Whiteman Bench Exclosure
1957
2006
Description:
Plate 1274X. Whiteman Bench Exclosure 1957 – 2006 Viewed south to the Whiteman Bench Exclosure in Bryce Canyon National Park. The exclosure was built by the Park Service in 1957 as part of a mule deer study. The fence is 8 feet tall. Ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, juniper, snowberry, and bitterbrush have increased inside the fenced area. The large tree seen inside the exclosure in 1957 has fallen and been removed by the Park Service as it landed on the fence, which has been repaired.
Photo Information:
Original photograph (color slide) taken in 1957; retake by Charles E. Kay on June 24, 2006 - - Photo No. 5668-11. Original photograph held by the National Park Service in a report titled “Bryce Canyon National Park, Deer Studies, Photo Transects,” Bryce Canyon National Park, Bryce Canyon, UT.
Vegetative Community:
Conifer, Mountain Brush
Location:
South West: Section 20, Range 4 West, Township 37 South; UTM 391100 E, 4159500 N; elevation 8,560 ft.