Bear Creek Ranger Station with Madison Range in background. Plate 61b (August 29, 1979) 43 years later. Openings formerly occupied by aspen are now dominated by Douglas-fir. Where aspen have not been in competition with conifers, aspen stands have...
Lick Creek timber sale near Como Lake. Plate 12a. Fire Group 4: Warm-dry Douglas fir. Elevation 4,400 ft (1,341m) A Northwesterly view showing cleanup operations on the Lick Creek timber sale, Bitterroot National Forest near Como Lake. The number...
Lick Creek timber sale near Como Lake. Plate 12b. Camera point replicated original position. Soil disturbance during logging and exclusion of wildfire allowed ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir seedlings to become established and develop into dense...
East side of Judith Mountains twenty miles northeast of Lewistown, Montana. Plate 43b (July 18, 1980) 92 years later. Taken in the season, the foreground vegetation shows effects of current livestock grazing. Shrubs including chokecherry, currant,...
Gallatin Canyon 1.5 miles above the joining of Squaw Creek with the Gallatin River. Plate 73b (August 29, 1979) 53 years later. Camera point was moved forward approximately 30 feet to avoid juniper and Douglas-fir that screened original view....
Landscape photography ; Wallace Ranger District (Idaho)
Across Prichard Creek into Reeder Gulch. Plate 5b (July 1, 1980) 83 years later. Growth of conifers necessitated placement of camera at lower position. A road now runs along the Prichard Creek bottom. Increased cover of conifers is typical of...
Tobacco Root Range from Sheridan, Montana. Plate 65b (September 3, 1980) About 75 years later. Douglas-fir and Rocky Mountain juniper have regenerated profusely. Localities that formerly supported sparse conifer stands are now densely stocked....
Landscape photography ; Canyon Ferry Ranger District (Mont.)
Magpie Creek .2 miles above junction with State Highway 284. Plate 32b (July 25, 1980) 100 years later. Camera was moved to the right approximately 100 feet to higher ground to avoid conifers that completely screen the original view. Today,...
Landscape Photography ; Little Belt Mountains (Mont.)
Monarch Canyon two miles north of Monarch, Montana. Plate 39b (September 13, 1979) 57 years later. Construction of county road altered foreground. Aspen at lower-left in early view has matured. Far slopes and ridge at left are now covered by a...
Northwest corner of the Sun River Game Range. Plate 20b (October 9, 1979) 70 years later. Nearest ridge at right is now largely covered by Douglas-fir. Aspen stands have matured, and where competition with conifer has been intense, aspen are...
Indian Creek west of Townsend, Montana. Plate 35b (July 28, 1980) Ca. 100 years later. Past mining operations have drastically altered the canyon bottom. Disturbed dry areas are now thickly covered by mountain big sagebrush, while moist sites along...
Belt (Mont.) ; Lewis and Clark National Forest (Mont.)
Belt Ranger Station. Plate 40b (September 13, 1979) About 49 years later. Camera is positioned lower on slope to allow a less-obstructed view. Conifers on slope behind Ranger Station are predominately Douglas-fir. Lodgepole pine are also present....
Boothill above Virginia City, Montana. Plate 67b (July 9, 1980) 56 years later. Grading and remonumenting graves resulted in displacement of soil in foreground. Note change in location of grave markers. Near slope shows a marked increase in the...