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Belt (Mont.) ; Lewis and Clark National Forest (Mont.)
Belt Ranger Station. Plate 40a (Ca. 1930) Fire Group 6: Moist Douglas-fir. Elevation 5,100 ft (1,555 m) Looking west-southwest toward the Belt Creek Ranger Station, Lewis and Clark National Forest. Open slopes behind station support shrubs,...
Whites Gulch in Big Belt Mountains. Plate 34a. Fire Group 4: Warm-dry Douglas-fir. Elevation 4,500 ft (1,372 m) A view due east up Whites Gulch in the Big Belt Mountains from a point on the Helena National Forest boundary. South slope on left has...
Of 32 species of abundant breeding birds, populations of 10 species differed significantly between small cutting units and adjacent uncut forest. Foliage foragers and tree gleaners were less abundant in cutting units, while flycatching species and...
Blacktail Deer Creek 1.5 miles above Whiskey Springs. Plate 54a (September 19, 1928) Fire Group 5: Cool-dry Douglas-fir. Elevation 7,000 ft (2,134 m) The camera faces east-southeast at a point on upper Blacktail Deer Creek approximately 1.5 miles...
South Fork of the Teton River. Plate 18a (July 19, 1899). Fire Group 5: Cool-dry Douglas-fir. Elevation 5100 ft (1555 m). Looking south-southeast across the south fork of the Teton River at a point opposite the Circle 8 Guest Ranch about 35 miles...
South Fork of Teton River, Montana. Plate 18a (July 19, 1899). Fire Group 5: Cool-dry Douglas-fir. Elevation 5100 ft (1555 m). Looking south-southeast across the south fork of the Teton River at a point opposite the Circle 8 Guest Ranch about 35...
Dearborn River south of Augusta, Montana. Plate 25a. Fire Group 6: Moist Douglas-fir. Elevation 4500 ft (1372 m). A southeast view from low bluff on Wallace Bean Ranch. Location is on Dearborn River south of Augusta, Montana. Snags and early...
From a position on Two Medicine Ridge six miles northeast of East Glacier, Montana. Plate 17a (July 6, 1921). Fire Group 1: Dry limber pine. Elevation 6,200 ft (1,890 m). Camera faces east from a position on ridge above Two Medicine Lake about six...
Goshawk -- Southwestern States. ; <br> Wildlife management -- Southwestern States. ; <br> Habitat conservation -- Southwestern States.
Present forest conditions -- loss of a herbaceous and shrubby understory, reductions in the amount of older forests, and increased areas of dense tree
regeneration -- reflect the extent of human influence on these forests These changes may also be...
Sawtell Peak from valley floor 2.5 miles southwest of Henrys Lake. Plate 57a (September 20, 1928) Fire Group 6: Moist Douglas-fir. Elevation 6,500 ft (1,982 m) A south-southwest view of Sawtell Peak from valley floor approximately 2.5 miles...
Granite Mountain, Idaho. Plate 2a, Fire Group 9: Moist lower subalpine fir. Elevation 5,900 ft (1,799 m) Looking south into the head of Timber Creek, a tributary of the St. Joe River. Camera point is on Granite Mountain, Red Ives Ranger District,...
Granite Mountain, Idaho. Plate 2b. Because of tree growth, camera point was moved, but photo approximates original coverage. Most snags in earlier photo have fallen and have partially decomposed. Conifers are mainly lodgepole pine, Douglas-fir,...
Close-up of rock outcrop on Blake Creek. Plate 45a. Fire Group 6: Moist Douglas-fir. Elevation 6,100 ft (1,860 m) Close up view of rock outcrop shown in previous plate. The presence of Douglas-fir regeneration and the condition of snags suggest...
Landscape photography -- Beaver Creek (Gallatin County, Mont.)
Beaver Creek 3.2 miles downstream from Nelson, Montana. Plate 29a. Fire Group 4: Warm-dry Douglas-fir. Elevation 4000 ft (1220 m). The camera faces due south across Beaver Creek at a point 3.2 miles downstream from Nelson, Montana, on Helena Ranger...
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...
Daphnia Pond and Swan Range on the east side of Flathead Lake. Plate 8a (1902) Fire Group 6: Moist Douglas-fir. Elevation 3,100 ft (945 m) Camera faces north toward Daphnia Pond and Swan Range on the east side of Flathead Lake, 3 miles north of...
Landscape Photography ; Lewis and Clark National Forest (Mont.)
Slopes above Haystack Springs in Dry Range. Plate 37a (1924) Fire Group 5: Cool-dry Douglas-fir. Elevation 5,300 ft (1,616 m) Looking southwest at slopes above Haystack Springs in Dry Range, Lewis and Clark National Forest. Snags indicate a...
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...