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Needlegrass Farwell
RRA

Forest District: Central Cariboo

Range Unit: Junction
Nearest Community: Riske Creek

Year of Construction: 1986

Size and Fence Type: 0.36 ha (60 x60 m) 5-strand barbed wire livestock-proof fence

Biogeoclimatic Unit: BH xh3
Site Series:
Elevation: 620 m 
Slope: 5%
Soils:
Leading Plant Species: 1997: Stipa comata, Agropyron spicatum, Opuntia fragilis, Artemisia tridentata, Artemisia frigida, Cladonia spp.
Original Purpose: to establish a benchmark for a lower grassland community as requested by Dr. Alex McLean.
Years Monitored: 1986, 1987, 1997

Comments:

Reports:

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

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