Twin Creeks
1935
1995
Description:
Plate 10. TWIN CREEKS: 1935 - 1995 A Forest Service Ranger Station, YCC camp, several summer homes, a new lodge, paved highway, and a parking lot have been added to the Utah Fish and Game buildings seen in the 1935 photo. Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) has thickened and aspen (Populus tremuloides) has matured increasing in height since the first 1935 photo. The lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) right center were planted by the Forest Service in 1937. Spruce (Picea sp.) Have increased markedly along Twin Creeks and are displacing the original willows (Salix spp.), although some of the spruce may have been planted. The conifers on the distant hillside have increased in height and density, as has curlleaf mountain mahogany (Cercocarpus ledifolius).
Photo Information:
1935 photo [#2700H3] taken by the Forest Service; 1995 photo is Kay #3924-15 taken on Aug. 15. Forest Service photo held by the Forest Supervisor’s Office, Fishlake National Forest, Richfield, UT.
Vegetative Community:
Conifer, Sagebrush, Aspen, Riparian
Location:
South Central: Fishlake N.F., Loa R.D., T26S, R2E., Sect. 17, UTM 4266900 N, 437200 E; elevation 8,880 ft.; view to southwest.