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Middle Sheep
RRA

Forest District: 100 Mile House

Range Unit: Big Bar
Nearest Community: Clinton

Year of Construction: 1993

Size and Fence Type: 0.1 ha (25 x 45 m) page wire wildlife-proof fence

Biogeoclimatic Unit: BG xh3
Site Series:
Elevation: 500 m 
Slope: 0%
Soils:
Leading Plant Species:  Stipa comata
Original Purpose: installed to monitor a new grass seeding on a site heavily utilized by California Bighorn Sheep and cattle
Years Monitored: not monitored

Comments: the site is a failed zero-till Crested Wheatgrass plantation. The exclosure was built after the seeding was done and now serves as a Potential Natural Community range recovery benchmark.

Reports:

For Further Information Contact: Fred Knezevich, Ministry of Forests, Southern Interior Forest Region

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