological processes and vegetative states and community phases as they are currently conceptualized. The provisional ESD has undergone both quality control and quality assurance protocols. It is expected that the provisional ESD will continue refinement towards an approved status. Site name: Mountain Pinyon Pinus edulis (twoneedle pinyon) Site type: Rangeland Site ID: R036XY114CO Major land resource area (MLRA): 036-Southwestern Plateaus, Mesas, and Foothills Location Map Mountain Pinyon ecological site is found on dipslopes, mountain slopes and structural benches in MLRA 36 (Southwestern Plateaus Mesas and Foothills). The MLRA 36 is illustrated orange color on the map. The ecological site locations as assigned in soil survey map units are shown in pink color. The site concept was established within the MLRA 36 Foothill/Upland regions. This zone is 12 to 16 inches of precipitation and has a mesic temperature regime. This site has bimodal precipitation that is dominated by Pinyon and Utah Juniper with shrubs and grasses in the understory. Page 2 of 29 Ecological Site Concept Mountain Pinyon ecological site was drafted from the existing Mountain Pinyon Range Site 34B (NRCS, March, 1995). This site was written prior to MLRA 36 being recognized in Colorado and this area was called MLRA 34B or 48A when it was written. This site occurs on dipslopes, mountain slopes and structural benches. The soils are loamy (fine sandy loam, gravelly sandy loam, loam, and gravelly loam textures. Soils are derived from slope alluvium over residuum weathered from sandstone; slope alluvium over residuum weathered from sandstone and shale; or colluvium over residuum weathered from igneous and metamorphic rock. It is a grass community with Pinyon and Utah Juniper community. It has an aridic ustic moisture regime and mesic temperature regime. The effective precipitation ranges from 12 to 16 inches. Physiographic Features This site occurs on dipslopes, mountain slopes and structural benches. Slopes typically range from 3-25%, and elevations are generally 6000- 7500 ft. Landform: (1) Dipslope (2) Mountain slope (3) Structural bench Minimum Maximum Elevation (feet): 6000 7500 Slope (percent): 3 25 Flooding Frequency: None None Ponding Frequency: None None Runoff class: High Very high Aspect: No Influence on this site Climatic Features Average annual precipitation is about 12 to 16 inches. Of this, 40-50% falls as snow, and 40-45% falls between May 1 and September 30. Summer moisture is mostly from thundershowers in late July, August, and September. The driest period is usually from April to early June; and June is normally the driest month. There is fall growth from late summer rains on this site during August and September, usually from the warm season plants. The average annual total snowfall is 38.3 inches. The highest winter snowfall record in this area is 117.5 inches which occurred in 1978-1979. The lowest snowfall record is 3.0 inches during the 1937-1938 winter. This area is located where there is winter precipitation and summer monsoonal rains. Moisture that comes during summer will favor the warm season plants. Mean daily annual air temperature is about 48ºF to 52ºF, averaging about 31ºF for the winter and 60ºF through the growing season, March through October. Summer temperatures of 100ºF or more are not unusual. The frost-free period typically ranges from 110 to 130 days. The last spring frost is the end of April to the end of May and the first fall frost is the first week of October to the end of October. Mean annual temperature ranges from 64 to 37ºF. The coldest winter temperature recorded was -23ºF on February 8, 1933 and the coldest summer temperature recorded was 28ºF on June 3, 1908. The hottest day on record is 110 ºF on June 22, 1905. Wide yearly and seasonal fluctuations are common for this climatic zone. Data taken from Western Regional Climate Center (2015) for Blanding, Utah, Colorado Climate Station. Blanding is on the Western edge of the MLRA. Most Climate station in this LRU (Land Resource Unit) are either on the low end of the range (~12”) or the high end (15 to 16”) of the precipitation range. Blanding and Uravan are the only ones in the middle and Blanding has the longest record. Averaged Frost-free period (days): 122 Freeze-free period (days): 147 Mean annual precipitation (inches): 14.08 Monthly Precipitation (Inches): Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec High 1.29 1.44 1.52 1.43 1.26 0.77 1.88 2.07 2.34 2.01 1.65 1.53 Medium 0.78 0.84 0.89 0.79 0.69 0.39 1.21 1.48 1.41 1.51 0.94 0.78 Low 0.44 0.46 0.42 0.32 0.34 0.13 0.70 0.86 0.78 0.84 0.50 0.40 Page 3 of 29 Monthly Temperature (°F): Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec High 40.5 44.9 53.6 62.5 73.0 83.8 89.5 86.6 78.3 65.4 51.1 40.9 Low 16.3 20.9 27.7 33.2 41.5 49.6 56.7 55.7 47.3 36.3 25.6 17.6 30 Year Annual Rainfall (inches): 1981 N 1982 N 1983 N 1984 N 1985 N 1986 N 1987 N 1988 N 1989 D 1990 N 1991 N 1992 N 1993 N 1994 N 1995 N 14.23 15.44 16.93 14.31 16.86 17.24 17.2 11.83 6.19 13.78 12.4 14.84 15.3 12.75 14.01 1996 N 1997 N 1998 N 1999 N 2000 N 2001 N 2002 D 2003 N 2004 N 2005 N 2006 N 2007 N 2008 N 2009 D 2010 N 14.59 16.86 13.4 10.82 11.84 11 8.21 10.99 14.86 14.68 13.59 14.04 13.21 10.46 16.34 D-Drought N-Normal H-Heavy Climate stations: (1) CORTEZ [USC00051886], Montezuma County CO 81321. Period of record 1981-2010 (2) NORTHDALE [USC00055970], Dolores County CO 81324. Period of record 1981-2010 (3) URAVAN [USC00058560], Montrose County CO 81422. Period of record 1981-2010 Page 4 of 29 (4) YELLOW JACKET 2 W [USC00059275], Montezuma County CO 81335. Period of record 1981-2010 (5) BLANDING [USC00420738], San Juan County UT 84511. Period of record 1981-2010 (6) LA SAL 1SW [USC00424947], San Juan County UT 84530. Period of record 1981-2010 Influencing Water Features None Wetland Description (Cowardin System) System Subsystem Class None N/A N/A Representative Soil Features Soils are very shallow to shallow in depth (7-20 inches). The surface soils textures range from fine sandy loam to loam, some gravels may be present on the surface. The surface layer texture is usually a fine sandy loam or loam with clay ranging from 13 to 22%. Depth of the top horizon ranges from 2 to 7 inches. The subsoils are loamy textured. The subsurface can be sandy clay loam, clay loam or loam with approximately 25-35% clay. Subsoils can have so gravels and/cobbles in it. The most common parent materials are slope alluvium over residuum weathered from sandstone; slope alluvium over residuum weathered from sandstone and shale; or colluvium over residuum weathered from igneous and metamorphic rock. The soil moisture and temperature regimes are ustic aridic and mesic respectively. Mountain Pinyon has been used as a catchall for PJ sites that don’t fit other ecological sites in this climatic zone. Some soils have been miscorrelated to this site that should be assigned to a different site. Moderately deep and deep skeletal soils need to be evaluated and most likely belong in the Stony Foothills or Steep Colluvial Slopes. Soils assigned to this site and these soil map units needing to be evaluated for which ESD (ecological site description) they belong to are: Evpark, Signalhill, Vernalpoint, and Wellsbasin This ecological site has been used in the following Soil Surveys: CO676 (Uncompahgre Area), CO679 (Paonia Area), and CO677 (Ridgeway Area). Typical soils assigned to this ecological site are: Loamy – Arabrab Parent materials Kind: Slope alluvium, Colluvium, Residuum Origin: Sandstone, Sandstone and shale Surface texture: (1) Fine sandy loam (2)Gravelly Loam (3)Gravelly Fine sandy loam Subsurface texture group: Loamy Minimum Maximum Surface fragments <=3" (% cover): 0 40 Surface fragments >3" (% cover): 0 15 Subsurface fragments <=3" (% volume): 0 45 Subsurface fragments >3" (% volume): 1 25 Drainage class: Well drained Permeability class: Moderately slow to moderate Minimum Maximum Depth (inches): 2 20 Available water capacity (inches): 0.70 2.70 Electrical conductivity (mmhos/cm): 0 1 Sodium adsorption ratio: 0 0 Calcium carbonate equivalent (percent): 0 10 Soil reaction (1:1 water): 7.2 8.0 Plant Communities Ecological Dynamics of the Site Page 5 of 29 This area has a long history of past prehistoric human use for thousands of years. They used pinyon-juniper woodlands for hunting, fuelwood, for food, such as pinon nuts. MLRA 36 have archaeological evidence indicating pinyon-juniper woodlands where modified by prehistoric humans and not pristine and thus where altered at the time of European settlement (Cartledge & Propper, 1993).
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