Natural Resources
Conservation Service
ecological site group 043BESG13
Sandy Uplands
Accessed: 08/16/2026
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 soil geomorphic unit is located on mountain slopes and ridges.
Vegetation dynamics
The modal ecological site group for this soil geomorphic unit is F043BP609ID Upland Cold Woodland Group.
Major Land Resource Area
MLRA 043B
Central Rocky Mountains
Subclasses
- EX043B23C130–Overflow (Ov) Absaroka Subalpine Zone
- F043BP609ID–Upland Cold Woodland Group
- F043BP610ID–Upland Cool Woodland Group
- F043BP611ID–Upland, Warm Woodland Group
- F043BP709WY–Upland Cold Woodland Group
- F043BP710WY–Upland Cool Woodland Group
- F043BP908MT–Upland Aspen Woodland Group
- F043BP910MT–Upland Cool Woodland Group
- F043BP917MT–Subirrigated Cool Moist Woodland Group
- R043BP812MT–Shallow Shrubland Group
- R043BP820MT–Upland Shrubland Group
- R043BY012ID–Mountain Poorly Drained Bottom ARCAV3-DAFRF/FEID
- R043BY021ID–Mountain Loamy 22+ PZ FEID/POGR9-GEVI2
- R043BY160WY–Shallow Igneous High Mountains
- R043BY350WY–Sandy (Sy) 15-19” Foothills and Mountains East Precipitation Zone
Correlated Map Unit Components
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Stage
Provisional
Contributors
Curtis Talbot
Travis Nauman
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