Upper Swains Creek
1948
2004
Description:
Plate 558X. Upper Swains Creek 1948 – 2004 Viewed southwest up Swains Creek about three-quarters of a mile above Adair Hollow. Sedges and rushes dominate the wet meadow, which has not been treated. Aspen has declined, while spruce, white fir, and ponderosa pine have increased. The area was heavily grazed by cattle in 2004. As the meadow has dried during the recent drought, rubber rabbitbrush has invaded. Note the domestic sheep in the 1948 image. The area in the foreground of the retake has been disturbed by road construction. The tall ponderosa pine on the right is still present.
Photo Information:
U.S. Forest Service photograph taken on August 25, 1948; retake by Charles E. Kay on August 7, 2004 - - Photo No. 5367-29. Original photograph held by Southern Utah University Archives and Special Collections, Cedar City, UT.
Vegetative Community:
Wet Meadow, Aspen, Conifer
Location:
South West: Section 7, Range 7 West, Township 39 South; UTM 351760 E, 4143970 N; elevation 8,000 ft.