Wildcat Ranger Station
1918
2005
Description:
Plate 1163X. Wildcat Ranger Station 1918 – 2005 Viewed west-northwest to the Wildcat Ranger Station on the east side of Boulder Mountain; a.k.a. Mountain View Ranger Station - - see Plates 9x and 10X. The old ranger station has recently been restored. Spruce that were planted around the building have increased in height. In the distance, ponderosa pine has increased, despite repeated logging, while aspen has declined. Willows also appear to have declined, especially along North Creek. The meadow is used as a USFS horse pasture, but the fences have changed over the years. The foreground is mostly Kentucky bluegrass, needle and thread, snakeweed, and rubber rabbitbrush.
Photo Information:
U.S. Forest Service photograph (37832A) taken ca. 1918; retake by Charles E. Kay on September 20, 2005 - - Photo Nos. 5572-25. Original photograph (7300 – Dixie – 10) held in the U.S. Forest Service Regional Office Photographic Collection housed at Weber State University, Ogden, UT.
Vegetative Community:
Conifer, Aspen, Riparian, Dry Meadow
Location:
South West: Section 15, Range 5 East, Township 31 South; UTM 470450 E, 4218400 N; elevation 8,715 ft.