Blacktail Deer Creek 1.5 miles above Whiskey Springs. Plate 54b (June 23, 1981) 53 years later. Flat effects of heavy livestock grazing. Sagebrush stand on toe slope at left has expanded down slope. In distance, aspen have matured in canyon...
South Fork of Teton River. Plate 18b (September 8, 1981) 82 years later. Mature aspen stands are conspicuous along the forest ecotone. Slopes above support dense conifer cover, mostly Douglas-fir. Canopy closure has resulted in loss of early...
Landscape photography -- Beaver Creek (Gallatin County, Mont.)
Beaver Creek 3.2 miles downstream from Nelson, Montana. Plate 29b. Douglas-fir regenerated following the late 1800's fire. Understory vegetation, including mountain maple, snowberry, buffaloberry, serviceberry, and currant, has since deteriorated...
Goat Creek 2 Miles above mouth of the Thompson River. Plate 6b (September 9, 1981) 53 years later. State Highway 200 now runs through foreground. Closure of Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine forest canopy on slope at left has resulted in decline in...
Across Smith Creek toward Crown Mountain on east front of Rockies. Plate 23b. Slopes below camera point and adjacent terrain as well as near slope are now densely covered by Douglas-fir. View was obtained by cutting screening fir and climbing one...
Cyanide Mountain on the Wood Canyon drainage. Plate 24b. Camera was moved about 100 yards down slope from original position to avoid trees that screened view. Closure of Douglas-fir canopy (lower left) has resulted in deterioration of aspen and...
Continued dry conditions result in mandatory 'hoot owl' restrictions; Tribes move for injunction against FIP; Morigeau pleads 'no contest' to misdemeanor theft; Swimmer's itch: summer's bug-a-boo is back; LIEAP public comment period; Standing Arrow...
FERC says 'yes' to Kerr Dam relicensing agreement; Irrigation O and M to be discussed August 9; The budget: 'We're out of money. There will have to be sacrifices'; Unusually dry weather visits Reservation, brings hazards; 87th Arlee pow wow called...
One in three high school students here get high regularly; Family Assistance moves back to Ronan; Elders, youths turn back the clock for a week; JOM funding cuts here would affect 750 students; Summer fire fighters get ready for the 1985 season;...
'Chances are 50-50 that Job Corps will survive' says congressman; FIP would be better served by cooperation says audience; Summer lunch program organization is up to parents; Road closure letter has no effect; S and K Electronics, Inc., has new...
Three state legislators initiate meeting with Tribal Council; March says 'good riddance' to winter; What do you mean 'TERS won't get a new school'?; What should we do with our trees?; Proposed 5-year timber sale plan: 1985 to 1989; Who's the newest...
Proposed amendments enjoy a lot of hoopla; First three of six district meetings are lively, if not SRO; Facts about the proposed amendments to the Tribal Constitution; Old language compared with new wording; Public reaction stalls commissioner's...
Amendments seek to modernize Tribal Constitution; Constitution district meeting schedule; Informative quarterly meeting doesn't attract too much attention; Melcher seeks to broaden federal court power on reservations; Free workshops for business...
Federal funding to Tribes under Reagan takes dramatic nosedive; Did you remember to tag your dogs?; Treaty rights endanger Montana's mice?; What the written record doesn't tell you; The eyeglass program is explained; Multiple use management: what's...
Kerr Dam, polluted fish, road closures, river restrictions, and FIP; Council votes for $200 for Christmas; Lower Crow Reservoir fish may be a health hazard; Controversial road closure program shut down; Cultural material for sale; Lower Flathead...
Kerr Settled: Tribes to get more money and license, but...; Tribal Health grant to finance alcohol program; Top executive officer resigns; Commentary: 'where's the bucks?'; What else happened at the quarterly; County road-naming project is about...
D.C. officials meet locally to discuss FIP, other issues; 'Tis budget time again; Latest enrollment list; Tribal enrollment proocedures; What are those tepees doing along Highway 93?; Bear closure now in effect; Non-members cited for fishing...
Petitioners take their show on the road; Another district meeting announced; "Everyone knows our Char-Koosta is censored"; Takin' it on the road: May meetings summary; Relicensing team tells its side of the story; Pablo reports on his...
Indians win round one of Kootenai Falls dam controversy; Hot Springs - Camas area to have district meeting; Shoreline office reminds of July 1 deadline; Mission's district meeting: 'The weather did us in'; Electronics plant nearly ready to open;...
Court says SD reservation not diminished; Road closure policy continues to generate debate; Reactions to councilman's removal; General Assistance Division update; 'Love dinner' turns out to be a special suprise; Shoreline office clarifies COE...