Field notes, v569
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Cogswell 1950 "Journal" 13 Prosser Creek valley, 5650-5700 ft., 1 1/3 mi. E, 3 1/2 mi. N Truckee, Nevada Co., Calif. -- in west. part of Sec., 25, T 18 N, R 16 E. VEG. TYPES: Great Basin sagebrush formation on upland slopes N of valley (Artemisia tridentata, Purshia tridentata, Chrysanthmus); coarse grassland on valley floor (few hundred feet [illegible] wide), with few scattered willow clumps; slopes S & NE of valley with arid conifer forest (Pinus jeffreyi, Artemisia tridentata). Stream is gentle, but riffles over cob- blestone rapids at places. Whole area similar on small scale to Little Truckee River valley (q.v.). VISITS: June 27 (