1949 Journal Mar. 6. Keithley Dick, 3 mi. S. Lakeport, Lake Co., Caly. (02) E of Scott Creek to where we could look over the 1000 acre area on which the Pittman-Robertson deer management study is to be made. R.D. Taber pointed out the area to the SSW of us, where a large region is covered with mature elfin-forest. The area where we were (already cut up & thinned out by several fires) to be "managed" by controlled burning, and a large, fairly even complete burn to the W. of Scott Creek. Our route on the hike traversed about mi. of oak woodland (to 'alt.) and about mi. of chaparral ( ) -- with patches of chaparral on some knolls even near our starting point. Phenological Data: oak woodland: grasses, forbs coming up rapidly, green; but not over 2' high. oaks still leafless, only a few buds enlarging red bud (?), Sambucus glauca - few scattered bushes -- still leafless. arctostaphylos (manigose ?) " manzanita - many buds, few blossoms out. [the 2 manzanitas species names by Taber], chaparral: arctostaphylos - the same(?) 2 sp. - ditto on stage. adernostoma fasciculatum- commonest sp. of any