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Sagebrush Parks

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The Sagebrush Parks ecoregion contains the large, semiarid, high intermontane valleys that support sagebrush shrubland and steppe vegetation. The ecoregion includes North Park, Middle Park and the Gunnison Basin, and is slightly drier than the Grassland Parks (21j). Summers tend to be hot and winters very cold, with annual precipitation of 10-16 inches. Land use is mostly rangeland and wildlife habitat, with some hay production near streams. The sagebrush provides forage and habitat to many animals and birds. Sandy loam soils are typical, formed in residuum from crystalline and sedimentary rocks, glacial outwash, and colluvial or alluvial materials.

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