KEEPING THE MOON

Engelmann Spruce Picea engelmanni

Part shade moist, loamy soils mountain forests medium 70'-100' tall widely adaptable, slow growing 150-200 gal.

Quaking

Aspen Populus tremuloides

Blue Spruce Picea pungens

Douglas Fir

Peachleaf

Bristlecone

Ponderosa

Part shade sandy loam mountains, along streams high, moist 35'-50' tall attracts butterflies and birds, shade 150-200 gal.

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Willow Salix amygdaloides

Part shade acidic pH<6.8 mountain conifer forests medium 50'-150' usually shorter pruning is seldom necessary, somewhat drought-tolerant 150-200 gal.

Part shade well-drained sand and loam coast, rocky mountains medium 15'-100' tall BAMONA, propogates easily by seed 150-200 gal.

Part shade wet sandy gravels open woods, edges of streams high, moist 35'-60' tall fast growing 150-200 gal.

Pine Pinus aristata Full dry, rocky soils windy mountains and shrubby lands low-med., drought tolerant up to 45' handles stronger winds 150-200 gal.

Pine Pinus ponderosa

Part shade acidic pH<6.8 rocky hills, low elevations in mountains med., drought tolerant 60'-150' tall attracts butterflies, wood 150-200 gal.

Mountain Mahogony Cercocarpus montanus Full dry, well-drained Rocky hillsides, open woods, mesas low if in shade 8'-20' tall nitrogen fixer, favorite of deers and BAMONA 100-130 gal.

New Mexico Olive Forestiera neomexicana Full alkaline 7.2 dry, well-drained desert low-med., drought tolerant 6' tall birds and small mammals browse for twigs and fruit 80-100 gal.

Arizona Alder Alnus oblongifolia Full wet sandy gravels mountains, along streams medium up to 80' phyto options 80-100 gal.

New Mexico Locust Robinia neomexicana part shade rocky soils, sandy loam deserts, mesas, canyons, conifer forests med., drought tolerant 1'-10' tall ornamental, nitrogen fixer

Western Wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii

Part shade nutrient rich, moist hillsides, canyons, prairies, scrubland medium grazing

80-100

30-45

10"-3' tall Erosion Control, food for birds 30-45 gal.

Purple Threeawn Artistida longesta Full dry, gravelly sandy soils. Sandy loam prairies dry, drought tolerant 9"-3' tall erosion control on banks, food for birds 20 gal.

Blue Grama

Bouteloua gracilis

Buffalo Grass Buchloe dactyloides

Coyote Willow Salix exigua

Shrubby Cinquefoil Potentilla fruticosa

Full well-drained loam and clay. No sand dry prairies dry, drought tolerant 3"-14" tall attracts butterflies 10 gal.

Full well-drained loam and clay. No sand dry prairies dry, drought tolerant 3"-12" tall attracts butterflies 10 gal.

Part shade wet sandy gravels along ditches and sandbars high, moist 4'-15' tall stream stabilization, pollinator species

Part shade moist, well-drained soils shrubby plains med., drought tolerant 3'-4' tall attracts butterflies attracts butterflies

60-80 gal.

30-45 gal.

Coneflower Ratibida columnifera Full moist, well-drained soils prairies and grasslands med., drought tolerant 3' tall nectar for pollinator species, seeds 30-45 gal.

Western Chokecherry Prunus virginiana Part shade sandy loam rocky slopes, canyons dry med. up to 30' usually shorter nesting and food for small animals, used to make soap,

30-45 gal.

Narrowleaf Yucca Yucca glauca Full well-drained soils dry plains, sandhills dry, drought tolerant 3'-4' tall nesting and food for small animals, used to make soap, attracts butterflies 10-15 gal.

Native Plants for Las Vegas, NM and Surrounding Areas

Common Cholla Opuntia imbricata Full sandy loam grassland, scrubland, foothills dry, drought tolerant 8' tall pollinator species

Blue Flax Linum perenne Full dry, sandy loam woodland, praires dry, drought tolerant 30" tall Eyewash for irritated eyes, special value to native bees 10-20 gal.

10-20 gal.

Fernbush Chamaebatiara millifolium Part shade gravelly slopes, nutrient poor mountain slopes low if in shade 6' tall habitat for smaller animals 10-20 gal.

Apache Plume Fallugia paradoxa Part shade dry, gravelly sandy soils. Sandy loam hillsides dry, drought tolerant 3'-12' tall Erosion Control 10-20 gal.

Big Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata Full dry, rocky soils open plains dry, drought tolerant 2'-9' tall Nesting materials, native pollinator species 10-20 gal.

Proposed Entrance Stairs for LCC

Slope Stabilization Retaining Walls

A combination of slope stabilizing retaining walls and drought resistant plants with deep roots can be used to create a staggering entrance to Luna Community College. Curb Cuts will allow for rainwater runoff to be used for irrigating the vegetation. Existing stormwater infrastructure can be replaced with these options that will use rainfall instead of additional irrigation. This will also create a use for the stormwater instead of just getting water off-site as quickly as possible. Irrigation might only be necessary to first introduce the plants to the site.

Retaining wall vegetation would need approximately: 26,990 gallons of water monthly. Parking lot runoff water for the month (February) with minimal rainfall is estimated at 36,618 gallons.

Entrance Stairs for LCC section

Creating a welcoming and intriguing entrance to LCC