| Forest District: Rocky Mountain |
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| Range Unit: Findlay |
| Nearest Community: Canal Flats |
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Year of Construction: 1996
Size and Fence Type: 2 ha, enclosed by modified Russell
fence. Fence perimeter 550m, in "C" shape with open side bounded
by Lavington Creek. Grazed control plot adjacent to RRA.
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Biogeoclimatic Unit: IDFdm2
Site Series: 06 |
Elevation: 1150 m
Slope: 1% Aspect: S |
| Soils: Mayook (Orthic
Eutric Brunisol) |
Leading Plant Species: Betula
glandulosa, Potentilla fruticosa, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.
Upland margins are saline and contain halophytic grassland species. |
| Original Purpose: (FRBC Range Reference
Areas Program) to determine Potential Natural Community; to determine
seral stage and impacts of management on seral stage |
| Years Monitored: 1997 |
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Comments: Wet meadow with complex topography and vegetation.
Russell fence designed to accommodate periodic flooding and moose
activity. Popular fishing area.
Reports:
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| For Further
Information Contact:
Don Gayton, Ministry of Forests, Southern Interior Forest Region
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