Field notes, v1536
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Patches 1943 June 18 Annie Hayfork, 2400 ft., Trinity Co., Calif. The east border has remnants of the same (on the east side) type of vegetation, but the area is much disturbed. Certain parts have been completely cleared; others show signs of intermittent attempts at clearing and felling of large trees (property of Big Creek Ranch). Occasional patches of willows and alders (Alnus rhombifolia) are present along the creek. Certain shaded and moister draws along the west side are filled with denser growths of Cornus, Ribes, Rosa, and at least two tree species, as yet unidentified; June 19 Hayfork Bully, 3200-6262 ft., Trinity Co., Calif. This morning Miller and I drove along the Big Creek road to its terminus on the just side of Hayfork Bully (as it is known on Forest Service map; Hayfork "Bully" on U. S. Geol. Quadrangle map). We anticipated climbing the mountain and hunting, but found the area at the foot of the trail posted as a State game refuge, on which we would need special permission to do any hunting. After some deliberation, Miller decided that we would spend the day on the mountain anyway, with a view toward making a general survey of plant community distribution and occurrence of