| Forest District: Rocky Mountain |
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| Range Unit: Cherry-TaTa |
| Nearest Community: TaTa Creek |
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Year of Construction: Partially enclosed 1936,
completely enclosed 1974
Size and Fence Type:
Approximately 9 hectares, surrounded by livestock-proof fence.
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Biogeoclimatic Unit: PPdh2
Site Series: 01, 02b |
Elevation: 900-930m
Slope: Level to moderate |
| Soils: Wycliffe (Orthic
Eutric Brunisol) |
| Leading Plant Species: Festuca
campestris, Arctostaphylos uva ursi, Poa pratensis, Spirea betulifolia |
| Original Purpose: Abandoned airport,
now a Fish and Wildlife Reserve. |
| Years Monitored: 1974, 1995 |
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Comments: Airstrip has seeded grasses; native grassland
community around the periphery. Probably the best example of a
fescue-dominated grassland in the Region.
Reports: Farr, Anthea, 1974. A Preliminary Study of Range
Use in the Vicinity of the Old Kimberley Airport. BC Wildlife
Branch.
Tannas, Clare and Kathy Tannas, 1995. Cherry-TaTa Detailed Inventory.
FRBC Range Reference Areas Program, Nelson Region.
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| For Further
Information Contact:
Don Gayton, Ministry of Forests, Southern Interior Forest Region
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