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Black Butte Fire Sites 3 and 4 Tables

Fire-Impacted Watershed Monitoring Data Summary

Site 3 (Seeded)

Aspect: 342 degrees azimuth
Elevation: 4,600 feet
Slope: 70 degrees
Soil Series: Winkler gravelly loam
Habitat-Type: Douglas-fir/mallow ninebark

Site 4 (Unseeded)

Aspect: 12 degrees azimuth
Elevation: 4,500 feet
Slope: 75 degrees
Soil Series: Winkler gravelly loam
Habitat-Type: Douglas-fir/mallow ninebark

Ground Cover (Percent)
   Site 3 (Seeded) Site 4 (Unseeded)
Ground Cover 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005
Bare Soil 78 38 21 8 33 81 47 11 3 8
Gravel - - 1 - 2 2 - - - -
Rock - 1 - - - - 1 1 1 -
Moss - 1 15 6 - 1 - 9 3 -
Litter/Duff 7 41 40 61 23 14 32 53 72 14
Basal Vegetation 10 15 21 22 29 2 18 24 17 73
Wood 5 4 2 3 13 - 2 2 4 5
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100

Canopy Cover (Species Percent) Seeded Grasses
   Site 3 (Seeded) Site 4 (Unseeded)
Species 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005
'Manchar' smooth brome Trace 1 1 22 4 - - Trace - -
Perennial ryegrass - 1 1 - - - - - - -
'Potomac' orchardgrass 19 19 33 22 5 - - - - -
'Revenue' slender wheatgrass 1 1 - - - - - Trace 1 -
Seeded Grasses Subtotal 20 22 35 22 9 0 0 1 1 0

Canopy Cover (Species Percent) Grasses and Grass-Likes
   Site 3 (Seeded) Site 4 (Unseeded)
Species 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005
Canada bluegrass - - Trace Trace - - - 15 5 3
Cheatgrass - - Trace - - - 1 5 1 -
Japanese bromegrass - - - - - - - - - 4
Mountain brome Trace - - - - - - - - -
Northwestern sedge - - - - - 1 1 6 Trace -
Pinegrass - - - - T - 5 - Trace -
Redtop - - - - - - - - 3 -
Sedge - - Trace - - - - - - -
Western wheatgrass - - - - - - - Trace - Trace
Grasses and Grass-Likes Subtotal Trace 0 2 Trace Trace 1 7 26 10 4

Canopy Cover (Species Percent) Forbs
   Site 3 (Seeded) Site 4 (Unseeded)
Species 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005
American vetch - - - - - 1 1 - - -
Blue lettuce - - 2 - - - 1 1 - -
Broadleaf arnica 1 - - - - - - - - -
Canada thistle - - - - - - - Trace 1 -
Cinquefoil - - - - - Trace - Trace - -
Claspleaf twistedstalk - 1 1 - Trace - Trace Trace 1 -
Common salsify - - - - Trace - Trace Trace - Trace
Common dandelion Trace - - - Trace - - 3 Trace -
Desert alyssum - - - - - - - 1 - -
Flannel mullein - - - - - 2 - 2 Trace -
Forb - - -1 - 1 Trace 3 Trace - Trace
Franklin phacelia - Trace Trace - - - - - - -
Heartleaf arnica - 1 - - - - - - - -
Houndstongue - - - - - - - - Trace -
Lambsquarter goosefoot 1 - - - - 2 - - - -
Larkspur - - - - - - - - Trace -
Leafy Spurge - - - - - 1 Trace 12 16 3
Lupine - - - - Trace - - Trace 1 4
Miners lettuce - - Trace - Trace - - - - -
Mustard - Trace 1 - - - 3 - - -
Nightshade - - - - - Trace - - - -
Northern bedstraw - - - - - - Trace 1 1 -
Pepperweed - Trace - - 1 - 3 - - -
Plantain - - - - - Trace - - - -
Showy aster 1 1 Trace 2 Trace - - - Trace -
Violet - - - - - Trace - - Trace Trace
Western yarrow - - - V Trace Trace 6 2 2 Trace
Yellow sweetclover 4 3 2 - - - - - - -
Forbs Subtotal 8 8 8 2 4 9 19 26 24 8

Canopy Cover (Species Percent) Shrubs
   Site 3 (Seeded) Site 4 (Unseeded)
Species 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005
Common snowberry 1 - - 1 1 1 6 6 10 5
Mallow ninebark Trace 2 - 1 3 2 5 8 4 3
White spirea - - 1 - - 14 21 2 10 5
Shrubs Subtotal 2 2 1 2 4 17 32 16 24 13

Canopy Cover (Species Percent) Trees
   Site 3 (Seeded) Site 4 (Unseeded)
Species 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005
Ponderosa pine - - - - - Trace - - - 1
Trees Subtotal 0 0 0 0 0 Trace 0 0 0 1

Canopy Cover Totals All Species
   Site 3 (Seeded) Site 4 (Unseeded)
  1995 1996 1997 1999 2005 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005
Total Percent (all species) 30 32 46 26 17 18 58 69 59 26
Total Number of Species 11 11 15 7 14 16 16 24 20 13
Adjusted Number of Species 7 6 11 5 12 16 16 22 19 13

Tree Regeneration (number per acre) (+ = more than originally existed on the site)
   Site 3 (Seeded) Site 4 (Unseeded)
Tree Regeneration 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005
Regeneration 0 0 0 0 0 Yes 0 0 0 0
Ponderosa pine - - - - - 13 - - - -
Douglas fir - - - - - - - - - -
Subtotal - - - - - 13 - - - -

Erosion Index
   Site 3 (Seeded) Site 4 (Unseeded)
Erosion Index 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005 1995 1996 1997 1999 2005
RUSLE "C" factor 0.007 0.023 0.014 0.005 - 0.106 0.021 0.005 0.005 -
Soil Surface Status 2 1 1 1 - 4 4 4 1 -
Erosion Depth 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.7 - 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 -
Percent of Area Eroded 80 20 20 10 - 50 40 20 0 -

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Last Modified: 08/20/2008