North Fork of Big Hole River toward Battle Mountain. Plate 47b (June 25, 1980) 64 years later. Willows appear to be more dense and Douglas-fir are invading what was formerly an open slope. The sparse appearance in upper branches of the sniper...
Teddy Creek and Price's Creek tributaries of Blacktail Deer Creek. Plate 55b. Camera point was moved about 30 feet north to avoid screen of Rocky Mountain juniper and limber pine. Sagebrush density has increased on ridge in foreground, bottomland,...
0.5 miles south of Castle, Montana. Plate 36b. Douglas-fir saplings in foreground required moving camera point approximately 150 feet below original position. Many sites that were formerly open are now occupied by Douglas-fir. The increased tree...
Dearborn River south of Augusta, Montana. Plate 25b. Cabin in 1900 photo is no longer standing. Drainage bottom in midground now supports mature cottonwoods, aspen, and willow. Slopes in distance which were formerly open are now largely covered by...
Elkhorn Mountains of west-central Montana. Plate 71b (September 3, 1981). 80 years later. Camera has been elevated to an opening on a ridge that allows a partial view of original scene. Dense Douglas-fir and lodgepole pine now cover most of the...
Flint Creek Range. Plate 14b. Perennial grasses had not been utilized by livestock as of July 21, 1981. Dense Douglas-fir now occupy the formerly open moraine in midground. Dense lodgepole pine and Douglas-fir cover distant slopes.
Former location of Fort Ellis, 3 miles east of Bozeman, Montana. Plate 76a. Fire Group 4: Warm-dry Douglas-fir. Elevation 4900 ft (1494 m). The camera faces northeast towards Fort Ellis, formerly located approximately three miles east of Bozeman,...
Staley Springs Resort below Black Mountains. Plate 59b July 31, 1981. Original view was screened by cabins, making it necessary to move camera north. Lake now covers low lying areas at right. Absence of fire for over 100 years has allowed...
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,...