Valley Of The Gods 1

Description:

VALLEY OF THE GODS 1 This harsh site does not seem to have appreciably changed in the 89 years between photographs. The same plant species, apparently some of the same plants, at similar frequencies are present in 1999. Possibly a few of the shadescale and wolfberry plants have been replaced by blackbrush. Because of the low precipitation and shallow, relatively unproductive soils that exist here, the site may be in a stable state. As such, improvements such as change in vegetation composition and frequencies are slow to occur. Some other plant species that occur here include Mormon tea, snakeweed, curlygrass, globemallow and prickly poppy. Some drilling operation litter can still be found on the site.

Vegetative Community:

Salt Desert Shrub

San Juan