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Wm B. Richardson
1936
General Account
and thus fixed against cattle
grazing. The vegetation on the
western side of the meadow
is principally fir with a few
yellow pine scattered through.
The eastern portion of the
meadow is composed mainly of
dry-pine pines. I have considered
this the Canadian life-zone although
it is close to the Transition.
and I should properly consider it
lower Canadian.
Yesterday evening I saw two elk
deer feeding at the edge of the
meadow. This as the only evidence
of other animals in this area that
I have not collected.
Late this afternoon I packed and
drove to Long Meadow 5.4 mi. north-
east of Parker Meadow, by road.
The Canadian life-zone appears to
be only a small strip about 2 mi
wide at the point where I crossed.
It evidently follows the crest
south from the great western divide.
Long Meadow is just one,
a little longer, of a number of
meadows that are to be found
along the streams of this area.
This area is typically Transition
life-zone with its yellow pine timber.
Mixed in this yellow pine forest
are a number of cedar, a few