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Murray
1949
Journal
Aug 28 3 mi N Willow Creek, 700 ft., Humboldt Co, Calif.
of digger pine with a dense growth of
Arctostaphylos manzanita under it. -
very dry. there is yellow pine scattered
thinly around the lower slopes and
some on the flat ranch land. By and
large, however, the coniferous forest is
Douglas fir. It is not very successful
at the lower levels, being at least mixed
with, if not superseded by, tan oak,
chinquapin, maple and madrone. Looking
over the forested hillsides, it appears that
this combination holds to some extent up there.
4 1/2 mi N, 1 E mi E Willow Cr.
Took 45 traps up to House Sinto Creek.
this is a strong broad flow, very rocky
with well washed rocks up to 2 ft. - in a
broad stream bed. There are many maples
and some red alders along its banks, with
a number of black oaks mixed with fir
on the flat alongside. The north facing slope
is a very steep one, with maples part way
up and then mostly fir, the slope comes
down to the stream side as a rocky, fairly
moist, moss covered bank. there are bracken,
sword and maiden hair ferns, with a few
Cornus nuttallii. Ran about 15 traps along
this bank, mostly under ferns. In one
place the stream divides, with a very slight