Manera Wash
1954
1966
2004
Description:
Plate 752X. Manera Wash 1954 – 1966 – 2004 In 1954, the Forest Service established three Parker Three-Step Transects at Manera Wash to monitor range conditions on the Dixie National Forest. In 1963, the agency added pellet group and utilization transects to the previously established Parker Three-Steps. Plate 752x is viewed northwest at the start of the first Parker Three-Step Transect. Pinyon and juniper have increased. Shrubs include cliff rose, bitterbrush, mountain big sage, snakeweed, and green rabbitbrush. Cheatgrass is abundant.
Photo Information
U.S. Forest Service photographs (unnumbered) taken on May 11, 1954 and September 20, 1966; retake by Darrell McMahon on August 10, 2004 - - Photo No. DM-49-32A. Original photographs, negatives, and narrative reports held in the range files on the St. George Ranger District, Dixie National Forest, St. George, UT.
Vegetative Community:
Sagebrush, Pinyon, Juniper
Location:
South West: Section 16, Range 17 West, Township 39 South; UTM 256353 E, 4141809 N; elevation 4,937 ft.