Puffer Lake
1925
1999
Description:
Plate 149 PUFFER LAKE: ca. 1925 - 1999 Plates 148 and 149 form a panorama viewed south and southwest across Puffer Lake. The lake level is considerably lower in 1999 than it was in 1925. Over this period, conifers have increased while aspen (Populus tremuloides) has declined. All aspen stands in the photo have been heavily invaded by conifers and none have regenerated successfully.
Photo Information:
1925 photo #178672 taken by the U.S. Forest Service; 1999 photo taken by Kay #4502-18A on Sept. 7. Forest Service photo [2301-Fishlake-42] held by the Forest Service Regional Office Photographic Collection housed at Weber State Univ., Ogden, UT
Vegetative Community:
Aspen, Conifer, Riparian
Location:
South Central: Tushar Mountains, Fishlake National Forest, Beaver Ranger District; T29S, R5W, Sect. 1, UTM 4241900 N, 380800 E; elevation 9,680 ft., viewed to southwest.