Natural Resources
Conservation Service
ecological site group 034BESG16
Arid Cool Breaks
Accessed: 06/05/2026
Ecological site group description
Key Characteristics
None specified
Provisional. A provisional ecological site description has undergone quality control and quality assurance review. It contains a working state and transition model and enough information to identify the ecological site.
Physiography
This ESG is located on canyons, hillslopes, and scarps.
Climate
This ESG is characterized by the mesic temperature regime and the aridic moisture regime.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site for this ESG is R034BY259UT Semidesert Very Steep Shallow Loam (Utah Juniper-Pinyon).
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 034B
Warm Central Desertic Basins and Plateaus
Subclasses
Correlated Map Unit Components
23723605, 24510611, 24510158, 24524643
Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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