Escalante River

1964

2002

Description:

Plate 52X. Escalante River 1964-2002 Viewed northeast to Calf Creek from the Escalante River overlook on Utah Highway 12. Note how little woody riparian vegetation there was along the Escalante River and Calf Creek in 1964 and how conditions have improved with proper range management.

Photo Information:

U.S. Forest Service photograph 510635 taken by Leland Pruter in August 1964; retake by Charles E. Kay on July 10, 2002 - - Photo No. 4973-7. Original photograph held by Southern Utah University Archives and Special Collections, Cedar City, UT.

Vegetative Community:

Riparian

Location:

South West: Section 12, Range 4 East, Township 35 South; UTM 462900E, 4180400N; elevation 5,550 ft.

January 2018