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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