North Fork Of Chalk Creek

1961

1999

Description:

Plate 103. NORTH FORK OF CHALK CREEK: 1961 - 1999 The area had been contour trenched and seeded to prevent soil erosion shortly before the 1961 photo was taken. Although aspen (Populus tremuloides) is taller in 1999 than in the 1961 photo, it has not regenerated. Conifers increased in height and number by 1999, especially in the trenched area.

Photo Information:

Pavant Mountains, Fishlake National Forest, Fillmore Ranger District, T21S, R2.5W, Sect. 15, UTM 4314020 N, 402450 E; elevation 9,600 ft., viewed to south-southeast.

Vegetative Community:

Aspen, Conifer, Sagebrush

Location:

South Central: 1961 photo taken by the U.S. Forest Service; 1999 photo is Kay #4490-1A, taken on Sept. 4. Forest Service photo [2500B-Erosion control] held by the Fillmore Ranger District, Fishlake National Forest, Fillmore, UT

January 2018